Thank you for running your business this way, your videos and tools have saved me a lot of frustration over the years. I'd love to see a video about your manufacturing.
The how-to videos are pithy, easy to understand and enjoyable to watch. I have greatly improved my bike repair abilities thanks to the videos. I would like to say congratulations to Calvin for his extensive time at Park Tool.
Its amazing how far the industry, and the need for specialized tools, has come since 2004, when i received my free Park Tool roll from Bicycling Magazine. (Still have it all, btw!) Im having a hard enough time keeping up with what the tools are FOR, never mind getting the tools. I think im just going to have to accept being "stuck in an era".
Your awesome videos are the main reason I tend to buy your tools over cheaper options. It is so nice they are freely available for everyone and not locked down in some subscription service etc. Not only do I get to to support you in making the videos, I get top notch tools that make working on my bike fun. Thanks!
Am I the only one disappointed to find out that Calvin wasn't born into Park Tools? Everytime I see a park tool, I'm thinking of how Calvin would use it. #ParkToolLegend
Hey guys, I sure that Eric wears a lot of hats, and Calvin does everything (including mopping the floors), but I'm curious to know how large the video team is at Park Tool? I'm just amazed by how clear they are, and specialized to bike repair and knowledge. How many video folks do you have behind the camera?
We have two full-time video guys who shoot and edit everything we produce, as well as collaborating with Calvin and Truman on scripting and preproduction.
No other company gives as much after sales support as Park Tool... also, damn those threaded bottom bracket manufacturers for their minuscule engagement, and thank you Park Tool for creating a solution. I will be ordering one of these.
Your videos helped me to survive pandemic boredom. I’ve rebuilt about a dozen vintage mountain bikes since 2020 and I owe it all to what I learned from Calvin and Truman.
Can you have audio books on how to repair bikes please for people that want to be able to do it but without reading the book and doing it while listening to the book just wondering if you guys are available to do that will you be able to do that especially for the people that are illiterate and are not able to read thank you be safe on the trails
Please develop a more comfortable to use Presta valve core tool. Possibly like a flexible screwdriver if done with a spring for the shaft it would prevent over torqueing. The small tools currently available are constantly dropped or lost by my mechanics. I find it odd there's no shop level ergonomic Presta core tool.
I go out of my way to buy mainly park tool tools, just because of the fact that i was able to replace my casette and chain just watching your videos, and adjust my derailleurs
The tire plug shouldn't ever be left sticking out of the tire. It should be trimmed flush with the tire carcass so as not to be pulled out when back in service. Tire plug tools should include a razor blade/knife for trimming.
dumb question but which one of those books should I buy for 10spd stuff? I just started doing my own bike work and that FD rub had me all types of flustered until I found the barrel adjuster and got it to stop.
I wonder if the DCA will be helpful in measuring rim wear? Rim brakes also wear rims unevenly. After a few thousand miles the rim will have concave shape, which is hard to check using a regular tool.
Could you offer some guidance on how to become a professional bicycle mechanic, like certification requirements, (or other requirements...?), and how to get hired at a bike shop?
You need to be handy with tools, if you are comfortable working with tools, then it should be fine. Apart from this some basic knowledge of bike maintenance, some knowledge of bike parts. Fault diagnosis is another aspect that you should focus on. Most LBS have small staff, so more skills you have better it is for the LBS.
Park tools are generally very good. My only beef is their premature discontinuation of tools based on, I think, the assumption that the bikes that require them have all gone out of service. Because of this, bringing vintage and classic bikes back to life often requires looking elsewhere for tools. I understand Park can't keep making everything, but given the effort they make to keep brake bleed kits up to date, you would think they would be aware that a lot of people are newly interested in older bikes, and we do NOT already have the tools required to keep them in service.
We are well aware that millions of old bikes out there still on the roads, and we do what we can to keep a broad lineup of tools available. At a certain point, however, it comes down to numbers. In purely hypothetical terms: if our stamper has a 2,000 unit minimum, and we sold 300 of a tool last year (and sales have trended downward for the past 10 years), we’re not likely to do another run of it just to keep it in the catalog. It’s not a black-and-white equation, and sometimes we do pull the trigger on that order. If you do have a specific tool you need, give us a call. We may make something else that can do the job, or know someone who does.
@@parktool Thank you for that thoughtful reply. If I discover a need for something specific that I can't find second hand, I'll be in touch. Yes, of course you have a pretty good idea what bikes are still out there. My comment in that regard was perhaps a bit over the top. I understand that the accounting department always gets its say. That said, Park Tool is well positioned to be a leader in helping keep older bikes in first-world countries on the roads and trails instead of in landfills, as well as making the tools that help people in areas of the world where owning a functioning bike -- even a really old one -- is not a luxury but an essential. Imagine the PR value to be gained from that.
I actually was feeling the opposite. Just once you decide to discontinue something , you should do one or two runs of it and build up a large stock of it to have for perpetuity.
Bottle mounted tire plug seems weird. You are still going to need a pump or co2, where do those go? Or the water bottle even. Water bottle mount is for the water bottle.
Thank you for running your business this way, your videos and tools have saved me a lot of frustration over the years. I'd love to see a video about your manufacturing.
The how-to videos are pithy, easy to understand and enjoyable to watch. I have greatly improved my bike repair abilities thanks to the videos. I would like to say congratulations to Calvin for his extensive time at Park Tool.
I really enjoy your videos, your information, and your TOOLS! Please keep working good. Thanks a lot!
any new spoke wrench soon? something like SW-20.2
I have no video. Just a black screen
Zzzzzz
As usual - GOOD JOB! I am a 59 year old bike mechanic (on the side) and own so many tools most being Park Tool®. Thanks Park Tool®
Its amazing how far the industry, and the need for specialized tools, has come since 2004, when i received my free Park Tool roll from Bicycling Magazine. (Still have it all, btw!) Im having a hard enough time keeping up with what the tools are FOR, never mind getting the tools.
I think im just going to have to accept being "stuck in an era".
Your awesome videos are the main reason I tend to buy your tools over cheaper options. It is so nice they are freely available for everyone and not locked down in some subscription service etc. Not only do I get to to support you in making the videos, I get top notch tools that make working on my bike fun. Thanks!
Love the quality of the tools and the light-hearted instructional videos. Looking forward to the upcoming videos. Thanks guys.
I m also your Parktool student 😁partially, I m educated.i love that channel ❤️.
Am I the only one disappointed to find out that Calvin wasn't born into Park Tools? Everytime I see a park tool, I'm thinking of how Calvin would use it. #ParkToolLegend
I get my tools from Park Tool and instructions from Calvin. Nothing more needed as a home mechanic.
Hey guys, I sure that Eric wears a lot of hats, and Calvin does everything (including mopping the floors), but I'm curious to know how large the video team is at Park Tool? I'm just amazed by how clear they are, and specialized to bike repair and knowledge. How many video folks do you have behind the camera?
We have two full-time video guys who shoot and edit everything we produce, as well as collaborating with Calvin and Truman on scripting and preproduction.
I love Park Tool vids and Big Blue Book, they're always help me! You're the best! Love from Slovakia! Big thanks! ❤️ 👍
No other company gives as much after sales support as Park Tool... also, damn those threaded bottom bracket manufacturers for their minuscule engagement, and thank you Park Tool for creating a solution. I will be ordering one of these.
I was at my LBS yesterday and saw the badass PT Pizza Cutter!!
... just a few weeks ago I did my first breaks bleed with your kit and your video . Thanks a LOT!
I miss the old-fashioned steel bottom-bracket tools.
Your videos helped me to survive pandemic boredom. I’ve rebuilt about a dozen vintage mountain bikes since 2020 and I owe it all to what I learned from Calvin and Truman.
Can you have audio books on how to repair bikes please for people that want to be able to do it but without reading the book and doing it while listening to the book just wondering if you guys are available to do that will you be able to do that especially for the people that are illiterate and are not able to read thank you be safe on the trails
Where’s Calvin?
Minnesota.
Please develop a more comfortable to use Presta valve core tool. Possibly like a flexible screwdriver if done with a spring for the shaft it would prevent over torqueing. The small tools currently available are constantly dropped or lost by my mechanics. I find it odd there's no shop level ergonomic Presta core tool.
I go out of my way to buy mainly park tool tools, just because of the fact that i was able to replace my casette and chain just watching your videos, and adjust my derailleurs
The tire plug shouldn't ever be left sticking out of the tire. It should be trimmed flush with the tire carcass so as not to be pulled out when back in service. Tire plug tools should include a razor blade/knife for trimming.
thank you for putting Park Tools on TH-cam. I never heard of you until this year! I've been riding and working on my bikes since 1966
thank you guys so much for just making no-frills, practical, high quality tools. Simple and effective is its own kind of beauty
Can someone tell me what Campagnolo calliper that is (5:05) or is it an unreleased product?🧐
Any price drop on the disc brake caliper mount facing tool?
Sorry, material, labor, shipping and distributing all cost more these days.
Gracias por el video.esta genial . Saludos desde Chile 🇨🇱.🚴👏
Hello Bonjour , Magnifique Thank you 👋😊
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Oh that DCA-1 and the PS-1 :) Thank you
dumb question but which one of those books should I buy for 10spd stuff? I just started doing my own bike work and that FD rub had me all types of flustered until I found the barrel adjuster and got it to stop.
The BBB-4 will have the information you are looking for. We also have great TH-cam videos on front derailleur adjustment.
I wonder if the DCA will be helpful in measuring rim wear? Rim brakes also wear rims unevenly. After a few thousand miles the rim will have concave shape, which is hard to check using a regular tool.
Yes, they would be good for that as well!
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Take my money 💰
Are the through-axle adapters available on their own, to fit to older truing stands?
They will eventually be sold separately, as an accessory
Could you offer some guidance on how to become a professional bicycle mechanic, like certification requirements, (or other requirements...?), and how to get hired at a bike shop?
You need to be handy with tools, if you are comfortable working with tools, then it should be fine. Apart from this some basic knowledge of bike maintenance, some knowledge of bike parts. Fault diagnosis is another aspect that you should focus on. Most LBS have small staff, so more skills you have better it is for the LBS.
If you live in the U.S, check out United Bicycle Institute.
Park tools are generally very good. My only beef is their premature discontinuation of tools based on, I think, the assumption that the bikes that require them have all gone out of service. Because of this, bringing vintage and classic bikes back to life often requires looking elsewhere for tools. I understand Park can't keep making everything, but given the effort they make to keep brake bleed kits up to date, you would think they would be aware that a lot of people are newly interested in older bikes, and we do NOT already have the tools required to keep them in service.
We are well aware that millions of old bikes out there still on the roads, and we do what we can to keep a broad lineup of tools available. At a certain point, however, it comes down to numbers. In purely hypothetical terms: if our stamper has a 2,000 unit minimum, and we sold 300 of a tool last year (and sales have trended downward for the past 10 years), we’re not likely to do another run of it just to keep it in the catalog. It’s not a black-and-white equation, and sometimes we do pull the trigger on that order.
If you do have a specific tool you need, give us a call. We may make something else that can do the job, or know someone who does.
@@parktool Thank you for that thoughtful reply. If I discover a need for something specific that I can't find second hand, I'll be in touch.
Yes, of course you have a pretty good idea what bikes are still out there. My comment in that regard was perhaps a bit over the top. I understand that the accounting department always gets its say.
That said, Park Tool is well positioned to be a leader in helping keep older bikes in first-world countries on the roads and trails instead of in landfills, as well as making the tools that help people in areas of the world where owning a functioning bike -- even a really old one -- is not a luxury but an essential. Imagine the PR value to be gained from that.
I actually was feeling the opposite. Just once you decide to discontinue something , you should do one or two runs of it and build up a large stock of it to have for perpetuity.
Спасибо
2:26 - is that the way of measuring BCD?
One could calculate BCD based on the measurement of the distance from one bolt to its nearest neighbor.
If you don't want to do math you would have to measure 2 holes that are straight across from each other but only if there is an even number of holes
@@diregnome4898 Silly me! Always had a symmetric four hole setup.
Bottle mounted tire plug seems weird. You are still going to need a pump or co2, where do those go? Or the water bottle even. Water bottle mount is for the water bottle.