That's me at 14:28 - great to meet Calvin and the rest of the Park Tool team at Bentonville. The tornado was crazy, but we came home with a story to tell.
I love Park's tools. Recently I bought a DAG-3 on Amazon (because there are just a few retailers in México and it was outstock) and it came in perfect conditions. Now, I'm in love with the tool. Keep doing it great and supporting the mechanics all around the world ❤
Greetings to Prince-Town, I was a big Campagnolo-Fan (Cone-Tool a.s.o.) and realized that you are now the best on the market - first I was hesitant and thought "again some marketing show-offs", but unlike some German brands (obviously sold to "Investors") YOU DON'T CHEAP OUT in your quality - yet I haven't found anything from Parktool that isn't worth to consider to pick up. I am in love with SS-15 (Fixed Gear Bike Tool) and just bought HXS1.2 (Inbus-Set). Thank You and greetings from Berlin, Germany
As a bike mechanic, the lone mechanic in our small town, park tools is my biggest dream and hoping to have them someday. I've been using cheap tools that been bought online.
If you're a shop in the US or Europe and don't have access to QBP or other distributors, then you really should get an account. Tools are easily accessible and incredibly cheap through them.
I cannot afford to buy any of your tools. Can you recommend tools that are least expensive for at least $25.00. I am homeless and need tools to fix my bike to get around.
A pro-tip keeping with the bottle-opener theme: the sharp metal tip of the TL metal core tyre lever series works excellently for prying up the tabs on any stubborn or pressed-in soda cans. In this age of wide 29” tyres, I keep my TL-6.2 around mainly for extra-tight small-diameter wheel tyres such as you find in folding bikes (which is a bit more of a rarity for me), but it still sees a lot of weekly use as a can-opening ’prepper’. 😁
The best place to buy Park Tools is through your local bike shop or co-op. Even better; if you volunteer at your local co-op there's usually a policy where you can order ANY tool at or near cost once you put in just a few hours of work.
I buy my Park tools on eBay. One thing I've noticed about one of my tools, the bbt-69.2, is the rounding of the square ratchet hole so I use the bbt-19.2 now.
Most of Park’s BB/lockring tools will strip out if used frequently because they are made from aluminum instead of proper tool steel. They are marketed as shop grade, but they simply are not. Don’t believe me, go buy a comparable Icetoolz BB/lockring tool, use both the same frequency and tell me which one wears out first while the other one just keeps going and going. 😀
Thanks for the wise advice about where to buy, im a loyal customer in London, England and try to always buy through a local bike shop, and very occasionally Amazon if the seller seems to be a trustworthy UK shop, but never off e-bay. Cheers guys!
. Mi sueño no seria tener un coche mas grande, o una vivienda de pelicula, mi sueño seria tener un taller como el vuestro. El que aparece al principios de los videos. Enhorabuena por el canal !!!!
I'm not in the market for the CT-15 as I have the chain tool from BSC but it is not available until September in the UK and £106 trade (vs £70 for the BSC) through Madison! Come on Park, that is ridiculous!
@@AG17_1 I've got the CT3.3 which is the current 'best professional' chaintool Park makes and it cost me 23.00 from Madison. It's perfectly adequate. I don't know why the new tool is 5 times the cost. It's pretty much the same materials, a few extra design parts but nothing overly complex.
@tomascjenkins I noticed that as well, I can't see why the new one is so expensive but Park Tool fan boys will buy it for sure. I'm not a Park Tool hater btw and used to have many of their tools, including the CT-3.2. Simple fact for me is there are often much better quality alternatives especially for the common tools from the likes of Knipex, Wera, PB Swiss. And IMO much better bike specific tools in terms of durability from companies like IceToolz, Cyclus, VAR etc.
I'm confused about the TL-6.3's... I've been selling them for over a year. And every distributor is out of stock on them now... right as you're announcing them as new?
You're correct that the TL-6.3 have been around for awhile. This video features everything introduced since our last episode, which was around a year ago. As for them being out of stock currently... well, that's just bad timing 😅
Worked on bikes since 1978 and have never regretted any purchase of Park Tools I’ve made. You might pay slightly more than a knockoff tool, but Park Tools are always superior in function and build quality.
@richardlocke - The problem is the pricing of the Park tools has become insane for what you actually get. $150 for a chain tool? That’s a joke. $35 for knurled handled screwdrivers when I can easily buy a Hazet, a Felo, a PB Swiss or a Wera for not only far cheaper, but they will actually be better quality more durable drivers, $150 for a bleed kit that has no storage dividers in its box when for half that price I can buy a Jagwire bleed kit for $70 that is not only better made but also has better segmented storage box, $540 for a BX-3 toolbox with some internal wing pallets when I can build a far better box for half that price using a full MSRP Pelican 1510 travel case and Kaizen foam, and the list could go on and on. Sorry, at some point Park just decided to start price gouging on loads of their stuff with no real basis to justify the wild price increases. Want a couple more examples? How about their bottom bracket cup/lockring tools that go for $30-40 and strip easily because they are made from aluminum rather than quality tool steel? You think that is a good value tool, when it’s cheaply fabbed from aluminum rather than proper tool steel and guarantees it will wear out quickly? Or better yet how about their digital caliper that they show in this vid that they laughably sell for $70 because it has a Park logo on it. It’s a generic Taiwanese fabbed cheap caliper that you could literally buy on Amazon for $25 and have the exact same quality. Do you know what their TW 5.2 and 6.2 torque wrenches really are? They are nothing, but cheap Taiwanese fabbed Nieko torque wrenches that have been rebranded with Park Tool branding and logos on them. Park sells them for roughly $100 and you can literally get Nieko wrenches with identical internals and scales coming out of the same Taiwanese factory for $30-40 on Amazon. Their quality has definitely gone down on many of their products and yet their pricing has gone through the roof. Most of their stuff is just no longer good value like it used to be. ool makers like IceToolz, Unior, Effetto, Abbey, Efficient Velo, Wera, etc…. Are simply making better products than Park is at this point. Some of their tools may be expensive, but you are getting actual real high quality in those cases and not some rebranded cheap Taiwanese crap. And much of their stuff is not only far better than Park stuff, it is amazingly also cheaper, especially much of the stuff from German maker Wera. 😀
I love Calvin, great teacher Eric! Please take care of him, he is your best Salesperson!
If you love him so much why don't you marry him!
That's me at 14:28 - great to meet Calvin and the rest of the Park Tool team at Bentonville. The tornado was crazy, but we came home with a story to tell.
Great to see the president of the company in these videos.
I love Park's tools. Recently I bought a DAG-3 on Amazon (because there are just a few retailers in México and it was outstock) and it came in perfect conditions. Now, I'm in love with the tool.
Keep doing it great and supporting the mechanics all around the world ❤
Thanks for explaining "RR"--most of your model names are pretty self-evident, but there are a few that leave me wondering.
Love park tools! So much I just built a new shed with a dedicated bike shop section. Can’t wait to get my stuff laid out and use it
Greetings to Prince-Town, I was a big Campagnolo-Fan (Cone-Tool a.s.o.) and realized that you are now the best on the market - first I was hesitant and thought "again some marketing show-offs", but unlike some German brands (obviously sold to "Investors") YOU DON'T CHEAP OUT in your quality - yet I haven't found anything from Parktool that isn't worth to consider to pick up. I am in love with SS-15 (Fixed Gear Bike Tool) and just bought HXS1.2 (Inbus-Set).
Thank You and greetings from Berlin, Germany
Calvin i ceo tim pozdrav iz Srbije 🇷🇸,🇺🇲
As a bike mechanic, the lone mechanic in our small town, park tools is my biggest dream and hoping to have them someday. I've been using cheap tools that been bought online.
My suggestion is that your really common tools that you go through a lot of; upgrade them to Park Tools!
@@zygmuntthecacaokakistocrat6589not everyone lives in rich economies
@@zygmuntthecacaokakistocrat6589
Good thing iPhones are made in China
If you're a shop in the US or Europe and don't have access to QBP or other distributors, then you really should get an account. Tools are easily accessible and incredibly cheap through them.
I cannot afford to buy any of your tools. Can you recommend tools that are least expensive for at least $25.00. I am homeless and need tools to fix my bike to get around.
I really enjoy your videos with Calvin and Truman, what a great duo. Have ever been to the TRUE NORTH, CANADA ?
Great Products guys! I'm only a PT mechanic at my LB and they always serve me well. Keep up the great work.
A pro-tip keeping with the bottle-opener theme: the sharp metal tip of the TL metal core tyre lever series works excellently for prying up the tabs on any stubborn or pressed-in soda cans.
In this age of wide 29” tyres, I keep my TL-6.2 around mainly for extra-tight small-diameter wheel tyres such as you find in folding bikes (which is a bit more of a rarity for me), but it still sees a lot of weekly use as a can-opening ’prepper’. 😁
Can you guys PLEASE come out with a tape measure and calipers that are metric only.
I have purchased numerous PT tools over the years, most recently, the Cassette Pliers and Lockring Tool / Handle.
Just got the tire tools 6.3 and it is absolutely great and super high quality and it pays off the first time you use it so its cheap for what you get
Love Park Tool.
you know we’re always curious about the letters 😌
Right on time, I'm looking for a new chain tool.
The best place to buy Park Tools is through your local bike shop or co-op. Even better; if you volunteer at your local co-op there's usually a policy where you can order ANY tool at or near cost once you put in just a few hours of work.
I buy my Park tools on eBay. One thing I've noticed about one of my tools, the bbt-69.2, is the rounding of the square ratchet hole so I use the bbt-19.2 now.
Most of Park’s BB/lockring tools will strip out if used frequently because they are made from aluminum instead of proper tool steel. They are marketed as shop grade, but they simply are not. Don’t believe me, go buy a comparable Icetoolz BB/lockring tool, use both the same frequency and tell me which one wears out first while the other one just keeps going and going. 😀
Thanks for the wise advice about where to buy, im a loyal customer in London, England and try to always buy through a local bike shop, and very occasionally Amazon if the seller seems to be a trustworthy UK shop, but never off e-bay. Cheers guys!
When will Park make a tool for removing seized seat posts ?
. Mi sueño no seria tener un coche mas grande, o una vivienda de pelicula, mi sueño seria tener un taller como el vuestro. El que aparece al principios de los videos. Enhorabuena por el canal !!!!
Holding my breath for the DC3 ...
The price of the new chaintool is ridiculous
I'm not in the market for the CT-15 as I have the chain tool from BSC but it is not available until September in the UK and £106 trade (vs £70 for the BSC) through Madison!
Come on Park, that is ridiculous!
@@AG17_1 I've got the CT3.3 which is the current 'best professional' chaintool Park makes and it cost me 23.00 from Madison. It's perfectly adequate. I don't know why the new tool is 5 times the cost. It's pretty much the same materials, a few extra design parts but nothing overly complex.
@tomascjenkins I noticed that as well, I can't see why the new one is so expensive but Park Tool fan boys will buy it for sure.
I'm not a Park Tool hater btw and used to have many of their tools, including the CT-3.2. Simple fact for me is there are often much better quality alternatives especially for the common tools from the likes of Knipex, Wera, PB Swiss. And IMO much better bike specific tools in terms of durability from companies like IceToolz, Cyclus, VAR etc.
💯👍 Excellent
How long until Park has a 'Clik' valve inflation head?
Calvin rules
Those vernier calipers could have been improved by using rechargeable batteries (e.g. AAA) instead of button cells.
“ and it includes a cute little screw driver comes right with it to get that cover off.” 😊 “free of charge”😢
That's the CLSD-1
Agreed. That PT digital caliper is cheap and wildly overpriced at $70.. Spend a bit more for a Mitutoyo and you have an exceptionally better tool!
Yess, I need some new blue. I am about to crush my credit card today.
Best place to buy Park Tool in Sweden? Most online shops have a very limited selection of your stuff.
Can I get a park tool cap?
Item # HAT-11 is available for sale on their website
I'm confused about the TL-6.3's... I've been selling them for over a year. And every distributor is out of stock on them now... right as you're announcing them as new?
You're correct that the TL-6.3 have been around for awhile. This video features everything introduced since our last episode, which was around a year ago. As for them being out of stock currently... well, that's just bad timing 😅
$19 for 2 tire levers = LOL
Worked on bikes since 1978 and have never regretted any purchase of Park Tools I’ve made. You might pay slightly more than a knockoff tool, but Park Tools are always superior in function and build quality.
BS!
Not enough tape measure in the market?
👍👍
Dam , I am a parktool ho.
Good tools but way over priced
Still way cheaper then Mac / snap on. They bridge a gap between consumer and high end pro.
@John green6783 yes, that's true.. here in India it's really very costly
@richardlocke - The problem is the pricing of the Park tools has become insane for what you actually get. $150 for a chain tool? That’s a joke. $35 for knurled handled screwdrivers when I can easily buy a Hazet, a Felo, a PB Swiss or a Wera for not only far cheaper, but they will actually be better quality more durable drivers, $150 for a bleed kit that has no storage dividers in its box when for half that price I can buy a Jagwire bleed kit for $70 that is not only better made but also has better segmented storage box, $540 for a BX-3 toolbox with some internal wing pallets when I can build a far better box for half that price using a full MSRP Pelican 1510 travel case and Kaizen foam, and the list could go on and on. Sorry, at some point Park just decided to start price gouging on loads of their stuff with no real basis to justify the wild price increases.
Want a couple more examples? How about their bottom bracket cup/lockring tools that go for $30-40 and strip easily because they are made from aluminum rather than quality tool steel? You think that is a good value tool, when it’s cheaply fabbed from aluminum rather than proper tool steel and guarantees it will wear out quickly? Or better yet how about their digital caliper that they show in this vid that they laughably sell for $70 because it has a Park logo on it. It’s a generic Taiwanese fabbed cheap caliper that you could literally buy on Amazon for $25 and have the exact same quality. Do you know what their TW 5.2 and 6.2 torque wrenches really are? They are nothing, but cheap Taiwanese fabbed Nieko torque wrenches that have been rebranded with Park Tool branding and logos on them. Park sells them for roughly $100 and you can literally get Nieko wrenches with identical internals and scales coming out of the same Taiwanese factory for $30-40 on Amazon. Their quality has definitely gone down on many of their products and yet their pricing has gone through the roof. Most of their stuff is just no longer good value like it used to be. ool makers like IceToolz, Unior, Effetto, Abbey, Efficient Velo, Wera, etc…. Are simply making better products than Park is at this point. Some of their tools may be expensive, but you are getting actual real high quality in those cases and not some rebranded cheap Taiwanese crap. And much of their stuff is not only far better than Park stuff, it is amazingly also cheaper, especially much of the stuff from German maker Wera. 😀
@@ivanboesky1520 man... Lot of study..😀👍