Park Tool Factory Tour

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Park Tool

Park Tool

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Park Tool is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Join president and chief mechanic Eric Hawkins as he takes you on a tour of the facility where our over 500 different tools are designed, machined, assembled, packaged, and shipped. And yes, Calvin is in the video.
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Did you know that Park Tool is the #1 resource for bicycle repair education?
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• Check out The Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair: www.parktool.com/product/big-...
➤ About Park Tool:
Since our founding in 1963, Park Tool has been the leading name in bicycle tools. Our KZbin channel is an extension of our mission to be the ultimate resource for mechanics and riders of all skill levels. Here you will find comprehensive repair help tutorials for a wide range of components and processes, as well as troubleshooting guides, tips and tricks, and information on the latest Park Tool products.
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@madyogi6164
@madyogi6164 2 ай бұрын
"It's also where we keep Calvin..." 😂🤣😂 Free Calvin !!!👍
@agustinburgos8074
@agustinburgos8074 2 ай бұрын
#freecalvin
@adredy
@adredy Ай бұрын
thinking about new toof for 300$
@swerne01
@swerne01 Ай бұрын
Of all the people I've listened to on KZbin who teach you how to do something, Calvin is at the top of the list.
@Jakubenko
@Jakubenko Ай бұрын
KUDOS to the 2 mechanical engineers doing all of this!
@guitsynthcw
@guitsynthcw 2 ай бұрын
Full vertical integration. Great (and not surprised) to see an excellent company still doing it the quality way instead of outsourcing to the cheapest supplier.
@SiXiam
@SiXiam Ай бұрын
That assembly area doesn't look big enough to make I think he said 500 tools. They have to be outsourcing.
@ed0078
@ed0078 2 ай бұрын
IMO the best part of this video is the small parts section. Most, if not all, business’ don’t offer small part replacement. Thank you Park Tool® for offering this option and making it very simple through website ordering.
@01234david
@01234david 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for making the best bike tools... And keeping manufacturing in the USA
@superchickensoup
@superchickensoup Ай бұрын
Not sure they are the best, but they do make some good products
@Tntdruid
@Tntdruid 2 ай бұрын
Why so short? we need 1 hour tour :)
@ronalddepesa6221
@ronalddepesa6221 2 ай бұрын
3 hour tour!
@dimitriosfotopoulos3689
@dimitriosfotopoulos3689 2 ай бұрын
@@ronalddepesa6221 Yep, and let's make sure we bring Gilligan along for comic relief.
@RealMTBAddict
@RealMTBAddict 2 ай бұрын
Want
@JMcLeodKC711
@JMcLeodKC711 2 ай бұрын
I think tours of each department would be cool
@seancbrophy
@seancbrophy 2 ай бұрын
Agreed!
@ericjensen4434
@ericjensen4434 2 ай бұрын
I like my cheap imported stuff as much as everyone else. But this is a great reminder to buy American made when you can. And I hope they have an executive suite for Calvin!
@maxmotors9497
@maxmotors9497 2 ай бұрын
Agreed. Bought a Cyclospirit derailleur hanger alignment gauge tho king it couldn’t be too far off from the big boy version. It wasn’t that much cheaper at like 49$, compared to like 79$ I think for the dag2. It was basically unusable. The main connector has slop in the fitting and thus has no way of properly aligning the hanger, and is basically good to get it in range but not really a precisely aligned setup. Fine if you want to tune an 8 speed but bring it into modern drivetrains and it’s trash. But once cry once when it really matters
@masaharumorimoto4761
@masaharumorimoto4761 Ай бұрын
@@maxmotors9497 Totally went thru the same hassle of derailleur hanger alignment tools, ended up just buying a bunch of new hangers from the shop I got my bike from.
@akoznasovajusername
@akoznasovajusername 2 ай бұрын
This is what happens when people love their jobs. A beautiful factory with an excellent organization.
@that70sschwinn
@that70sschwinn Ай бұрын
Nice! I would love to take a closer look at that vintage Schwinn collection 👍👍🔧🔧
@wolf-walker
@wolf-walker 2 ай бұрын
I'm a toolmaker by trade and a cyclist when I'm not in my shop. This is awesome. My Park Tools are to my bike as my Snap-On and Starrett tools are for my machine work. Good stuff! Take good care of the Calvin. He's your most important asset☺🚴‍♂️🛠
@waisinglee1509
@waisinglee1509 2 ай бұрын
Not every tool that they sell is perfect out the door but that's where their fantastic aftersales support comes in. Great video!
@jimhansen5395
@jimhansen5395 2 ай бұрын
Seeing Calvin behind a desk was... jarring :p FREE CALVIN !!
@BTcycle
@BTcycle 2 ай бұрын
The best bike tools on the market.
@interceptor7905
@interceptor7905 2 ай бұрын
They are pretty good but Unior is top notch quality!
@bongobob7079
@bongobob7079 13 күн бұрын
@@interceptor7905 Not really on park tools level when it comes to bike tools though is it. 🤡
@mattsbicyclerepair1413
@mattsbicyclerepair1413 2 ай бұрын
Hugely appreciate the genuineness of parktool.
@zzzingrol
@zzzingrol 2 ай бұрын
I try to buy Park Tool anytime I need a tool. It is worth the money knowing you are not getting crap. Love it!
@runningsig
@runningsig 2 ай бұрын
I buy for the quality and even moreso to support all the great free content they give us on this channel.
@mikekingery9913
@mikekingery9913 2 ай бұрын
My very first Park Tool tool was the HCWS6 threaded headset and pedal wrench bought in the late 80s....still have it plus countless other Park Tool additions since then. Thank you Park Tool for decades of helping out cyclists!
@oldshovel
@oldshovel 2 ай бұрын
Awesome overview Eric. Park Tool is the at the heart of the cycling world. Thank you for all you do.
@mstark77
@mstark77 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for the tour. I didn’t realize so much was under one roof.
@nascarisawesome5018
@nascarisawesome5018 2 ай бұрын
Park has always impressed me with what you guys do! It's incredible that the stuff is still mostly US made and comes out of one factory to so many countries. The innovation is still there too, which is nice as a shop employee that's always looking for more tools lol.
@Monocog007
@Monocog007 2 ай бұрын
I love all of my blue tools. Very happy to have such a great bike company in my home state of MN!
@PhilDiasPJD
@PhilDiasPJD Ай бұрын
Forget Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.... This is Calvin and the Park Tool Factory!! Love it guys!! Well done from the UK.
@barabolak
@barabolak Ай бұрын
My co-worker gifted me a ParkTool glass more than 10 years ago, and I still use it today. It still looks like new. I miss working at the bike shop
@bsmukler
@bsmukler Ай бұрын
Thanks for the tour! The Park Tool how-to videos are invaluable; much appreciated!
@Bert_and_Sons
@Bert_and_Sons 2 ай бұрын
I proudly use blue 🙂Too bad I live on the other side of the world, working for parktool would be my DreamJob. Greetings Calvin 👍
@5DEV
@5DEV Ай бұрын
That first bike stand is so amazing. Respect. Love you guys.
@ScottHammet
@ScottHammet 2 ай бұрын
I do love your tools. You guys make quality stuff. Thank you.
@Emergenttheory
@Emergenttheory Ай бұрын
Thank you for the tour, love your tools. Thanks Calvin for showing how to use them.
@jmpete517
@jmpete517 Ай бұрын
Thanks for the tour. You guys make the best cycling tools!
@Lone_Wolf-nu1bm
@Lone_Wolf-nu1bm Ай бұрын
Great Team, great Factory and great Products!
@GudmannBragi
@GudmannBragi 2 ай бұрын
I like this video, the pride in their products shows, and there is Calvin...
@tijnstarr
@tijnstarr 16 күн бұрын
Greetings from Germany. I love your products and I think it's great that you also produce in the USA.
@tVideoUTube
@tVideoUTube 2 ай бұрын
Good old American manufacturing of quality products that I use often!
@mkegadgets4380
@mkegadgets4380 2 ай бұрын
Great video. I’ve been buying your tools for over 40 years. Very high-quality. I did not know they were all made in United States. Like to see a more in-depth tour maybe take the bicycle repair stand and show how it’s made in every step of the way. Look forward to your next video.
@nalby2
@nalby2 2 ай бұрын
I'm not blue, but I use Blue and thank you for all you do
@voldemortified
@voldemortified Ай бұрын
Woohoo.
@funguy2627
@funguy2627 2 ай бұрын
happy with the quality of your products. Thanks for sharing your process :)
@smurfybloke
@smurfybloke 2 ай бұрын
Fourth factory location… I really hoped to see a large ‘F-4’ (or maybe ‘HQ-4’) sign on your building, in keeping with your tool-naming convention 😁 Keep doing what you’re doing, Park Tools 🙂👍
@garyonnen7634
@garyonnen7634 2 ай бұрын
I haven’t seen a NORBA sticker in years,cool.
@danamellerio5833
@danamellerio5833 2 ай бұрын
I saw that too. Gotta respect that.
@MinnesotaSage0365
@MinnesotaSage0365 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for posting! Gem of Minnesota cycling
@AlanBassano1
@AlanBassano1 2 ай бұрын
Amazing factory tour...thank you!
@ggarciacota
@ggarciacota 2 ай бұрын
Awesome video and story!! Bravo Park Tool team! Best cycle tools. Thank you for sharing an amazing story. Very impressive that you make all tools in that location. My admiration to Eric, the founders and all your team that makes a successful business.
@mattgies
@mattgies 2 ай бұрын
They don't (nor do they claim) make 100% of their tools in-house. The HXS-1.2, for instance, is supposedly outsourced to Bondhus.
@pacosenderos
@pacosenderos Ай бұрын
Enhorabuena por fabricar herrramientas tan utiles y de tanta calidad !!!!
@zyghom
@zyghom 2 ай бұрын
I learned TONES thanks to your videos - thank you guys! And even I bought few of your tools - they are quite expensive for home use but still - quality is first class!
@adeharris4457
@adeharris4457 Ай бұрын
Thanks for the tour I always love to see the history of a good company, love your videos Calvin they're very clear to understand & they've been a great help to me I'm only a diy-er but you've kept my bike on the road for several years now I've also got some of your tools they are good quality & do exactly as intended - Ade from the UK 👍
@yorkbrick
@yorkbrick 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@woodmt.5548
@woodmt.5548 2 ай бұрын
When you're tired from a job that uses your computer all day, Park Tool videos can cheer you up. I'm going to try a little harder. Sometimes you may want to adjust your bike a bit. Thank you very much. I can't buy too many products, but I have PCS-10.3, TS-8, TM-1, SW-0, TW-2.2, TWB-15, MWF-3, AWS-1, HT-8, CNW-2, PH-5, SCW-13~15, CC-3.2, and recently I bought an AV-1 and BBB-4 (kindle) for myself. I gave the MTB-5 as a gift to a colleague who is retiring from the company. Except for PCS 10.3, most of the tools cost less than 3,000 yen, so they fit my budget. I use LC-1, PPL-1, HPG-1, and ASC-1 all the time. Someday, like Calvin, I would like to be able to adjust the cup and cone ball bearings on the hub well.
@mpt12345
@mpt12345 2 ай бұрын
This was awesome, thank you for sharing!
@masaharumorimoto4761
@masaharumorimoto4761 Ай бұрын
CWP-7 saved my bacon last month :) New cranks feel soooo amazing, 175 maximum leverage!
@JasonScottCarter
@JasonScottCarter 2 ай бұрын
Thanks Park Tool!
@wolfman6000
@wolfman6000 2 ай бұрын
Love Park Tools !! Awesome video , Thanks
@MARandall85
@MARandall85 Ай бұрын
Love the tour! If the commute weren't half way across the country I would probably be applying there 🙂
@ninex_tim
@ninex_tim 2 ай бұрын
Great tools and great videos. Thank you.
@voldemortified
@voldemortified Ай бұрын
WOW. Just super impressed the they have their entire R&D, design, testing, manufacturing, sales, support, shipping, & literally everything else under one roof! It feels so… _old fashioned!_ But like, in a really good way ☺️ - Also, just love the clear thought and care they put into everything, from the quality of their products, to the way they treat their workers. It makes me feel good about paying a premium to always get the _BEST._ And, I love the brilliance of being super open about the bike shop 😆 - by encouraging their employees to use it for everything (even their own or friends & family’s bikes), they’re simultaneously improving their worker’s experience, and widening the range of different bikes & parts they get to test their tools on, ensuring that problems/new needs are found, and that their products remain always the best 😊.
@georgeskinner2474
@georgeskinner2474 2 ай бұрын
Outstanding tour from an outstanding company. Thanks for the great tools!
@mycoolcar
@mycoolcar 2 ай бұрын
Great tour, really cool to see where it all happens.
@dodginglions5163
@dodginglions5163 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing this video!…😎
@brienakers3533
@brienakers3533 Ай бұрын
Thanks for the tour Eric. Your tools help me keep our families 20+ bikes riding like new. My friends send their bikes over for service too. My first Park Tool is a flip out Allen set that is probably 40 years old now and still works perfectly. Thanks for the attention to detail and the great quality!
@FrankDeMaria-te2ee
@FrankDeMaria-te2ee 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tour. So cool, this is why your company is the best. All my tools come from you. 🚴🚴‍♂🚴‍♀
@runswithdogs6892
@runswithdogs6892 18 күн бұрын
Love Park Tools and just saw one I need, that cool spoke grabber!
@nebodeuk
@nebodeuk 2 ай бұрын
Great video, so nice to see behind the scenes, thank you, more more more please.🙏
@rdcanyon
@rdcanyon Ай бұрын
this is so cool... what an epic company.
@yukiko_5051
@yukiko_5051 2 ай бұрын
Awesome!!
@MetalMachineShop
@MetalMachineShop 2 ай бұрын
Love my Park Tool tools!
@DL-iq5zo
@DL-iq5zo 2 ай бұрын
Looks like an amazing place to work. Nice to see where my tools were made 😃👍
@richardchaney6990
@richardchaney6990 2 ай бұрын
What a great success story! Lov
@michaelbuddy
@michaelbuddy Ай бұрын
great video. love the park tools i have had for many years.
@DalstonVinyl
@DalstonVinyl 2 ай бұрын
Fascinating insight...im a big fan of your products, in London UK.
@mogulmayhem
@mogulmayhem 2 ай бұрын
Minnesota is home to HED, QBP, Park Tools and Onyx Hubs... it's really impressive.
@reinholdachleitner2069
@reinholdachleitner2069 Ай бұрын
Awesome video and excellent quality tools,my cassette Lockring remover is still going strong after 18 years.💯👌🏻✌🏻🚴
@gmivisualsjason3729
@gmivisualsjason3729 2 ай бұрын
Excellent
@ulrblitzer
@ulrblitzer 2 ай бұрын
Didn't realize I live in your backyard. Drive by your office all the time. Didn't know what it was until I got into biking.
@SpecialeyesRider
@SpecialeyesRider 2 ай бұрын
I have to go to Minnesota in a couple of weeks for work. Can I stop by to finish out my shop? I have just about every current Park Tool known to man...
@AAAZZZ102
@AAAZZZ102 Ай бұрын
thank you for making the best tools out there love to use them !
@audikris
@audikris 2 ай бұрын
Awesome!! Best bike tools around, we have MANY of your tools here :)
@georgrothe481
@georgrothe481 2 ай бұрын
Nice tour of the room, your tools make me enjoy working! Lucky greetings from Germany
@MechAnonymous
@MechAnonymous 2 ай бұрын
Tools and tool storage as well as mobile solutions thanks you
@mikeprytherch8875
@mikeprytherch8875 2 ай бұрын
Love it thank you
@jenmac287
@jenmac287 2 ай бұрын
Great stuff..😊
@tophercfh
@tophercfh Ай бұрын
Amazing stuff. I love the blueprint on the wall at 1:00 in, need it for my workstation!
@squanchypapi
@squanchypapi Ай бұрын
very cool!
@mikethebike5014
@mikethebike5014 2 ай бұрын
Thank you i enjoyed that 😃
@user-xw2cu1dn1y
@user-xw2cu1dn1y 2 ай бұрын
Excellent company
@alang5032
@alang5032 2 ай бұрын
Great Video! 😎
@bikenraider99
@bikenraider99 2 ай бұрын
As a bike part hoarder, I am envious of your parts bin. Great video!
@mcgovski
@mcgovski 2 ай бұрын
very cool
@bigglesm3456
@bigglesm3456 2 ай бұрын
great video, thanks, nice to see the full end to end of the fantastic tools you make
@ezequielpiacenza3776
@ezequielpiacenza3776 2 ай бұрын
las mejores herramientas para bicis en absoluto 👍
@Zquiii
@Zquiii Ай бұрын
Cool stuff, love seeing behind the scenes. Keep up the great work!
@Brant_Moore
@Brant_Moore 2 ай бұрын
Woahhhh AWESOME!!!
@charleslicha2770
@charleslicha2770 2 ай бұрын
In the early 80s I bought a TS2 from your White Bear Ave. store. If I remember correctly it was made in the back of the shop. Still using it over forty years later. Even used it in the bike repair classes I taught at the local high school.
@astonmartinastonmart
@astonmartinastonmart 2 ай бұрын
Love it
@JustinCarlsonDesign
@JustinCarlsonDesign Ай бұрын
Proud to be park tool blue!
@billjohnson4626
@billjohnson4626 2 ай бұрын
Nice!
@matthewsponseller
@matthewsponseller 2 ай бұрын
Interesting, informative, and makes me even more want to buy more Park tools… Calvin doesn’t seem to be the exception, even the owner seems like someone I’d like to have a beer with!!
@MoparDan
@MoparDan 2 ай бұрын
I’m proud to own my growing selection of Park Tools. Like my PCS-4-2 Deluxe Home Mechanic Repair Stand. I bought this recently to handle the greater weight of my new e-bike. I own an ‘06 Trek 7500 Multitrack and a ‘22 Specialized Vado 4.0. I have the Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair as my guide.
@Jonas_Keunecke
@Jonas_Keunecke 2 ай бұрын
Thanks, very cool video. I only have one Park Tool so far, the thing with the chain parts on it to lock the rear cassette sprocket, but I've seen them in many categories and I'll always consider getting another one
@thechodfather
@thechodfather 2 ай бұрын
Love it…
@brilog69
@brilog69 2 ай бұрын
Sweet!
@MrJohnQCitizen
@MrJohnQCitizen 2 ай бұрын
Bikes, bike tools, drumsticks and musical instruments. USA should be so proud of its manufacturing. We used to make stuff here in England too
@adamweb
@adamweb 2 ай бұрын
At least you've got Ribble bicycles, I bought one last year 😃
@MrJohnQCitizen
@MrJohnQCitizen 2 ай бұрын
@@adamweb this is true. Ribble are local to me and Hope are nearby too 👍🏻
@peterunderlin8966
@peterunderlin8966 2 ай бұрын
Glad your products are made un the USA.
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