Tools for building my bikes

[@hardware4computer]

BSA is threaded, so no need to use a BB press in that case :)

[@ridesofjapan]

Chris Ooms Doh!! Brain Fart right there! I was suppose to say BB86 (24mm) and SRAM’s equivalent (24 & 22mm) Thanks for the correction! 👍

[@hardware4computer]

@@ridesofjapan glad I could help :) greetings from Belgium!

[@MikeRegrexion]

Not totally right. In my case I have a BB30 frame and I use the press tool to put a BSA adapter inside

[@TheSilversurfmonkey]

JIS #2 screwdriver for Shimano mechs - saves stripping the heads after a few fumbled tweaks. Knipex pliers wrench - the teeny tiny one and the one two sizes up covers most 'wrenching' needs I've ever had. They're awesome on brake hoses too!

[@ridesofjapan]

Peter Shaw ah! Definitely don’t miss those jis screws (hex screws on the shadow style mechs luckily) The knipex stuff look legit! Will but it on my watch list. Cheers!

[@TheSilversurfmonkey]

@@ridesofjapan Yep, thankfully I haven't got any on mine either (Rival 1) but have to deal with quite a few on mates' bikes. The Knipex aren't cheap but they're the most versatile tools I own. Completely agree about not needing the branded bike tool stuff too, other than specialist stuff like crank pullers.

[@EditioCastigata]

Just replace those JIS #2 bolts by M4×12.5mm hex ones or a bit longer. ;-)

[@saidkhan7155]

Well done. Your videos are very cool. Keep making great content.

[@tenminutetokyo2643]

Said Khan Loot and remit.

[@floatingvoter8618]

Even if there are 20+ notifications on my KZbin - RidesofJapan is always the first one I watch - they’re always exquisitely well made, funny or entertaining too and I learn something useful every time. Keep up the great work T 👍😎 🚴

[@stijndeklerk]

IMO one of the most underrated maintenance items are the wheel bearings. Most ( none Shimano) wheels contain some combination of 6002, 6802, 6902 sizes, so a simple pressing kit can cover most bases. Upgrading to affordable abec5 bearings can make a noticeble improvement for many low/mid range wheels. Also giving the spoke tentions a once over when the wheel has settled, after initial run in, is a good idea.

[@WhoEls]

Regarding the 7 & 8mm spanner. If you only use it for brake hoses and own a torque wrench, get the Crowfoot Flare Wrench-7 & 8mm. Torquing down brake hoses gives me peace of mind.

[@sofiaorsic]

arigato gozaemasu , as always very much apreciated videos

[@Pace100rc]

Timely video, many thanks!

[@Yonok2009]

I also use a truing stand, spoke keys and nipple driver for wheel work

[@51jjm]

Excellent video. Thanks so very much. I'm a retired lazy guy on a remote Greek island. No bike shop here, so I'm needing to move my ass/arse on bike stuff. Yes! Your video here is inspiring. I'm in the process of building-up a bike here and this video gives me some hope that I can build the bike myself. I really appreciate your effort helping us. Thanks so much, too, for all the links. That's awesome as well. Hoping to see you back on your bike real soon. Cheers. John in Greece.

[@ridesofjapan]

51jjm super happy to hear that you found it helpful! 🙏 Mission accomplished!

[@richardharker2775]

2nd job now is bike mechanic with all those tools. Rarely used tools can be a mental challenge with cost but taking your bike to a shop where you need that tool can be nearly as costly as buying it. Some tools I would choose better quality for more important jobs. And my work stand is a cheapy that I bought for a temporary job but has stayed with me for many years. I would like a swish showy pro model but I cannot justify it. Good luck with the build.

[@sbellosa]

I picked up a couple tips. Thx!

[@superstrada6847]

Your list matches my list. Nice video.

[@TheFusfusfus]

Looking forward to the build videos! :D

[@angmoh777]

recommend scotch Super 33+ electrical tape, doesn't melt & get sticky after a few rides in the summer.

[@mtbboy1993]

2:53 for working on suspension, flat headed sockets are needed, but cone wrenches can be useful for bolt on axles, liek on trails/bike trail bikes, but of course a ratchet can be used instead, but only thing I use the adjustable wrench for is disk truing, or bending rims back. in my opinion big pliers is a must, for getting suck things loose, or clamping wire ends.

[@ridesofjapan]

Johannes Nilsen oh, I never thought of using the adjustable wrench to true the disks, that is brilliant cheers! I imagine there a whole lot of other tools needed especially then working on MTB. Thanks for sharing! 🙏

[@mtbboy1993]

@@ridesofjapan pretty common, no need for a disk brake truing tool.

[@mtbboy1993]

@@ridesofjapan yea for suspension, and bearings, but still a lot of the same tools are used.

[@vladimirpazdera9699]

Nice video and great tips, I like the small tool/spacer TB-BR10, so I found it immediatelly on our local eshop and order it. Thnx a lot ;-)

[@AdamQueen]

BTW, for hose cut and pin insert, I personally recommend to go a little expensive, and use the Shimano cutter & pin pusher, TL-BH62. Although it's in fact overpriced around 7000 JPY, it's really super easy for hose pin insert. Put pin into the location, just one pushand everything is done.

[@ridesofjapan]

I actually thought of buying that for the build, in the end I didn't (Just finished the hose work 10 minutes ago). If I some how messed this up (haven't bled the brakes yet) and have to change hoses again I think I will bite the bullet and get the tool.... routing internal handle bars is much worse than in the frame, cutting and putting in the inserts "in place" would have made everything so much easier.

[@AdamQueen]

@@ridesofjapan Yep, the in-place cutting and insert ability is super handy. Hammering the pin is really a pain. But if cutting and hammering work, then it's competely fine. It just makes life easier if one needs to cut more hoses.

[@Arnthorg]

3:20 stopstopstopstop :) get a hydraulic fiitting/flare nut spanner for your break hoses. They're much nicer, though I guess the forces involved are very small.. but it's nice to have the right tool for the job.

[@ridesofjapan]

That is very true! 👌👌 Never looked in to those actually, now I really want one! 🤑

[@mazditzo]

having essential tools for basic to intermediate maintenance is a must in Japan, LBS service fee is expensive there lol

[@ridesofjapan]

maz ditzo definitely, and if you bought the bike online you might actually have trouble finding a place that will even touch your bike 😅

[@jimnyfuchs]

Close to 10k - Gee, you’re on fire!!

[@ridesofjapan]

jimnyfuchs 🙏

[@AdamQueen]

For cheap tools, I strongly recommend SuperB which are mostly made in Taiwan, and no worse than parktool but much cheaper. E.g the hex key set, the classic version, TB7715 can go just 680 JPY. And they have every tool literally, and even have Prenium lineup to compete with Parktool. The only problem is, it's very hard to find outside of Asia. It's super easy to find online dealers in China, and even amazon japan has online dealer for SuperB, I can't find any avaiable tool in US amazon.

[@andrewterker6037]

I enjoyed your video. Good work!

[@ridesofjapan]

Cheers mate! 🙏

[@Merlincustom1]

I just found your channel. Good stuff. What do you do for frame prep, like chasing threads in dropouts, disc mounts, and bosses, and facing the head tube and chasing and facing the bottom bracket? Those tools are expensive. Do you just take your frame to the shop? I think Mason is one of only a few companies that preps the frame before they send it to you. I know Kinesis doesn’t.

[@driodeiros]

Thank you, Tobias! Excellent resource. Love it. Naive question: what determines what type of bottom bracket you can use in your build? And, if you have multiple options, what are the things to consider to pick one?

[@ridesofjapan]

David Rio cheers mate! In general, you can only use the BB “interface” that the frame in designed for, what decides exactly what BB to get is the crank. Ideally I would choose a crank that matched the native bottom bracket shell for the frame. If the frame is PF30 for example I’d get a BB30 crank. However some times we have cranks from older builds we’d want to use, in that case we need a conversion bottom bracket or adapter shims/spacers. for example PF30 to a 24mm Shimano crank. You can’t covert to every single standard however, for example you can’t covert a BB86 frame to fit a BB30 crank as the crank spindle is not wide enough. You can however covert BB86 to a BB386EVO crank... although there is concerns about the converting bike designed for 24mm crank spindle to a 30mm spindle as the bearing need to be much smaller and impact durability negatively. Is basically a jungle out there ;)

[@nonchalantgarage]

I like using utility picks but that just might be a nice to have tool.

[@ridesofjapan]

NonchalantGarage would hav loved a set of those when messing with the internal handle bar routing 😅

[@woduk]

I’m sure I’ve watched it before but youtube says not so watched again. :) Got a lot of this but thinking a vice be a good idea as don’t actually have one.

[@Norman92151]

How about a derailleur hanger adjustment tool? Just to make sure the build is going to be OK. Love your videos.

[@ridesofjapan]

Norman1951 Norman while I actually do own an alignment tool I’ve never had to use it when building up a bike. So it would be very low down the list. Cheers mate!

[@mtbboy1993]

@@ridesofjapan sadly with my bike I had to use it after every long ride, due to too flexy bike, eventually hanger failed, it was on 2014 Trek fuel ex. but this is a useful tool after a crash, so you don't have to swap hanger, for those that crash a lot it will save them a lot of money. I rarely had to straighten it on my old bike, but it was stiff enough, and I rarely crash, but nice to have anyway, cus you can fix others bikes.

[@mtbboy1993]

I prefer ratchet isntead of T handles. but a smal ratchet wrench is useful for tighter spaces and lower toque application like cockpit. I prefer it over your choice. as it's low profile, fits in tight spaces, and extention bar for bit is ncie for osme thigns, like tightening Hex bold for my light, or seat post, nice to have a small ratchet wrench, instead of bulky stuff, or long hex keys, but long hex key are nice for pivot bolts which have hidden hex, cus bits are not long enough, cus they only go half way in, and have to go all the way in.

[@sabamacx]

Torx set! (Looking at you, 3T stem)

[@ridesofjapan]

sabamacx silly people! When did 3T switch to torx?

[@richardharker2775]

What were they thinking? I have one and changed that stupidity straight away.

[@krenochs]

Awesome as always! I'm not seeing your storefront link above, but I am thinking it is US based. As I am also in Japan and wish to support you, do you see an Amazon Japan storefront in the future? Further, some Amazon Japan links would be great too.

[@ridesofjapan]

Ken Enochs cheers mate! Yes, the store front is US Amazon only unfortunately I’ve been trying to sign up to amazon Japan affiliate program 3 times but they keep rejecting me. Hopefully they let me join eventually! Not having the affiliate menus makes is much more work getting the links. Let me know if there anything specific you’re interested in and I’ll try and point you in the right direction.

[@krenochs]

@@ridesofjapan Thanks Tobias! I'll keep watching and if you get an Amazon storefront here in Japan, it would be great to be able to support you.

[@mramazingtroy]

I though you had a track pump with a secondary camber for tubeless tyres.

[@jaydesimone4297]

How often is something like the torque wrench needed for regular maintenance (vs building)?

[@ridesofjapan]

Jay DeSimone I’d say if you’re a beginner I highly recommend it. If you’re working with carbon parts (seatposts, stems, handlebars and forks) then I recommend it even more. If it’s lightweight carbon parts I would be the first thing I’d invest in.

[@jaydesimone4297]

@@ridesofjapan Thanks! I am working with a carbon bike but I haven't had to do much beyond changing tires at this point. I ordered some of the things you recommended for cleaning and lubing, but haven't gotten to that yet.

[@ycpan7707]

About cutting folk tube, better to use specific saw blade. Regular Steel blade shaped as many small hooks. That hooks will hiching surface layers from carbon composite and tear off the fiber. That was bad.

[@EditioCastigata]

Cutting you'd run a layer of that electrical tape around, and smooth the edges with a file anyway.

[@canisdocga284]

Great video as always. You said that the next video will have a bike between your legs does that mean there won't be another build video ?. Also there are probably a million videos on how to wrap bar tape but I'm curious on how you do it.

[@ridesofjapan]

canis docga cheers mate! I’m 1st-person recording the build as I go... plan is to make a video out of it in the end... I have a feeling it will take quite a while to edit though... hopefully the GoPro will give me good enough quality as well 😅

[@RixterNow]

Nice selection. My most popular tool is missing, KZbin

[@ridesofjapan]

Rixter very very true!

[@changrenyong7616]

I just bought a Topeak D-Torq DX, just like the one you have. There are two modes that the user's guide does not explain very well, or at all. Do you know what the Track mode and Peak Hold mode do? Thanks!

[@ridesofjapan]

I bought mine used without instructions so I don’t know... but I’m guessing from the names, I always had mine in peak hold mode. Should mean that it always show the highest torque value you reached even after you back off. (Just my guess)

[@changrenyong7616]

@@ridesofjapan Thanks! Here's the link to the user's guide: s3.topeak.com/storage/app/media/download/product-manual/D-Torq%20Wrench%20DX/dtorq-wrench-dx-EN-DE-FR-ES-IT-0316.pdf

[@changrenyong7616]

@@ridesofjapan I see the difference now. Peak Hold mode shows the highest actual torque, while the Track mode just shows the target torque, regardless of how much higher or lower the actual torque is. I don't know why one would choose the Track mode over the Peak Hold mode. I suppose, ignorance can be a bliss and some people prefer not to know how much they have over-torqued their precious carbon components 😆

[@Onehandlebartwowheels]

You miss out the most important tools, a tire lever, a valve tool, a spoke wrench, and a Torx t25 and t30 Also you might want to add a grease gun and if you want to start building bikes, a bike stand is a must, peace, lovely tools (i liked your hex tools)

[@rdednl]

how do you cut your hydraulic brake hoses?

[@steventrott8714]

Peace!

[@jakobm5049]

Thank you for also putting German links

[@mtbboy1993]

I haven't heard about Wako before.

[@sethm.5666]

No crown race tool?

[@ridesofjapan]

Seth M. Nope, Not needed in my case on the Open UP

[@oscccar1]

Är det lätt och få tag i en jis skruvmejsel i Japan?

[@ridesofjapan]

Oscar Sandström inga större problem tror jag, om inte annat via amazon.

[@VietCakes]

What mic does he use? That voice is silky. Smooth. No bb creak. Or is that just his voice? Lol

[@kengohashimoto4258]

lol I own those exact same hammers.

[@fivesfish]

No cone spanners! tell us more, I never needed cone spanners on my BMX's but now I dread buying a set. :(

[@landonashby2029]

Zip Ties!

[@ridesofjapan]

Yes Always good to have 👍

[@weewei8897]

so what tools do you use to maintain your bike?

[@pitbull65taz]

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[@shadip1359]

You should do a Q & A

[@ridesofjapan]

Shadip that’s an interesting idea. I don’t know if I could provide any useful answers as an amateur. And I also wonder if there is enough questions/people watching out there 😅 But if you have any question now I’ll do my best to answer them here in the comments. 👍

[@shadip1359]

@@ridesofjapan first of all thanks for the reply and there is so much to know like, How did you end up in Japan? What do you do there for living? Have you done any pro races? What inspired you to do all this? How is the cycling ecosystem in Japan compared to other places? The questions can go on... Well may be not now but in the future you should do a Q & A.

[@ridesofjapan]

Shadip ah I see, question about me hehe. Actually I’m pretty private person, outside of the cycling stuff I don’t have any desire to make the channel about my life to be honest :) But to answer your question, I came here to study Japanese, and got stuck here (I big reason was the cycling) I work in IT. And the youtube channel is just a creative outlet combining my main interest, cycling and video editing that I’ve messed around with in phases since 1999. I was never much into racing myself (only ever did one race in Japan that got cancelled midway because of too much snow on the main mountain pass😅) Although I still don’t plan on doing non-cycling related content, I appreciate the interest 🙏

[@shadip1359]

@@ridesofjapan I really respect your thoughts about the channel keep it up and thanks for the answers 🙂. I'm really hopeful about the future of this channel.

[@EditioCastigata]

• A 15mm is needed for some pedals. Take a look at the Knipex adjustable wrenches - one can replace all (!) your spanners. • And, for the inserts (brake hose on hydraulics) I recommend the Wiha mallet - it has a soft *and* hard side. Two in one. • Get a torque wrench for insert tools, not the kind shown: Only that will help you with hydraulic brakes and left pedal side. (Alyco 4-20Nm or Hazet 4-40Nm are nice) Inserts from China are good enough (SW 7, 8, 15, bit holder; SW 36 only if you use Shimano's too, see below). • Pedal maintenance: Don't go for the Shimano tool. Exustar E-T03 is superior and costs the same unless you're being ripped off. • BB Press tool: Improvise one, get some big nuts and washers from a home improvement store. • Regarding grease I've already commented on your hub-maintenance video. ;-) Repack grease into syringes, saves grease guns. • Loctite - get 222. Blue one is overkill (and should be 2432 anyway). Remember to shake!

[@carlosalonso240]

Soy gran admirador tuyo perome parece que te has olvidado de tu herramienta preferida... LA BASCULA PORTATIL

[@chrikim67]

Apron and coffee...

[@ridesofjapan]

chrikim67 oh! Yes, very important! At least coffee!

[@tanglewoodtree]

I recently bought a cheap apron, as I was sick of getting grease from my chainrings in my pants. Totally essential.

[@woduk]

Or sweets in my case

[@mtbboy1993]

6:06 unnecessary big chain tool, at least for me, I will do fine with a small tool, but I guess it's nice for big hands.

[@yukiokobori1]

Mr very fun //I like to search 100均shop first.snd china tools.There is no campy tools.PEACE!

[@FAHRENHEIT451JL]

Flulas bike building brother. Sorry