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Halfords Essential Bike Tool Kit
The Halfords essential tool kit contains a comprehensive set of tools for cycle maintenance
Average Customer Rating:
(86 Reviews) 85
Rating Snapshot (86 reviews)
5 stars
47
4 stars
32
3 stars
5
2 stars
0
1 star
2
82 of 85(96%)customers would recommend this product to a friend
Customer Reviews for Halfords Essential Bike Tool Kit
Review 1 for Halfords Essential Bike Tool Kit
Overall Rating
Fix your Bike Properly !,
April 11, 2010
By Getonyourbikesoon
from Colchester,U.K.
Quality
5
out of
5
Value
5
out of
5
"Ever had to change your Bottom bracket or indeed your Triple Chainset ?
I managed to do this with this Fantastic Bike
Service KIt, Every Family with Bikes should own one !! Bargain Buy and Absolutely all the Bits you
will need for most repairs !!"
Service KIt, Every Family with Bikes should own one !! Bargain Buy and Absolutely all the Bits you
will need for most repairs !!"
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Age Group: 45 - 54
Gender: Male
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Review 2 for Halfords Essential Bike Tool Kit
Overall Rating
Top product,
May 19, 2013
By Laura238
Quality
5
out of
5
Value
5
out of
5
"Great kit, everything you need for general bike maintenance."
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Age Group: 25 - 34
Attitude to Shopping: Quality Seeker - I'd rather spend a little extra on something if I know its going to last
0points
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Review 3 for Halfords Essential Bike Tool Kit
Overall Rating
Great basic toolkit,
April 24, 2013
By Brutus41
from Kent
Quality
4
out of
5
Value
4
out of
5
Pros: everything you need
"Has everything you need for basic maintenance. Recommended"
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Age Group: 35 - 44
Gender: Male
Attitude to Shopping: Quality Seeker - I'd rather spend a little extra on something if I know its going to last
Which Store did you visit? CANTERBURY
0points
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Review 4 for Halfords Essential Bike Tool Kit
Overall Rating
Most of you need to be independent,
April 12, 2013
By Patat
from Poole
Quality
4
out of
5
Value
5
out of
5
"I got the tool kit to be able to do my bike maintenance and to become independent of my LBS. I have been able to overhaul the major parts of my bike with these tools. The only thing that is not there is the freehub tool but that's not relevant for most bikes."
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Age Group: 25 - 34
Gender: Male
Attitude to Shopping: Quality Seeker - I'd rather spend a little extra on something if I know its going to last
Which Store did you visit? BOURNEMOUTH
+1point
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Review 5 for Halfords Essential Bike Tool Kit
Overall Rating
All you need,
March 29, 2013
By roggerfrogger
from leamington spa
Quality
4
out of
5
Value
5
out of
5
Pros: range of tools, mini drawer for bolts you need to keep hold of., good value, reasonable quality for the odd job
Cons: instructions poor
"Bought this kit to replace bottom bracket and rear hub bearings on carrera fury. The kit had everything I needed, at reasonable quality for the price. It will come in handy later too! Overall great value and all you will need unless you are a professional."
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Age Group: Under 25
Gender: Male
Attitude to Shopping: Quality Seeker - I'd rather spend a little extra on something if I know its going to last
Which Store did you visit? LEAMINGTON SPA
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Review 6 for Halfords Essential Bike Tool Kit
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Everything in one box.,
March 14, 2013
By Goth1975
from England
Quality
4
out of
5
Value
5
out of
5
Pros: very good value for money.
"All round handy tool kit. It contains all the tools you would need to service or repair you bikes. It's not the best make but for the money it's very good value."
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Age Group: 35 - 44
Gender: Male
Attitude to Shopping: Quality Seeker - I'd rather spend a little extra on something if I know its going to last
Which Store did you visit? CORTONWOOD
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Review 7 for Halfords Essential Bike Tool Kit
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Review - Halfords Essential Bike Tool Kit,
March 11, 2013
By Taggleboo
from Linlithgow
Quality
3
out of
5
Value
4
out of
5
Pros: price
Cons: cheap packaging, lack of instructions
"The packaging on the tool-kit is pretty poor. I have obviously taken the tools out to have a look and can't get back in. It feel cheap and plastic, probably because it is.
Also, there are a few strange looking tools in there - it would be great if there was a small leaflet explaining what all the tools are for and how to use them.
However, for the price, I'm pretty pleased, it'll allow me to fix most things on my kids bikes, which was it's purpose.
I'm not disappointed, but it's not the best tool-kit in the world."
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Age Group: 35 - 44
Gender: Male
Attitude to Shopping: Value for Money - I like things to be as cheap as possible
Which Store did you visit? LIVINGSTON
0points
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Review 8 for Halfords Essential Bike Tool Kit
Overall Rating
Great Value,
February 03, 2013
By SilentBob22
from Cumbria
Quality
4
out of
5
Value
5
out of
5
"Keeps all of the tools you need in one place and they all snap in to place securely which is good when transporting the toolbox.Very pleased with the quality and price of this product."
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Age Group: 35 - 44
Gender: Male
Attitude to Shopping: Quality Seeker - I'd rather spend a little extra on something if I know its going to last
+1point
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Review 9 for Halfords Essential Bike Tool Kit
Overall Rating
Good price, good selection,
January 30, 2013
By Anonymous
Quality
2
out of
5
Value
4
out of
5
"Contains mostly everything to take the bike apart, and spanners and allen keys so that one can use the specialist tools that require these.
I bought it to improve my tool selection, and can now do most things, although there is only a cassette lock ring remover, not a freewheel removed which would be useful, and it would be also useful if it had a 14inch socket spanner for crank nuts.
There are bottom bracket tools for cartridge bb and some tools for the 5 piece bb, and the headset spanner can be used for this as well. The 15inch spanner is really good for removing pedals, and the screw driver fits V-brake adjusters really well.
It's a good value tool set for what it contains, although the cartridge bottom bracket tool was slightly damaged after taking off a tight bottom bracket, so one would need better quality tools for regular jobs like that.
In all, it has everything to do most jobs and has been really useful."
It's a good value tool set for what it contains, although the cartridge bottom bracket tool was slightly damaged after taking off a tight bottom bracket, so one would need better quality tools for regular jobs like that.
In all, it has everything to do most jobs and has been really useful."
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
0points
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Review 10 for Halfords Essential Bike Tool Kit
Overall Rating
Not bad value!,
January 19, 2013
By kezzmark
from Manchester
Quality
4
out of
5
Value
4
out of
5
Pros: cheap, good range of tools
Cons: low quality
"Not the highest quality but ideal for the DIY mechanic! Good range of tools enables individuals to complete most servicing tasks."
Age Group: 35 - 44
Gender: Male
Attitude to Shopping: Value for Money - I like things to be as cheap as possible
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Review 11 for Halfords Essential Bike Tool Kit
Overall Rating
Really good product.,
January 10, 2013
By kitchingpaul
Quality
4
out of
5
Value
5
out of
5
"Been meaning to get this for months and finally got it.... it hasn't disappointed and it goes above what it costs!! GET IT NOW!!"
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
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Review 12 for Halfords Essential Bike Tool Kit
Overall Rating
Great quality and price,
January 10, 2013
By BlackjackSi
from Kent, United kingdom
Quality
5
out of
5
Value
5
out of
5
"I am constantly repairing my Daughter and sons bicycles and scooters and having to hunt around for the correct tools. Now with this kit, adjusting the parts including the Head sets on both bikes and scooters is much easier and saves a lot of time hunting the right tools.
So far they seem of good quality and i have used over half the various tools in the complete Kit.
I have seen larger more expensive kits and to be honest i dont see any point in getting one of thoise when this is all I really need."
So far they seem of good quality and i have used over half the various tools in the complete Kit.
I have seen larger more expensive kits and to be honest i dont see any point in getting one of thoise when this is all I really need."
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Age Group: 45 - 54
Gender: Male
Attitude to Shopping: Quality Seeker - I'd rather spend a little extra on something if I know its going to last
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Review 13 for Halfords Essential Bike Tool Kit
Overall Rating
Good value for money tool kit for bikes,
November 02, 2012
By Ashe120
from Sussex
Quality
3
out of
5
Value
5
out of
5
Pros: excellent value
"I'm a keen mountain biker with a selection of bikes for all sort of activities which means it can get expensive taking all your bikes to the LBS for servicing/ tweaking! This is an excellent bit of kit for the basicmechanical needs of bike maintanance! Has all the important bits unlike the more expensive kit they do! Would thoroughly recommend this kit as it does what it's meant to do at good price, therefore leaving more cash in my bank for new parts for bikes!!"
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Age Group: 25 - 34
Gender: Male
Attitude to Shopping: Quality Seeker - I'd rather spend a little extra on something if I know its going to last
0points
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Review 14 for Halfords Essential Bike Tool Kit
Overall Rating
Has to be ok at this price,
October 19, 2012
By Oldbutnotdeadyet
from Keighley
Quality
5
out of
5
Value
5
out of
5
"A fairly comprehensive tool kit for the price of 2 or 3 individual items..."
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Age Group: 55 - 64
Gender: Male
Attitude to Shopping: Quality Seeker - I'd rather spend a little extra on something if I know its going to last
0points
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Review 15 for Halfords Essential Bike Tool Kit
Overall Rating
Ok,but missing the one tool I really wanted it for,
August 04, 2012
By cycklebob
from Essex, England
Quality
4
out of
5
Value
3
out of
5
Pros: should be a good investment
Cons: no freewheel tool
"Decent toolkit and quality seems good, had a couple of jobs to do but the main job was to remove a 7 speed freewheel. Now partly my fault as didn't appreciate the difference between a freewheel and a cassette, but the tool provided is good for cassettes only. The freewheel tool required is slightly smaller. I know freewheels are used less these days, but most budget bikes still use them, so should be part of this kit. Had to order seperately but didn't get it from Halfords. So Halfords, don't bother with items like tyre levers, screwdrivers and spanners (surely every household has these anyway - well maybe not tyre levers but spoons work just as well!), just include the tools that people actually need!"
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Age Group: 35 - 44
Gender: Male
Attitude to Shopping: Quality Seeker - I'd rather spend a little extra on something if I know its going to last
+3points
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Review 16 for Halfords Essential Bike Tool Kit
Overall Rating
good kit,
July 15, 2012
By panda97
from Bradford, Endland
Quality
4
out of
5
Value
4
out of
5
Pros: usefuls, value for money
Cons: hard to get the tools back in their slot
"got this kit to carry when im out and about for any on the spot repairs needed, great peice of kit has ALMOST everything bar a few socket wrenches, nearly everything you need for a bike."
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Age Group: Under 25
Gender: Male
Attitude to Shopping: Quality Seeker - I'd rather spend a little extra on something if I know its going to last
0points
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Review 17 for Halfords Essential Bike Tool Kit
Overall Rating
quality kit,
May 13, 2012
By Anonymous
from ipswich
Quality
5
out of
5
Value
5
out of
5
"bought this in order to put a bike together as upgraded every part possible on it, this kit was invaluable as it has just about every tool i needed to get this done instead of taking my bike to a shop to be put together.
love it!!!!!!!!!!"
love it!!!!!!!!!!"
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Age Group: 35 - 44
Gender: Female
Attitude to Shopping: Value for Money - I like things to be as cheap as possible
+1point
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Review 18 for Halfords Essential Bike Tool Kit
Overall Rating
Great value toolkit,
April 27, 2012
By hardcoreforchrist
from Hereford, UK
Quality
5
out of
5
Value
5
out of
5
Pros: great value almost complete kit
Cons: could do with some cable cutters?
"I searched the net for several similar kits before landing on this one - and I'm so glad I found it!
Although I haven't used every item yet, I'm extremely pleased with my purchase and can't wait to use it on my old-school rigid MTBs :)
Thanks to the advice from previous reviewers, I bought a cassette tool and freewheel tool at the same time, you also might want to purchase some cable cutters - with all of this, you've basically got all the tools you'll need to keep your bike in good working order.
Thanks Halfords - handy reservation and collect service and friendly staff too!"
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Age Group: 25 - 34
Gender: Male
Attitude to Shopping: Quality Seeker - I'd rather spend a little extra on something if I know its going to last
+1point
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Review 19 for Halfords Essential Bike Tool Kit
Overall Rating
Good bike kit,
April 14, 2012
By Baz0811
from Norfolk
Quality
5
out of
5
Value
5
out of
5
"Good bike kit with everything the ammeter
would need to keep there bike in good working order."
would need to keep there bike in good working order."
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes
Age Group: 35 - 44
Gender: Male
Attitude to Shopping: Quality Seeker - I'd rather spend a little extra on something if I know its going to last
+1point
1out of 1found this review helpful.
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Review 20 for Halfords Essential Bike Tool Kit
Overall Rating
Poor Quality Cheap Tools,
April 10, 2012
By Nat1179
from Harlow
Quality
1
out of
5
Value
3
out of
5
"I would not recommend this product, the chain whip snapped and chain tool also broke. Halfords accepted return no problem. I would highly recommend spending the extra on a better brand."
Would you recommend this product to a friend? No
Age Group: 25 - 34
Gender: Male
Attitude to Shopping: Quality Seeker - I'd rather spend a little extra on something if I know its going to last
+3points
3out of 3found this review helpful.
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