05-06-18, 08:25 PM
Yep, a second bike could be the answer. If you can afford to have a second bike.
As far as tools go you can either buy a job lot at once which will be very expensive or buy decent tools as you need them. Try not to buy too cheaply as cheap tools are either crap or they break. Don't go for the most expensive either. I do have a handful of cheapish spanners that I can hit with a hammer if I need to, it's funny how I've had those spanners the longest and not broken any!
I have built my tool collection up over many years. The last few birthday and xmas prezzies have been tools - I did buy myself a birthday prezzie a few years ago (hydraulic bike bench) and I wouldn't be without it now.
Learn how to do each job at a time. If you're doing the brakes make sure you read and fully understand what it says in the manual before you even think of actually getting the spanners out. Typically the job will not go as easy as it says in the book so come on here and ask for advice, sometimes there are ways of undoing seized up bolts etc. without breaking things.
If you've got the confidence to do some jobs yourself you are only one step away from doing even more.
Buy a project bike for as cheap as you can without it being a complete heap of junk. Strip the brakes, take the forks out, learn how to do some wiring jobs. You'll soon be tackling jobs that would normally cost you £££'s.
As far as tools go you can either buy a job lot at once which will be very expensive or buy decent tools as you need them. Try not to buy too cheaply as cheap tools are either crap or they break. Don't go for the most expensive either. I do have a handful of cheapish spanners that I can hit with a hammer if I need to, it's funny how I've had those spanners the longest and not broken any!
I have built my tool collection up over many years. The last few birthday and xmas prezzies have been tools - I did buy myself a birthday prezzie a few years ago (hydraulic bike bench) and I wouldn't be without it now.
Learn how to do each job at a time. If you're doing the brakes make sure you read and fully understand what it says in the manual before you even think of actually getting the spanners out. Typically the job will not go as easy as it says in the book so come on here and ask for advice, sometimes there are ways of undoing seized up bolts etc. without breaking things.
If you've got the confidence to do some jobs yourself you are only one step away from doing even more.
Buy a project bike for as cheap as you can without it being a complete heap of junk. Strip the brakes, take the forks out, learn how to do some wiring jobs. You'll soon be tackling jobs that would normally cost you £££'s.