Enter to Win 1 of 2 Park Mechanic Tool Kits - Pinkbike's Advent Calendar Giveaway

 Do u have a lady friend or are you married to pinkbike??

 @pinkbike1000: I'm married to pinkbike but think we are going through a divorce, I'll keep the Cockerpoo

 Don't ask for the price of the MK-14

www.parktool.com/product/master-tool-kit-mk-14?category=Tool%20Kits

 Yep. It’s always been ridiculously expensive. Any bike tool that I can’t get a generic oem version of, I will put on the work unior order.

 They must've heard you because if you follow the link to the Park site it's $299.
Park is out of control with their prices. Tools are good, but maybe not THAT good.

 @BenLow2019: Winning is more expensive than buying.

 @lister11: Mate, that's not a newsflash, it's ancient history. And perhaps why some refer to them as "The Snap-On of bike tools??

 You need expensive tools to work on expensive bikes....come on don;t let that $5 harbour freight allen key set anywhere near your 10,000 ebike it will give the bike and you an STD ( Suspension Tuning Dispersion).

 @Trailsoup: $9,199.95 (USD?) but it doesn't even have those cool "Tire levers" like the ones in the AK-5...
that being said w/tire levers & valve core tool, I'm totally down with this "Prize"!!!

 @Trailsoup: Holy sh1t

 @Trailsoup: Price seems fair. Fewer people need pro workshop tools so there is a smaller market hence higher price. More people need a truing stand than there are people who actually own one (and are half decent at using it) but the one in this kit is no cheap home mechanic stuff with all the gauges. There are facing tools that need to be sharp and accurate after numerous headtubes (including titanium ones) so basically, this is a whole different category. The kit here truly seems home mechanic grade which is fine as that's the one who would win it here. But I've been using a CT-5 chain tool from Park for probably over 15 years (both at home and trailside) and it has been flawless, but I'd never choose the plastic one in this kit over the CT-5.

But yeah it is the super accurate stuff (like the gauges on that truing stand) as well as the super hard (yet still accurate stuff) like the cutting tools that bump this price up. You can't compare the two.

 @GT-CORRADO: it's not Snap-On quality though...

 @pink505: definitely not! And don't you dare bring that Park Tool set close either! Bring at least Wera, Facom, Stahlwille or Beta

 @theITdude: Just so you know, I have a cataloug with that same tool kit (the kind if cataloug bike shops can order from) it's about $4500 for the kit...

 @rosemarywheel: still severely overpriced (you can buy a workplace trolley with full contents from Gedore/Stahlwille/Facom/Beta/etc. for that money), if only half so compared to end consumer MSRP...

 @Mac1987: Absolutely, I didn't mean that it was a good deal at all. Just that thats the price the shop buys it for BEFORE chatging you almost 10K

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 good to know...will log on at 11:50pm on 12/24 with a good drink and click on each one

 Underrated comment right here ^^

 Dudes who like working on their bikes don't seem like the type to buy a "just give me everything I need to get started" kit... I have to imagine those are the sort who would just take it to a shop. Maybe these get sold as gifts a lot?

Also worth noting that 15 of these 36 pieces are just regular hand tools you can get at any hardware store.

 I've seen them before in the wild. Guides had couple of these in the support trucks. Also a mechanic for a NICA team had one. I think these are bought by people looking for everything at once and dont want to build a set due to time or just like the convinence. Gifts seem likely too for sales. That said 10 years in a shop I never sold one, and most home mechanics buy individual tools or something like a park hex key set. Small market for complete sets. Home mechanics doing things like overhauls and building bikes will probably want more than whats in this kit anyway. Bet they have more money tied up in that kit than this box too. But I have also seen new ASCE car mechanics drop 10k for a snapon or matco box with tools and enjoying high interest payments for year on that pretty box. I guess what I am saying is I'm jealous and would be happy to win this.

 @seanchad: 15? The non-bike specific tools I count are

3 way wrench (both)
adjustable spanner
circlip plier
tape measure
screwdrivers (both)
cable cutter
toolcase?

But other than that, it seems pretty bike specific, isn't it? No doubt cone spanners may be useful for other products too but then I'd say people would still buy it specifically for that purpose too. It is not as generic as say a flat blade screwdriver. That said, I'm surprised they included a flat blade screwdriver with such a long shaft. Only purposes on a bike I can think of are for working on gears (adjustment screws on the mech or removing the cap for cable replacement) but for either of them you don't need a shaft this long. Instead, for most people it is hard enough to keep the screwdriver properly seated in the slot. Super stubby screwdrivers are much more convenient for the job. And yes, you can get these at the hardware store too.

 Right there with you, by the time I understood a need for a kit like this I had bought most of it separately. Instead, I want a "package deal on all the tools you should probably own by now but don't"
-bleed kit, but you get to pick the stuff you actually need so Shimano users get the cup and Sram users get the bleeding edge connector
-bearing press with all the drifts
-chamferless and thin wall sockets for fork lowers service
-cutting guide, reamer
-torque wrench

 @AndrewHornor: I saw a guy selling his "bike tools" on craigslist years ago. I got most of this kit contents for $50 US. Have since filled in the rest, and an old PRS 4 stand.

 @AndrewHornor: There are so many options nowadays that it is near impossible to assemble a kit of which you know people will need but don't already have. Even out of your list:

bleed kit: there are so many more brands, even big in OEM (Formula, Magura, Tektro/TRP...) that it is better to just get your bleed kit right when you buy the brake (or bike)
bearing press: yeah, but there still are only a few you need for your bike, so why bother with the rest?
thin wall sockets: you don't necessarily need these for fork lowers service but yeah these are nice for opening the top. Then still, you'll need different sizes for different brands
cutting guide: That may be more universal, but less frequently used. My local bike shop just let me use their guide when I wanted to cut my new fork steerer to size. And that's also what makes most sense to me, as it is not regular mainenance.
torque wrench: Yeah for sure but then again it is hard to know whether people already have it. The cheapest model (the tall ones some direct-order brands throw in the box) may be the first step to get people going. Mine is adjustable from Wiha though I think if someone would need a torque tool, it is often 4Nm or 6Nm and fixed adaptors from Topeak to use between wrench and 1/4" hex bit may actually make most sense for people who don't need the full range.

A basic starter kit may actually be easier to assemble and sell along with a new bike. Allen keys(possibly foldable/portable), T25 for brake parts, chain whip, lockring remover, chain wear indicator, chain breaker, cassette brush, valve core remover, cable cutter. And maybe that cheap torque tool.

TL;DR: You never know what people have and what they lack. And some tools are so specific for certain components that you can't assemble an universal kit. It is actually the basic starter kit which may be most doable.

 @fruitsd79: nice! I've been keeping my eye out for a stand as well

 @vinay: very good points, a customizable obscure tool kit like my dream would be very expensive to produce.
I've been looking at #toolboxwars too much!

 @AndrewHornor: Yeah, a cool prize would actually have been a Park Tool voucher for like 250USD or so. They probably have all the tools you'd want or need, but everyone wants or needs something else

 @vinay: Park Tool counts the set of 9 hex keys individually towards their "36 piece" total. Those, plus two 3-way hex/torx keys, two basic screwdrivers, adjustable spanner, & tape measure.

 Why you gotta do Hazard Frought dirty like that? But seriously if it doesn’t have a part rotating at Mach chicken and it isn’t supporting a load, HF is great if you’re on the cheap.

 Agree . Those 3 double ended cone wrenches are junk . Soft metal that gets chewed up instantly . Harbor freight is probably better quality then those .

 The crescent wrench is imperial but the rest is metric

 @brook3000: yes but what about screwdrivers?

 @pakleni: there is a left handed screwdriver in it i believe

 The chain wear indicator is imperial too.

As for the screwdrivers, they look like Wiha to me. Does anyone have one of these? Wiha typically does a lot of branded stuff, but usually puts a logo somewhere on the product. So if the screwdriver is actually Wiha, it probably says somewhere.

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