"The best tools are patience and persistence" – a saying that feels almost purpose-designed for the DIY bike mechanic. If you aren't willing to kiss goodbye to significant swathes of your life as you attempt to thread an internal cable, loosen an obstinate bottom bracket or perfecting your tubeless set-up, you're in the wrong business.
Patience and persistence are not, however, the only good tools at your disposal, and if you have ever fixed – or tried to fix – a bike, you'll probably also recognise the blue and white branding of US firm Park Tool. There's a good chance you will also have sought the counsel of Park Tool's own guru in chief, Calvin Jones.
