>>2033723the two or four prong oldschool freewheel tool is one of the worst things to have made of chinesium because usually you have to really wail on them and they're already really prone to damage.
I would suggest Unior or Icetoolz over Park for most stuff. It's now usually slightly better and slightly cheaper.
I also think it's retarded to respoke some shit old wheel. Even replacing just 1 spoke is usually a waste of time because once one breaks, they're all worn out and they'll just keep breaking.
Depending on the bike I would convert to 700c. 700c, also known as 28" also known as 29" is actually smaller than 27" and so doing a conversion gives you more tire clearance. On a 27" bike designed for fenders you now have HEAPS of tire clearance, so it's a gravel bike. Sometimes you can even use the same brakes, and long reach brakes come in different types.
>>2033723>I went to a bike shop and the guy was really weird about not letting me take a picture of his disassembly toolI mean yeah some shops and some mechs will encourage you to do your own shit and give you advice, but they're there to make money, it's kinda like going to a shoe store and trying on shoes and photographing them and telling the clerk you're just gonna buy them online. They're gonna hate you. It's a business, and with a bike shop, a precarious one. If you're in a city, find a co-op, they'll have tools you can use and are actually setup for diy stuff and to help you fix shit yourself. Or, you know, work it out without in person handholding, you could have just taken a picture of what you have and we would have told you what tool you need.
