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Outside Magazine, July 2005

Dispatches: Tool Shed
Shop at Home
Don't fix your dream ride with duct tape and twist ties. Keep it running smoothly with the ultimate home bike garage.

bike tools
(Photograph by Nicholas Roberts)

1. The canvas FINISH LINE APRON ($30; www.finishlineusa.com) has pockets galore, including a magnetized pouch that secures your tools while you're crouched over your bike.

2. Save your bike—and your back. PARK TOOL's shop-quality PRS-15 PROFESSIONAL RACE STAND ($300; www.parktool.com) holds any bike any way you need.

3. The 57-piece PEDRO'S MASTER TOOL KIT 2.0 ($650; www.pedros.com) delivers every tool you'll ever want in a bomber plastic-and-aluminum case.

4. When you're finished, store all your gear in the STANLEY GARAGE WORKSHOP cabinet ($80; www.stanleyworks.com).

5. BLACKBURN's carbon-fiber AIR TOWER 5 CF floor pump ($200; www.blackburndesign.com) can get a tire to 100 psi in just ten strokes.

6. The PARK STL-2 SHOP STOOL ($80) has a mountain-bike-like five inches of adjustable travel.

7. Get rid of dirt, grease, and gunk with environmentally safe PEDRO'S BIO-CLEANER (32 oz, $11), and protect your floor with FINISH LINE's EASY-PRO WORK MAT ($16).

8. PARK's PRS-15AP ACCESSORY PACK ($110), which can be mounted on the stand, includes a truing stand, tool holder, and parts washer.



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