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Campbell bike workshop5/17/2023 ![]() ![]() Muc-Off Pressure Washer + Snow Foam Lance $175, | $$Įasily the most fun bike tool in our workshop, the Muc-Off Pressure Washer + Snow Foam Lance will easily get the dirt, sugary beverages, road grime, and other triathlon-related disgusting things (yes, even that) off of your bike with ease. This is not an essential tool but certainly not one you’ll regret owning. It’s hard to imagine a better home-use repair stand. The wide base and solid construction create a steady platform for you to wrench, clean, or store your bike. Park Tool’s repair stand not only sets up or folds down in less than one minute, but it can easily grab onto any weirdly shaped aero tri bike seatpost. Park Tool Team Issue Repair Stand PRS-25 $324, | $$ You’ll save frustration from trying to do this with an ordinary pump or always having to bring your bike into the shop whenever you get new tubeless tires. Enter the JoeBlow Booster pump: Simply pressurize the boost chamber using the hand pump, attach the pump to your valves, and open up the air release valve to inflate the tire. Installing tubeless tires generally requires a pressurized, high-flow blast of air to seat the tire bead into the rim-which usually means an air compressor, something a little too large and noisy for your average home. Our scale from $ (not saving a lot) to $$$$ (saving a ton) helps identify how much you’ll save with these home bike workshop tools. Here’s to more time in the saddle and less in the bike repair line. Add these to your quiver to experience tri tool nirvana in your home bike workshop. So make sure you’ve got the tools to match your steed for seamless tweaks and fixes. Advancements like disc brakes and tubeless tires require specific tools that might have been unfamiliar to triathletes a few years ago. But bikes evolve, and as they do, so do the tools required to maintain them properly. ![]() Working on your bike can be extremely rewarding, leaving you with more money in your wallet, less down time while your bike’s in a shop, and troubleshooting knowledge handy for training and race day. ![]() Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! ![]()
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