X Tools Bike Tool Kit 18 Piece £49.99

SO GOOD… X-Tools have produced a comprehensive kit at an affordable price. It’s actually got more than 18 tools, because sets, such as the six Allen keys, are counted as single ‘pieces’. All the usual suspects are provided in the plastic case, including a chain whip and chain link remover. It’s the best kit on test for repairing older or cheaper bikes, with a splined BB tool, crank extractor and 15mm hub axle-nut spanner.

NO GOOD… Tool quality isn’t as high as in more expensive kits – for example, the manufacturing tolerance of the Allen keys means they don’t fit snugly in bolt heads.