Today, while I took delivery of the Garmin speed and cadence sensors from Exad Sports, I also got for myself an IceToolz 3-in-1 hex key set called 70Y2. It's basically a Y shaped tool with each end being a hex key. This makes wrenching easy because you can hold it in your palm and put considerable torque by twisting your wrist. This is useful where there is room to work on the bolt. In certain situations you might need to use a longer wrench. I think the original design was developed by Park Tool. But they are super expensive.
This is the most commonly used combination of wrenches for a modern cycle. All the bosses, the stem, head cover, the carrier etc use 4 mm bolts. The seat post and the seat need 5 and 6. I have one set of metric hex keys from. I have two T-shaped hex keys in size 4 and 5. Both from Taparia. I also have a Crank Brothers multitool that has all the hex wrenches one could need. Now this :-)
Am I obsessed with tools. Of course yes, I am. Too bad that modern cycling tools are not stocked by any retailer in Calcutta. And right now even Exad has run out of stock with IceToolz.
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