Allen wrenches are undeniably useful, but they can also cause headaches. They’re slender, which doesn’t leave a lot of room for easy-to-read size markings, and they’re easy to drop, particularly when ...

A good collection of sockets makes it easy to loosen or tighten nuts and bolts of any size; a great collection brings the convenience of ratcheting sockets to socket head cap screws, better known as ...

Halfords set is the only one here to include full-size hex keys with ball ends to allow you to work at an angle, rather than bits. You get holders for bits and keys, but no case. The essentials are ...

“These sets solved every problem I’ve been having with Allen wrenches.” ...

In our Tech Q&A series, we tackle cycling queries – from trailside bodges to full workshop overhauls – with help from the BikeRadar team and trusted industry experts. This time, it’s a reader ...

Hex keys are often taken for granted because they are used so frequently and for so many jobs on a modern bicycle. In fact, it’s sometimes difficult to find a bolt on a bicycle that doesn’t have a hex ...