Abbey Team Issue Toolbox draws from toolbox wars to offer the very best

If you follow Abbey Bike Tools on social media, you should be familiar with #toolboxwars. No, this isn’t people throwing toolboxes at each other in a battle of bike shop supremacy. Rather, it’s a way to highlight the amount of detail and precision that goes into the toolboxes of pro mechanics around the globe. And for a company that specializes in pro-level tools, it was also a bit of a research project to find out what worked, and what didn’t – in order to create the ultimate all-in-one toolbox kit.

Sold as a turnkey kit, the Team Issue Toolbox offers the best of the best, starting from the outside with a Pelican iM2200 case. A custom engraved name tag gives it a pro look from the outside, and on the inside…

Kaizen Inserts make sure all of the tools stay where they belong. But as Abbey’s founder Jason Quade points out, the design of the foam cutouts is more complicated than you would believe. It’s important for all of the tools to stay put, but it’s also critical that they have the right “pull” when you go to remove the tool from the custom made slot. Also, tools on the lid require more hold than tools in the trays thanks to gravity. To ensure everything is just so, Kaizen Inserts uses a CNC router to make the perfect cut.

Quade also points out that one of the biggest omissions from other toolboxes in his opinion is the addition of extra room. While the Team Issue Toolbox has an incredible selection of tools, undoubtedly there will be a few more things you’d like to carry with you, so there is an entire layer devoted to extra storage space. The kit includes four sections of Kaizen foam that have been cut but left in place, and a Plano Box for storing small parts. Use the rectangular openings to store bleed kits, lube, or other items, or you can cut out your own shapes in the remaining foam to add more tools.

But wait, there’s more! A lot more, with pro-level tools from Knipex, Wera, Klein, Starrett, and of course, Abbey Bike Tools. All together, the kit comes in at 18lbs /8.16kg. The toolbox isn’t cheap at $1,350, but for all the tools included with the level of organization, it looks like it could we worth the price.