Need a multi tool, what to look for?
08-21-09, 07:35 AM
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i like my Topeak one i got from REI: https://www.topeak.com/products/Tools...16blackW_O_Bag
i looked for tire levers, spoke wrenches, and chain tool in addition to the standard allen wrenches and flat/phillips head screw driver heads
i looked for tire levers, spoke wrenches, and chain tool in addition to the standard allen wrenches and flat/phillips head screw driver heads
08-21-09, 07:49 AM
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What ever you get, make sure it has a chain tool.
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I just carry a 4mm and 5mm hex key. I can pretty much built the entire bike with those. Maybe a chain tool also, but I usually only break chains on the MTB.
08-21-09, 08:52 AM
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I carried a chain tool around for tens of thousands of miles and stopped about a year ago. I only carry it now if I'm pedaling long distance and out of cell range.
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08-21-09, 10:40 AM
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Because sometimes chains get jacked up and need to be repaired?
I was JRA one day, with a slightly out of adjustment RD, and somehow managed to put a subtle twist into one of the links in the chain. Every time the twisted link hit the cassette, it caused the chain to jump to the next higher cog, then immediately fall back to the correct one. Had to limp 20 miles home with the chain clattering back and forth across the cassette. A chain tool and a spare master link would have allowed me to continue on with my ride...
I was JRA one day, with a slightly out of adjustment RD, and somehow managed to put a subtle twist into one of the links in the chain. Every time the twisted link hit the cassette, it caused the chain to jump to the next higher cog, then immediately fall back to the correct one. Had to limp 20 miles home with the chain clattering back and forth across the cassette. A chain tool and a spare master link would have allowed me to continue on with my ride...
08-21-09, 11:38 AM
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I carry a Park Tools MT-1. It has 3mm, 4mm, 5mm, 6mm, and 8mm hex wrenches; 8mm, 9mm, and 10mm socket wrenches; and a straight blade screwdriver. It is light and easy to carry.
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This is what I have. Park tool MTB-7:
https://www.parktool.com/products/big...5729_58643.jpg
https://www.parktool.com/products/big...5729_58643.jpg
08-21-09, 12:28 PM
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ive seen one that has a CO2 fill thing, but idk where i saw it. I wanna say Nashbar but not 100% on that.
08-21-09, 12:33 PM
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Blackburn Airshot is CO2/multi tool. I just ordered one at Jenson USA for $11 on blowout.
08-21-09, 01:00 PM
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I like the size and weight but the shape makes the tools difficult to work with.
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When I had my incident last week on a ride, the left shifter had moved. A long 5 mm Allen was needed to adjust it. The tools with the short Allen tools are of limited usefulness. I bought the Crank brothers 10 item folding tool kit https://www.crankbrothers.com/multi10.php . Good luck.
08-21-09, 02:02 PM
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The best multitool you can get is a cell phone. Anything else is likely carrying extra crap for the sake of "feeling better". Of all the miles I've ever put, the only hing I have ever needed was a phyllips screw driver to tighten a water bottle cage that came loose and a flat screw driver to help pry loose a tubular tire that was glue like mad. I carry the simplest multi tool I could find, which is pretty similar to the crank brothers above. To be frank, I think I carry it maybe 20% of the time.
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I have a few different types. Most of them were presents from my wife and friends during the holidays. The bare-bones inexpensive minimal fold-out type from Performance actually hold up rather well, and fit into a seat bag with no problem. My favorite, though, is the Topeak Mini 16.
It has all of the basic hex-wrenches, a chain tool, screwdrivers, spoke wrench slots, and the sides of the handle pop off to become tire levers. They sell these at lots of bike shops, and online at REI (Topeak Mini-16). Great tool.
It has all of the basic hex-wrenches, a chain tool, screwdrivers, spoke wrench slots, and the sides of the handle pop off to become tire levers. They sell these at lots of bike shops, and online at REI (Topeak Mini-16). Great tool.
08-21-09, 03:23 PM
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I carry this fellow:
https://www.parktool.com/products/det...t=11&item=IB-3
It's not light for it's size but it has everything I can imagine needing and for train/fitness rides I don't care about an extra 100g. I also have a small $5 nashbar multi (not the wood one) that goes along when I am packing small/light.
https://www.parktool.com/products/det...t=11&item=IB-3
It's not light for it's size but it has everything I can imagine needing and for train/fitness rides I don't care about an extra 100g. I also have a small $5 nashbar multi (not the wood one) that goes along when I am packing small/light.
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1) There is cell phone service everywhere you ride
2) Your phone is always charged and never breaks
3) The person you are calling is always next to the phone to take calls, and their phone is always charged / never breaks
4) That person is available to come rescue you.
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