your favorite multi-tool?

[roguedog]

On the hunt for one. Would have thought they were all the same until I've had a couple and oddly enough my fave one is just some cheap one I picked in some lbs. Have had the top peak and didn't care for it. It also broken wthin a couple uses. Surprising for top peak. < shrug>

Bought a crank bro and it's all right. Kinda cumbersome and just doesn't quite fit my hand right.

Who'd a thunk, eh? Thought I'd query the forum for your faves. Maybe I'm just picky or something. :cool:

[thegunner]

oh god i felt silly for wanting to ask this question, thanks for asking for me :)

[Cat3roadracer]

My favorite is the Park 4, 5, 6mm allen tool. All you need.

[AngryScientist]

lezyne. stainless steel, simple, compact and tough.

http://www.backcountry.com/images/items/medium/LED/LED0035/POLGLO.jpg

[buldogge]

Unfortunately not anymore, at least with Campy, you need T25 as well.

I've had good luck with Park, Topeak, and Pedro's.

-Mark in St. Louis

My favorite is the Park 4, 5, 6mm allen tool. All you need.

[eddief]

However when out on my travel bike with trunk pack this honker is back there too - chain tool and couple of the right size nut wrenches.

http://www.parktool.com/product/rescue-tool-mtb-3

lezyne. stainless steel, simple, compact and tough.

http://www.backcountry.com/images/items/medium/LED/LED0035/POLGLO.jpg

[SteveFrench]

The one I was born with. :banana:

[gdw]

I carry a Topeak Power 16 which has been discontinued. Great design and the chain breaker works well. They pop up on Ebay occasionally.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=1623

[Bob Loblaw]

Lezyne makes a line of great tools. Mine has a chain tool, spoke wrenches, plus Allen keys and a screwdrivers. It might be overkill, but I am that guy.

BL

[Bruce K]

Absolutely love the stuff I have gotten recently from Lezyne.

BK

[jlwdm]

First figure out what tools you need and then narrow down to the multi tools that work. Lezyne does not have the right combos for me.

I use the Pedro's Critical Mass.

Jeff

[Bob Ross]

Mine has a chain tool, spoke wrenches, plus Allen keys and a screwdrivers. It might be overkill, but I am that guy.

"Overkill"?!?!? That seems just slightly more prudent than the bare minimum. We need more guys like you.

[AgilisMerlin]

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[dekindy]

I have the Crank Brothers that I like well and will keep but would probably purchase a Park if I had it to do over again. Nothing wrong with the Crank Brothers 19 just like the Park Rescue Tool's design, carrying case, and hex/screwdriver lengths as compared to the Crank Brothers. The Crank Brothers aluminum case takes up too much space.

[John M]

I have a Lezyne that I like and that has held up well. The Topeak I had previously fell apart.

[d.vader123]

Many here are recommending the Lezyne, but which model?

[93legendti]

Park IB-2 or MT-1

[firerescuefin]

http://www.crankbrothers.com/tools_pica.php


Indexing system locks the tools into place. Best tool I've come across

[handsomerob]

Lezyne makes a line of great tools. Mine has a chain tool, spoke wrenches, plus Allen keys and a screwdrivers. It might be overkill, but I am that guy.

BL

you know you're "that guy" when one of your fellow riders has a mechanical and automatically assumes you have a tool that can do damn near anything... (except repair a hub flange that parted ways with the rest of the hub.)

I bet with the Topeak Alien II, MacGyver could split the atom... well it, and some bubble gum.

and it is pretty cheap on Amazon..

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FIE4AE/ref=asc_df_B000FIE4AE1878594/?tag=hyprod-20&creative=395021&creativeASIN=B000FIE4AE&linkCode=asn

[Louis]

I really like the CPR-9. Not sure if they're still made today.

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR6Q94YZXshWHVO3_lC-b60HACjaYqRcz8vAwRCHOpLQ4b0rDwong

[GuyGadois]

I have the lezyne multi tool and it is just alright. It is missing a flat head screw driver which I find very odd. I still have a couple of things that need a flat head and it just doesn't have it. The other item missing is a bottle opener which is upmost importance when mtn biking. :beer:

Gadois

[Louis]

The other item missing is a bottle opener which is upmost importance when mtn biking. :beer:

I have one of these. Ti, and very cool.

http://prollyisnotprobably.com/assets_c/2011/02/MKEBeer-thumb-500x375-9035.jpg

[fogrider]

I have 4 bikes that I ride pretty regular and I like to have a tool on each bike so I've tried a few. I like tools with a long shank and a chain tool like this:

http://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product_10053_10052_501979_-1_202642_10000_202585

[Bob Ross]

Nothing wrong with the Crank Brothers 19

Actually, there is one thing wrong with it: The body of that tool is so wide that if you're trying to turn a screw that is right next to a solid object, you can't get a full rotation, you have to keep removing & reseating the tool in the screwhead every half- or quarter-turn.

[dekindy]

http://www.crankbrothers.com/tools_pica.php


Indexing system locks the tools into place. Best tool I've come across

This is new since I purchased mine and I was not aware of it; probably would change my mind about Crank Bros.

[oldpotatoe]

Unfortunately not anymore, at least with Campy, you need T25 as well.

I've had good luck with Park, Topeak, and Pedro's.

-Mark in St. Louis

With shimano, fsa and sram as well.

[oldpotatoe]

Mine-

http://www.henneganbrothers.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/5-dollar-bill.jpg

and a cell phone

I donno, I ride a lot but haven't really needed a tool of any sort, less a tire iron, for, well forever. I guess MTB rides are different(don't ride MTB) but with the exception of a spare tire or patch kit, levers, have really not needed one.

For road riding, how many actually need a T25, 5mm, etc, while road riding?

Just asking.

[AngryScientist]

For road riding, how many actually need a T25, 5mm, etc, while road riding?

Just asking.

fairly often, especially in group rides. seat posts slip down, hit a hard pothole and bars rotate down. cleat screws loosen (speedplay especially).

all very minor things, but stuff that can ruin your ride if you dont have a small tool to take care of them.

granted, for most or the guys i ride with, i'm the designated "wrench", since none of them know which end of a screwdriver to bang a nail in with, so i take care of lots of little problems on the road.

[oldpotatoe]

fairly often, especially in group rides. seat posts slip down, hit a hard pothole and bars rotate down. cleat screws loosen (speedplay especially).

all very minor things, but stuff that can ruin your ride if you dont have a small tool to take care of them.

granted, for most or the guys i ride with, i'm the designated "wrench", since none of them know which end of a screwdriver to bang a nail in with, so i take care of lots of little problems on the road.

So for those who you ride with, not you. I guess, just haven't needed one myself.

[biker72]

I use this.
http://www.parktool.com/product/i-beam-mini-fold-up-with-chain-tool-ib-3

[Lionel]

How's the chain tool on the Lezyne ?

[John M]

How's the chain tool on the Lezyne ?

Good enough that I have installed Campy 10s chains with it. I have the CRV-12.

[Bob Loblaw]

I think that is the one I have, but I misremember. It works great. I have fixed three chains on the road (none of them mine), driving out the bad link and replacing with a quick link (mine).

I have also used the Lezyne tool to tighten up a slipping front D, adjust a rattling headset on the road, tighten a slipping seatpost or two, and tighten a creaking cleat. None of them were mine. Comes with being That Guy.

BL

Good enough that I have installed Campy 10s chains with it. I have the CRV-12.