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I specifically look for multi-tools with a chain tool. There are lots of them...and pretty cheap too! Also a quick link in the tool bag takes up very little space and weight.
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Yep. I go for a minimalist tool kit on my bike but I always try to have the pertinent allen wrenches, screw driver, etc.
Most of the multi tools out there are overkill.
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The proper allen key to remove your wheel in the event of a flat is near the top of the list, even if you're just headed down to the corner store. |
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Yes no doubt he should have had the correct tool on him. It just seems like bike companies are making thing more and more complex, needing special tools or in some cases a computer to do basic repairs.
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Surely you're not suggesting that a 5mm hex driver is a special tool.
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I used to ride Bullseye hubs which have the option of using a bolt that threads into the axle. I usually went that route as I felt it held better and made the wheels harder to steal if the bike was parked somewhere. The cool thing was that they took a 5/16" allen so it wasn't very likely that anyone would have that size on them.
Oh, and I also always carry a chain tool.
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I have never had a post bar or saddle slip in the field on the road. so no multi-tool.
BUT, i have everything I need to address a puncture 3x (new tube, wet patches/glueless patches, cell phone) chain tool? never seen a chain issue mine or friends. But, you have to be able to take your wheel off since tire repair is the most common incident. so the F10 owner...IMHO all on him. |
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I believe its a 6mm allen key needed for your friends f10. None of you had a multi tool that had a 6mm wrench? What multi tools are you guys using?
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I think it was much bigger like a 10mm????
Another cyclist stopped and and we went through his wrenches with no luck as well. My unclear point I was trying to make is that they could have easily put a release on the wheel or at least made the axle a common allen size. I'm not trying to argue that we should have had the tool or carry everything to fix a bicycle. I just don't understand making something more difficult or not universal to service. |
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Fetch the 80s MTB utility bike has those from the previous owner. Easy enough to deal with using a standard or minimal multi-tool and just hard enough to steal to prevent normal thefts.
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