Multitool
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Punkawallah
Über Member
Nothing so advanced. Usually a rock and a stick.
newts
Veteran
- Location
- Isca Dumnoniorum
Another Hexus fan here, good hardened parts & the chain splitter perfoms well.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
I'd forgotten about the tyre levers. My Topeak multi tool includes tyre levers but I've never trusted them. They look a bit weedy.
Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
Yes, my multitool has two tyre levers, but I'm pretty sure they wouldn't get my marathon+ tyres off the rim
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Is it a Hexus II before I retired my 3rd one of them (I lost one from my saddle bag which bounced of the Forth Road Bridge into the estuary circa 50m below, I got sick of them in general bouncing out of pockets/bags and rusting) I used the tyre levers plenty of times; including as alternative to another CC'ers who snapped theirs trying to remove a Marathon +. They are strong and well designed and were about the best bit of the tool.
Rusty Nails
We remember
- Location
- Living in the slow lane
I must admit to worrying about the direction of this thread when it started.
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
The only actual tools I carry on the bike are the multitool and 3 tyre levers - only plastic but they get the marathons on and off with a bit of a struggle when necessary
I always feel disappointed when I stop to see if someone needs help and it turns out that they don't!!
I was so happy when I stopped once to a group of about 4 people who looked to have a problem
They had a good set of tools to take on group rides but everyone had thought it was someone else's turn to bring it
there were 3 men and one woman - when they said why they had no tools the eye rolling from the woman was EPIC!!!
anyway - they had a spare tube and just needed the levers although I left them with a patch just in case they needed it later.
having said which the main tool I have needed to help other people has been rocks and sticks to unjam something
I always feel disappointed when I stop to see if someone needs help and it turns out that they don't!!
I was so happy when I stopped once to a group of about 4 people who looked to have a problem
They had a good set of tools to take on group rides but everyone had thought it was someone else's turn to bring it
there were 3 men and one woman - when they said why they had no tools the eye rolling from the woman was EPIC!!!
anyway - they had a spare tube and just needed the levers although I left them with a patch just in case they needed it later.
having said which the main tool I have needed to help other people has been rocks and sticks to unjam something
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
My Topeak tool has a bit of springy wire, about 4cm long with the ends bent up like a long low U shape. It took me ages to figure out what it was. To begin with I thought it was part of the tool folding mechanism, but it turns out it's to hold the two ends of a chain together while you fit a quick link. Very clever.
Rusty Nails
We remember
- Location
- Living in the slow lane
I miss my old Raleigh Randonneur which even had notches on the chainstay for spare spokes.
So you confess, you have used every tool?
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
All you need is a hammer.
Conrad_K
unindicted co-conspirator
- Location
- Little Rock, Arkansas
A friend ordered a trike in a box a few months ago; the kind that looks like a girl's bike with two rear wheels. I told him I'd put it together for him if he would bring it over.
The bike came with a folding multi-tool. It wasn't mentioned in the instructions. I used my own tools for most of the assembly, then wound up using the multi-tool for most of the fine adjustments. I had no idea such a thing even existed until then. It wasn't a particularly comfortable tool to use, but it sure was convenient, and I plan to order a couple of my own, one for each bike.
The bike came with a folding multi-tool. It wasn't mentioned in the instructions. I used my own tools for most of the assembly, then wound up using the multi-tool for most of the fine adjustments. I had no idea such a thing even existed until then. It wasn't a particularly comfortable tool to use, but it sure was convenient, and I plan to order a couple of my own, one for each bike.
Big John
Legendary Member
I've got a multi tool in a fancy pouch that was a present from my son in law. Tried using some of the many gizmos on it to no avail. The whole thing was cumbersome and wouldn't fit into the spaces it needed to fit in. I get round this by having a large saddle bag so I can carry proper tools. My hands don't seem to fit multi tools. That said I have a set of allen keys that work a treat that cost me £1 many years ago from Halfords.
