Which multitool to carry
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I've got a Topeak Hexus, £18.99, got all the usual allen keys plus tyre levers and a chain tool. BikeRadar give it 4 out of 5:
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i have a topeak hexus too - it's a good tool but feels a bit cheap.
I have been dropping hints for a crank brothers one for xmas for the past 3 Years (still not got one) - they are a thing of beauty.
(if a little heavy)0 -
gkerr4 wrote:i have a topeak hexus too - it's a good tool but feels a bit cheap.
I have been dropping hints for a crank brothers one for xmas for the past 3 Years (still not got one) - they are a thing of beauty.
(if a little heavy)
Got a Crank Bro's. Nice piece of work. A bit heavy? Yes, has come in handy more than a few times. I carry it on all my rides. Gives you a real sense of "if something happens out there at least I've got a chance at fixing it".
Dennis Noward0 -
I always carry my Crank Brothers multitool. They do come in handy from time to time e.g. ColinJ's rescue mission.0
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Thanks Guys. Crank Bro it is.
Ratman0 -
Topeak Hexus for me. I have 2 and have always done what I asked of them.I have only two things to say to that; Bo***cks0
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I carry the Hexus> It does the job well enough I suppose but to be honest find it a bit heavy and gkerr4 says it feels a bit cheap.
For what I've found I use it for day in day out I have too many tools too. If I was getting another one I'd get something sturdy with the basic Allen Key sizes, a flathead and Philips screwdriver - nothing much else. Anything else I use so infrequently it's not really worth carrying them around with me all the time.
The only exception might be the chain splitter. But even then, my preference would be to get a decent seperate one like the lightweight Park Tools jobbie - the one on the Hexus seems flimsy and a waste of space to me.0 -
By Topeak gear box, I assume you mean the survival gear box?
I'd recommend going with that one - Its very well designed piece of kit. For me, it has an edge over multitools because:
-the individual tools can fit better for fiddly jobs. For example, tightening loose screws on a bottle cage can be very difficult with a multitool as the main body of the tool won't fit in under the cage.
- to save weight, you can leave some bits at home, you can't do that with a multitool.
- The topeak fits very neatly on the seatpost, useful if your back pockets are full for whatever reason.
- it feels lighter (I don't know the weights of the Lezyne and Crank Bros kit, but in my experience there is a lot of surplus weight on multitools compared to individual tools.
- the box also holds a puncture repair kit, so thats one less thing you have to remember to bring (also, the wheel levers on multitools are often quite poor in my experience).0 -
I'm not sure just how useful these multitools are - I have one - but normally all the fettling is done at home - and the multitools cant get into the places you need.
If you have a saddlepack - I'd get a couple of allenkeys, Flatblade screwdriver - theres a good one that has a reversible head and turns into a phillips, and a proper link extractor. Prob less bulky than a tool - and more usable.0 -
Maintenance is best done at home rather than the side of the road. If you need to carry a multi tool go for a Topeak mini 6. It's cheap, light and very small.0
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Yes the mini 6 is very good and light - perfect for a sportive just don't lose it.
The chain tool on the Topeak 18 is fine for splitting a 10 chain so would be my choice on a long day out or audax.
Do carry spare rapid joining links though and never use the tyre levers on a multi-tool...0
