Originally Posted by
freighttraininguphill
Love the old-school Cool Tool!
I still carry mine, but I don't think mine came with the 6 mm allen sleeve I see on yours. I bought it back in 1991 or 1992.
I used to carry that exact same patch kit. Now I carry two tubes. My luck with patching tubes sucks.
The Cool Tool is way better than any multitool I've looked at now. It does more than just about any of the others, is less bulky and feels like a 'real' tool in your hand. It's a shame they don't make them any more. I have several.
I also carry extra tubes but the patch kit is still a necessity here. I usually carry 5 to 10 patches and I've been on rides where I've used all my tubes, all the tubes of the group, all their patch kits and all my patches and still didn't have enough. Four bikes, 27 flats!