Originally Posted by
Brian
I agree. But having slipped and smacked my frame more than once with a socket wrench, this holds a lot of appeal. That, and the whole kit takes up very little space in my crowded tool box.
The 1/4" square drive to 1/4" hex bit adapter I mentioned snaps very securely to the ratchet and has a spring loaded ball check to grip the hex bits. Basically it converts a 1/4" square drive ratchet into the tool you show but with more versatility. Nothing ever comes off until I want it to and i already have the 1/4" sq drive kit so I don't have to get yet another tool.
For road levers I use a plain L-type allen key. None of the 1/4" drive hex bits I've ever seen are long enough.