Hi,

i've ben through the same search lately and rather than buying a multitool, I thought about it the other way and replaced the fixings on my bike to take as few tools possible!

If you have any hex bolts, replace them with allen bolts (few cents from a hardware shop) - Allen keys weigh, and take up much less space than wrenches, and you can also find allen keys with two different sizes on each side. You will find that most fixings on a bike take the same sized allen key. - I can dismantle most of my bike with just 2 allen keys (This excludes the Cranks, Hubs, Headset, Pedals, BB, chain and cassette.)

I personally do not bother carrying around anything to fix Cranks, Pedals and BB -> can't imagine what can go wrong with them if you service them regularly.

I carry one of those tiny chain tools, a puncture repair kit, a tire lever, and lately I've been really lucky to find a really tiny bike tool (costing less that the equivalent of 3 dollars!) from Trans-X containg three size allen keys and a spoke wrench. This is roughy the size of a normal door key.


claude