C &V friendly multi tools?
 

Your favorite multi tool? Extra points for minimal. I have been dealing with a fussy Gran Sport rear so I picked up this for the 8 mill socket wrench:

Park MT-1 Multi -Tool

http://www.parktool.com/product/multi-tool-mt-1

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Depends on the bike, but I almost always have the MT-1, a small adjustable wrench and a Leatherman along.

Aaron :)

the mt-1 looks pretty useful.

i have a folding multi-tool with allen wrenches i use often at home. but if i'm positive the bolt head is one of the two large sizes (like for stems or seatpost bolts), i find my single wrenches are easier to use.

Picked this up recently, and while the Torx heads find no use with my C&V rides, it's a nice compact, well-built folding tool:

http://www.crankbrothers.com/tools_pixl.php

I got mine for about half retail new, or likely wouldn't have been able to justify the expense.

Phillips and flat head both come in handy at times. 65mm long and 135g. All metal.

Sun Multi tool


http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment...4&d=1376871885

Fortunately I stashed away my Graber multi-tool with the adjustable wrench and chaintool in a drawer and forgot about it. It was probably the first tool I ever bought back in the early '80's for my Raleigh mixte, which is long gone.

It's great for a fixed gear bike.

Perfect!

Are you sayin' you dropped that hammer?

:)

Yup. It's got a hundred and one uses, and puts me way out ahead of the pack too.

- And it's pretty minimalist when you think about it.

(Do I get a prize now?)

I don't think a hammer would help me with commute anger management issues. (right hooks, doors, etc...)
I have been trying slow deep breaths instead.

-D

Hey, I like that Crank Bros. tool. :) I have one of their older ones, with 4 allen wrenches & a Phillips screwdriver. Although it's kinda heavy, I like this old Schrade multi-tool. Besides a multitude of things you can cut yourself on, it also has a wire/cable cutter, which is pretty useful, I guess, in case you need new cables, while out on a ride. :rolleyes: ;) :D

I have the MBT-3 and carry it on all rides. Not terribly C&V though.

Allen wrenches aren't very useful on vintage bikes. :rolleyes:

Every single one of my bikes has something requiring an allen wrench.

Every single one of my bikes has nothing requiring an Allen wrench. Allen head bolts weren't widely used on bikes in the seventies.

I take it back. the Simplex derailers use them. I doubt that I would be removing one on the road, though.

You have to understand that I don't consider anything made after 1979 vintage. They're just used bikes.

Metric or SAE?

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The 70's TTT stem bolt on my '73 Moto B...Allen, the bolts on the Stronglight outer Chain-wheel...Allen, the Huret Jubillee hanger bolt...Allen.

Okay, you win.

See how far Allen wrenches get you when you're broken down on the side of the road. At least you'll be able to adjust your stem and remove your Huret Jubilee.

Cool tool:
http://i.imgur.com/ZdVqEl.jpg

MT-1 rules the roost - But I also love my Chi-Com steel (not pot metal) metric dumb bell and my LeRun French bike tool that came in a box with a LeRun type Unicycle (two make a good cone set)...

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=335721

A steel dumbell would be very useful, but where can they be found? I only find the pot metal ones. That and a screwdriver would have been all I needed for all of the non-wheel roadside emergencies I've ever had.

I remember being really glad I brought I brought one of those crappy Little MAFAC tool kits when a derailer cable clamp slipped miles from nowhere.

Here's where I found the steel dumbbell tools...

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...sic?highlight=

I buy five at a time as they make excellent Atta Boy Gifts...

It's a never ending quest to try to get your equipment stripped to the basics - Many times I have had to assist people on lengthy tours when they broke down on my local bike route - A touring kit and a local kit are entirely different beasts in my book - I am always looking out for new ideas...