Is there a highly recommendable mutli-tool that everyone must own?
 

I'm in need of one.

I swear by Park Tool MT-1. Small, light, cheap, and versatile. I have one on every bike.

Topeak Hexus II does the job for me. Pretty light and has chain splitter and tyre levers attached. No wrenches or blades though if that bothers you.

This one handles all my needs:

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=306785

Lezyne has a collection of nice, light multi-tools with chainbreakers. I have a Park IB-2 which is tiny & great if you don't want a chain tool, and I have a different park MTB-3 that has a chain tool but it's huge and weighs a ton, so I don't like it.

I now know that you're the jerk who goes around poking people's tyres.

I have one that I like. I believe it is made by Serfas. It is flat, so it packs easily. It has a chain breaker, allens, and screwdrivers. I also have one that I keep in the smaller bag on my other bike, it is really minimalist, but works fine for what it is. No chain breaker on that one, but it is super small and was really cheap, like $6. Not sure what brand that one is as it came out of a bulk tub on the LBS counter. It is just allens and screwdrivers. Pretty much anything with the correct size allens, a flat blade, and a phillips screwdriver is all that is really necessary in most cases, IMO.

phone

no

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=306976


ONLY $9.99 !!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.harborfreight.com/8-in-1-...nch-65498.html

i got this one folks....
this is a 3 part answer, in order of most importance.

1)if you are a man, it is below your waist and above your thighs ..if your a lady its safe to say its the mind in your noggin'

2) Animal Kotulak multi-tool ...i dont think anyone can beat this one...
3) as STANSTEVEN said so wisely, simply a phone, NOOS your not the smartest cookie if you think a phone is not important! Think, ....when your in the middle of no where and stuck due to broken/damaged wheel, do you really want to carry your bike 40+ miles to your house...or do you wanna call your mom or auntie to pick you up so you can cruse in the ac.

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You must be a closet 'bent rider -- I'm not sure I've ever seen anyone carry anything that heavy for anything less than loaded touring.

Cyclists have barely been carrying phones for a decade, but people have been riding much longer. Phones are handy, but never count on them. Aside from being heavy, easy to destroy, and easy to run out of juice, there are a lot of places where there is no signal.

Most importantly, calling for help negatively affects your riding plans. If you accept a ride in easy conditions, you'll meet heavy resistance if you want to go unsupported into the mountains, race, or do a number of other things. The phone is exclusively to inform others when you're going to be really late except in extreme circumstances. If you experience a problem that delays you long enough to justify sending a text or making a call, you'll probably get an offer for a lift. Don't accept a ride unless injured too badly to take care of yourself or you want your privileges curtailed.

I think I've owned about every brand of mini tool over the years, since the original Cool Tool. (park, topeak, crank brothers, lezyne, blackburn, serfa, etc. (Between multiple bikes, and renting bikes travelling and not bringing tools from home, I keep buying multi tools)

http://wiki.multitool.org/show_image.php?id=920

My current favorite is Lezyne:

http://www.competitivecyclist.com/im.../21399_i_1.jpg

Does everything you need, relatively light, compact, and most importantly, being stainless steel it can live in a seat bag for years and not rust.

Wow. This sounds like some deep seated insecurities! ; ]

i have the craftsmen version. its nice for working on bikes at home but its large and heavy so i wouldnt recommend carrying it

From experience, as long as it has a chain tool, I'm on board.

Topeak Hexus II
http://www.topeak.com/products/Mini-Tools/hexus2

I have older one and it works just fine.

i'm not knowledgeable on specific tool models but after buying 3 sets of cheapo crap, i finally abandoned my philosophy to get everything as cheaply as I can. I went for topeak and it was so good and reliable. same goes for floor pump.

Crank Brothers multi tool 19

Usually the smartest idea in the long run, if it's financially possible at the time.

Uhh...

Or how bout just let the guy put a phone in his jersey pocket; good god man.

Let me expound.

Last July after RAGBRAI I was on a county blacktop in NW Iowa which runs parallel to 2 very busy highways. The road I was on is 11 miles south and 13 miles north of those two highways (right in the middle, basically) and very rarely traveled, which is why I like to ride on it. I got hit from behind and very seriously injured by a guy on his way home from work. I was semi-conscious lying in the ditch, and he had no cell phone to call an ambulance. Neither did the next two people (father and son traveling to one of their hog buildings). I realize it sounds unlikely, but it's verified in two witness statements and the police report. The third and last person to show up took off for a farm house to call 911, and 12 minutes later (comparing my GPS data with the time of the 911 call), I remembered I had my cell phone in my pocket. The screen was cracked ("easy to destroy," right?) but the phone worked and they were able to get an ambulance coming.

We all understand here that you like to inconspicuously post photos of yourself covered in 3 inches of ice and talking about how brutal and sublime your commutes are, and how transcendental it is to ride with nothing but your bike and skin, but for god's sake, it's a 3 ounce item that could save your life if you want to carry it. If you don't that's fine, but we don't need a lecture from you on how we're idiots if we want to call SAG when we're less than "injured too badly to take care of [ourselves]" and don't want our "priveleges curtailed."

Okay...I'm over it. Sorry.

Oh, and I carry the Lezyne pictured above.

http://1mg.me/?w=300&h=300&filename=...3.jpg&f=Hawley
Park Tool IB-1

I've had a Topeak Alien for many years. I like it.