I carry Ascent Bare Bones Multi-Tool, I like it pretty well has about everything i need ever on it.


For everything else I have a Leatherman Wave. I always have this on my on and off my bike. I love this thing. I uses it many times a day, It has come in handy a lot

I use Topeak Alien 2 tool - seems useful:

https://www.topeak.com/products/Tools/ALiEN_II

i like my crank bros multi 17.

Topeak Alien III

topeak alien

I had been using a Park Tools Rescue Tool MTB-3 (had two of these - wore out the first one) but my current favourite is a Serfas ST-LV Multi Mini Tool. Never heard of Serfas before but it's a great (not so) little tool for a longer tour (and apparently no longer available anywhere).

+1 For touring.

I have several. On tour I have a Lezyne. In addition to the normal Allen wrenches and screwdrivers, it has a large Allen Wrench that fits my crank bolts, and a chain tool. I had a crank bolt fall out on my mountain bike when I was miles away from my truck. I didn't have a tool to fit. I had to finger-tight the bolt and limp back. I think it's highly unlikely it will ever happen again, but I'm prepared. I've never needed my chain tool on the road, but a friend did. Since it comes on the multi-tool, I figure, why not?

I don't carry a Leatherman. They look too heavy. I carry my Swiss Army Knife. The pliers on the Leatherman look really useful, but I don't want to carry the whole tool just for pliers.

Hmmmm.

The quest to find the perfect kit will never end!

On tours where tool weight is not a significant factor I like to carry dedicated tools in addition to the simplest of multi-tools like the first pic the OP posted.

I'm happy with my Crank Bros 17:



and my leatherman wave I take with me everywhere I go:

I love everything about it, including the pliers. It comes in handy in almost every way my crank bros tool cannot.

I like my Topeak Hexus, though I like the looks of the Alien II as well. I plan on taking my Hexus and my Leatherman with me this summer when I do my first overnights.

Stealing my Photo, but the really funny thing is I want a Crank Bros 17

https://www.topeak.com/products/Tools/Mini9

The Park MTB-3 has everything a bicycle needs.

Don't use 'em. Like carrying a variety pack of extra tire tubes - 700c, 26", 27", whether they fit my bike or not. I just carry tools that fit something on my bike, and in some rare cases they have 17" handles. I can go out solo for 2 weeks with stuff that fits in the palm of my hand, just so long as I don't need to fix cranks, or remove pedals.

I don't like multi tools except for the tire levers. Whenever something needs attention on my bike its like the only part that a multi tool won't reach or work for. I carry a star type allen wrench with the 3 most common bike sizes and then a regular set of allen wrenches in metric of course and a couple of screwdrivers one slotted and one phillips and a pair of small needlenose pliers and and some smaller size metric open and box combo wrenches. Sounds like a lot but they don't really take up a lot of room since they all seem to fall to the bottom of my panniers anyway.

+1000

my leatherman wave (not the current model, but the revised version of the original) weighs 220 grams. The swiss army knife I'm able to find (wich has no useful tools for a bike) weighs 100. 120 grams for a very useful pliers, a file, and a much better blade is worth it.

If I can't fix it with one of these, then I just go drink beer.

Leatherman Skeletool CX
142 g
7 tools

• 154CM Stainless Steel Clip Point Knife
• Needlenose Pliers
• Regular Pliers
• Wire Cutters
• Hard-wire Cutters
• Large Bit Driver
• Bottle Opener
• Carabiner Clip
• INCLUDED BITS: Phillips #1 and #2 Bit, Screwdriver 3/16" and 1/4" Bit

not 17 tools with the Leathermen Wave but pliers

A crank brothers 17 and a pocket power plier by SOG. Made outside of Seattle, and superior to Leatherman tools.

Get a Park Tool Mtb-3. IT. HAS. EVERYTHING! Do any of the multi tools above have a pedal wrench? No.