Eurobike 2016: Unior Tools, Tyre Tread Clipper

As well as having their own forges and CNC milling machines, Unior even own their own steel company, giving them a very strong basis for in house production. They had some brand new tools on show for the first time at Eurobike, and product manager Tine Mahkovec was kind enough to talk us through them.

These are Uniors new 6, 7, 13 and 17 multitools. Every part of these is manufactured in Uniors home country of Slovenia.

Originally made for Schwalbe, but now available to you and I, this is a purpose built tyre tread cutter…

… and that thing in the middle is a depth gauge! When I were a lad, we ‘ad nothing like that. XC race mechanics did artisanal tread trimming, using mechanics feel! &c., &c.

This isn’t just a bike stand.

It’s a telescopic bike stand, adjustable thanks to…

… this knob on the back. It can accommodate anything from a kids bike to a 29er.

A straight nipple driver?

It’s for DT Swiss Squorx nipples. Yes, Squorx. Instead of a slot on the back, they use an inverted torx head, which this tool will drive.

As supplied to Team Sky, the Unior Pro Workstand.

Also new for Eurobike was this lightweight collapsible bike stand.

Mostly made of plastics, it’s nonetheless sturdy enough to support up to ten bikes.

It’s neatly made, weighs just 7.5Kg, and has quick releases for speedy set up and breakdown.

David Hayward

David started mountain biking in the 90’s, by which he means “Ineptly jumping a Saracen Kili Racer off anything available in a nearby industrial estate”. After growing up and living in some extremely flat places, David moved to Yorkshire specifically for the mountain biking. This felt like a horrible mistake at first, because the hills are so steep, but you get used to them pretty quickly. Previously, David trifled with road and BMX, but mountain bikes always won. He’s most at peace battering down a rough trail, quietly fixing everything that does to a bike, or trying to figure out if that one click of compression damping has made things marginally better or worse. The inept jumping continues to this day.