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looking for a very very small multi tool and has a chain spliter on it
any ideas ??
Cheers
Andy
quite happy with the Crank Bros one I use.
Topeak Hummer unless you want a chain tool and a limited Allen Key set to match your bolts.
Hummer has everything but a knife and pliers.
You can leave the chain clip and torx25 at home to save weight.
Ditto the 2 tyre levers if you can do without (nintendo thumbs).
Edit: One tyre lever needed for the allen to drive the chain tool.
PaulD
This is what I pack into the saddle bag on my road bike.
[url] http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/topeak-mini-18-item82737.html [/url]
The chain splitter is a must as I ride most of the time on my own,
I carry a great little park tools multi tool but also have to carry a separate chain splitter
Just trying to get a bit more space in my pockets for long rides
I use [url= http://www.koolstof.co.uk/BBB-Maxifold-L-14-Function-Multi-Tool ]one of these[/url]. Chain tool, spoke wrenches and allen keys. Not light, but you need really bar an extra tyre lever.
Worth getting a dinky little chain tool separately and a little microtool? The Park and Topeak chain tools I have a pretty small and a lot easier to use than the ones on other multitools I've tried.
yeah i run a topeak multitool - it was £15 has the chain splitter and a spoke key
I have an On one multi tool from a few years ago. Spot on and only about £10 at the time.
This one looks slightly better...
[url] http://on-one.co.uk/i/q/TOOO11IN1/on_one_11_in_1_multitool [/url]
Built many a bike with it and it comes on every ride and has saved the day a few times.
I use a lezyne sv10. It's tiny, around 100g and about the lightest multi tool with a chain tool that I could find. You could go carbon to save another 20g but I don't think it's worth the extra £40.
Only other tool I need is one tyre lever, couple of zip ties, gaffa tape round my pump and a small square of groundsheet to patch a ripped sidewall.
Chain tools on their own don't weigh much less.
The Lezyne V10 looks to be best weight, and a Park Tyre Lever (or 2, just try first) and the bits above complete the kit.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=33187
Topeak Hummer is approx 170g with both levers and loose bits.
PaulD
You're all mad as a box of frogs.
How many times do you need a chain tool on a road bike?
Especially when you take the chainset off with a 5mm Allen key.
[i]You're all mad as a box of frogs.
How many times do you need a chain tool on a road bike?[/i]
I've only needed it once in 5 years, would have been a long 40 mile walk without it.
Picked up a [url= http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=47017 ]Topeak Mini 20 Pro Tool[/url] when they were on offer for <£20