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This clever tool from Specialized hides inside your bike, so you never have to remember to bring a multi-tool on a ride ever again!
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hey everyone welcome to single track my
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name is Will and this is a secret tool
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that's designed to live inside your
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bike now to begin with we're going to
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talk about what this tool is and what it
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does and then I'm going to let you know
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what I like and don't like about this
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tool now if this is the first time
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you've joined us consider hitting that
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subscribe button below cuz we've got
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plenty more videos coming your way in
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the near future now this comes from
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specialized it's called the SWAT conceal
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carry MTB tool and it's basically a
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compact multi-tool that's designed to
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occupy the dead hollow space inside your
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fork steerer tube now it's worth noting
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that this isn't compatible with forks
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that have a carbon fiber stero tube
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because they don't have a hollow end to
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them it is however compatible with most
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mountain bike Forks on the market that
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have an aluminium steer tube now if
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you're going to be fitting this to your
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existing bike you will need to knock out
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the starnut which will be hiding inside
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the fork steer tube once you've done
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that installing the SWAT CC tool is
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really simple there are two components
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you've got the top assembly and then you
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have a threaded bolt with the bottom
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plug which sits at the base of the fork
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steerer tube to preload the headset
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bearings all you do is you thread the
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bolt into the upper assembly and use a 5
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mm hex key at the bottom of the plug to
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compress the headset bearings
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specialized includes a couple of
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different length bolts with the SWAT CC
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tool and that's to accommodate different
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length steerer tubes once you've got the
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SWAT CC tool installed on your bike it
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provides you with super quick and easy
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access of a multi-tool within quick
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reach of your hands there's a small
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swivel cap on top and all you do is you
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flick that around
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180° and out pops the multitool there's
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a spring-loaded basket underneath the
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multitool and that pushes it out up
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through the steerer and into your hands
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and you just tug that out of the top
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there there and you've got your
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multitool ready to go it's a pretty
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compact multi-tool and it only has six
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functions on here so we have a three a
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four a five and a 6 mm hex key a Torx
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T25 key and then this funny looking flat
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screwdriver type thing it turns out it's
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not a screwdriver though this is
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actually half an 8 mm hex key now that's
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a really clever way of getting an 8 mm
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hex key into a tiny compact multitool
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like this I've been able to install and
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remove SPD pedals using this 88 mm hex
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bit but just remember that you're not
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going to be able to get a whole lot of
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talk through this because it is a fairly
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compact tool and that bit in particular
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is fairly thin too as well as the
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multitool there's a really clever little
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area to store your master links so here
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I've got a set of 12-speed Shram Eagle
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Master links which use a magnet to
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attach them to the base of the tool now
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there's also a very clever chain breaker
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that's part of this tool there's
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actually a cutout in the main body of
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the tool which is where you would load
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the chain then using the compression
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bolt as the pin driver you actually wind
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that through to push the PIN to break
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the chain at the end here we have the 5
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mm hex bolt which we can use the
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multi-tool to then drive the pin and
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break the chain super clean really
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clever and this chain breaker actually
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works quite well chain breakers on
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multi-tools tend to be a little bit hit
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and miss but this one is quite good so
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downsides to the specialized SWAT CC
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tool well for a start it's really
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expensive for what is a very minimalist
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multi-tool in the UK these cost 90 and
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in Australia you're looking at $130 for
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the SWAT CC tool it's worth bearing in
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mind that oneup actually makes a very
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similar tool called the EDC it comes in
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about half the price of this but it
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actually has more functions I think in
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terms of functionality though the SWAT
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CC tool is nicer to use I love the
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spring-loaded basket and the fact that
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the multitool pops out ready for you to
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use when you need it and I think because
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of that ease of access I've used it a
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lot more than say if I was carrying a
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multitool around in my backpack that I
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had to stop and pull out every time I
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wanted to make a small adjustment I also
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love that I don't have to remember to
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bring along a tool with me when I go
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riding because it's always with you and
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it's always within easy reach now if
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you'd like to read the full review on
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the specialized SWAT CC tool you can do
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so on single trck world.com and I'd love
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to hear what you guys think of this tool
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do you love the idea do you love that
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ease of use and that functionality of
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hiding this tool inside the bike or is
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it all a bit necessary let me know your
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thoughts and if you got any questions
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drop them into the comment section below
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and I'll do my best to answer them for
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you otherwise that's it for me and I'll
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see you guys next time turu
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