[firetoole]

What is Your choice "Milti Tool"?

I have 2


Gerber Multi-Plier 650 (Fantastic)

Park MTB-7 (which sucks and always falls apart)

 

[Enginerd A2]

Crank Bros Multi-17, no doubt. Anything from Crank Bros, really.

*Edit - I like Leathermans a lot, but not for bike stuff.

 

[TreeSaw]

I have a cheap blackburn one, and Sq-Earl has a nice Crank Brother's one because he broke his park one.

 

[firetoole]

he broke his park one.

I am quite dissapointed at how cheap they are

 

[hooples3]

i 've been using the topeak alien for a few years now woth great sucess. I also use a leatherman wave just about everyday but not for my bike... at work

 

[Darkreaper]

Topeak hummer in my saddle pack, and a Leatherman Wave on my belt. Ready for anything!

I'm not suprised that the Park multitools are cheap, they probably want you to buy everything separately...

 

[jacksonpt]

For general purpose multitools, I like the gerber stuff like you posted.

For bike multitools, I use a topeak alien... had it for about 4 years and still going strong. Only real complaint is that the chain tool doesn't have a stop on it, so you can push a pin all the way through if you're not watching what you're doing.

 

[MikeD]

Like my Gerber multitools, hate my Crank Bros. bike tool. The metal on it is so ridiculously soft that it rounded out and twisted the allens within a few uses, and the keys themselves are so short and nubby that you can hardly reach a bolt on most bikes when you're dealing with anything aside from a stem or top cap.

Topeak Alien was the best tool I ever used...all three of them, which I managed to lose. But I can't seem to lose this damned Crank Bros

MD

 

[pixelninja]

When I ride, I always have:

1. pocket knife
2. Leatherman micro tool
3. Crank Bros Multi-17 tool

 

[N8 v2.0]

Topeak Alien... best tool ever.

 

[I Are Baboon]

I like the Crank Bros Multi-17. I have not had any issues with the metal being soft. Then again, I don't really use it all that often...only for on-trail emergencies which I am fortunate enough to avoid most of the time.

 

[Wumpus]

I like whichever one I find laying in the trail.

 

[Ian F]

Park used to sell a kit with a real chain-tool in it. The PPM-1/2... the latest offering, the PPM-3 doesn't look at nice...

 

[Big_Papa1080]

if your talking everyday carrying, i dont have a multi-tool, just this

 

[trailblazer]

i broke both crank bro. multi's. The rod breaks.
I use a park multi with an 8 tap...and a chain breaker ,,,,..and my leatherman.

my second fav is can o big air.

multi tools basically blow. They are too wierd and small and clumsy. I much prefer an allen set by park. They are light and just as small and the "L" shape fits in places the multi's do not and you get more torque.

 

[golgiaparatus]

Topeak Hummer.

Its all I need for trailside stuff. Even has a star adapter for disk brakes.

Mine is pretty old and kind of rusty in spots but fuhk it, still gets the job done.

 

[jacksonpt]

if your talking everyday carrying, i dont have a multi-tool, just this

Yea, my multitools are sport specific, so to speak. The topeak I only carry when biking (surprise surprise), and the gerber I only carry when fishing. For everday carrying, I have spyderco dyad jr.

 

[Darkreaper]

My topeak disc bolt bit is totally mangled - I must have put too much force behind it, I suppose, but I was still pretty pissed about it.

 

[MtnbikeMike]

I have a Crank Bros. Multi-17. Haven't used it that much myself, but I seem to be lending it out on rides a lot It's nice although it has rusted (not completely), and the chain breaker on it sucks(very hard to use).

 

[sanjuro]

I can used this to inject EPO and other performance enhancing drugs, then heroin for a post victory fix...

 

[trailblazer]

I like whichever one I find laying in the trail.

rite on.
i found a blue CPR 13 years ago in the middle of nowhere and it has given me good luck for years now.

 

[firetoole]

rite on.
i found a blue CPR 13 years ago in the middle of nowhere and it has given me good luck for years now.

one time I fell off a bike trail bridge into a river and found a fishing pole (it was quite the score)

 

[dexterq20]

Topeak Alien was the best tool I ever used.

Before I had a decent home tool kit, the Alien was all I used for bike maintenance, and it ruled. Now it only gets used on the trail, but it's a great tool to have with you. It's even got tire levers on it!