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2025-03-14 19:03:17

R5ZM2 on Nostr: There's a large range of bike multi tools on the market but I picked up this (new) ...


There's a large range of bike multi tools on the market but I picked up this (new) Topeak Alien II on Ebay for £24.

It's debatable how many tools you need in a bike multitool and it probably depends on which tools fit your bike, how far you're going, size & weight of the tool etc.

I've only been caught out once when one of my brakes started binding (hydraulic disk brake) and the hotter it got from binding the worse it got until the bike was unrideable, luckily I found someone with an allen key and just took the caliper off to ride home, turned out it was a known fault on that model where the piston in the reservoir gets stuck on the brake adjuster wheel threads so turning the adjuster doesn't back off the brakes/allow for fluid expansion.

The mini ratchet and bit set bike kits seem quite popular and are small to carry but was put off due to the fact that small ratchet mechanisms will most likely start to fail under force and most sets don't include a 10mm wrench or socket which is the size of my brake bleed nipple, if that fault happened again a quick fix would be to just loosen the nipple and let some fluid out. The Alien 2 also has a chain breaker but can't say I've ever needed one while out.

I've also ordered the Granite Talon tyre levers/quick link remover combo as it was only £11.

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