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New Swiss Tech MTs
on: August 13, 2014, 07:07:11 AM
Wow, they just added a big load of new MT's to their line up.

Mega-Max http://www.swisstechtools.com/proddetail.aspx?pid=90

Micro-Max http://www.swisstechtools.com/proddetail.aspx?PID=80

Rx20 Deluxe Cycling Tool Kit  http://www.swisstechtools.com/proddetail.aspx?PID=81

T-Rex Pocket Tool Kit http://www.swisstechtools.com/proddetail.aspx?pid=86


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« Last Edit: August 13, 2014, 07:09:38 AM by Kampfer »
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Re: New Swiss Tech MTs
Reply #1 on: August 13, 2014, 07:23:34 AM
Sorry to be so negative, but I wouldn't buy a single one of those. I never have been a Swiss+Tech fan though.
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Re: New Swiss Tech MTs
Reply #2 on: August 13, 2014, 07:53:30 AM
No worries, I am not a fan of those either.
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Re: New Swiss Tech MTs
Reply #3 on: August 13, 2014, 08:25:14 AM
I might be tempted by the Micro-Max Extreme, just out of curiosity  :pok:
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Re: New Swiss Tech MTs
Reply #4 on: August 13, 2014, 09:19:47 AM
I'm not a fan either, but the first 3 look pretty well designed to me. If their quality is not too bad, I might pick up one of those. I'm actually quite curious how the second tire lever works on #3 (Rx20 Deluxe Cycling Tool Kit).
Sadly, the rest looks really crappy and cheap, which does not give high hopes for the first 3. But then you never know, there is potential.
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Re: New Swiss Tech MTs
Reply #5 on: August 13, 2014, 09:26:03 AM
May I LOL at the last-one? A corkscrew-centered multitool?
What's next? A sak with parcel-carry-hook instead of the main blade?
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Re: New Swiss Tech MTs
Reply #6 on: August 13, 2014, 09:37:31 AM
Quote from: Corwyn on August 13, 2014, 09:26:03 AM
May I LOL at the last-one? A corkscrew-centered multitool?
What's next? A sak with parcel-carry-hook instead of the main blade?

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I missed that. Quite ridiculous.
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Re: New Swiss Tech MTs
Reply #7 on: August 13, 2014, 09:39:50 AM
Pretty sure the pliers based ones are just rebranded China junk tools. I agree that the first three look decent though.

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Re: New Swiss Tech MTs
Reply #8 on: August 13, 2014, 10:07:25 AM
Those colorful pilers MSRP <$20 with only one year warranty = junk.
But others have limited life time warranty.

The spec shows the first three MT weights 7oz each, am I missing something? :o

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Re: New Swiss Tech MTs
Reply #9 on: August 13, 2014, 09:28:44 PM
« Last Edit: August 13, 2014, 09:30:18 PM by Kampfer »
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Re: New Swiss Tech MTs
Reply #10 on: August 14, 2014, 12:49:34 AM
Quote from: Etherealicer on August 13, 2014, 09:19:47 AM
I'm not a fan either, but the first 3 look pretty well designed to me.

Concur, those and the new, bladeless version of the utilikey are decent looking. I own their 6-in-1 and 19-in-1 tools and so long as their limitations are remembered, they aren't horrible although I would like to regrind the tip of the phillips driver in both of them.
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Re: New Swiss Tech MTs
Reply #11 on: August 14, 2014, 01:03:32 AM
I'll stick with my Utili-Key.
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Re: New Swiss Tech MTs
Reply #12 on: August 14, 2014, 01:26:08 AM
I like that Micro max.

That's us mobile.

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Re: New Swiss Tech MTs
Reply #13 on: August 14, 2014, 04:53:13 AM
Ugggg, these all look like Chinese sourced, rebranded stuff. I DO like the look of the compact bike kit and the mega max, but beyond the  look.....
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Re: New Swiss Tech MTs
Reply #14 on: August 14, 2014, 05:59:15 AM
Same here. Swiss+Tech looks like it is dumpster diving once again.
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Re: New Swiss Tech MTs
Reply #15 on: August 14, 2014, 06:02:36 AM
Wow. Most of these look like dollar store tools.

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Re: New Swiss Tech MTs
Reply #16 on: August 15, 2014, 08:49:02 AM
Even though most of their stuff probably are Chinese sourced, but at least the previous offerings are a little unique in its own way that I can see a 'trend'.  The colored blue/orange/green are quite common to be seen, and why would they even bother to rebrand them, when everyone knows they could be cheaply found in dollar store excape me.
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Re: New Swiss Tech MTs
Reply #17 on: August 15, 2014, 08:52:37 AM
their web site is currently down :think:
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Re: New Swiss Tech MTs
Reply #18 on: August 15, 2014, 10:55:47 PM
Quote from: captain spaulding on August 13, 2014, 09:37:31 AM
Quote from: Corwyn on August 13, 2014, 09:26:03 AM
May I LOL at the last-one? A corkscrew-centered multitool?
What's next? A sak with parcel-carry-hook instead of the main blade?

 :rofl:

I missed that. Quite ridiculous.

This corkscrew concept isn't new.  Except for the additional tools stuck in the handle this is similar to a late 19th century plier based corkscrews I have seen before.  I will post a pic when I see one again. 
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Reply #19 on: August 16, 2014, 01:20:12 AM
The Rx20 bike tool looks pretty awesome. Don't know if I trust Swiss-Tech enough to put it in my seat pack.
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Re: New Swiss Tech MTs
Reply #20 on: August 16, 2014, 05:36:47 AM
Doesn't everyone here already have a shoebox full of crap tools?  I know I do, although they're in a freezer bag, I'm not going to waste a good shoebox on them. 

I won't even give them away, I'm afraid someone will hurt themselves with one.  I don't know why I care since it never stopped anyone from giving me one.   :rant:

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Reply #21 on: August 16, 2014, 08:45:50 AM
Hey, they got rid of the terribly stupid plier design from the micro-max!  Maybe somebody actually read my review (okay, not likely but I can dream).

Though I see they're still doing this crap to pad up the tool numbers:

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Reply #22 on: August 20, 2014, 03:55:51 AM
The first three look ok, the rest ... :facepalm: It's like a really bad chinese rebranded  joke. Sad is the way by which Swiss Tech trails.

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Re: New Swiss Tech MTs
Reply #23 on: August 20, 2014, 10:08:18 AM
Quote from: jekostas on August 16, 2014, 08:45:50 AM
Hey, they got rid of the terribly stupid plier design from the micro-max!  Maybe somebody actually read my review (okay, not likely but I can dream).

Though I see they're still doing this crap to pad up the tool numbers:

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