The probalem with bike's and multitool's is that apart from a adjustable spanner and a set of allen keys the things you will need to fix a bike are pretty speSmurfpillst tool's punture repair kit, pump, BB socket, cone spanners, chain set wrench/socket Etc Etc .. Ive never seem a single multitool with any of those on .. the best Ive ever seen are with a chain link remover ... and that's only useful when the chain needs lengthening/shortening ... most chains have a quick release link in them now which will get you out of 50% of chain related problems. I wouldn't mess about with a chain in the field unless I absolutely had to.
That MTB has more mud on it than some of the ATVs I've seen coming off the local off-road trails !
I do a bit of cycling here and there, none of my bikes are brilliant but they get the job done and i don't have enough money to keep all these hobbies upto date! As for tools, well i tend not to carry them, usually as i'm out with friends who have them with them and it seems pointless doubling up, but when i do, i tend to carry proper tools in a rucksack.
Quote from: knife-man on April 18, 2007, 01:30:53 AMThe probalem with bike's and multitool's is that apart from a adjustable spanner and a set of allen keys the things you will need to fix a bike are pretty speSmurfpillst tool's punture repair kit, pump, BB socket, cone spanners, chain set wrench/socket Etc Etc .. Ive never seem a single multitool with any of those on .. the best Ive ever seen are with a chain link remover ... and that's only useful when the chain needs lengthening/shortening ... most chains have a quick release link in them now which will get you out of 50% of chain related problems. I wouldn't mess about with a chain in the field unless I absolutely had to. Sorry, but I can't really buy into that line of thinking... I've had to repair broken or bent chains mountain biking in the field MUCH more often than adjust a bottom bracket or bearing cones. A quick release in a chain is useless if you break a link in the middle o nowhere.If you're having to adjust your bottom bracket or bearing cones in the field, then you are probably not spending enough time maintaining your bike with 'specialty' cycling tools when you're not in the field.
Quote from: NutSAK on April 20, 2007, 02:08:56 PMQuote from: knife-man on April 18, 2007, 01:30:53 AMThe probalem with bike's and multitool's is that apart from a adjustable spanner and a set of allen keys the things you will need to fix a bike are pretty speSmurfpillst tool's punture repair kit, pump, BB socket, cone spanners, chain set wrench/socket Etc Etc .. Ive never seem a single multitool with any of those on .. the best Ive ever seen are with a chain link remover ... and that's only useful when the chain needs lengthening/shortening ... most chains have a quick release link in them now which will get you out of 50% of chain related problems. I wouldn't mess about with a chain in the field unless I absolutely had to. Sorry, but I can't really buy into that line of thinking... I've had to repair broken or bent chains mountain biking in the field MUCH more often than adjust a bottom bracket or bearing cones. A quick release in a chain is useless if you break a link in the middle o nowhere.If you're having to adjust your bottom bracket or bearing cones in the field, then you are probably not spending enough time maintaining your bike with 'specialty' cycling tools when you're not in the field.In m,y long years of biking and working in bike shop's Ive never seen a chain break without a obvious cause .. such as a bad repair or a overly worn chain .. both of which should be noticed before it becomes a problem. Do bear in mind that a bike chain should have been tested to take a load up to 300 KG when correctly maintained. I didn't say you would need a cone spanner or BB tool In the feild, but rather that a set of allen key's and a adjustable spanner ( and a chain link tool possibly l) will serve you as well as most of the cycle multitool's out there possibly even better .
In m,y long years of biking and working in bike shop's Ive never seen a chain break without a obvious cause .. such as a bad repair or a overly worn chain .. both of which should be noticed before it becomes a problem. Do bear in mind that a bike chain should have been tested to take a load up to 300 KG when correctly maintained.