That Lezyne chain tool is the gift that keeps on giving! Just realized that it also has a valve core tool... another gram saved! (I know it probably said so in the spec sheet, but who reads that anyways? 😉)
Ditch the chain tool altogether and just carry a spare quick link! In order to fit the spare quick link on a broken chain, you will need to finish breaking off the damaged outer links off the chain. To do this, take the chain completely off the bike, wedge the end with the outer links into the pedal blade of one of your pedals, then just apply leverage on the chain 90-degrees to force the outer links apart. When one of the two outer links finally breaks off the chain pin, the opposing link will fall out with pin. You'll be left with two inner links on each end and can reinstall the chain with your quick link. I haven't carried a chain tool on a ride in 15 years, opting for just a spare quick link, and have used this method a few times.
I don't think that would be successful to be honest. As much as I would love it, it would have to be more expensive as manufacturing costs are higher when producing custom tools. Maybe if shipped unassembled... Like a tiny Lego Set ^^
@@sebastianjost yeah, the startup wouldn't get rich with it for sure. Making it all custom is difficult. But what about having standard parts like 3/4/5/6/8 Allen keys and two or three custom spaces where people can choose from a hand full of choices like Torx or chain splitter or wire cutters or...
The reality is that I suspect most riders probaby already carry a customised bundle of tools scrapped from other left overs accumulated over the years...although I like a compact all in one.
This is what we need, ideas for combining multi-tools to make a perfect one for ourselves! This is the type of videos every experienced biker should make for the viewers. Keep making whatever you want, great video, great sense of humor and great nose likeness to Jake Johnson.
I must be slow on the uptake - riding 40+ years now and not once did I do this with my drawer full of mini-tools... Another excellent and entertaining vid!
I think part of the fun and ritual is to go over all your left overs and try to see what can be combined and have your own unique personalised life saving tool :)
I customised my tools, I did a video on it years ago. I just got rid of tools I never use and added the tools I do. You don't need to buy expensive Cycling multi tools, most DIY shops sell cheap sets of tools like hex keys and toque-x, you can use them. Also you can drill holes in that chain tool to make it lighter. You don't need a completely solid lever. Also you can use rubber washers rather than metal.
or cut washers out of a plastic milk bottle to save even more weight and get a long-life solution. Plus I carry a standard L shaped 5mm allen key with a ball drive on the long end because it makes adjusting the inside brake pad of cheap cable disk brakes much easier - no trying to wedge a multitool inside the wheel.
How can a few grams be so important when the rider weighs 5-10 times as much as the bike. Just spend the time you are thinking about how to save weight on your bike and tools actually training and you'll save more weight and get more time on your bike getting faster.
FYI for the Euro crowd: The cheapest small pump Decathlon sells (for 3-4€) weights 95g. It can be modded into one for high-volume tyres by cutting off the part for AV valves (flippable top part). Replace its handle's steel rod by a AlTi one (from shops that sell pool equipment), weight drops to about 80g or less.
One alternative to building your own multi-tool is to use a 5mm hex key with a bit adapter, and then the bits you need. PB Swiss 470 is a commercial alternative, but you can buy the adapter separate which is what I have done, and just keep the bits and stuff in a pouch. It's light and I think hex key + bit adapter + bit it's a bit easier to work with than a folding bike tool. The advantage of the folding tool though is that you can't lose any bits. For the chain breaker I use the lezyne like you do, with the hex key as handle. I have both the much lighter alloy version for one bike, and the steel version for another, as the steel version has a builtin spoke key. Those chain breaker tabs can be bought as spare parts so you don't need to buy a complete tool.
Nice! I have pondered doing something like this many times, but never took the plunge. And, very smart actually going through your bike and determining exactly what tools and sizes you were likely to need! I love the ingenuity and pragmatism! Great vid!
Multi-tool hacking is underrated, best way to make your kit fit your needs. Been there and done that. Topeak was a good choice, they make nice solid stuff and are part of my big kit and grab and go in a pocket ride essentials. Cheers!
Just had a mechanical yesterday on a fixed gear ride. Was prepared for almost any scenario, except a broken spoke. Guess no tool helps there! Luckily a lady came by in a car and was taking her gravel bike in for service, so I got a ride.
Thanks for the video. I just did the same exercise and ended with a custom made mini tool. It is light and practical. Keep posting this type of "professional" advices. Great video.
I just did this and ended up with what I wanted and needed! Nice to know there are similar minds out there to mine with respect to bike MTs. I saved so much weight, space, improved handling ability and imo improved the looks of the three tools I combined
This is the content of my dreams 🤓 Having always focussed on super light hiking/running essentials and now looking at bike packing this content is golden.
I replace the case that comes with the tool with a short section of 25mm butyl inner tube cut to the same size as the tool. I stretch it around the tool to keep everything in place and to prevent the tool from wearing on your spare tubes inside your seat pack. This can save you 2 or 3 grams over the tool case and it's slightly smaller and more compact.
Did this myself last year. My mates alway wonder where I got my tool from, and are surprised when I tell them I made it myself. I had to cut down the bolts that hold the components to the main body and file them flush but it looks good and not easy to tell it was adapted! I use the same patch kit and the Lezyne small tire levers. Finally I have the Muul tire plug that sits in a rubber holster and Velcros to my bar on my MTB so its really fast to pull out and use in the case of a flat, or on my seat tube behind my saddle bag on my road/gravel bike,
I thought about doing something similar, but never went on. My approach would be to get rid of some of the tools on my multitool, replacing them with plastic washers in order to save weight. Talking of weight-weenie measures, I reshaped my tire levers to shave some grams (as well as making them more compact) - and added an indent in one of them, so I can use it as a valve core tool too.
I have done the same thing with my multitool, allthough I have added my two house keys in there and use it as a daily carry as well. This way I always have the tools on me and when out riding, I don't need to carry a seperate key chain.
Amazing video. I just started with 3D printing and planning to print a super light tool holder with a hidden Apple 🍎 AirTag as a bike tracker build in.
I have been using the hexus 2 for a couple years now. Got me out of every jam I’ve needed to get out of so far. It is heavy but was a gift so cost me nothing so I can’t complain
I laughed when I saw the title of this video. :) You're crazy, man, but this is why I love watching your videos. You're the right kind of crazy. :) Happy holidays to you from Brussels! (also: same as you: hexus 2)
This was an awesome video! I have struggled to find the perfect mini tool as well, and the chain tool has always been the biggest headache. To mitigate some of the overall weight, I now use a saddle bag from Ortlieb. It weighs 85gm, and it's the most functional, no B. S piece of bike kit I own.
Must have felt real good when they all fit in that 10 piece frame. Great video, a custom mini-tool is an idea I've been kicking around, nice to see its very much possible. Now I just gotta do it!
I think it's timely to say thanks for your really thoughtful and good quality content. I haven't struck a dud video on Rides of Japan yet. Roll on 2020!
good stuff.... I've often thought of doing the same, thought, as an old, fat guy, no point worrying about weight for me. I carry a ton of "stuff" all the time. Has come in handy lots because I always stop for stricken riders and see if I can help. Cheers!
Another solution for tools is to swap bolts out for equivalants that match the tools you already carry. Works fine except for Rohloff, where you get stuck with T20 bolts because the alternative is 2.5mm allen keys for the countersink head bolts. I tour and commute with a Rohloff so that's important for me. Also, I bought the Lezeyne carbon/titanium ultimate weenie edition hoping that it wouldn't rust. But it uses steel washers and I think pivots... so it rusts just like the tools that cost half as much.
I've had a Crank Brothers Micra for about 20 years that does all that, except for the T20, but I don't have any components that need that oddball size anyway. The T25 for my disk rotors is all I need.
I know this is 3 years old, but when I watched this, the hunt began. I already have the Topeak mini 20 but wanted lighter. And got the Topeak mini 9. BUT then I found the ninja 16+. It’s the same size as the 9 but with everything I need and ur looking for
Another option: take an Allen key, at least 5/16" or 8mm, and then grind down both ends to a 1/4" square. You can now slip a 1/4" square to 1/4" hex adapter on the end. Very lightweight, and you can use whatever driver bits you want. Starting with an L-shaped Allen key means you have one end with better reach, and one end for higher torque, and it generally fits in better in tight places than a multi-tool does. A typical 1/4" socket can even be used as the drive adapter, but the ones specifically for driving bits usually have some sort of retention built in (eg. a magnet) so the driver bits don't fall out.
giant makes a water bottle cage with an integrated tire leaver/ ratchet with allen bits and torx bits. basically everything you need except the chain braker. all i do is tape an inner tube and a small chain breaker on the underside of the top tube. no more seat bag for the gravel bike. pretty sweet
YOU ARE DA MAN!! I copied my old 1x Di2 setup from you, and just installed EC90SL cranks, Uno Stem, Ti bolts, and misc other light weight things I've learn from your channel/you! I thank you! My wife and my bank account hate you.... Happy New Year my friend!!! Keep losing grams.....
More of that please. The Frankentool creation ceremony was epic and so funny. That really helps safing money because I can see what fits (so I can pic the Multitools I need without try an error) :-) and I do not have to get mad cause of putting in the tools on the wrong side of the multitool.
I love these videos. Make more. It actually inspired me to do something similar. I have been using a kitchen sink tool but I hate the weight, yes but I really hate how big it is. I have the same topeak mini tool which I don't use anymore because there is no chain breaker. So there you go. You've handed me a "Big Brain" solution. lol. Thanks.
Good idea. I’ve been doing much the same (but couldn’t find a T30 driver I could swap in to my SKS CT-Works). I’ve needed to use my chain splitter three times in the last 5 years, and most of the Allen keys not at all, so the chain tool is definitely staying!
Curious if you’ve ever checked out the Ritchey CPR-9? At only 25 grams it has it’s limitations but for shorter rides it’s what I’ll throw in with a tire lever, CO2, quick patch and a tube. It’s just so light! and in some ways easier to apply torque with a longer lever and bits that don’t pivot on a shaft. No T20 though of course.
T20 is the dealbreaker for me. I want my tool to cover the whole bike. I also don’t want any loose parts (bits) as I’ve lost things in the past. I abandoned co2 after a very interesting triple puncture ride hehe. So this is just what works best for me, there are lighter solutions, but if it doesn’t tick the boxes I want to tick, I will sacrifice the potential weight savings.
2 spare tubes (tuboilito) patch kit ….park tool mt1 multi tool, 2 co2 cartridges, 2 tire levers, one pair latex gloves. Ive never had to use a any tool except a 6mm for my axel for roadside tube swap.
I also searched for a long time to find the perfect tool for me and my bikes. Afterall I find the Topeak Ninja 16+ . It is light, ultra compact, and has all teh tools I need. I think there are a lot of extra unnecessary weight on the back of the tools (the folded loop on the back). Lezyne usually use cnc machined tools without this loop ont he back. Altho it would be a good idea if there were a modular system with swappable tools in it!
I have a Topeak Ratchet Rocket Lite DX+ (the plus is important) in all of my saddle bags. I removed one of the bits I don't use and replaced it with the T20 bit. They are cheap to buy. It's all self contained in a folding case and the ratchet holds bits on either end and is super easy to use. I've tried the folding tools and just don't like them. The ratchet tool works so well I use it for most of my shop work.
@@ridesofjapan I'm very much the opposite of a weight weenie. However, it seems like 195g is pretty reasonable for a full set of hex and torx keys, chain tool, and tire levers. Here is a link to the tool I'm referring too. Rachet Rocket Lite DX+ (note the plus is the version with the chain breaker). www.topeak.com/global/en/products/mini-tools/1159-ratchet-rocket--lite-dx+
@@ridesofjapan I should also mention that I think your idea of blending tools together to get an ideal setup is brilliant. I never considered that myself. However, I'm not a fan of the folding mini-tools. I just don't like how they work when actually in use. They feel clumsy to me.
A really good concept and I like your approach - it makes a lot of sense to me but I probably have the same OCD style! I do like the Hexus II to be honest but it has more than I need. Someone should offer a pick n' mix approach to making tools perhaps? That way you only pay for what you need.
Love it. This summer I started just carrying loose allen wrenches in a little plastic baggy instead of a full tool. I don't have any torx on my bike, so I only need a few hex sizes. Now my multitool stays in my MTB saddle bag, so I don't need to swap back and forth. This also gave me some extra room in my road bag to add some zip ties and one more CO2.
Similar here. I wanted to have tools on every bike and I thought about buying more multi tools. Instead I saw the box with all the hex keys, put together a set for each bike and put a bit of shrink tube around them. Sometimes you can't reach a bolt with the multi tool so this should work even better. The only problem is that I don't have an Allen key screwdriver that fits to that approach.
This is a very useful (and entertaining) video. Thank you for sharing. Oh have I said you are like an eccentric yet genius professor or perhaps Frankenstein...especially with that strange accent (I couldn't figure out what accent it is). I have "liked" it and subbed.
If and when a spoke breaks you'll be able to remove one part. On tubeless setups and without a flat screwdriver, not the remainder (usually in the rim). In that case use chewing gum (chew it some!) to affix and constrain its movement (wait an hour until it hardens) so it won't rattle or interfere with your frame or other parts.
That's great I kinda wish that we could order a special multi tool. If you want to save weight and I mean really cut the weight you need to find a bolt shop or go online all of the bolts can be switched to different size heads you can mix the thread pitch. Titanium bolt's are not to over priced just don't mix them with a titanium nut. Aluminum bolts can be used on things that don't have to much stress. And always lube a thread for rust.
That Lezyne chain tool is the gift that keeps on giving!
Just realized that it also has a valve core tool... another gram saved!
(I know it probably said so in the spec sheet, but who reads that anyways? 😉)
ohhh I never realised!
Ditch the chain tool altogether and just carry a spare quick link! In order to fit the spare quick link on a broken chain, you will need to finish breaking off the damaged outer links off the chain. To do this, take the chain completely off the bike, wedge the end with the outer links into the pedal blade of one of your pedals, then just apply leverage on the chain 90-degrees to force the outer links apart. When one of the two outer links finally breaks off the chain pin, the opposing link will fall out with pin. You'll be left with two inner links on each end and can reinstall the chain with your quick link. I haven't carried a chain tool on a ride in 15 years, opting for just a spare quick link, and have used this method a few times.
you save me 60 gr
remove the cap from the tube to save another staggering 0.00001 grams!
Chris Holton god you roadys drive me nuts
Jk
I actually laughed out loud when you had the "big brain moment"
I have them all the time 🤪
@@ridesofjapan
Just hoping it doesn't add any weight !
Always like how you think “out of the box”!
Thinking if this is an start up idea to offer a customizable bike tool set.
Happy to inspire any up and coming entrepreneurs 👍
Surprised topeak or lezyne don't offer something like that already tbh
I don't think that would be successful to be honest. As much as I would love it, it would have to be more expensive as manufacturing costs are higher when producing custom tools.
Maybe if shipped unassembled... Like a tiny Lego Set ^^
@@sebastianjost yeah, the startup wouldn't get rich with it for sure. Making it all custom is difficult. But what about having standard parts like 3/4/5/6/8 Allen keys and two or three custom spaces where people can choose from a hand full of choices like Torx or chain splitter or wire cutters or...
The reality is that I suspect most riders probaby already carry a customised bundle of tools scrapped from other left overs accumulated over the years...although I like a compact all in one.
Love it! Still rockin my Frankenstein cassette inspired by your videos!
This is what we need, ideas for combining multi-tools to make a perfect one for ourselves! This is the type of videos every experienced biker should make for the viewers. Keep making whatever you want, great video, great sense of humor and great nose likeness to Jake Johnson.
What an excellent idea. Customise a multitool. Brillant. Brain on.
I must be slow on the uptake - riding 40+ years now and not once did I do this with my drawer full of mini-tools... Another excellent and entertaining vid!
I think part of the fun and ritual is to go over all your left overs and try to see what can be combined and have your own unique personalised life saving tool :)
A very elegant solution. Well done.
I customised my tools, I did a video on it years ago. I just got rid of tools I never use and added the tools I do. You don't need to buy expensive Cycling multi tools, most DIY shops sell cheap sets of tools like hex keys and toque-x, you can use them.
Also you can drill holes in that chain tool to make it lighter. You don't need a completely solid lever. Also you can use rubber washers rather than metal.
or cut washers out of a plastic milk bottle to save even more weight and get a long-life solution. Plus I carry a standard L shaped 5mm allen key with a ball drive on the long end because it makes adjusting the inside brake pad of cheap cable disk brakes much easier - no trying to wedge a multitool inside the wheel.
How can a few grams be so important when the rider weighs 5-10 times as much as the bike.
Just spend the time you are thinking about how to save weight on your bike and tools actually training and you'll save more weight and get more time on your bike getting faster.
FYI for the Euro crowd: The cheapest small pump Decathlon sells (for 3-4€) weights 95g. It can be modded into one for high-volume tyres by cutting off the part for AV valves (flippable top part). Replace its handle's steel rod by a AlTi one (from shops that sell pool equipment), weight drops to about 80g or less.
One alternative to building your own multi-tool is to use a 5mm hex key with a bit adapter, and then the bits you need. PB Swiss 470 is a commercial alternative, but you can buy the adapter separate which is what I have done, and just keep the bits and stuff in a pouch. It's light and I think hex key + bit adapter + bit it's a bit easier to work with than a folding bike tool. The advantage of the folding tool though is that you can't lose any bits. For the chain breaker I use the lezyne like you do, with the hex key as handle. I have both the much lighter alloy version for one bike, and the steel version for another, as the steel version has a builtin spoke key. Those chain breaker tabs can be bought as spare parts so you don't need to buy a complete tool.
Nice! I have pondered doing something like this many times, but never took the plunge. And, very smart actually going through your bike and determining exactly what tools and sizes you were likely to need! I love the ingenuity and pragmatism! Great vid!
Multi-tool hacking is underrated, best way to make your kit fit your needs. Been there and done that. Topeak was a good choice, they make nice solid stuff and are part of my big kit and grab and go in a pocket ride essentials. Cheers!
Just had a mechanical yesterday on a fixed gear ride. Was prepared for almost any scenario, except a broken spoke. Guess no tool helps there! Luckily a lady came by in a car and was taking her gravel bike in for service, so I got a ride.
Thanks for the video. I just did the same exercise and ended with a custom made mini tool. It is light and practical. Keep posting this type of "professional" advices. Great video.
I just did this and ended up with what I wanted and needed! Nice to know there are similar minds out there to mine with respect to bike MTs. I saved so much weight, space, improved handling ability and imo improved the looks of the three tools I combined
Great Idea! There’s always tools I don’t need, and others that I don’t have. Never thought about customizing. Hmmm 🤔
This is the content of my dreams 🤓 Having always focussed on super light hiking/running essentials and now looking at bike packing this content is golden.
Thanks for the idea of interchanging the various tool bits. Educating and entertaining
Love your videos, you have a nice clean and concise approach to everything you post.
Uniform your screws: change all of them to torx (and Ti)
Some part of having the tool is the ability to help out a friend. But I would do torx in hex if it came down to it.
@@cccpkingu I also keep a cross-head screwdriver on multitools because they're incredibly handy for general use.
if the t20 bolts can be swapped with a t25, it would be easier
I replace the case that comes with the tool with a short section of 25mm butyl inner tube cut to the same size as the tool. I stretch it around the tool to keep everything in place and to prevent the tool from wearing on your spare tubes inside your seat pack. This can save you 2 or 3 grams over the tool case and it's slightly smaller and more compact.
Also material for emergency tire patch, tire not tube I mean...
“It’s not healthy anyways 😏” hahahah
Did this myself last year. My mates alway wonder where I got my tool from, and are surprised when I tell them I made it myself. I had to cut down the bolts that hold the components to the main body and file them flush but it looks good and not easy to tell it was adapted! I use the same patch kit and the Lezyne small tire levers. Finally I have the Muul tire plug that sits in a rubber holster and Velcros to my bar on my MTB so its really fast to pull out and use in the case of a flat, or on my seat tube behind my saddle bag on my road/gravel bike,
I thought about doing something similar, but never went on.
My approach would be to get rid of some of the tools on my multitool, replacing them with plastic washers in order to save weight.
Talking of weight-weenie measures, I reshaped my tire levers to shave some grams (as well as making them more compact) - and added an indent in one of them, so I can use it as a valve core tool too.
Great idea. Torx is a pita!
The hexus levers have spoke keys too which is awesome
Love to see your new videos every week! Ride on!
I have done the same thing with my multitool, allthough I have added my two house keys in there and use it as a daily carry as well. This way I always have the tools on me and when out riding, I don't need to carry a seperate key chain.
Eirik Folkedal brilliant 👌
I use a Topeak Mini 20 Pro in most of my saddlebags, it's only 150gram and it has everything I need!
Never thought about doing my own tool! Thanks for the idea!
You may be right that this kind of video won’t appeal to the masses, but it’s exactly the kind of thing that keeps me coming back. Keep it weird!
Cheers mate!
Amazing video.
I just started with 3D printing and planning to print a super light tool holder with a hidden Apple 🍎 AirTag as a bike tracker build in.
Haha awesome video! One of my favorites... I've gotta get set up dialed in now
I have been using the hexus 2 for a couple years now. Got me out of every jam I’ve needed to get out of so far. It is heavy but was a gift so cost me nothing so I can’t complain
Great idea!!
Thanks for the idea. I was just thinking of doing something like this and your video just supported my idea. Thank you!
I laughed when I saw the title of this video. :) You're crazy, man, but this is why I love watching your videos.
You're the right kind of crazy. :)
Happy holidays to you from Brussels!
(also: same as you: hexus 2)
This was an awesome video! I have struggled to find the perfect mini tool as well, and the chain tool has always been the biggest headache. To mitigate some of the overall weight, I now use a saddle bag from Ortlieb. It weighs 85gm, and it's the most functional, no B. S piece of bike kit I own.
Must have felt real good when they all fit in that 10 piece frame. Great video, a custom mini-tool is an idea I've been kicking around, nice to see its very much possible. Now I just gotta do it!
I think it's timely to say thanks for your really thoughtful and good quality content. I haven't struck a dud video on Rides of Japan yet. Roll on 2020!
Gary Kearns 🙏
You could buy aftermarket ti bolts and make them all the same head or reduce the variation
good stuff.... I've often thought of doing the same, thought, as an old, fat guy, no point worrying about weight for me. I carry a ton of "stuff" all the time. Has come in handy lots because I always stop for stricken riders and see if I can help. Cheers!
Another solution for tools is to swap bolts out for equivalants that match the tools you already carry. Works fine except for Rohloff, where you get stuck with T20 bolts because the alternative is 2.5mm allen keys for the countersink head bolts. I tour and commute with a Rohloff so that's important for me.
Also, I bought the Lezeyne carbon/titanium ultimate weenie edition hoping that it wouldn't rust. But it uses steel washers and I think pivots... so it rusts just like the tools that cost half as much.
I've had a Crank Brothers Micra for about 20 years that does all that, except for the T20, but I don't have any components that need that oddball size anyway. The T25 for my disk rotors is all I need.
More nerdy stuff like this please...
I know this is 3 years old, but when I watched this, the hunt began. I already have the Topeak mini 20 but wanted lighter. And got the Topeak mini 9. BUT then I found the ninja 16+. It’s the same size as the 9 but with everything I need and ur looking for
More nerdy stuff like this. Love it. I need to make a custom multi tool now.
Great job! Surely there must be some scope to drill a few holes in the tool body to save some more weight?
Another option: take an Allen key, at least 5/16" or 8mm, and then grind down both ends to a 1/4" square. You can now slip a 1/4" square to 1/4" hex adapter on the end. Very lightweight, and you can use whatever driver bits you want.
Starting with an L-shaped Allen key means you have one end with better reach, and one end for higher torque, and it generally fits in better in tight places than a multi-tool does. A typical 1/4" socket can even be used as the drive adapter, but the ones specifically for driving bits usually have some sort of retention built in (eg. a magnet) so the driver bits don't fall out.
giant makes a water bottle cage with an integrated tire leaver/ ratchet with allen bits and torx bits. basically everything you need except the chain braker. all i do is tape an inner tube and a small chain breaker on the underside of the top tube. no more seat bag for the gravel bike. pretty sweet
YOU ARE DA MAN!! I copied my old 1x Di2 setup from you, and just installed EC90SL cranks, Uno Stem, Ti bolts, and misc other light weight things I've learn from your channel/you!
I thank you!
My wife and my bank account hate you....
Happy New Year my friend!!!
Keep losing grams.....
Highway Vagabonds cheers mate, and apologies to the wife ;)
The Topeak Hexus X is pretty much the same with a few added tools and I love mine!
This is one of the most race biking things I've seen. Saving every gram possible.
Big fan of this video. Neat idea dude! Please keep making stuff like this. You made something which is useful and solves a problem. My kind of video.
You're a gass man! Keep doing what you're doing!
this is the stuff that i like, seeing flaws in products and improving them yourself. nice job
I love these kinds of franken/mashup videos! Keep 'em comin'!
Dude, your videos are incredible. I've learned so much just by watching these over the past few weeks.
Kyle Hudgins happy to hear that, Cheers!
More of that please. The Frankentool creation ceremony was epic and so funny. That really helps safing money because I can see what fits (so I can pic the Multitools I need without try an error) :-) and I do not have to get mad cause of putting in the tools on the wrong side of the multitool.
Just so you know, you need special tubolito patch for that innertube ( if I remember correctly ).
Correct
You'd patch some tubeless tyres these days.
I love these videos. Make more. It actually inspired me to do something similar. I have been using a kitchen sink tool but I hate the weight, yes but I really hate how big it is.
I have the same topeak mini tool which I don't use anymore because there is no chain breaker. So there you go. You've handed me a "Big Brain" solution. lol. Thanks.
Chris Homel cheers mate!
Happy to hear that it brought some ideas 👍
Cool idea.never thought of doing this.might give it ago.
awesome stuff keep em coming!! thanks
This was exactly what I needed. Thank you!
Good idea. I’ve been doing much the same (but couldn’t find a T30 driver I could swap in to my SKS CT-Works). I’ve needed to use my chain splitter three times in the last 5 years, and most of the Allen keys not at all, so the chain tool is definitely staying!
Excellent job. I never thought about building my own. My current tool bag on my bike is 12 lbs.......and you are talking about grams........OMG !!!!
"the lighter the tool the more respect from fools" LOL.
Curious if you’ve ever checked out the Ritchey CPR-9? At only 25 grams it has it’s limitations but for shorter rides it’s what I’ll throw in with a tire lever, CO2, quick patch and a tube. It’s just so light! and in some ways easier to apply torque with a longer lever and bits that don’t pivot on a shaft. No T20 though of course.
T20 is the dealbreaker for me. I want my tool to cover the whole bike. I also don’t want any loose parts (bits) as I’ve lost things in the past. I abandoned co2 after a very interesting triple puncture ride hehe.
So this is just what works best for me, there are lighter solutions, but if it doesn’t tick the boxes I want to tick, I will sacrifice the potential weight savings.
I have done this before.
It’s gr8 . It’s more about space in my mind
I love that idea. It would be so nice if we could just buy the tools we need in a configurator style and then build our own multitools.
Hopefully some driven people out there can take that idea and make it reality :)
I keep wishing Swiss Army knives would do the same. So hard to find the perfect tool off the shelf
Great idea, my milti tool is way to big... I never thought to mix and match, well done.
Nice video with as usual top of the line editing 👍
2 spare tubes (tuboilito) patch kit ….park tool mt1 multi tool, 2 co2 cartridges, 2 tire levers, one pair latex gloves. Ive never had to use a any tool except a 6mm for my axel for roadside tube swap.
I also searched for a long time to find the perfect tool for me and my bikes.
Afterall I find the Topeak Ninja 16+
. It is light, ultra compact, and has all teh tools I need.
I think there are a lot of extra unnecessary weight on the back of the tools (the folded loop on the back). Lezyne usually use cnc machined tools without this loop ont he back.
Altho it would be a good idea if there were a modular system with swappable tools in it!
I have a Topeak Ratchet Rocket Lite DX+ (the plus is important) in all of my saddle bags. I removed one of the bits I don't use and replaced it with the T20 bit. They are cheap to buy. It's all self contained in a folding case and the ratchet holds bits on either end and is super easy to use. I've tried the folding tools and just don't like them. The ratchet tool works so well I use it for most of my shop work.
Excellent! 👌
@@ridesofjapan I'm very much the opposite of a weight weenie. However, it seems like 195g is pretty reasonable for a full set of hex and torx keys, chain tool, and tire levers. Here is a link to the tool I'm referring too.
Rachet Rocket Lite DX+ (note the plus is the version with the chain breaker).
www.topeak.com/global/en/products/mini-tools/1159-ratchet-rocket--lite-dx+
@@ridesofjapan I should also mention that I think your idea of blending tools together to get an ideal setup is brilliant. I never considered that myself. However, I'm not a fan of the folding mini-tools. I just don't like how they work when actually in use. They feel clumsy to me.
You have some awesome nerdyness
A really good concept and I like your approach - it makes a lot of sense to me but I probably have the same OCD style! I do like the Hexus II to be honest but it has more than I need. Someone should offer a pick n' mix approach to making tools perhaps? That way you only pay for what you need.
Great video as usual. Thanks for all your great stuff, hope you had a great New Year and look forward to a lot more of your content this year👍
19brian55 cheers mate, and happy new year!
Love the nerdy stuff dude
I would add some lightness (aka drill holes) to that chain breaker tool
It's called “transmuting into drillium.” ;-) (The steel its supposedly made of would make this quite a chore. Alloy drillium is easier.)
Try stans Dart tubeless plug system. It's light and easy to use on road , mtb or gravel.
Love it.
This summer I started just carrying loose allen wrenches in a little plastic baggy instead of a full tool. I don't have any torx on my bike, so I only need a few hex sizes. Now my multitool stays in my MTB saddle bag, so I don't need to swap back and forth. This also gave me some extra room in my road bag to add some zip ties and one more CO2.
Similar here. I wanted to have tools on every bike and I thought about buying more multi tools. Instead I saw the box with all the hex keys, put together a set for each bike and put a bit of shrink tube around them.
Sometimes you can't reach a bolt with the multi tool so this should work even better.
The only problem is that I don't have an Allen key screwdriver that fits to that approach.
I’m all for these nerdy videos, cheers
Good job on the custom jobbie
This is a very useful (and entertaining) video. Thank you for sharing. Oh have I said you are like an eccentric yet genius professor or perhaps Frankenstein...especially with that strange accent (I couldn't figure out what accent it is). I have "liked" it and subbed.
If and when a spoke breaks you'll be able to remove one part. On tubeless setups and without a flat screwdriver, not the remainder (usually in the rim). In that case use chewing gum (chew it some!) to affix and constrain its movement (wait an hour until it hardens) so it won't rattle or interfere with your frame or other parts.
I needed a new project...this is it!!
That's great I kinda wish that we could order a special multi tool. If you want to save weight and I mean really cut the weight you need to find a bolt shop or go online all of the bolts can be switched to different size heads you can mix the thread pitch. Titanium bolt's are not to over priced just don't mix them with a titanium nut. Aluminum bolts can be used on things that don't have to much stress. And always lube a thread for rust.
Maybe best to wrap the chaintool in something. I had a lot of stuff rattle to pieces in a saddle bag.
Try the crankbrothers f15. It's perfect
I don't know about your other viewers, but the "nerdy stuff" is my favorite.
I've been watching your vids. great stuff. i was recently on google for multi-tool and your vid came up. Keep at it and thanks!
VeloJon cheers mate!
Nice video...really enjoyed it
more nerdy videos like this thanks!
PrestaRatchet with wera bits. Lightest, most durable, and fully customizable
Always keep a kitchen sink at you at all times!!