- Multi Tools.
What do you want?
And perhaps even, what do you actually need?
Are you looking for the full assembly line of a factory,
or something that perhaps slips into your pocket unnoticed?
Maybe even you want something that clips
onto your bike directly, waiting for your hour of need
to be called upon before saving the day.
The Ole Gunnar Solskjaer method, if you will.
Today, we're going to look at multi tools
and how to distinguish and find what's best for you.
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So the first approach we have is, well, it's pretty much
every tool you could ever really need.
One of these can definitely make your friends
at the trail head, by when somebody says,
"Has anyone got that tool that nobody would feasibly carry?"
Well, this is where you step up to the plate.
It's even got a bottle opener, which I can only assume
is to open all the beers people are going to want to buy you
as a token of their gratitude.
So we've got all the Allen keys, we've got some disc
tools there, we've got some spoke tools,
we've got some spanners, we've got a knife,
we've got a chain breaker, we've got a,
even a little tire lever there.
So, pretty much covers a whole host of eventualities.
And I can't imagine at the trail side at least,
too many situations that couldn't be remedied
by one of these bad boys.
The advantages of a tool like this are,
well, it will get you out of pretty much any situation.
It's got all you, I think would feasibly
need at a trail head.
The disadvantage I suppose, is it's slightly bigger
than some slimmed down units,
and it doesn't attach to your bike.
So it depends what you're after, but certainly
in a back pack, it's ideal, maybe not so much in a pocket.
It's even got a nice little picture on the front,
which I don't think will be too out of place
in the Tate Modern.
I mean, what a fine looking tool.
And I'm not talking about myself there
before any of you chime in.
Next in our lineup is the more mature
approach to multi tools.
We have a really neat little ratchet system.
It comes in this case and as you unfurl it,
you do feel a bit like an assassin about to put a silencer
on some fancy pants revolver.
What you've got is a whole host of different sized bits
from your Allen keys, you've got a little torque wrench
that combines on the end there to make sure you're not going to
do any damage to your fancy carbon bars.
And the various bits do combine,
so if you've got a piece that's slightly harder to get to
or perhaps, if you put that piece in there,
you can actually get a reasonable amount of torque
through the handle.
It's all very neat, I actually really like this
and one lives in my tool box full time.
It's so good on things like rotor bolts
and saddles and those little things where perhaps
movement is limited.
Super useful piece of kit.
It comes in this protective case as well,
so you don't run the risk of stabbing yourself
in the leg, which I also consider to be a good thing.
Everyone always talks about free hub noises,
but quite frankly, I'm more concerned about this one.
Would you look at that.
It sounds like crickets getting down to business
in the Australian night.
Absolutely glorious.
Thank you very much. (laughs)
Last but not least,
we have the Ninja range of products.
Now these little devils actually just sit
at the bottom of your bottle cage, and are super useful.
They might not be as big or as grunty
as their bigger brothers, but that's kind of their charm.
They're small, they're discreet and they're always there
when you need 'em.
Because they're attached to your bike,
if you're forgetful like I am,
you can never leave 'em behind,
which is certainly a bonus in my books.
Now it might be small, but it certainly, for me at least,
covers most of the basis.
And it's actually quite a nicely finished product.
It's even got this quite exotic material.
It might even be carbon there,
so it's super light, like I said, very discreet
and very functional.
You've got a chain breaker, a whole host of Allen keys
and torque settings.
And the way it combines, such as this six mil and four mil
through here, well it's a feat of engineering
if nothing else.
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So I hope you enjoyed our quick comparison of multi tools,
and the benefits and drawbacks of each type.
Now, if you want to keep on the same scene,
Blake and Neil did a really cool video,
where they compared on or off the bike storage,
in what is a very informative look at how to carry your kit.
And if you want to see me being a bonafide pillock
on GMBN Tech and having some fun with one of these
multi tools here,
check it out by clicking just down there.
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and thank you very much.