The Bicycle Multi Tool
Today my bike began making a noise. Now this has happened to me in a car and the exasperation it caused me as a car owner was to no end. Bring a car into a garage and you are looking at well over the price of a multi tool just to get a qualified person to look under the hood. I don’t have a problem with that. A good mechanic is a great asset to the car owner. What I find problematic is that I do neither have the understanding nor the tools to diagnose and solve the problem.
The multi tool is like a good friend. Everything there when you need it at about 3 oz. of extra weight. It far outlives it’s extra baggage via necessity.
Back to the noisy bike. I slowed down and continued pedaling trying to get a fix on the noise. It was a creaking sound. I first thought ‘shit, I got a creaker!’ noting that the aluminum frame I bought off ebay might be the type that throws an unstoppable creak when I recalled I had just subbed out the quick release seat collar. I rode home and grabbed my multi tool and a tube of Phil Wood waterproof grease. Took out the seat post, lathered on some green goop, and tightened that baby down as hard as I could.
My only tools are a crank bros #17 multi tool pictured above and a leatherman micro. I can perform a tune up with less than $40 dollars worth of tools, a tube of grease, and a can of WD-40. I try to make sure I always have a chain breaker when on long trip so I opted for the crank bros #17. A full complement of needed tools to include: Hex Wrench: 2, 2.5, 3, 5, 6, 8mm, Box End Wrench: 8, 9mm, Open End Wrench: 10mm, Screwdriver: 1 Phillips, 1 flathead, Spoke Wrench: #1, 2, 3, and 4 and a Chain Tool. Paired with a pump, tire levers, patch kit, and a spare tube it’s all you need.
Multi Tools are a must for the commuter….select one below.
![]() Park Tool Hex/Phillips/Flathead Folding Tool Set – AWS-9
Price:
$8.95
Sale Price:
$8.95 Loose bolts rattle on your bike frame. No problem, you brought your multi-tool along. Tighten tighten ack, the handle on your tool broke. The composite handle on Park Tool’s Phillips/Flathead … more info. |
![]() Park Tool Metric/English Folding Hex Set – AWS-12
Price:
$8.95
Sale Price:
$8.95 This Park Tool Folding Hex Set includes the most common metric and English sizes to help you with quick fixes on the trail. |
![]() Park Tool Multi-Tool – MT-1C
Price:
$8.95
Sale Price:
$8.95 Each of the nine tools on the Park Tool MT-1C Hex Keys is positioned so you don’t have to dislocate your wrist just to tighten nuts, bolts, and screws that are hard to reach. |
![]() Crank Brothers Multi 5 Tool
Price:
$12.95
Sale Price:
$10.36 If you’re thinking a big toolkit will drag down your 19-pound technetium XC rig or helium-filled carbon road wing, you need the ber-minimalist Crank Brothers Multi 5 Tool. |
![]() Pedro’s Folding Hex Wrench Set
Price:
$10.95
Sale Price:
$10.95 The Pedros Folding Hex Wrench Set features a durable composite handle, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, and 6mm hex wrechestake this tool out on the road with you for quick adjustments and quicker fixes. |
![]() Park Tool Folding Hex Wrench Set
Price:
$11.95
Sale Price:
$11.95 The Park Tool Folding Hex Set eliminates the need for a mess of loose tools and fits neatly into your bike pouch. |
![]() Cutter Shorty Travel Multi-Tool
Price:
$24.95
Sale Price:
$12.48 Toss the fix-anything Cutter Shorty Multi-Tool in your messenger pack, load up a spare tube and youre ready for anything from a long Saturday afternoon ride to an all-night bar crawl. |
![]() Park Tool I-Beam Mini Hex/Screwdriver Set – IB-1
Price:
$13.95
Sale Price:
$13.95 Double-check that you stashed the Park Tool I-Beam Mini Fold Up Hex & Screwdriver Set in your bike packat a slight 3.1ounces, this multi-tool’s weight has a tendency to go unnoticed. |
![]() Park Tool I-Beam Mini Hex/Screwdriver/Star Set – IB-2
Price:
$15.95
Sale Price:
$15.95 Park Tool I-Beam Mini Fold-Up Wrench includes a variety of hex wrenches, a T25 Torx wrench, and a flathead screwdriver to aid your on-trail repairs. |
![]() Park Tool Star-Shaped Driver Set – TWS-2C
Price:
$15.95
Sale Price:
$15.95 The Park Tool Star-Shaped Driver Set is the best way to save buying your favorite mechanic a six-pack of beer–not that we don’t encourage mechanic love. |
![]() Crank Brothers Multi 10 Tool
Price:
$19.95
Sale Price:
$15.96 The Crank Brothers Multi 10 Tool is on the spartan side of the tool shed, but it has a few welcome extras that the minimalists generally miss. |
![]() Serfas STZ-1 Zipper RD Multi-Tool
Price:
$19.95
Sale Price:
$15.96 Gears can start rattling while you ride, which really grates on your nerves. When you want a lightweight, compact tool that’ll tighten loose bolts and help adjust your derailers on your ride, grab … more info. |
![]() Lezyne Chain Drive – Chain Breaker Tool
Price:
$16.45
Sale Price:
$16.45 Not only does the Lezyne Chain Drive fix broken chains, it also drives nipples. |
![]() Lezyne Allen Block Tool
Price:
$18.95
Sale Price:
$18.95 Pull the Lezyne Allen Block Tool out of your bag when you need to make quick trailside repairs. |
![]() Lezyne Torx Block Tool
Price:
$18.95
Sale Price:
$18.95 Keep every Torx wrench youll need handy with the Lezyne Torx Block Tool. |
![]() Lezyne Stainless 4 Multi-Tool
Price:
$19.95
Sale Price:
$19.95 Youre just asking for it if you head out for a ride without tools to fix your bike. Just tuck the Lezyne Stainless 4 Multi-Tool in your pocket to avoid a long walk home. |
![]() Serfas Zipper Multi-Tool
Price:
$24.95
Sale Price:
$19.96 The Serfas STZ-2 Zipper Multi-Tool equips you with 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 6, and 8mm Allen Tools, Philips and Flathead screwdrivers, a T25 Torx, and a chain tool, so you’re not stuck wanting on long bike … more info. |
![]() Crank Brothers Multi 17 Tool
Price:
$26.95
Sale Price:
$21.56 The Crank Brothers Multi 17 Tool has mountain bikers first in mind. |
![]() Park Tool I-Beam Mini w/ Chain Tool – IB-3
Price:
$23.95
Sale Price:
$23.95 Whether you have to tune your derailleur, change a flat, or fix a chain, the Park Tool I-Beam Mini Fold-Up Tool includes what you need to get the job done right. |
![]() Pedro’s Intensive Care Unit plus M7
Price:
$29.95
Sale Price:
$23.96 Pedro’s ICM multi-tool includes a Mavic M7 spoke wrench along with their celebrated Intensive Care Unit to get you on your way. |
![]() Serfas ST-XI Mentor Multi-Tool
Price:
$29.95
Sale Price:
$23.96 Your bike ride can turn into a flat-tire, poop-spoke, busted-chain walk of shame. Or you can fix rattling bolts and ride-stopping problems with the Serfas ST-X1 Mentor Multi-Tool. |
![]() Pedro’s Rx Multi-tool Plus M7
Price:
$24.95
Sale Price:
$24.95 The Pedros RxM Multi Tool has all the tools to keep a rider rolling back home. |
![]() Park Tool Rescue Tool – MTB-3
Price:
$24.95
Sale Price:
$24.95 A unique three-piece design makes it easy to use all 22 tools in the Park Tool MTB-3 Rescue Tool Kit. |
![]() Crank Brothers Multi-19 Tool
Price:
$32.95
Sale Price:
$26.36 If your multi-tool comes up short when you’re tweaking every nut, bolt, and spoke on your ride, trade up to the Crank Brothers Multi 19. |
![]() Pedro’s Critical Mass OR Multi Tool
Price:
$69.95
Sale Price:
$27.98 Pedro’s carbon fiber Critical Mass OR Multi Tool weighs only 128-grams and provides just the necessary tools in a lightweight, easy to carry package. |
![]() Pedro’s Critical Mass Multi Tool
Price:
$59.95
Sale Price:
$29.98 Weighing in at just 77-grams, Pedro’s carbon fiber Critical Mass Multi tool provides just the necessary tools in a lightweight, easy to carry package. |
![]() Lezyne Stainless 12 Multi-Tool
Price:
$39.95
Sale Price:
$39.95 The Lezyne Stainless 12 Multi-Tool adjusts your derailleur, tightens your loose seat post, breaks and repairs your chain, and even helps you true your wheel. |
![]() Lezyne Stainless 20 Multi-Tool
Price:
$49.95
Sale Price:
$49.95 The Lezyne Stainless 20 Multi-Tool includes everything from screwdrivers, to hex wrenches, to a chain tool. Whatever your mechanical issue, this can help fix it. |
![]() Lezyne Carbon 10 Multi-Tool
Price:
$99.95
Sale Price:
$99.95 The Lezyne Carbon 10 Multi-Tool includes all the goodies you need to get your bike up and running again, and all for a weight of only 89g. |


































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