Bike Multi-tools

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  • Hey all,

    Need some info on multi-tools, and what you all use...

    I'm just completing some user research into bike multi-tools for my final year design project at the Glasgow School of Art which will hopefully conclude with a design that will trump others on the market!

    Wondered if anyone could help me out!? I need to include user profiles that state:

    1. A little about you - name / age / location
    2. What and why you ride - commuting / day-to-day / touring / mountain & downhill / couriering
    3. Level of maintenance knowledge & how often you service / tweak parts
    4. What tools you carry
    5. Your multi-tool and why you have it
    6. Multi-tool problems - what you think of it
    7. and ideally an interesting/entertaining story where you've needed to use it...
    8. Other suggestions & comments

    Oh, and a photo of you and your bike if your willing...

    Any help would be greatly appreciated, and i'll be sure to post the outcome when its all finished!
    Questionnaire Link:

    https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGo4amNEUE1TX0FOaVNBSlhZQ3ZhN2c6MQ

  • do a proper survey on http://www.surveymonkey.com/

  • The problem with any multi-tool is how many people are you trying to cater for? I for one would like a multi tool that i
    ncoorperates a 7mm allen key and a TA remover or cotter pin punch. But very few others would want that. Modern road/mtb can be built up to require nothing other than a single allen key to adjust/remove almost everything apart from the bb so will again have different needs.
    If you try to please everyone all the time you'll end up with one of these

    if you're catering to the average person on this forum then this is all you need

    from the forum shop for a mere £12

    Whats your market? There's a whole fuckton of tools out there already to cover almost every market. What's gonna make your one outstanding?

    I would like the following on mine
    5 & 7mm allen keys
    ta crank puller
    lockring tool
    bb pin spanner - removable from main body so can be used in conjunction with lockring tool
    complete set of mafac adjustment spanners

  • students these days... tackling the big issue i see. :)

  • Thanks to those who've responded! Keep em coming, can never have too much research!

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