This versatile if slightly stumpy tool comes with a small Neoprene posing pouch with TOMTOOL on the side.
With 18 tools the SKS
is inevitably heavy. At just 7cm the Tom is stubby, while the 5cm girth can
make tight access difficult. The bolts of the aluminium frame are recessed in rounded
domes, however, so comfort at high leverages is adequate.
Tools include a tyre
lever, brake pad separator, bottle opener, and more. Unfortunately though, some
of the casting is very rough, and deep gouges from the machine that bent them
around on the axles make it look cheap. The chrome-vanadium bits are well
shaped at the tips however.
The simple stretch-fit
pouch weighs almost nothing and stops the thing from gouging at fragile things
such as phones in your pack, and the mysterious orange bit? It holds a spare
Shimano chainpin, which you’ll need once you’ve used the chaintool, which also
doubles up as a spoke wrench.
Versatile, but bulky for awkward spots and middling in look and feel.
Tools
- 2-6mm and 8mm Allen
keys
- T25 Torx
- Crosshead and flat
screwdriver
- chaintool
- Chainpin holder
- G14 and G15 spoke
keys
- Pad separator
- Tyre lever
- Bottle opener
Weight 180g
Price 40$
