Comments on: Pedros Trixie Fixed Gear Multi-Tool

By: Timmi

Timmi — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:45:46 +0000

I fint it nice, but far too heavy.

I understand that for a multi-tool, there are lots of things that could be better or could be added.
Chances are, you already have an allen keys set, and a small spoke wrench.

I agree the 5mm hex is a bit short, but make it longer and it can snag and start causing damage in bag/pocket.

As for the missing spoke wrench… I’m really not sure I’d like to be swinging a tool that is huge compare to a spoke wrench, to do wheel truing – just put a spoke wrench onto your keyring and problem solved.

It would be nice to see something similar, made from 7075-T6
(7075 is the hard to machine, but 7075 is an aluminum alloy that is as strong per volume as most steels).

By: beth

beth — Sat, 16 May 2009 05:24:31 +0000

I think for 30 bucks retail this tool could’ve been a lot better — perhaps make the whole tool an inch longer overall for a little more leverage on the cog and lockring — and make more of the bits on it more truly useful. This tool could’ve been so much more than it actually is. I’ll skip it.

By: Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:43:47 +0000

The 10mm slot cut into the body of the Trixie works well at adjusting nutted chaintugs — just like the Makino Pro Super Tool, but at a fraction of the price! Otherwise the tool is pretty damn ok, too. I’d like to see a few extra mm of length in the allen key for extra wrench-to-frame clearance, but that’s my only gripe so far.

By: Lee

Lee — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:14:14 +0000

Bah! My bike has 8mm and 6mm allen bolts on it! And what if I need to tighten my spokes/true my wheel?! Multi-tool my ass – this isn’t even a semi-tool!!!!!1

By: blair

blair — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:33:43 +0000

i just got one of these last week and played with it a while to feel out it’s ups and downs.

the lockring hook is solid — i removed one cog, installed another, and then went back to the original (again, just to test out the hook). plenty of torque and plenty of hook. this and a minute of rotafixing is all you’d need for long-distance fixed touring cog switches.

i’ve used the 15mm end twice now, once to just test it, and again when i skidded through a tire and blew out a few days later. it’s solid and has plenty of torque.

i agree that the 15mm end could be more useful open (and in fact, it would only take a person about 20 minutes with a cutting blade to make it so), but i did find another benefit of it being closed — you can slip it over the end of park’s cpw-7 crank puller … http://www.parktool.com/products/detail.asp?cat=26&item=CWP-7 … and you’ve got all the torque you need to pull your cranks, should the need arise.

i don’t mind the 8, 9, and 10 wrenches cause one of my bikes is an old schwinn conversion and has 10mm bolts all over the front brake — mounting bolt, brake pad bolts, cable cinch bolt.

overall, this tool’s just as at home in the shop as in your bag, in my opinion. nice one, pedro.

By: jamesmallon

jamesmallon — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:43:10 +0000

A cool looking tool, which I might have bought if I had not already made do with a cheaper pedal/headset wrench: http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_detail.jsp;jsessionid=TcgMJpGhr6mBk2PJfn1rChLvHvxdSL1TblcMKlvh874T51THYQZ2!1091423774!1239286810910?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302693989&PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442619535

I found out that cone wrenches are too flimsy! The headset wrench works well for cheap, and I have not switched my cogs… ever, so do not yet miss the lockring hook.