Cool Tool or not for school?

[Too Tall]

Could be a lifesaver for folks who hammer dirt or like to go long w/o support.

Wheels Mfg Multi-Tool with Emergency Derailleur Hanger

Discuss :)

[72gmc]

Does this violate the KISS principle? Carry a chain tool and go home singlespeed. Not ideal for long distances but it builds character.

[pdxmech13]

I think it's one of the best things next to a bottle opener ever to be on a multitool.

[Too Tall]

I think it's one of the best things next to a bottle opener ever to be on a multitool.

For certain applications I agree this is pretty darn smart stuff. Folks who have never and never will ride multiple unsupported long group rides or maybe solo...this is a pass.

Wheels mfg. is owned and operated by one of the good guys in this industry his products and solutions occupy a quiet under the radar space on bike shop shelves across the world. This item caught my attention.

Ha Ha Where would Grant be without special little goofy plugs to fill the fr. brake hole on his sweet fixied??? Wheels Mfg. is there for you.

[WadePatton]

Does this violate the KISS principle? Carry a chain tool and go home singlespeed. Not ideal for long distances but it builds character.

ditto

pick one and enjoy.

[SpeedyChix]

Having had a rear hanger part company with my mtn bike during an epic, I now carry one for it in the pack. Especially on the ultra mtb stuff. This tool would be ideal as it would in pack and work for ALL bikes.

SS'ing home might be 'okay', but I'd rather have my gears if I was to lose a hanger in the middle of Iron Cross or similar. Will be taking a look at this tool.

Thanks for the post TT.

[72gmc]

I do think it's a good idea. I just wouldn't be the one to use it.

[dang]

Maybe a cool niche product? I get it that, for some it's handy to have a spare hanger with them on certain sorts of rides. This looks like a neat compact way to keep the thing with the mini-tool. So there ya go -- cool. OTOH, once you've got a bag and a mini-tool, it may not be a big step up over just having a separate hanger in the bag. Also, it's hard to tell from the picture, but is the hanger doing structural work for the mini-tool? With a lot of mini-tools, the wrenches are pretty darn short and it's hard to do a decent job of anything without using the case for leverage -- if taking off the replaceable derailleur hanger means that you're left with a pile of 3 cm long hex wrenches, then . . .

[timto]

My friend lost his rear der 15 k into a 100k day in the transrockies a couple years ago. Made for a slower day for sure... Gears are good!

I'd never go again without some kind of hanger contingency....

Tim

Having had a rear hanger part company with my mtn bike during an epic, I now carry one for it in the pack. Especially on the ultra mtb stuff. This tool would be ideal as it would in pack and work for ALL bikes.

SS'ing home might be 'okay', but I'd rather have my gears if I was to lose a hanger in the middle of Iron Cross or similar. Will be taking a look at this tool.

Thanks for the post TT.

[WadePatton]

My friend lost his rear der 15 k into a 100k day in the transrockies a couple years ago. Made for a slower day for sure... Gears are good!

I'd never go again without some kind of hanger contingency....

Tim

my simpletonian dumbass starts out singlespeeded and hopes to not break a chain. 12-hours is my limit though.

[pdxmech13]

This is really a mtb godsend.
That being said we wouldn't have to worry about a replacement if manufacturers built a proper hanger and not the thin, poorly designed ones that are available on most mtbikes.

[GrantM]

Couldn't you just carry an actual replacement derailleur hanger?
I mean, like, you're going to need one anyway if you end up
using the multitool... The temp one isn't any smaller or lighter
than most 'real' hangers. No?

ps - ride the transrockies with a few spares!

-g

[pdxmech13]

works for all the bro's and you could get a few cold ones when your kicking you feet up !