The biggest weakness of these multi-tools is the 30-35mm length required to tighten the rear/ lower calliper bolt for modern disc brakes (usually 5mm hex or T25). Hence the strength of separate L hex keys (but too bad they didn't include a T25 L key) in this set. In addition to a lack of reach for each tool one has the large cluster of the multi-tool as a head/ handle that often gets in the way of usable function.
As someone who always has an EDC tool on my bike I have started riding with the basic Pedros folding hex/ torx set so I have a simple way of having the reach needed on some of the modern components on bikes (the Reverb AXS tilt angle T25 for example)
Sept. 18, 2020, 12:11 p.m. - AndrewR
The biggest weakness of these multi-tools is the 30-35mm length required to tighten the rear/ lower calliper bolt for modern disc brakes (usually 5mm hex or T25). Hence the strength of separate L hex keys (but too bad they didn't include a T25 L key) in this set. In addition to a lack of reach for each tool one has the large cluster of the multi-tool as a head/ handle that often gets in the way of usable function. As someone who always has an EDC tool on my bike I have started riding with the basic Pedros folding hex/ torx set so I have a simple way of having the reach needed on some of the modern components on bikes (the Reverb AXS tilt angle T25 for example)