Ah, the Blackburn One-hitter. When these came out I think the "hidden feature" was one of the first things mentioned about this guy. It's my go to tool for my DH bike where big torque can save the day. I like how I can chuck a drivers license and credit card in the pouch portion and simply run it as my wallet for ride days too. Fits really comfortably in a pocket, which is nice because there's lots of bike stuff in the no backpack future which fit pretty poorly in pockets these days, including many boy-I-wouldn't-want-to-crash-on-that shaped multi tools.'
I've actually also been a pretty big fan of Blackburn of late. They make a bunch of cool stuff like frame bags or bikepacking which can be hard to find at similar pricepoints. While the quality of these items isn't quite as good as some top of the line stuff, Blackburn's warranty policy is absolutely incredible: in my experience, it's just show up with broken stuff and a receipt and you're good to go. I won't say what specifically, but I've seen some pretty dubious stuff that Blackburn's covered without question. Right now, you'll usually see the small frame bag, multi tool, and tire plugger making regular appearances on my bike. In the shop is the tire pressure checker. My only gripe is that I'd like them to round out their catalogue a bit more so I can ride more of their stuff!
PS - for people actually looking to make a tool exactly like Andrew's, our shop has probably a hundred of those little SRAM tools. If you get the other Blackburn half, I can't see a shop in a similar poisition not throwing in the stuff to get you the rest of the way.
Oct. 9, 2020, 8:36 a.m. - Lu Kz
Ah, the Blackburn One-hitter. When these came out I think the "hidden feature" was one of the first things mentioned about this guy. It's my go to tool for my DH bike where big torque can save the day. I like how I can chuck a drivers license and credit card in the pouch portion and simply run it as my wallet for ride days too. Fits really comfortably in a pocket, which is nice because there's lots of bike stuff in the no backpack future which fit pretty poorly in pockets these days, including many boy-I-wouldn't-want-to-crash-on-that shaped multi tools.' I've actually also been a pretty big fan of Blackburn of late. They make a bunch of cool stuff like frame bags or bikepacking which can be hard to find at similar pricepoints. While the quality of these items isn't quite as good as some top of the line stuff, Blackburn's warranty policy is absolutely incredible: in my experience, it's just show up with broken stuff and a receipt and you're good to go. I won't say what specifically, but I've seen some pretty dubious stuff that Blackburn's covered without question. Right now, you'll usually see the small frame bag, multi tool, and tire plugger making regular appearances on my bike. In the shop is the tire pressure checker. My only gripe is that I'd like them to round out their catalogue a bit more so I can ride more of their stuff! PS - for people actually looking to make a tool exactly like Andrew's, our shop has probably a hundred of those little SRAM tools. If you get the other Blackburn half, I can't see a shop in a similar poisition not throwing in the stuff to get you the rest of the way.