Bike Repair kit - shaped like a water bottle

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Extremely clever toolkit for you bicycle, shaped like a water bottle - " Looks like a water bottle! Compact wonder has all you need for on-the-spot repairs! Includes: bit screwdriver handle, 6-15mm ball wrench, 6 driver bits (slotted and Phillips), 3 hex key wrenches, 2 tire levers and tire patch kit with glue. Top opens for easy access to bits, inside contains tools. Fits in bottle holder or mounts on bike with bracket " [via] - Link.


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Posted by: modulo9 on June 5, 2006 at 10:03 AM

I'll stick with the tool bag under the bike seat. The water bottle holder is much to valuable to use as a water source or for holding a good mixture of dog deterent chemicals.


Posted by: jovino on June 5, 2006 at 12:50 PM

Ditto that, plus all those heavy tools can be replaced with an all-in-one tool that is smaller and weighs a lot less.

I looked for the one I have, but could not find it. It has an adjustable spanner, 2 allens, spolk, chain breaker, sockets and a couple other doo-dads all on one handy little tool.


Posted by: cycloscott on June 5, 2006 at 1:31 PM

Junk. And metal tire levers?

You'd be far better off with something like this:
http://tinyurl.com/fhkm4 Small enough to fit easily in a jersey pocket.


Posted by: KWillets on June 5, 2006 at 1:43 PM

Agreed with previous posters, but if you insist, you can get one of these: http://www.somafab.com/stashbottle.html. Might actually carry water too if needed.


Posted by: philliptorrone on June 5, 2006 at 1:48 PM

all awesome suggestions!


Posted by: jasper9890 on June 5, 2006 at 1:56 PM

very cool for a novice.. but if you ride a lot, like the other comments, you'll want to cut it down to the essentials.. I stick with only the hex wrenches i need, a very small multitool, plastic levers, a tube, and co2 all in a bottle.. pretty light, with the bonus being the tube to keep it from wrattling... there's still room to throw something else in a pinch like money, etc..


Posted by: jasper9890 on June 5, 2006 at 1:59 PM

heh.. i should also say, this is only on a bike that holds 3 bottles and no room for a bag under the seat (triathlon bike).. stick with one of those if you can..


Posted by: john.ridley on June 5, 2006 at 2:45 PM

I've tried one of those wrenches once. It takes about 5 seconds to twist it into a pretzel. They're worse than useless. Also, I have a set of metal tire levers like that, and it's very easy to puncture a tube with them; I prefer plastic levers.
For $20 you can get a pretty nice multitool that will fit in a lot smaller space than this. I ride 100+ miles a week with just a $10 multitool and $3 tire levers, plus a spare tube and a piece of tyvek in case the tire gets slashed. This is NOT a good deal at all.


Posted by: MisterHay on June 5, 2006 at 3:29 PM

I got one like this years ago at Zellers with my "Club Z" points... all my friends thought it was the coolest thing. I think I still have it somewhere.

Fun stuff.


Posted by: dj_flx on June 5, 2006 at 9:14 PM

I'm going to have to go with a thumbs down, my Serfas (typical two-part folding) tool actually cost less and takes up a fraction of the space. I still want one of the Alien tools, though.


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