Leatherman?

[chris_suffolk]

I've got one of these

https://www.victorinox.com/uk/en/Produc ... p/3.0323.L

And it wasn't anywhere near that price when I bought mine, so either on offer or like everything else prices have rocketed. But it's excellent for pretty much anything, and pliers are as good as any you will buy.

[cycleruk]

Leatherman on the right. Richmond on the left. Leatherman I keep on the bike and the Richmond was on the motorbike.
Leatherman a present (I think about £47) and the Richmond £6 from local cheap shop. Had both many years now and both have been used to dismantle a multi-stranded wire cable bike lock. One mine and one a friends when the keys were lost. But not at the same time.
Individual strands of the wire cable were separated and cut to free the bikes.
The knife on the Leatherman is so sharp I reckon you could shave with it.
Also used the Leatherman to remove an embedded thorn in a tire.

[simonineaston]

...and woe betide the person who buys a second - or indeed third - and so is doomed to an eternal arguement - are they Leathermen or Leathermans.

[Jdsk]

...and woe betide the person who buys a second - or indeed third - and so is doomed to an eternal arguement - are they Leathermen or Leathermans.

Doesn't have to be endless... for people who've followed the advice to buy Pinker's style guide!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sense-Style-Th ... 241957710/

: - )

Jonathan

[NickJP]

I have a Leatherman purchased about a quarter of a century ago. I don't carry it day-to-day, but it goes with me whenever we go touring, and does duty as a bread knife, chopping veg, needle-nose pliers, screwdriver, small scissors, etc. It's still in pretty much perfect condition, and will probably outlive me. I can't remember what the purchase price was, but the amortised cost probably works out at around one cup of coffee per year.

I just received this multitool, for which I paid the crowdfunding up front last year. Made by PB Swiss Tool, so the quality should be excellent, judging by the workshop tools of theirs that I have. It combines 8/6/5/4/3/2.5/2mm allen keys, T25 Torx driver, and Phillips head screwdriver in something that's light enough to fit in a pocket and not be noticed (there is also a mount available that fits next to a bottle cage), and the fact that it's shaped like a normal allen key makes it considerably more convenient in use than the normal multitool.

[thirdcrank]

Before this disappears till the chief resurrectionman finds it, I wonder if with some of these eg mega Swiss Army knives, the object isn't more important than its apparent purpose. I'd draw a bit of a comparison with clockwork (?) chronometers - which incidentally largely come from Switzerland. Anybody who still uses a wristwatch to tell the time can get a Casio for around a tenner, usually including enough stopwatches to time an Olympic event and more besides. The Sky's the limit for a Rolex etc, especially if it has things like the phases of the Moon.

[VinceLedge]

I have two swiss army knives, one with loads of gadgets and a simpler one with a locking blade, they are now pretty old, but have been used loads, excellent for holidays and camping trips . I even used the wood saw, which works surprising well to repair a canoe whilst on holiday. They are also really well made.

[bikepacker]

I take a Leatherman with me when on a cycle tour for both camping or B&B. Mine is a Juice CS4 and the pliers and scissors to be especially useful at times. The pliers will cut brake and gear cables, which is a help when rectifying broken ones.

[rjb]

I've got an identical one to the Richmond shown above. It's got me thinking as it looks like the cross head screwdriver may be a jis screwdriver. Just the thing for those tight adjustment screws in you Shimano mech.

[Jdsk]

I've got one of these

https://www.victorinox.com/uk/en/Produc ... p/3.0323.L

And it wasn't anywhere near that price when I bought mine, so either on offer or like everything else prices have rocketed. But it's excellent for pretty much anything, and pliers are as good as any you will buy.

Looks like the same pliers as the Spirit. And that's a tool where small differences in quality can matter.

Jonathan

[Jdsk]

The pliers will cut brake and gear cables, which is a help when rectifying broken ones.

Yes. And I'd recommend a few experiments before they're needed in anger.

Jonathan

[ANTONISH]

I have a Leatherman wave - I've never taken it with me on a tour - it's a bit heavy.
I seem to remember a past thread on this topic - apparently it's not legal to carry as it's classed as a lock knife.

[Jdsk]

The law's a bit more complex than that, but the problem is real:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knife_leg ... ed_Kingdom

https://www.knivesandtools.co.uk/en/ct/ ... e-laws.htm

Jonathan

[thirdcrank]

A big advantage of having one with a ruler is you can measure your blade.

[Sid Aluminium]

The story I heard (and it might have been a couple of pints in at a pub) was back in the mid-1970s Tim Leatherman took a summer trip to the continent. Perhaps naïvely, he bought an inexpensive, elderly Fiat 600 for his grand tour. It broke down regularly (raise your hand if you're surprised.) He had a small tool kit, but he kept wishing he had a little pair of pliers in his pocket.

When he got home, he designed the first Leatherman multi-tool.