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Kickstarter: Meet the Townie Syndicate Lever+Bike Tool, Minimalism at its best

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The new “muli-tool” by Townie Syndicate is a new approach to spartan utilitarianism. Their tool combines a tire lever with stow slots for two mutli-headed tools. One side stores a 4 and 5mm hex while a philips and T-25 torx head driver are tucked away on the other.

The kit also includes a die cut Velcro strap to wrap the Lever+Bike Tool around a tube (and pump). That’s it. It’s a sleek and lightweight setup that should allow you to handle the majority of your roadside repairs.Townie Syndicate Tool+Bike LeverThe basic setup will set you back $15 but the sky is the limit. Want you kit engraved? $40. Is nylon to plebeian? The handsome white oak tool will set you apart for $80. Townie Syndicate Lever+Kit Lever

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MB
MB
10 years ago

Or just carry a multi-tool and have 5x the tools?!
Good luck getting any leverage on the short end of those wrenches.
Those velcro straps are great, can be had in a roll of 50+ at your local hardware store for a couple $.

mudrock
mudrock
10 years ago

I’ve been carrying just a 4 and 5mm hex for years. This is clever but in my experience the plastic levers don’t last long, and now that I ditched my BB7s i don’t need the T-25 anymore. Still, if these sat next to the register at your local shop they would go like hotcakes. Can the dealer make their margin and still retail for $15?

Jon
Jon
10 years ago

Yo be fair to them it is quite a good idea as I have been carrying just a tube and couple of allen keys for quite a while. Really with most bikes you only need a couple of allen keys and most multi-tools are just over kill with lots of tools you never use. I guess what is good about this is that the allen keys add strength to the tyre lever so that it won’t bend like most plastic tyre levers. I would say the only thing missing is a chain breaker as granted not used often but when needed its really needed. I a mini one like this http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/topeak-ratchet-rocket-rx-chain-tool/rp-prod37897

Star
Star
10 years ago

I chuckle to think I got a used carbon lezyne 10 for $27 bucks!!!, and then removed a couple of “non-essential” smaller allens, and the torx, but kept the chain breaker as a flat head driver and pad separator and have saved a bunch of guys on the trail with 60 grams! (Even have taken to electric taping a sram link and shimano pin to the little guy!)

ACO
ACO
10 years ago

MB: regarding the leverage issue you ref’d…the short ends of the hex keys actually fit in the side of the lever tool to give leverage to the phillips/torx heads. The instructions page shows an image of this use case: http://towniesyndicate.com/pages/how-to-wrap-it-up-instructions

Grammar
Grammar
10 years ago

*insert image of Bob the grammar flower and it’s vs its because the headline is misspelled.

WV Cycling
WV Cycling
10 years ago

It would be interesting if each of the allen keys would have fit into opposite sides, and had a tactile “click” in, to avoid the velcro.

Then, still have the L-bend sink area for both of them, so the lever could still be used as a handle.

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