I think all bike riders are on the hunt for the perfect bike multi tool, it is one of those items that change subtly enough and more or less cheap enough that you keep looking for the right one. I’ve had quite a few over the years and really like the ones that use a driver and hex bits. Traditionally none of those have a chain tool. Then you have to add a Park Tool Mini Chain Brute to your kit, and tire levers… The other day in Moab’s own Double Down Bike Shop I saw the Fix It Sticks Mountain Kit and had to pick one up.
The Mountain Kit includes everything you need for a trailside repair:
- Hex 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Torx T25
- Phillips
- Chain tool
- Tire levers
- Neat pouch
It all fits nicely in the included pouch and is secured in a plastic bracket and kept clean in a zippered pouch.
What makes the Fix It Sticks unique is the way the two handles fit together to provide leverage and also reach.
The fix it sticks use any standard 1/4” bit. I’ll go so far as to say these are the only multi tool I like to use when back home in the garage. Which leads me to the bonus review!
Bonus Review: Fix It Sticks Ratcheting T-Way Wrench With Locking Hex Drive
The quality of the Fix It Sticks is high, the tools shouldn’t sit in your bag waiting for a trailside repair. Enter the Ratcheting T-Way Wrench. It breaks into two pieces and let’s you use ratchet on your bike with a tool that won’t make it easy to over torque parts. In fact they sell a torque gauge for it. It does fit in the mountain kit pouch, but I leave it at home for everything except when bike packing.
If you are in the market for a new trail tool or even a nice shop,tool you can’t go wrong with the Fix It Sticks Mountain Kit and any of their accessories.
Fix It Sticks says: https://store.fixitsticks.com/collections/cycling/products/mountain-kit
Made for mountain bikers, this small (5.5″ x 3.5″) toolkit is lightweight at just 9 ounces, and carries everything you need on the trail, with room to spare for other essentials. You get:
- Two Fix It Sticks with Bracket
- Bits: Hex 2mm, 2.5mm, 3mm,4mm, 5mm, 6 mm, T25, and P2
- Two Tire Levers
- Chain Breaker
- Carrying Case