Customer Reviews

Lezyne CRV 12 Multi-Tool

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Wow! I have bought and used a lot of mini bike tools for my bikes, but this one is the best by far. I decided to try Lezyne after I bought one of their air pumps (the mini which uses a hose to attach to the valves, so you don't break them off accidentally. The hose sits inside the top of the pump when not in use) and was duly impressed. THis multi-tool is light weight, strong and has all the tools I need for my 9 speed bikes including a chain breaker. I know it is expensive, but it will not break. My previous tool did not include a rubber strap (as this one does) and I lost the top part of the chain breaker and, of course, that happened at the very time I needed one.
I highly recommend this Lezyne CRV 12 multi-tool for any cyclist. Do yourself a favor, though, and do some price shopping on the internet. I found better prices, including shipping costs, but not much better than here.

This tool does what it's supposed to for the most part. It's nice to have all of the immediately necessary tools in one place as well, esp with the chain breaker. However, I found it really cumbersome and nearly useless for some applications on the bike do to its size. In tight areas, like around the brakes, it is hard to turn the wrenches at all because the size limits its ability to get around the seat stays and tube (imagine trying to tighten the brake to the frame with the fat body of the tool between the seat stays being to fat to turn without bumping the seat stays... very frustrating). While it does fit in the saddle bag, it's probably more than you need out on the road and its probably worth thinking about getting something more compact to toss in the saddle bag, and maybe getting a set of allen wrenches and a separate chain breaker for the tool kit at home.