The Nutter Cycle Multi-Tool was a successful Kickstarter product that is now available for sale. It was designed as a portable biking multi-tool kit and comes with an assortment of tools and a convenient leather pouch that can strap to your bike in multiple ways.
The stainless steel multi-tool features a 15mm box end wrench, spoke key, built-in 1/4″ bit holder, on-board bit storage, a bottle opener, and a nylon tire lever. It comes with a bit holder extension, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8mm hex bits, a T25 Torx bit, and a beautiful leather and recycled rubber inner tube pouch.
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You can choose between brown and black leather pouches.
Price: £39.99 plus £13 shipping to the USA (about $87.50 as of 12/27/13).
Update: Now available in the USA, for $60 (6/9/2018)
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Is it just me, or does this look like an awesome everyday tool kit as well? Maybe if the nylon tire lever was swapped out for a bare metal prybar, it would be an even better EDC tool.
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I also like how the designer uses recycled inner tube material to help hold and protect tools inside the pouch.
http://vimeo.com/76214273
Toolfreak
Seems ok, but definitely more of a cosmetic piece. The 15mm hex hole would have been better as an adjustable wrench.
Besides, $87? You can get several top brand name bike multi-tools for that and get way more tools in it.
I just carry a 6″ adjustable wrench for the nuts, the 3 hex wrenches for the bolts, and a small #2 philips for the screws. Maybe a tire lever, and a patch kit or tube. Total cost, a few bucks.
I’m guessing this is for those fancy road bike riders, though I have no idea what they’d need a 15mm wrench for, since the wheels on those use a quick release skewer.
Stuart
I’m not sure what the 15mm is for. Pedals sometimes require a 15mm wrench, but open-ended and not boxed.
fred
Axle nuts on some single speed bikes are 15mm
steve
15mm is for axle nuts on some bikes, like our beach cruisers with 3 speed internal hub.
Stan
I have a friend that might like that, but Stuart, do you know the country of origin of that product?
Stuart
Sorry, I don’t. The company is based in England near London.
Stan
Thank you for responding. I have a feeling it’s likely made where I think it’s made, but I was wondering.
Definitely and this might just be me, a plus whenever you mention the country of origin of items you post here.
Stuart
I mention COO when such information is readily available. I don’t mention it for every product because it’s not always relevant and because COO can always change without notice.
Stan
Stuart, this is your blog and with all intended and due respect, my comment was more of a suggestion though. Certainly, not all companies provide country of origin information for a multitude of reasons.
But again respectfully and sincerely mean that, respectfully, I am inclined to state country of origin is relevant as this is indicator if you are supporting jobs in your local country, in my case and probably your own, USA or if you are buying a imported product.
An imported product doesn’t always mean it’s low quality, but by purchasing USA made products you are support USA jobs.
I mean no disrespect though Stuart and sincerely I really enjoy Toolguy’d.
Stuart
If unveiling COO information for every single product mentioned on ToolGuyd is something you want done, you are more than welcome to undertake the task.
In this case, I have no formal contact with the company; I simply came across the product, did a little background research, and felt it was worth mentioning.
In other cases, if I don’t have a product or packaging in-hand that mentions COO, I have to ask my communications contact, who then has to contact their marketing manager, who then has to contact the relevant product manager. A lot of the time emails get buried and time passes.
It’s a hassle, as a lot of brands don’t mention this information up front.
In this case, COO is irrelevant, in my opinion, since the product is unique. It’s not like a combination wrench, where dozens of brands create products with identical or near-identical functionality.
Typically, if COO is something I overlook, and multiple requests are made, I pursue the information.
My policy is as mentioned, to include COO information when it is readily available, of interest, or relevant.
I try to cater to every readers’ requests, but I’m sorry to say that your suggestion to include COO information for every single product discussed here is simply not feasible. Maybe it can be done in a few years when ToolGuyd has minions or interns to help out.
As it is, I don’t think any other publication, online or print, mentions country of origin information as frequently as I try to do.
Then there is also how COO details can quickly become outdated. Two years ago, Craftsman wrenches, sockets, ratchets, and other mechanics tools were all (or mostly) made in the USA. Now, they’re all imported. I try to include COO information when it is unlikely to change. These days, COO is only set in stone for very few brands, and it is not feasible to update all older posts on a regular basis.
Two years ago I purchased “made in the USA” Cleco pliers from MSC. The ones I received were imported. I also ordered a “USA-made” Stanley professional riveter, and it was imported. I was disappointed both times, and would probably have been less so if they COO information was not included at all. I don’t want to report that something is made in the USA, England, Japan, etc., and receive a complaint two years later that someone bought a product on my advice only to be let down in finding its COO had changed. This is why I try to only mention COO for products I have in-hand and for products for which COO is unlikely to change. That way I can say this sample was made in Country X, rather than say this product is made in Country X.
If you want to discuss this further, we talk about it through email or a more appropriate post. Your comments are always welcome, but recently they have tended to deviate off-topic. For instance, you brought up country of origin in the recent Happy Holidays post.
For reference, I was made in the USA* from global materials, and my wife was made in the USA from foreign and domestic components. I am okay sharing this information because it is unlikely to change.
*Or a USA territory, you’ll have to ask my parents for further details. =)
river1
While I would like COO info also, l
I also realize the difficulty in doing so. A few years ago I was looking for an angle grinder. I looked in stores, online and finally emailed most of the companies making them. Most companies make things in multiple countries and sometimes the person answering emails doesn’t know that info (they should tho). In one case a company rep insisted they made them in a bunch of countries but NOT china. In one of my store trips I found they were in fact made in china, doh.
I ended up buying some Bosch grindes with a COO of Germany which I consider near equal to made in USA.
Keep up the good work Stuart.
later jim
Chris Pyfer
Made in China per Mark Windsor.
Stuart
Thanks!
Brian
Not a bad tool, but pretty expensive compared to similar kits I have seen for bikes.
fred
If you want to spend big money – take a look at Brooks leather tool rolls from England. Here’s a set selling on Amazon for $169 and I’m guessing that the cost of the tools may actually be less than the cost of the bag:
http://www.amazon.com/Brooks-Saddles-Bicycle-Tools-Black/dp/B000VSG2QM
But its me!
I have a couple of bike multi tools on several bikes (yes, bikes). The newest model is a 20 year old Ritchey multi tool that probably cost $15 back then. While seldom needed, they have saved me long walks home several times over the years. While this set is handsome, I question the utility of a leather case and the cost. To each his own, however.
Allen
Kickstarter is great, I have backed several projects.
Bill K
I’m not seeing how this tool would be attractive to a serious bicycle cyclist from a size, weight and functionality perspective. There may be other markets however, such as motorcycle.