Video: Daysaver Multitool Offers 9 Tools & Weighs Only 45g
PRESS RELEASE: Daysaver.fun
We from Daysaver have developed a high quality, professional multitool together with PB Swiss Tools.
Multitools are now available in all shapes and sizes but as mature as the tools may seem, many disadvantages are still unsolved. The tools are tricky to use, their shape makes it impossible to reach many places on the bike, they are usually heavy and large and some systems are tied to a mount in the handlebar, stem or crank.
We from Daysaver - all of us passionate bikers and racing cyclists ourselves - want to clean up this mess. Together with PB Swiss we have developed a multi-tool that is as big as the well-known Allen key, weighs 45 grams and provides 9 tools. And because we are 100% convinced of the quality of our tool, you get a lifetime warranty.
The Innovation: nested bits
The Daysaver: 9 tools, 45 grams, lifetime warranty, produced by PB Swiss Tools.
The Innovation
We - that is Peter, Dani and Elam - have combined our passion with the knowledge from our work as innovation managers to develop a new kind of multitool. The basis was the minimal form of a classic Allen key, which ensures ideal accessibility and with which - via the two different lever lengths - the right torque can be applied. The innovation lies ultimately in the nesting of 4 bits. Two on each side, which can be flipped and inserted into each other. This makes the Daysaver a multi-talent that will give you 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 Allen, 25 Torx and a slotted screwdriver. Everything you need in an emergency to save the day.
Nine full-fledged tools: The ninth tool is to be determined by the community.
The multitool designed in this way offers a whole range of advantages. With a bulky minitool you can't reach many screws on your bike properly. Result: worn screws or scratches on the frame. With the simple and slim form of our tool you can get to every screw and tighten or loosen it in the right way. That is a promise.
Every screw on the bike is accessible.
Screws are sensitive creatures. With the wrong torque they are either broken or tightened too loosely. With the two different lever lengths of our tool you can give each screw the necessary amount of love. Your screws will thank you with endless fun.
With the short lever you have a feeling for small torques.
With the long lever you can apply large torques without the tool folding away.
The Daysaver Mount
The Daysaver is so small that you can easily carry it in your jersey or shorts pocket. If you prefer to transport the Daysaver on the frame, the minimalistic Daysaver Mount gives you the possibility to attach the tool to the bottle cage mount. You don't have to ride without the bottle cage. It is simply mounted over the mount: no compromises!
Minimal and lightweight: the Daysaver Mount.
On top: The bottle cage fits on top of the Daysaver Mount and the tool can be removed without fumbling.
Swiss quality and sustainability
We leave nothing to chance. Quality and sustainability are at the top of the list of requirements in development. The tool has already been thoroughly tested in the prototype phase and exceeds the standards regarding torque. And with PB Swiss Tools as a production partner, the best on the market have been won for the project, so that you also get a tool that makes no compromises in terms of application and quality. That's why we offer a lifetime warranty on the Daysaver!
We live, work and bike in the bicycle paradise of Switzerland. For us it was clear: We want to do everything here on our doorstep in close cooperation with friends and partners. That's why Daysaver is 100% made in Switzerland.
P.S.: Get your Daysaver at Kickstarter.
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As for the "up to you" tool, I'd say:
-2.5mm allen key
-PH2 for L and H screw adjustments
-10mm allen key for people running Shimano Octalink cranks
-knife for cutting off excess tire plugs (as most portable tire pluggers don't come with a knife, and because you're Swiss)
This said, I personally prefer not having loose bits on my tool as I can definitely see myself losing them in the mud/sand/grass/between rocks. But it is an interesting product and I wish you all the best!
@lognar: I am aware that there are quite a few who make centerlock hubs (the regular ones, not the oversized 2004 Saint ones). However, are there many brands who actually supply their brakes with centerlock rotors? I can only think of Magura back in 2007, but these were aftermarket rotors and probably only in 2007.
Its a high quality niche product made in Switzerland- dont expect low prices.
Even at 40, it would still be four times the price of the Park rescue wrench
www.amazon.co.uk/Park-Tool-Rescue-Wrench-Multi-Tool/dp/B000OZ9WTQ
Mind you, it's about the only multi tool that'll work for a Formula Cura lever screw, so props for that alone.
That's a no. Like anything needed on a ride having it at home is useless.
One Up Components EDC tool is awesome. Tried many different tools since I started on the rigid MTB in the mid 80's.
Buy the tap kit from One Up and you're set for every bike you own until what ever Levy dreams up in the future that doesn't have a steerer tube.
You can get their other bike specific tool for half the price.
www.shop.pbtools.us/PB-470-BikeTool_c2.htm
Made by PB Swiss... I have two... Fantastic... Bits are incredibly high quality.
I like it... will be looking in Aliexpress
Amazon has none, but did find them on desertcart & ebay, links below, but not inexpensive....
$75.00 CDN canada.desertcart.com/products/6683507
$68.00 USD www.ebay.com/p/2254370185
$42.99 CDN williamsfoodequipment.com/swiss-army-bike-tool-victorinox-4-1329us1?gclid
fyi
Just a thought to the designers - It’d be good to consider how it fits together with a whole ecosystem - chain breaker; tyre plugs; 10mm sleeve for the 8mm key (suits some cranks); the ability to take a standard tool bit so that you can supplement the base functions with your-bike-specific ones, at minimal cost and weight penalty.
In my opinion a chain tool and spoke tool are basic necessities to bring to every ride as well and you can't calculate the total weight of your tool kit without adding those. They prevent me from having to walk back 10km+ to the car at least once a year.
Spokes being a little loose is fine, but with newly laced wheels spokes can become more than just a little loose, especially if you're planning long full day rides. You might need them after a crash as well.
I don't bring master link pliers: to close the master link I make sure the master link is on the top half of the chain, I pull my rear brake and push down the pedal. That will thighten the link. To open them I can ghetto fix that with 2 rocks. I won't reuse the masterlink anyways so it doesn't matter if it's not in a perfect state afterwards. People using break pins in Shimano chains won't need them either.
He’s right though, my bikes havent had a flat screw on them in ages
I just assumed it was a flat since I've not even been on clutch derailleurs until recently.
That is a REALLY COOL tool! It would 100% be worth stashing in my car for those "well crap" moments at the trail head. Plus, if they cut a chain link hole into the exterior of it, molded a pair of tire levers to each side that clicked into that have chain pliers on their tips, you'd have all the stuff you need tucked in 1 tiny spot in your pack. Then you could have your tube on the frame, tire plug in your pocket or a side pouch for those panic stop puncture pluggers.
Don't know how you'd incorporate a chain breaker though. It's the only thing really missing that would be a separate piece to bother you.
Perhaps you mean 1/3 the cost? lol
One times less means $77 - $77 = $0 (for free).
Three times less means $77 - 3 x $77 = $-154.
So they will actually give you the tool and $154 for free in your pocket.
I like his way of thinking.
...umm, that's a really, really tiny lever, good luck loosening pedals with that
"With the long lever you can apply large torques without the tool folding away."
You on the other hand mentioned removing pedals 3 times in 2 posts and how big of an issue it is.
There is nothing that requires much torque at all that gets done outside of a shop. You don't need a multitool to hold up to 40nm.
Somehow thats a standard business plan, why wouldn't it work for consumers?
All kidding aside, I'd consider PB the best there is material and precision wise. More deserving of their reputation than even Snap On (because everything they make is truly Swiss and high quality). For this type of tool though, the pricing is personally a bit much. But I can fully understand someone with enough money and appreciation of great tools ordering them.
We have done it! After only 3 days we reached the finish line at Kickstarter! The daysaver becomes reality. Thanks to all who supported us and drove us with their enthusiasm. You are great!:hüpf::i2:
We have also heard the critical voices here in the forum and we take it very seriously. It has set things in motion and you will definitely hear from us again on the topic in early 2021! That's a promise!
Dragging an emergency tool around in your pocket makes much less sense then strapping it to your bike and not worring about it until you need it. Just not at this price.
Clicks Kickstarter link >
Also Me: $104 for the tool and a mount???
My multi is a TOP-ark. Topeak tools in a Park chassis because the Park bits were too short to be useful for anything. Couldnt reach most bolts on the bar controls. Another Park fail. the Topeak chain breaker broke...
funny where fops decide to save weight. I imagine a simple first aid kit is out of the question. Whadya need all that blood for ant way?
Bits suck, ergonomics suck, they are heavy. I do keep the 6-8mm adapter socket though.
Its asking customers to act as investors, without getting the benefits investors get and a work around to avoiding answering to investors. You see, they obviously have investors, thats how the ads get paid for. Crowdfunding is just another form of insurance for investors that takes advantage of consumers.
Crowdfunding is asking you to pay to give your feedback.
Search "Victorinox Swiss Army Bike Tool" on amazon.
www.planetcyclery.com/tacx-mini-allen-key-set
It depends on the mini-pump holder. As you can flip our mount you can place the pump on the other side. We are thinking of a combined holder for pump/cartridge and tool. In our vision there will be down the road a variety of mounts that you can buy according to your needs.
This is WAY better lol