Fix It Sticks

These arrived in the post while I was riding my Ritchey Break-Away around America.

In February I saw an online write-up about a new design for a bicycle multitool.  The design was light, compact at 10 cm / 4 in long, and the sticks fit together in any combination to form a T-handle for your chosen bit.  The article pointed readers to a Kickstarter campaign to raise the USD18,000 that would allow Brian Davis to put his invention into production.

I owned enough multitools already.  But I am a sucker for gadgets and gizmos.  I pledged USD45.  If the fund-raising campaign was successful I would get 2 sets (4 sticks) containing a metric hex #2, #2.5 #3, #4, #5, #6, a #1 phillips and a 5mm flathead screwdriver.

963 people backed Brian to the tune of USD45,201.  So my Fix It Sticks arrived in April as promised.

A pair of these sticks has replaced the Lezyne RAP 6 in my bike tool kit.  I can generate more torque with the T-handle design of the Fix It Sticks than I can with the offset Allen keys of the RAP 6.  I also have more control over the bit because the Fix It Sticks lock together.  The Allen keys in the RAP 6 are prone to moving around because of the folding design of the tool.

You are not limited to the bits listed above.  There is a large range of other bits available on the Fix It Sticks website.  You can choose from 10 Torx bits,  3 square drive / Robertson bits, 3 Phillips bits, 3 slotted / flathead bits, 7 metric hex bits, 9 American hex bits, and a 1/4 inch socket drive.

These could become my favorite on-bike tools.  If I bought a stick with an 8mm hex bit I would have all I need to disassemble and assemble my Ritchey Break-Away too.