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Mayhew has come out with a MiUSA 5.5" pocket prybar set for $25: https://mayhew.com/product/31092-2-pc-mini-pry-bar-set/

Thanks for the video link! I had a little more time to think, and I think I can sum up my thoughts on the disconnect some people see with this product. If LTT wanted to make money and sell a screwdriver as merch, they could have just done an off the shelf rebranding and made a healthy profit...

It seems like there's some confusion going on in this thread then, but everyone is in rough agreement. I don't think anyone (including myself) who expresses interest in this product expects LTT to suddenly become a tool company -- I'm interested in the tool in a vacuum regardless of who makes...

That's my point -- it was much more aggressively marketed, including via Youtube ads and Toolguyd at the time, and there was not a mention of it here. If saying "give people who clearly use and can talk about designing tools a shot, and judge their tools by their tools" is defending them, sure...

Also worth noting that none of this hostility existed for the xDrill, a product made by people who were clearly not tool users, Kickstarted, and that remains vaporware several years later.

I'm hardly defending LTT -- I just find it bizarre how unwilling people are to give a product like this a shot (especially in light of how little of this criticism has been leveled at the MetMo Driver, a Kickstarter from a manufacturer of desk toys that brings back a vintage ratcheting...

I'm still really baffled by where all this kneejerk dislike comes from. This seems to simply be a daily tool user redesigning and then selling their dream screwdriver after being dissatisfied with the state of the market. Maybe it's a mediocre tool, but outside the professional tool users...

On the CK front I think you might be thinking of a different lube? I'd say it's probably closer to Mobil Centaur looking at what I have lying around. The CK has a significant amount of moly added and EP2 does not -- the viscosity and dropping point are also significantly different. If I was...

Some of them don't have any analogue (the pink DT Swiss with moly and a chapstick-like consistency), but the majority of them are likely just standard industrial greases, yeah. I think what I was trying to convey was that there are applications where a specialized grease is required and you...

Interesting to see that people are more skeptical of this than the MetMo Driver Kickstarter, given this product is self-funded, developed with an experienced manufacturing/engineering partner, and differentiates itself well against like-priced competition. I will be ordering one day one and...

Regarding greases I agree most of the time, but their are exceptions. Generally I use five 'greases' on a bike: A cheap general-purpose shop grease -- it can be anything really, for assembly, holding pivot spacers, and serving as a moisture barrier. A washout-resistant, high pressure grease for...

By that logic Koken's low backdrag ratchet and years of R&D before competing in the fine tooth ratchet space were a waste because a F80 is good enough and gears are a technological dead end... The Rolgear is alright, but having used a (well-used sample) from a coworker I prefer my PB Swiss to...

To be clear, they are using the licensed bit storage only, but with their own molds/iteration on the retention system. They are also using their own ratchet mechanism that was derived from the Megapro, but has a much lighter backdrag and has the direction ring reversed to match Snap-on/opposite...

It's worth noting that CK has discontinued the grease injection tools and now suggests manual repacking at 50% density. When I asked them about it, it was explained as a combination of seeing too much damage to the seals from over-injecting, and their new proprietary ("Silver") grease performing...

Depends on if you're asking for an upper or lower wrench. For lower a thin but non-specialty wrench whenever possible is the way to go (the Park is good enough for when it is not) -- the Snap-on above are great, and I personally use a Stahlwille 10 series wrench (not quite as thin, but a lot...

I suspect you deal with significantly better maintained bikes than the average shop mechanic -- you absolutely can use the aluminum sockets for removal when things are in good condition (and I usually do to avoid marring before breaking out the steel tools). However when you get a real *******...

I know the EVT doesn't look like much, but it's by far the most refined inflation tool I've used, including that digital Milton. Granted digital is nice for accuracy at low pressures -- my workflow usually relies on a secondary low pressure analog gauge, or a digital gauge to bleed down to final...

I'm interested in this as I use a lot of screwdrivers in low torque applications and backdrag is a issue with most ratcheting drivers that keeps me from using them as much as I like. It has been claimed that this screwdriver has less backdrag than Snap-On or PB Swiss, which makes the price...

With regard to external bottom bracket sockets, keep in mind the ones referenced by Grant are older cast steel versions and the BBT-59.x is CNC machined aluminum. The modern steel tool, the BBT-19.2 is much more refined/precise and has a 3/8" square drive. When it comes to bottom bracket...

Precisely -- no torque wrench manufacturer of any reputation I am aware of considers common torque wrench accessories like torque adapters or crowfoot wrenches (used at 90 degrees) to be significant sources of error.