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The Breaker adds a chain tool to cycling multitool/tire lever

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The Breaker, with its bits and pouch
The Breaker, with its bits and pouch
The pouch is made from leather and recycled inner tubes
The Breaker's chain tool
The Breaker's tire lever
The Breaker's bottle opener
The Breaker's spoke wrench
The tool bit extender can be attached to the side of the Breaker for maximum torque ...
... or attached to the end, so it can be used like a screwdriver
A socket set is also available
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Last year we heard about the Nutter, a stainless steel device that combines a multi-bit cycling multitool with a tire lever. Since then, inventor Mark Windsor decided to take that design and make it even more useful. The result is the Breaker, which is essentially a Nutter with an added chain-break tool.

Like the Nutter, the Breaker features a receptacle that can receive an included selection of interchangeable bits. These consist of five sizes of hex tools, a Philips head screwdriver, a flat head screwdriver, a T25 torx bit, and a magnetic tool bit extender.

Both devices also have a built-in spoke wrench, bottle opener and nylon-capped tire lever, and are stowed in a bike-mountable pouch made from leather and recycled inner tubes.

The Breaker's chain tool

The Breaker adds a chain tool to the mix, allowing users to remove and replace broken or worn-out chains. It uses the existing tool bit extender as its handle, and features a replaceable hardened stainless steel pin. The chain tool does take the place of the Nutter's box wrench, although an optional 8-piece socket set should provide similar functionality.

Windsor and his team are currently raising production funds for the Breaker, on Kickstarter. If they're successful, a pledge of US$55 will get you a basic Breaker, and $75 will get you one with the socket set thrown in.

The whole multitool weighs 100 g (3.5 oz), not including the pouch or sockets. You can see it in use, in the following pitch video.

Source: Kickstarter

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2 comments
unklmurray
I would love to have one of these tools......Kinda spendy,but nice to have when you break a chain!!
unklmurray
I have been looking at the photo at the beginning and it must have gotten printed down side-up.....it just looks dumb!!