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New Pedros Trixie tool
April 18th, 2008 by Tim Grahl 
Pedros is well known for their bike care products and for being a very environmentally minded company. They’ve recently picked up some new investors and gotten a new infusion of cash. During the press conference yesterday I asked what they would be doing with their new found money and they said:
We’re very interested and aware of the transportation and utility bike segment. I think that’s very very important. It’s the underpinngins of what we see as sustainability. [...] I think you’ll see a lot more in the transportation and utility area from us.
Although they wouldn’t give up to much information on new products, they did show us the new Pedros Trixie tool. This small item is packed with features.
- Lockring tool
- Pin hole to make your own chain whip (going with the green theme, they want you to use an old piece of chain to make your chain whip)
- Spoke wrench
- 15mm wrench
- 5mm allen wrench
- 3 sizes of hex style wrenches
- Bottle opener (a must!)
April 18th, 2008 at 10:46 am
Oh my my… Must have!
April 18th, 2008 at 10:52 am
I would have much rather have seen that 15mm made into an open wrench and the spoke tool placed somewhere else….
April 18th, 2008 at 10:58 am
Hello, Trixie! That is so much cooler than the crazily expensive (and much less versatile)EAI “Super Track” tool.
April 18th, 2008 at 11:44 am
spoke tools aren’t that tough to carry around. not sure the utility of squeezing it into an already over-thought design.
but still, i like the idea.
April 18th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
What is it made of? those hex sections look like they’d strip out pretty quickly unless this thing is tool steel or something forged/beefy. Can you even use that to tighten brake calipers? I like the idea, but I’d have to use one for a while to see how practical it actually is. Kudos for outside the box thinking though!
-david in fla
April 19th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
The hex sections are 8, 9 and 10mm.
david in fla: The tool IS made of steel and should be plenty strong.
They’re still testing it and this is a prototype so there may be a couple changes in the final version. It’s due out mid to late summer.
April 20th, 2008 at 12:10 am
its long enough, and looks plenty strong…
but huh… pedal wrench?