Look for Rides of Japan on YouTube and his alternate Slayer of Grams channel. He featured a ridiculously light saddle bag setup.
WHICH Wolftooth option!!??
That’s cruelty to a dumb forum readers! I just spent 10 minutes scanning this thread to see what wolf tooth wolftooth option you were talking about! 
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Honestly I don’t recommend you look at weight at all when picking a multitool but get one that has everything you could EVER need, not too long ago I had to use the chain tool from my Topeak pt30 and 2 weeks after that the quicklink remover from that same multitool.
Again if you are stranded at the side of the road you will never think about the extra weight BUT you will think about the tool you didn’t bring.
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Sorry, I meant Wera based on the post above. I’ll fix my typo.
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It’s true but there’s no reason you can’t have both. If you can have all the tools you think you’ll need and also save some weight then there’s areas for improvement there. The Daysaver8 + Coworking5 will have all the same functionality (actually more as it has a tyre lever) as my current multi tool for considerably less weight.
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True but I’ve heared enough of people loosing those bits and I rather take a Pedro/Unior tire lever with me (and it’s cheaper). Again to each his own but I have been glad I carry a multitool with almost everything in it, it has saved me and some riding buddies more then once.
Daysaver combo here too… can attest to both its greatness and its frustrations… the replacement bits are expensive too (at least to get to the UK).
Been using a Ryder groove tool pro the last year. Handy. Good access to bolts. Has most things you need and the shape is easy to pack.
I have been very happy with my DaySaver when I’ve used it, the form factor more than makes up for fiddling with the bits. Have yet to use the chain tool.
There actually are some excellent options from Wolftooth that I just picked up: a multitool, and a chain tool/plug kit combo. Much smaller and lighter than I expected and can be stored inside their Encase pumps or on their own. Paired with Wolftooth quick link pliers (that are also a tire lever), I’ve got pretty much all the tools I need.
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that looks quite nice, will have to add that to my list
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I’ve had the cool tools with the loose bits - the past tense of loose is lost 
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agree the tools are great - bits a little fiddly - but need at least 121 mm straight section of handlebars for tool to fit inside - my “ergonomic” bend Ritchie Superlogic and more recent integrated bar-stems from Black Tech & Blank Inc did not have enough length for them to fit 
Also a user of Daysaver tools, I’ve treated myself to the protection case. It adds a few grams but comes with some magnets to keep it closed. Cue magnets: it’s a perfect place to temporarily store the bits that you are not needing / are in the way of using the other ones - problem solved (if careful)
Another vote for the Daysaver here. A great design.
It covers almost all basis, very versatile and takes up hardly any space. I considered the Wera tool but wondered how ergonomic it might be if you had to use it to access difficult places or stubborn fixings, whereas the Daysaver is just a traditional allen key shape. Happy to hear feedback on that mind I am probably wrong.
I’m storing one inside a Wolftooth Encase pump (which itself is pretty tiny) mounted under a bottle cage, and the other in my bike’s in-frame storage with my other tools. I didn’t even consider trying to use the bar-end option with drop bars.
If you run tubeless canondale do a combined multi tool and dyna plug which could save weight vs 2 items. Seems to be well made although I’ve barely used mine. Quick search showed out of stock in the UK so not sure if it’s discontinued.
Simon
Just to add my two pennies worth:
- More important that what you carry works, when you need it. Lightest possible is still unnecessary extra weight if it fails you when you get a mechanical.
- Lightest option by far, if staying in phone signal range, is the phone you are probably already carrying to call for a lift of some form, and leave the spares etc at home.
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One more for vote for the Daysaver Essential 8; it’s my go to. But the key is to always keep your bike in working order so that the only time you need your multi-tool is to help others. Then it’s not as big a deal when you find out your tool is somehow lacking.
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