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Arundel Shameless Plugs hides a mini-tool in your road bike handlebar

arundel shameless plugs stealth hidden mini tool fits inside your drop bar road bike handlebar ends
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So many ways to hide a mini tool these days, from your fork’s thru axle to under the stem cap, from the BB spindle to your fork’s steerer. Now there’s one more, and it’s for drop bar road, gravel and cyclocross bikes. The Arundel Shameless Plugs use twist-to-tighten plastic plugs to four tools inside your road bar ends, and the kit includes all common bits letting you pick what you need.

arundel shameless plugs stealth hidden mini tool fits inside your drop bar road bike handlebar ends

arundel shameless plugs stealth hidden mini tool fits inside your drop bar road bike handlebar ends

The end caps use oversized threads to twist and secure into the bar’s ends, relying on a little extra bar tape to provide the thickness necessary to hold them in place. One side has a fixed JIS Phillips Head screw driver along with a hex-shaped holder that turns the individual bits into a useable tool.

arundel shameless plugs stealth hidden mini tool fits inside your drop bar road bike handlebar ends

The other side has three slots to hold your choice of the included bits:

  • Hex: 2, 5, 3, 4, 5, 6
  • Torx: T10, T15, T20, T25, T27, T30

arundel shameless plugs stealth hidden mini tool fits inside your drop bar road bike handlebar ends

Weight for the system with three bits installed is 74g on our scale. Installation instructions recommend starting with fresh bar tape and leaving a little more than normal to tuck into the bar. That extra padding gives the tools more security so they won’t jostle out. On our test bike, they slot in quickly and easily, but definitely needed the extra few inches of tape to hold tight.

Retail is $39.99, found under the Service Course heading on their website.

ArundelBike.com

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mudrock
mudrock
6 years ago

It looks awkward to use. That Phillips head doesn’t help. Just a simple T wrench, like the Spurcycle thing you just reviewed, would be so much easier.

Joenomad
Joenomad
6 years ago

What’s wrong with a saddle bag to hold the usual suspects?

blah blah blah
blah blah blah
6 years ago
Reply to  Joenomad

the saddle bag

Joenomad
Joenomad
6 years ago
Reply to  blah blah blah

Stuffing your jersey pockets with tools and necessities is a cooler look?

Seraph
Seraph
6 years ago
Reply to  Joenomad

I ride with a Silca kit in my jersey pocket. Not bulky at all and has more than enough tools for any mechanical issue that should arise.

Joenomad
Joenomad
6 years ago
Reply to  Seraph

Where do you store your spare tube, patch kit and CO2 or pump? I fit all that into a tool roll including a mini-tool under the seat. But I am not worried what other bike riders think about my setup.

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blah blah blah
6 years ago
Reply to  Joenomad

well ya might as well wear a bum bag/fanny pack with your suit

caliente
caliente
6 years ago
Reply to  blah blah blah

I like the steer-tube solution, but it is an expensive PITA to set up, and also makes your fork difficult to sell when the time comes. There HAS to be a better solution. Crankset spindle toolkit anyone?

Ck
Ck
6 years ago

It’s a letdown that it can only hold 3 bits.

Haribo
Haribo
6 years ago
Reply to  Ck

Absolutely. I’m with you on that one. All the way.

Bicycle Pubes
6 years ago

which part holds my drugs

Tyler
Tyler
6 years ago

I’ve been using these for a few months, absolutely perfect for gravel. I do a lot of 100+ mile rides out into remote places, what a great place to store a tool that I hope to never use!

QuickGeezer
QuickGeezer
6 years ago

Giant ha-ha for any biker who cares more about fashion than being able to fix a minor problem miles from home.

Asta
Asta
6 years ago

Topeak had a similar product named Ninja a few years back.

Silca Ti-torque is unbeatable.

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