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Quick survey to help me with my Degree studies

  • This topic has 10 replies, 7 voices, and was last updated 13 years ago by pdows47.
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  • August 6, 2013 at 12:10 pm #19550
    Cooks

    Hello chaps
    I have a uni assignment wherein I have to look at tools, so I chose the chain tool as I think it has room for improvement or at least change. I find chain tools a bit fiddly, what with having to move around the bike, swap the chain round or use off-handedley to replace the chain, amongst other such problems. So I was wondering if you guys would be willing to share some experiences with me, via comments on here, and via this 3 min survey

    http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/K3PX782

    Any comments regarding what you like/dislike about chain tools would be helpful

    Thank you
    Paul

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  • August 8, 2013 at 4:04 pm #751113
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    pdows47

    Done. I can see a great
    Done. I can see a great kickstarter campaign coming from this 😛

    August 8, 2013 at 11:14 am #751111
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    Cooks

    I was initialloy thinking
    I was initialloy thinking about going down the bells and whistles route (including a hydraulic one handed, one way type affair) but from the survey I’m just going to work on solving the problems people already have.

    August 8, 2013 at 10:22 am #751109
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    Tjuice

    Completed. Although you
    Completed. Although you might have wanted to include an ‘any other comments’ box at the bottom. I just mashed my other comments into the other questions already on the form.

    I have one of these:
    http://www.clasohlson.com/uk/Asaklitt-Chain-Link-Remover/34-8708
    And I have found it to be really excellent. Handles 1/8″ and 3/32″ chains with ease. Not really portable, but I do (almost) all my chain work at home and think I have only once needed a chain tool on the road.

    At present, as a hobby bike mechanic (I only work on my own/my family’s fleet), I struggle to see what additional bells and whistles would make me want to get something more expensive.

    August 8, 2013 at 5:21 am #751107
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    spongebob

    Magnetic pin pushing bit for
    Magnetic pin pushing bit for reinserting pins! Extendable handle for easier pin pushing

    August 7, 2013 at 9:39 pm #751105
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    Cooks

    open university. I have a
    open university. I have a busy life, no time for any other way 🙂

    And, this was my favourite answer so far…

    ‘Fuck you. This question shouldn’t be required.’

    🙂

    August 7, 2013 at 9:21 pm #751103
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    Raleigh

    Where are you doing it as
    Where are you doing it as well?

    Cheers.

    August 7, 2013 at 6:54 pm #751101
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    Cooks

    I’m studying design, but this
    I’m studying design, but this module is predominantly product design. These surveys are totally invaluable, because the tendency is to come up with a porblem, and then only work on a solution for that problem, whereas the consensus here has been a different problem to what I was having. It has given me a few good ideas.

    Also, as it got twitter’d by the forum, it got a few rt’s, and the answers have more than doubled, for which I am totally grateful.

    And Park Tools seem to be the best!!

    August 7, 2013 at 6:29 pm #751099
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    Raleigh

    Are you doing Product design?
    Are you doing Product design?

    August 7, 2013 at 5:05 pm #751097
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    billyman

    done, excellent choice of
    done, excellent choice of questions, a non fiddly non carbon damaging tool that is practical and affordable,

    and can be stored in the bike..ie in the end of the handlebars, or inside a hollow seat post, or both

    August 7, 2013 at 10:02 am #751095
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    tarquin_foxglove

    I’ve filled it in.
    In return
    I’ve filled it in.

    In return I would like to know the results of the survey and your conclusion.

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