The Leatherman Squirt P4 is my second-favorite bike tool, and my favorite pocket tool off the bike. On the bike you certainly need a set of hex keys for adjusting and tightening the many fasteners on the bike. But beyond that, I like to have a set of pliers, even if they're small. (I would have really liked pliers when I was trying to pull cactus needles out of a tire one time, but the TSA rules are too pesky about little knives in airline carry-ons.) I also find a small knife handy.
The Squirt P4 is tiny enough to store easily in a case made for a USB flash memory stick, and it weighs just 55g. The blades are high quality and precisely formed. But the capability it has that sealed the deal for me is it works very well as an emergency cassette lockring tool, as shown above. I discovered this in a time of need, around 15 miles from home at night when my shifting stopped working properly and I found the lockring had come loose. I couldn't find any way to tighten it with any of the tools I had, until I thought to try the Squirt, and it fit perfectly. Thanks, Leatherman!
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