Topeak Power Lever X

This is a great tool that I love using! It has master/quick/missing link pliers (they are all the same just different names) and the only thing I don't like is that you have to take them apart and put them back together to lock the link instead of making it so that you don't have to do that, but I'm sure they had reason to make it like that. I don't really use the hook to keep the chain together, but in some situations it is necessary. the master link storage is amazing, and I love it! If you have actual tire levers I would suggest those because it's easier to use the hook on those to hook it to the spokes than with these. The only thing I would add is a bottle opener 'cause why not? If you mountain bike this is really great and if you know a mountain biker... great present.

The tire lever tips broke on first MTB tire I mounted. Probably fine for lesser jobs, but heavy carcass MTB tires are just too much for the quality of the plastic levers.

Always been a fan of Topeka products. I ordered this to have while bike touring. When I got it I was surprised how large it was. I was thinking it would be more compact. It works fine for what it is intended to remove quick links, but more like something I would keep at home than carry around.

Item works as described, good purchase

I just received this and immediately tested it out on my bike. You need to play around with it to figure out how to set it up. It’s easy but you do have to think about it for a moment. Set it up on my quick link and popped it open with little to no effort. I tried many times to do it by hand and couldn’t do it. This is a brand new KMC 11 speed chain and quick link. Afterwards I found myself getting frustrated trying to get the link back together. Again can’t get it by hand all the way. And it would come apart when I tried using the pedals to lock it up. So On to using this tool. It’s a bit more complicated but I figured it out. It’s easy if you take the two half’s apart and set them into the slots on the chain. Then put the two half’s together. So easy once I figured that out. Again literally very little effort was needed.The chain holder clip is a nice bonus and works very well when assembling the quick link.It appears to have metal in the center of the body of the tool down past the middle. So I’m not worried about the head snapping off like I saw with other cheaper generic brands.I was going to buy the Park tool just for this but this is a better value and fits in the small Co2 bag/kit I carry under my seat.The two half’s do not “click together” but they don’t just fall apart either. They fit tightly together and I don’t see this as an issue.At this price, this is the tool for me. Paying $30 or more for the Wolf brand just didn’t make sense for how often I would use it. The Park Tool was $16 and would have stayed in the garage.

This is a well thought out tool with an excellent design. Unfortunately mine was very good probably because of poor quality controls. The holes were too loose and out of tolerance for the tool to work properly. The holes that you plug the spare master link into was loose enough so that the links kept falling out. Also the holes that keep the levers stacked when not in use were not tight enough to hold the 2 levers together. So when you stow the tool, the levers come apart and the master link fall out. I have to keep mine wrapped in a rubber band when not in use. Thons makes the tool a little less user friendly and clunky.

Didn’t like that it snapped on first tire change.

I have not used the tire lever feature yet, I have other levers I like better. The quick link tool feature will work in a pinch but I found it very awkward to use. Works okay for separating a quick link. Easier to set the link with the brake on and a hard push on the pedal than trying to use this tool. Better off with a dedicated quick link pliers. The chain hook works fine. The storage for a quick link is a good idea but the second or top link fits too loose and is prone to fall off the lever in use. I thought it was a little heavy weight wise. Great idea, execution could be better. Would not buy this again, even though a popular youtuber made the recommendation. If I was still in the return window, I would return it.