Zefal AFA 8 Plus bottle cage tool holder review – a surefire way of never forgetting your multi-tool

The Zefal AFA 8 Plus is a good accessory to add to your gravel bike before your next adventure, just try and keep it behind a full bidon

Zefal Afa 8 Plus open on bike
(Image credit: Jack Elton-Walters)
Cycling Weekly Verdict

A well made tool that is a great solution to carrying a multi-tool that will ensure you’ll always have one to hand. It would be a great addition to a gravel bike, especially with a metal frame, but I don’t think I’ll keep it attached to my carbon road bike.

Reasons to buy
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    A surefire way of ensuring you’ve always got a multi-tool with you

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    Negligible additional weight to your bike

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    Well made tool in sleek holder

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    Longer bolts included so it fits with a bottle cage, as intended

Reasons to avoid
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    Some movement when attached to the bike

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From minor adjustments to more major roadside repairs like relinking a snapped chain, the best bike multi-tools can be the difference between a completed ride and the defeat of a lift home. Small and lightweight, you’ll rarely realize you’re carrying one. Which can also be a problem.

It’s easy to forget something so small and rarely needed that when you find your multi-tool isn’t in your pocket or bike saddlebag as expected, annoyance will ensue.

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Zefal Afa 8 Plus
Tools included2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6mm hex keys, T25 Torx, flathead screwdriver, 8/9/10/11/12 speed compatible chain tool, bottle opener
Price€44.95 / £43.99
Weight173g
MaterialSteel and aluminium tools, fibre reinforced polypropylene holder
Read more and buyhttps://www.zefal.com/en/repair/639-afa-8-plus.html

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