How durable are the pliers in the leatherman Juice

[Blue72]

I was stuck 3 miles deep into the woods today while mountain biking when my son's friend pedal fell of his bike. Not having wrench or a multi-tool we had to walk the bikes out. It was not fun!

Anyway I am now looking for small multitool to bring with me and I like the Juice but how durable are the pliers?

 

[Dantor]

they are smaller then regular sized Multitools but bigger than SAKs ones.
they are made well but I doubt if they would have helped you with a peddle, not enough torque nor wide enough for a decent bite.

I'd suggest a regular sized MT.

 

[Monocrom]

The pliers on the Leatherman Juice can snap apart rather easily.

Sorry to say, but they're not as robust as what you find on other multi-tools.

 

[spoonrobot]

The pliers on the Leatherman Juice can snap apart rather easily.

I wouldn't go that far. Regarding their overall size I find the Juice pliers to be reasonably strong. They don't have any inherent problems or weaknesses that causes them to perform subpar. It's just that they are mid-size and not designed to be used for tasks generally fit for a full-size multi or regular pliers. Compared to similarly sized tools (i.e. MP400, SOG PPP, Skeletool and so forth; even though these tools are larger than most of the Juice line they are still generally taken as mid-size tools) the Juice models compare quite well in strength.

dd61999; I would look for a bicycle-specific multi-tool as they are going to be more useful to you than a general use multi-tool. Crank Bros and Topeak make a few different models that perform well.

 

[NeonLights]

My Juice and Skeletol have virtually identical medium-sized jaws. Never had a problem with either one of them, but I've never asked them to do something that would risk them breaking either. For larger nuts/bolts like are found on bikes, the only multi-plier tool I'd trust is a Leatherman crunch, with its vise-grip like jaws. As spoonrobot suggested, I'd recommend one of the various bike multi-tools which would do a much better job at improvised bike repair than almost any multiplier tool would.