LEATHERMAN, Tread Bracelet, The Original Travel Friendly Wearable Multitool, Built in the USA, Stainless Steel

Absolutely love it. Only thing is the scribe tip seems to have come out but I'm getting that replaced by Leatherman.

Okay, so this Tread thing has been available since early 2015 and there are good and bad things to say about it. For all it's worth, the Tread is a neat conversation starter (esp. for people who are more hands-on than the typical tech geek), but that is about the most you can get from this nifty looking, but totally inadequate, gadget. The instructions are almost all illustrated with English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Korean, and a few other languages I can't make out providing the minimal amount of maintenance, usage, and care (the manual is a lot like a LEGO kit manual -- mostly pictures).The Tread comes with nine (9) links and a clasp; however, you will notice that the links are numbered to 12 (the missing links are #3, #5, and #11). Each link is slightly curved so they are able to wrap around something cylindrical (like a human wrist), and the back of each link has an extremely truncated description of what each tool on a link does (for example, Link #12 has a '#1' and '#2' to label the two Phillips screwdriver heads and a '6mm' for the hexagonal box wrench). If you are not familiar with hand tools, or spend a lot of time with different wrench and driver sets, you may be at a loss finding what you need on your bright, shiny new man-bracelet. Some of the links with the box wrench 'holes' will be visibly hollow, while others will be filled; this is to manage the weight of the individual link, as well as provide it with structural strength with more material.While the 'positives' for the Tread are obvious (aesthetically arresting, portable, could be handy, etc.), its 'negative' traits far outweigh it:THE WEIGHT: This thing weighs a bit, even if you removed a few links to get it to fit (I have a slightly smaller than average wrist, and removed two links to get the right fit). Having worn a lighter timepiece before, the weight of the Tread is noticeable, and one may need time to adapt to it, or be completely uncomfortable all the time.THE LACK OF UTILITY: The tools are so badly designed, they are a joke. The heads are too short to reach into any tight spots. There is a significant lack of handles (for leverage). And just having a link coiled with other links make the Tread hard to use compared to a multi-tool (let alone a standard tool). If you don't believe me, you can try imagining using the stubbiest flathead screwdriver to try and loosen (or tighten) a screw in an odd angle or tight space. That's what it is like trying to use a Tread.NO SPARE PARTS: What you see is what you get (WYSIWYG). I emailed Leatherman's office about spare screws and link connectors, but they do not have such a repair kit available for the Tread at this time. If you lose a screw on your Tread (or a connector), you have to either buy another Tread, ask Leatherman for replacement parts, or use any extras screws/connectors you didn't use (if you have small wrists, like me). The screws for Tread should be hand tightened (with a regular flathead) after you make any modifications. I methodically tighten the whole side top to bottom before I head out with it; that alone reduces the 'grab n' go' approach of a Leatherman tool.FATAL WEAKNESS: The clasp's 1/4" square socket holder is another potentially fatal weakness. While you can fit sockets and other tool bits that use a 1/4" square, the same bead for the 1/4" square is used by the Tread to hold the clasp together (and on your person). If the bead pops out (and you lose it or its spring, God forbid), you will be making a call to Leatherman about their warranty to get the clasp replaced or repaired.I personally would like to see the Tread improved (say, by having a titanium or carbon alloy variant to reduce weight), as well as more link varieties (3D printing might help, but I'm no expert) to customize the Tread experience. I don't dive, so the Oxygen Tank wrench is all but useless to me, but the Allen wrench on that same link may be the size of dogging key I require to operate some doors. Links that allow tool bits to be extended, telescoped (probably not a good idea for strength), coiled or looped could make them more useful. All in all, if you need a tool of that magnitude, you shouldn't be using a Tread (or even a multi-tool for that matter).In short, I would recommend another standard SOG, Gerber, Colt, or Leatherman multitool in the Tread's place. However, if you are interested in having a back-up of a back-up tool handy, you are welcome to give the Tread a try.

Personally, I think this is bazaar but here goes - my husband purchased a "knock-off" of this product even though he and I are huge fans of Leatherman products. It was a total price generated purchase as I think he paid less than $60, while the genuine Leatherman product is, basically, $175. He wore and had his for less than 2 weeks when a tiny screw came undone while wearing it. He was contemplating cannibalizing a section of the bracelet that had been removed for sizing for a fix but I thought of something better. His birthday was coming up so I ordered the real thing with confidence of it's superior quality and performance that I presented to him on his birthday. Guess what - the exact same thing happened - no lying! The worst part is that the return period had lapsed between my purchase and the product failure. So, while we are still fans of Leatherman products and we will deal with Leatherman directly, just a warning to try to coordinate purchases in a manner that avoids this type of scenario on the rare occasion of a product failure. A 1 star sturdiness rating is really pretty harsh as, based on our experiences, Leatherman products are historically extremely reliable but we felt it was important to draw their attention to a possible flaw in their production process. Of course, this is just 1 weird incident and, likely, not commonplace.

Love this bracelet. I am using it for an apple watch band and yes it sucks having to take some tools off but I would have anyway it was huge on my wrist like dangely bracelet slide up my arm huge. It’s the only watch I will wear because it does not feel like jewelry to me.I was not picky about the links when deciding which ones to use only used the hollow ones for the wrist watch to keep the weight down and it is the perfect size that way.When I bought the watch adapters I purchased the fake Tread bracelet too since it was only 40 bones additional. I like the blacker anodizing on the fake one to be honest but after a few configuration changes a screw broke off in the clamp (chineesium metal mined out of a salt mine) and rendered it useless as I would have to drill out and rethread the hole. I sucked it up and got the real one and am glad I did! The quality details are obvious. I am sorry for not buying it first and throwing away the 40$ Not to mention having that counterfeit guilt. Design was probably stolen via hacking the cnc files.Industrial espionage needs to stop and cheap asses like myself need to not buy copycat products to save a few bucks!

Compré la Leatherman Thread considerando que sólo sería un producto novedoso y que posiblemente sus usos serían limitados. Tras usarla brevemente debo decir que la Thread es novedosa y sus funciones o usos NO son limitados. La he usado para diversas tareas, en las primeras tuve dificultades en adaptarme a la configuración de la herramienta pero pronto pude acoplarme a ella. Hasta ahora no he usado otra multi-herramienta ya que la Thread ha resuelto bien cuando la necesito. Debo decir que no reemplaza herramientas especializadas o similares, puede concebirse como una multi-herramienta con una configuración distinta, claro sin las pinzas o cuchillas. La Thread es novedosa y útil, además la puedes llevar "a mano" siempre.

Ha resultado mas útil de lo que pensé que sería, el uso de las herramientas es más.comodo y rápido de lo que aparenta la construcción es de gran calidad y se ve y siente muy resistente. Un inconveniente es que al ajustarlo se tienen que descartar algunas herramientas, pero no es nada grave. En cuanto la apariencia la mayor parte de la gente ni siquiera nota que es una herramienta, aunque si tiene un estilo poco formal la uso con ropa formal y casual sin problema alguno, quizás el único inconveniente es que es un poco tosca, para personas delgadas o que no les gustan los accesorios muy vistosos existe una versión lt que es idéntica pero un poco más ligera y delgada, sin duda una gran compra con la garantía de Leatherman

Lo recomiendo porque es algo compacto y útil, si te gustan las herramientas esta te encantara, es un accesorio que a de mas de lucir, es practico.

Item was good, the box it came in looked second hand

A very expensive, perhaps useful, watch band. Comfortable to wear, looks good, excellent quality. But at over $200 it is still a very expensive watch band!