Frag Out! Magazine
Issue link: https://fragout.uberflip.com/i/693549
I removed one link from my Tread, so it is four tools short – the link number 2 got axed. What is important – tighten the screws as tightly as you can! After replacing one link I almost lost it. I strongly tightened them all later on and now they cause no problems, although I check them from time to time. I would never wear a watch with the bracelet: first of all, due to the weight, second of all – because of functionality. To wear a watch with the links, you would need to keep only three, maybe four of the links (totally useless one's) only to have... a watch. In such case that would be an overkill, only a gadget. Now it's not only a gadget or a bijou, but also a useful tool. The DLC layer wears off. Not to a significant extend, but it is noticeable, especially at points where links rub against each other when taking off or placing the Tread on a shelf. What is prohibitive about the tool? The price. Madness. It may be bought only by the rich or people who are just crazy about this brand. Others prefer choosing the most awesome Charge (or a much cheaper Rebar), a set of bits, a socket, and take the rest of the money and go on holidays. It a rad gadget but, unfortunately just too God damn high and with limited usage, because it is only a set of screwdrivers and wrenches. Oh, and there are rumors that one should not risk taking a Tread on board of a plane. People say that one Air Marshall almost got a heart attack when he saw one of the passengers taking off his bracelet to unscrew the body of his laptop. You should better ask during your check-in whether you are allowed to take the tool on Board, or else you will have to pay even more money... PLASky'S REVIEW For over two months I have been having a dozen tools at hand – oops... or rather on my wrist, since the perimeter of my wrist will affect the final number of tools one will be able to carry every day on his or her Tread. I deprived my Tread of its full functionality, because I removed two tool links and keep them safe in the box. Despite its size (three centimeters wide, 5 mm thick) and weight (my configuration weighs about 120 g), wearing the tool is comfortable from the very first day. What is more, I have a feeling as if I wore it already in the past. Oh, I get it. I have been always wearing a large watch with a metal bracelet. I don't know how to briefly express my opinion on the this gadget. It has an attractive or even, I'd say, masculine design. Individual modules are perfectly made and finished, the brush-finished steel looks elegant. You wear with with great pleasure. I am aware of the possibilities it offers, because I happened to use it on numerous occasions as a screwdriver (contrary to what one may expect, a properly positioned bracelet forms a strong lever arm, better than in the case of a standard, simple screwdriver), I took out a SIM card, or opened a parcel with the special blade. Yet, it should be rather treated as male jewelry than a multi-tool. Tread looks perfectly when worn with a white shirt and a sport jacket – in such configuration it will draw attention with the light reflections on creases of the bracelet. When worn with a T-shirt, it is a pure manifestation of functionality, a declaration made by men ready for... for what? For any event during which you need to tighten a screw? When I see a protruding and poorly tightened screw, I rather take my toolbox and choose the proper tool rather than use a tool-like bijou. In the case of Tread, it's, in my opinion, too theatrical, designed for drawing attention with a non-verbal message: „Hey, look at me, I am a fu... Oops. I'm a fancy prepper". I will repeat once more: I really like it and will continue on wearing it; moreover – I got so used to it that I feel uncomfortable when I do not have it on my wrist. It has become the mandatory element of my apparel. Yes, I repeat – apparel, like a belt. There are also some minor comments, starting from the blood tribute (!) and ending with the total destruction it causes when working on a computer. I have noticed, or rather painfully experienced, that Tread does not like clothes the cuffs of which are fastened with Velcro fasteners. When I drive my scooter, I fasten the cuffs really tightly, www.fragoutmag.com