Getting ready for a 5-day bike tour so I figure that's as good excuse as any to share the tool roll I take on these things. This kit has gone through some iterations but I think it's fairly solid now. It's not ultra light but that's ok for the style of touring we do. There are some things I might do differently if I was starting from scratch (like maybe the victorinox bit driver) but it's not enough to make me want to replace anything I already have.
@redjives last year I carried with me quite smaller toolset. Maybe it's only me who thinks some stuff is bit overkil and didn't have that much issues on the road.
If I would go somewhere more remote I would bring more stuff.
@plactagonic I've seen both extremes for sure. What of this would you drop? — fwiw, this is for two people and I have needed/used most of it at one point or another.
edit to add: that includes having to disassemble bikes to bag them for train travel!
@redjives it is probably only with different bike, I just don't need the 15mm wrench because it is useless for modern bikes also the pliers are only useful for cable adjustments for me so I didn't bothered to pack them.
It really depends what bolts and nuts you have on your bike. And as you pointed out for 2 people it can be divided so you can bring more tools. I traveled with the mindset to only patch the bike so I could get to the nearest bikeshop not to do complete repair.
I can imagine needing to make cable adjustments. I know I've needed to do so on much shorter trips.
J—dV
plactagonic
Number6 