@ai6yr asks:
I broke a chain for the first time, far from home! Luckily, the local bike shop was downhill. I coasted down & paid them to replace the chain (needed a spare anyway, took the old broken one home to add new links and re-wax). It appears I'm not packing all the tools I need.
Q4. What tools should I carry on all bike rides? (I usually carry a patch kit & small pump, but no chain tool nor master link) What else am I missing?!
A4. If a chain breaks its not just about fixing the chain, sometimes there is the issue that it will get stuck somewhere (as it is ripped apart with quite a bit of force). Last time my gf broke her chain on an incline, it jammed the crank/pedals. I managed to snap two chains so far.
I have a small water- (&grease)proof bag with the tools required for spefic bikes with that bikes if I use or used those bikes on a regular basis and far enough from home/civilization that it would be annoying to get home without those tools. E.g. my 70s folding bikes only contain minimum tools as I don't do long distance travel with them.
Phil (ascentale)
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AI6YR Ben