@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?!
@ai6yr @bikenite A4. Here's what I always carry:
* multitool: allen wrenches, screwdriver heads, chain tool, mini tire lever, spoke wrench. It was Topeak's smallest one they made with a chain tool. Don't remember the model, but the Mini P20 looks the closest modern equivalent.
* inner tube: though I might not have the right size tube for my daily commuter...
* patch kit (the rubber cement type)
* random wrappers/straps/ties: usually not useful, but sometimes useful for who knows what! Maybe a tire boot?
* I have one of those metal things the size of a thick credit card that has sort of wrench capacity
I think that's it in terms of tools?
This is mostly what I bring, unless we're on a multi-day bikepacking tour, then I'm bringing an extra chain, cables, more tubes, perhaps a spare tire. Depending on how in the middle of nowhere we are.
So, do you now plan to bring an extra set of quick links to be able to patch a broken chain?
Phil (ascentale)
Arjan Boltjes
AI6YR Ben