Phil (ascentale)1d ago

@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?!

#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter cc @bikenite

Show threadMarty Cormack1d ago
@ascentale @ai6yr @bikenite
#BikeNite A4a:
I've logged over 100,000 miles over the last 23 years since I took up cycling in earnest. I've never broken a chain. I've only seen a chain broken once on all my group rides. But a broken chain leaves you stranded if you can't repair it in the field. In my case I have only been stranded by flat tires, either I had two flats on a ride, or the spare tube failed. So now I carry two spare tubes on any long ride.
Show threadArjan Boltjes11h ago

@MartyCormack @ascentale @ai6yr @bikenite

Been there, done that. Both on the chain breaking and the having two flats. The latter even at the same time.

Two chain breaks in the years I'm on a roadbike, both times going full throttle up a hill, max force on the pedals and therefore chain. I probably should check the chain more often for damage.

And now I see your comment, I'm thinking I do not have two tubes on my new bike, because it did not fit in the fancy new saddle pouch... 😬

Show threadAnneH
@tinyspheresof @MartyCormack @ascentale @ai6yr @bikenite Someone once stole my sister-in-law's chain off her bike when she was shopping & bike locked to a bike stand. Came back - no chain!
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Show threadAI6YR Ben3h ago
@annehargreaves @tinyspheresof @MartyCormack @ascentale @bikenite WHAT?!?! Boy, that's was not in my risk radar. Tough neighborhood!!!🤯
Show threadMuro deGrizeco3h ago

@annehargreaves

What a weird, annoying, and pathetic theft.

Show threadKeen3h ago
@annehargreaves diabolical