tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post8455521571325648942..comments2024-03-27T12:53:39.298+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: A touring toolkitDavid Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-58782574254015889432011-04-05T21:19:30.663+02:002011-04-05T21:19:30.663+02:00Yeah, touring is a very different thing than just ...Yeah, touring is a very different thing than just scooting around town on your bike. I carry a rather large toolkit on my tours. But when I cycle around town I carry a pump, a tire-lever or two, and a spare tube. That's it.Darren Alffhttp://www.bicycletouringpro.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-26147060202119997892011-03-22T11:38:20.270+01:002011-03-22T11:38:20.270+01:00I always have a patch kit, mini pump and a multi-p...I always have a patch kit, mini pump and a multi-purpose screwdriver with me.<br />They fit quite compactly into my rear bag, so they don't take up any room and I tend to forget there even in there.<br /><br />When I go on long distance tours to other cities, I tend to carry a bit more with me such as extra tubes, more wrenches etc. <br /><br />My city for a year or so now offers bicycle Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15589492356827998591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-22868840167165281052011-03-21T19:22:37.213+01:002011-03-21T19:22:37.213+01:00I think your list is much the same as mine for tou...I think your list is much the same as mine for touring. All though I forgo the spokes (as I can't true a wheel to save my life) and add a spare chain. When touring in more remote area's with no mobile signal I pack an emergency thermal blanket and waterproof matches. Thankfully I've never had to use either.Yanthttp://theslowdomestique.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-22750453999680339552011-03-21T19:20:00.697+01:002011-03-21T19:20:00.697+01:00I think some of you are missing the point. I would...I think some of you are missing the point. I wouldn't suggest anyone carry such a toolkit for a tootle into town. I don't do so myself, either.<br /><br />However, the clue is in the title of the post: "touring". If you're potentially going to be hundreds if not thousands of kilometres away from home, don't know where the local bike shops are, and maybe won't even David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-43143545810976441892011-03-21T18:45:09.536+01:002011-03-21T18:45:09.536+01:00Ever since I got my Pashley Roadster Sovereign I s...Ever since I got my Pashley Roadster Sovereign I stopped carrying tools. I don't even know where the pump is that came with the bike. <br /><br />The Schwalbe Marathon Plus tyres have never got a puncture. Never.<br /><br />The most complex part of the bike is the 5-speed SA internal hub gears. Which appear to have been made with the attention to Quality Assurance for which British Kevin Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186428862833389619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-80965401786449900082011-03-21T13:23:11.528+01:002011-03-21T13:23:11.528+01:00@Anon - "how many motorists carry their own t...@Anon - "how many motorists carry their own tools?"<br /><br />True, but the delightful thing about a bicycle, is that you <b>can</b>, and it still doesn't weigh that much or take up that much room.dr2chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16320828055999939449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-26823619897390269442011-03-21T12:22:43.967+01:002011-03-21T12:22:43.967+01:00Mark sounds very familiar. The only repair kits I ...Mark sounds very familiar. The only repair kits I remember are those Simson ones, and ours used to be hidden in the attic in one of the drawers of an old workbench. And I have seen it being used just once. As the latest post on Amsterdamize says, "bikes are shoes" and nobody carries a shoe repair kit. I've never had a puncture myself and only one on the 14 cars I have owned. But Frits Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11399632570565541892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-42087068111076283002011-03-21T12:03:37.069+01:002011-03-21T12:03:37.069+01:00As Mark pointed out, most Dutch people, even those...As Mark pointed out, most Dutch people, even those who go on 200 km rides, don't carry this kind of thing with them. Inner tubes are so reliable these days that you rarely get a puncture, and with in-hub gears and enclosed chain casings, punctures are generally the only thing that'll stop you dead. If you do get a puncture, it's just easier to phone a mate or a cab, or find a railway Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-3416257096780316012011-03-21T10:49:02.583+01:002011-03-21T10:49:02.583+01:00I have learned to use the levers, Simson metal one...I have learned to use the levers, Simson metal ones in my case, to get the tyres off, hands to get them back on and apart from one time I have always done it that way. Much less risk on damage and with the right moves the tires do go back on.<br />I am currently riding on Swalbe Marathon plus tyres on 20" wheels and even when rather new I did get them back on. 26" or 28" common Willekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10707119475625075080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-34401202841811794542011-03-21T09:41:30.655+01:002011-03-21T09:41:30.655+01:00Hmmm.... I feel very Dutch now! I don't even r...Hmmm.... I feel very Dutch now! I don't even recognize most of those tools. The only bicycle 'repairkit' I know and I think every Dutchman owns (and keeps <i>at home</i>) is this: <a href="http://www.fietspunt.nl/static/products/276/276-07128/productimage_VEqYx8vIu2MJfRolcw6k_large.jpg" rel="nofollow">1950s style repair kit</a>, 'for the ordinary bicycle: good for over 12 punctureMark W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07882028603632115187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-2246841152808611502011-03-21T06:56:50.608+01:002011-03-21T06:56:50.608+01:00Great post, David! Thanks.Great post, David! Thanks.Paul Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828401001732920598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-60000773471511232772011-03-21T02:04:08.139+01:002011-03-21T02:04:08.139+01:00I did once snag a tire and tear it using the Schwa...I did once snag a tire and tear it using the Schwalbe levers; they do have a bit of a sharp edge on them. This happened when working a particularly odious combination of rim and tire -- Sun Rhyno Lite and Nokian W106 -- and would probably not occur in any other situation.<br /><br />I've given up worrying too much about weight, within reason. I lost many pounds after I (re)started biking dr2chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16320828055999939449noreply@blogger.com