Showing posts with label tools. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tools. Show all posts

Saturday, 27 November 2010

So, what goes in the toolkit?

Any prepared rider should carry around a simple toolkit with them - you never know when you will get caught short.

What do I carry in mine?


  • Puncture repair kit - for the obvious
  • 13mm spanner - for wheel nuts and seat post
  • Allen key - to fit gear levers, brake levers and handlebar stem
  • Rag - to clean hands
  • small phillips screwdriver - to remove chain case if necessary
  • Couple of tyre levers
  • Some cable ties - handy for tying back anything that comes loose
  • Small amount of duck tape - just because!
That is perfectly fine for day to day riding.  If I was touring I would probably add a spoke key and perhaps a wider range of allen keys and spanners for more serious tinkering.

What do you carry in yours?