*%@!** repair kits..

[asterix]

..do you carry one? Or just a a back-up tube?

After my latest blow out I quickly replaced the tube and thought I'd soon be on my way. It was blazing hot and I wanted that breeze again..

No such luck, I couldn't get the pressure up and in no time the tyre was back to flat. Sodding, brand new, made in Indonesia, tube had split down the seam

Fortunately at the back of my saddle pack was an ancient repair kit and (thank you God) the rubber solution still worked! I was a long way from home..

 

[zimzum42]

i normally carry a tube, but here I just take a cab home if anything happens, they are quite cheap

 

[Night Train]

I have a repair kit but haven't used it yet.

 

[Mr Pig]

I carry a rapair kit and a tube.

 

[numbnuts]

I carry all this :-
1 P*ncture repair kit
1 allan keys
1 set of tyre levers + 2 spare
3 inner tubes
Folding tyre
Tyre patches
1 small head torch in winter
marigold gloves
Small length of chain (3 inches)
1 small chain tool
Cassette tool and chain whip
Spare spokes
Kevlar spoke
hypercracker
Spare nuts, bolts, powerlinks
Wire cutters
Pliers
2 small screw drivers
Small sockets to fit screw driver handle
First aid kit with triangular bandage paracetamol, co-codamol, gaviscon tablets
Batteries for rear light and computer and bulbs
Small tyre pump (not mini)
1 Co2 pump
Zip ties
spare keys for house, bike locks
Phone
Pen and paper
10 sheets of kitchen roll
Very small bottle of hand cleaner
Insulation tape
£5 in small change
Small roll of gaffer tape
Brake and gear cables
Spare bite valve for camalbac
Small roll string
Spare gloves

 

[Bug]

With respect to Numbnuts, I work on the principle that the only thing that will completely stop my commute is a flat. Anything else I'll be able to limp on with. So, the only 'repair' kit I carry with me at all times is:

Allen key set, 2 inner tubes, puncture repair kit, tyre levers.

 

[zimzum42]

I carry all this :-
1 P*ncture repair kit
1 allan keys
1 set of tyre levers + 2 spare
3 inner tubes
Folding tyre
Tyre patches
1 small head torch in winter
marigold gloves
Small length of chain (3 inches)
1 small chain tool
Cassette tool and chain whip
Spare spokes
Kevlar spoke
hypercracker
Spare nuts, bolts, powerlinks
Wire cutters
Pliers
2 small screw drivers
Small sockets to fit screw driver handle
First aid kit with triangular bandage paracetamol, co-codamol, gaviscon tablets
Batteries for rear light and computer and bulbs
Small tyre pump (not mini)
1 Co2 pump
Zip ties
spare keys for house, bike locks
Phone
Pen and paper
10 sheets of kitchen roll
Very small bottle of hand cleaner
Insulation tape
£5 in small change
Small roll of gaffer tape
Brake and gear cables
Spare bite valve for camalbac
Small roll string
Spare gloves

Jesus!!!!!! You could build a new bike with that lot....

I take a phone, maybe a condom if I'm feeling lucky.....

 

[Maz]

Normally just carry a spare inner. If I don't get time to do the repair at home, the following day I take a repair kit as backup.

 

[Aperitif]

Park patches, two or three tubes, CO2, pump and levers.Multitool.
I'm ready to help anyone.
Oh - and 1/2 dozen rubber gloves!

 

[Maz]

Park patches

I've had these sitting in the bottom of my saddle bag unopened for about 2 years. Has anyone ever used them? I bet the glue on them has all dried up by now. Probably.

 

[yenrod]

>numbnuts

You missed the kitchen sink there, blankety blank chq. book and pen + the cuddly toy

- I do carry one:- you gotta be crazy if you don't - though I have just invested some levers that will not bend when the temp goes over 23'c !

Does anyone know where you can get the patch strip that you can cut up yourself - weldtite do them but finding them is near impossible !

 

[4F]

2 tubes, repair kit and a variety of tools but not as many as numbnuts

 

[discplayer]

2 tubes, repair kit and a variety of tools but not as many as numbnuts

Much the same, I take two tubes but on most longer rides I'm carrying for my partner too.

 

[goo_mason]

In the saddlebag: two tubes, puncture repair kit (and some Park self-adhesive patches that I've never used), multitool, tyre levers, CO2 inflator, Powerlink.

On the bike: Road Morph Turbo G pump

 

[numbnuts]

I carry all this :-
1 P*ncture repair kit
1 allan keys
1 set of tyre levers + 2 spare
3 inner tubes
Folding tyre
Tyre patches
1 small head torch in winter
marigold gloves
Small length of chain (3 inches)
1 small chain tool
Cassette tool and chain whip
Spare spokes
Kevlar spoke
hypercracker
Spare nuts, bolts, powerlinks
Wire cutters
Pliers
2 small screw drivers
Small sockets to fit screw driver handle
First aid kit with triangular bandage paracetamol, co-codamol, gaviscon tablets
Batteries for rear light and computer and bulbs
Small tyre pump (not mini)
1 Co2 pump
Zip ties
spare keys for house, bike locks
Phone
Pen and paper
10 sheets of kitchen roll
Very small bottle of hand cleaner
Insulation tape
£5 in small change
Small roll of gaffer tape
Brake and gear cables
Spare bite valve for camalbac
Small roll string
Spare gloves

I know I carry a lot, but the only things I have not used are
Co2 pump
Pen and paper
Small length of chain
Small roll string