Enogeze
Senior Member
- Location
- Mallow, County Cork, Ireland
I've got to get some tools and might aswell get tools that would be better for going on tour rather for use in a workshop.
Any thoughts on which would be best for touring:
1) combination spanners with same size on both ends but one end open and the other ring ended
2) double ring ended spanners with different sizes on each end
3) double open ended spanners with different sizes on each end
I think that the option (3) might be best as
a) you only have to carry half the number of spanners and can tackle those things that you can't get a ring ended spanner around
Any thoughts on this?
I've seen some posts have referred to a multitool - do these come with a range of spanners on them? Which multitool do you prefer and why? Are these tools of a quality that won't slip and damage your nuts and bolts, screw heads, allen key heads. etc?
I guess that plastic tyre levers are better than metal ones - lighter and less likely to pinch that recently patched inner tube. Any thoughts?
I'm tending towards the Topeak Mini Morph pump (http://www.evanscycles.com/products/topeak/mini-morph-pump-ec007782) as you pump against the ground with a tube leading to the valve - should make for quick pumping and not put any sideways pressure on the valve. The blurb says "Converts between Presta and Schrader" - would this mean it's a Schrader by default and has a little widget for converting to a Presta (or the other way round)? If the former (as I have Presta valves) maybe it's better to forget this pump and get a Presta specific one?
Suggestions for what tools would be necessary for tackling a multi-week trip would also be most appreciated.
Any thoughts on which would be best for touring:
1) combination spanners with same size on both ends but one end open and the other ring ended
2) double ring ended spanners with different sizes on each end
3) double open ended spanners with different sizes on each end
I think that the option (3) might be best as
a) you only have to carry half the number of spanners and can tackle those things that you can't get a ring ended spanner around
Any thoughts on this?
I've seen some posts have referred to a multitool - do these come with a range of spanners on them? Which multitool do you prefer and why? Are these tools of a quality that won't slip and damage your nuts and bolts, screw heads, allen key heads. etc?
I guess that plastic tyre levers are better than metal ones - lighter and less likely to pinch that recently patched inner tube. Any thoughts?
I'm tending towards the Topeak Mini Morph pump (http://www.evanscycles.com/products/topeak/mini-morph-pump-ec007782) as you pump against the ground with a tube leading to the valve - should make for quick pumping and not put any sideways pressure on the valve. The blurb says "Converts between Presta and Schrader" - would this mean it's a Schrader by default and has a little widget for converting to a Presta (or the other way round)? If the former (as I have Presta valves) maybe it's better to forget this pump and get a Presta specific one?
Suggestions for what tools would be necessary for tackling a multi-week trip would also be most appreciated.