What are your 'must have'tools for your ride.

[young Ed]

In fact I once adjusted a very nice young lady's gears for her on her new supermarket MTB, her chain was jammed between the drop out and smallest sprocket.

adjusting someone elses gears, for free, on a BSO, not in a proper workshop with proper tools, without a workstand!
Cheers Ed

 

[young Ed]

I live in hope that one day, I'll meet a pretty commuter who needs her bottom bracket adjusted (after all, I was born with a built-in bottom bracket adjustment tool) .

i think you may struggle as a rode my old BSO for 6 months or so on a BB with over 10mm probably of play!
Cheers ED

 

[stephec]

adjusting someone elses gears, for free, on a BSO, not in a proper workshop with proper tools, without a workstand!
Cheers Ed

The smile I recieved as thanks was well worth the effort.

 

[vickster]

Alien tool? Where do you cycle?

And who is he punching with the special kit?

 

[bpsmith]

And who is he punching with the special kit?

Indeed.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Since the day i fell over not being able to free my foot from the peddle due to a loose cleat i've always carried an Allen key to tighten the things should they become lose. Disposable gloves are also a must as one of my bikes has an ancient and very oily chain that likes to come off every now and then.

 

[numbnuts]

Disposable gloves are also a must as one of my bikes has an ancient and very oily chain that likes to come off every now and then.

You need one of these made from a spoke

 

[numbnuts]

I carry loads of tools, but it all depends on location as where I cycle it's away from a bus service and away from family so no lift is available, so I have become self reliant and it all fits in a small zip up case and a very small drybag.
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
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

 

[Tail End Charlie]

You carry your own insecurities when out.
For some this means a whole load of justincase things, while others carry nothing.
I'm somewhere in between.

 

[ColinJ]

I carry loads of tools, but it all depends on location as where I cycle it's away from a bus service and away from family so no lift is available, so I have become self reliant and it all fits in a small zip up case and a very small drybag.
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
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

We have a winner - close the thread now!

PS I once came across a rider walking a wounded bike on a local audax event. I stopped to ask if I could help. He asked if I carried a spare set of forks in my bag ...

Not enough routine maintenance!

 

[KneesUp]

I generally carry the tool I last used on the bike on my (short) commute, my theory being that the thing I last adjusted is most likely to come loose

 

[Globalti]

In a small Scott saddle bag:

Inner tube.
CO2 cylinder.
Inflator with another CO2 cyinder reversed inside it.
Quick tyre patches.
2 x tyre levers.
Quick link.
Multi tool.

Jersey pockets:

Cash.
£2.99 phone.
Castelli jacket if rain looks possible.

For yesterday's wind-propelled Dales ride I carried some extra weight:

Visa card.
Train times written on a Cornflakes packet lid.
Car key widget thingy.

 

[TissoT]

Tube
Tube repair kit
Multi tool
Tyre levers
Can of slime
Chain tool
Quick link
Pump
Gloves
Tyre boot
Spare batteries

Kitchen sink ....

 

[snorri]

A banana and a good pair of walking shoes.

 

[Racing roadkill]

A banana and a good pair of walking shoes.

If I'm doing a speed run on the TT, that's pretty much all I'll take as well. I've got some espadrilles which fit in the built in tool box, and the banana sometimes goes in there as well.