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A Minging Manc...
- Location
- Sunny Ashton-under-Lyne
I rarely head out on my bike without my trusty tool roll which has changed very little in the last 25-30 years. This tool roll contains the following;
For a long time I have known I am carrying redundant, obsolete tools. These are mainly the two spanners, most of the Allen keys and the cable ties. I know this, but can't bring myself to leave them behind 'just in case'!
Things have come to a head this week as I have discovered that my chain tool is broken. Now this was a cheapy one and is probably at least 25yrs old and has been my only chain tool for workshop and roadside chain fettling in all this time. I'm not sure but it may even be the only chain tool I have ever owned?
This may be the opportunity I need to streamline the toolkit. On my best carbon bike I have a more minimalist kit consisting of an innertube, a mini-pump on the frame and a Topeak multi-tool.
I can't decide whether to replace the chain tool like-for-like and carry on as before, or ditch all the crap and just carry a multi-tool. Any suggestions?
- Puncture repair kit
- Tyre levers
- Small set of Draper Allen keys and a larger one that fits the crank bolts on my mtb.
- Chain splitting tool
- Spoke key
- Small Phillips screwdriver
- 8/9mm ring spanner
- 10mm combination spanner
- A few links of 9spd & 10spd chain and a handfull of 9/10/11spd quicklinks
- A couple of short cable ties
For a long time I have known I am carrying redundant, obsolete tools. These are mainly the two spanners, most of the Allen keys and the cable ties. I know this, but can't bring myself to leave them behind 'just in case'!
Things have come to a head this week as I have discovered that my chain tool is broken. Now this was a cheapy one and is probably at least 25yrs old and has been my only chain tool for workshop and roadside chain fettling in all this time. I'm not sure but it may even be the only chain tool I have ever owned?
This may be the opportunity I need to streamline the toolkit. On my best carbon bike I have a more minimalist kit consisting of an innertube, a mini-pump on the frame and a Topeak multi-tool.
I can't decide whether to replace the chain tool like-for-like and carry on as before, or ditch all the crap and just carry a multi-tool. Any suggestions?