Leslie,
A 72 Land Rover...certainly a vehicle requiring tools. I've got a 74
Lotus (Lotus = Lots Of Trouble, Usually Serious).
I carry just enough to be able to tighten/loosen/adjust any fastener
on the bike. I have used my chain tool to help others far more time
than to help myself, same with
Angus, I like that guest tube option! Very cool idea.
On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 4:05 AM, Angus angusle...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
Leslie,
A 72 Land Rover...certainly a vehicle requiring tools. I've got a 74
Lotus (Lotus = Lots Of Trouble, Usually Serious).
I carry just enough to be able to
I had a 1969 Lotus Elan which I LOVED! But it is not for the faint of
heart. I used to tell people I spent a lot of time assuming the Lotus
position... one hand on the steering wheel, the other hand out the
window catching the parts falling off. I now have a Bugeye Sprite...
much more reliable.
On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 8:29 AM, Buck ahurv...@gmail.com wrote:
I had a 1969 Lotus Elan which I LOVED! But it is not for the faint of
heart. I used to tell people I spent a lot of time assuming the Lotus
position... one hand on the steering wheel, the other hand out the
window catching the
I don't recall if I have posted this before, but my tool kits are
inspired by the ones on this page:
http://pardo.net/bike/pic/fail-003/000.html
Mine look like Tool Kit B, based on one of the Ritchey ZCPR tools (no
longer in production, sadly; Nashbar sold a knockoff for a while.
These
Back in high school and college when I used to take classmates out on
weekend camping tours, I had a rather complete toolkit in a zippered leather
kit pouch sold for doctors to carry a set of field surgical gear, mainly
podiatrists who mostly travel to see patients. I recently found the pouch
On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 8:18 PM, Leslie leslie.bri...@gmail.com wrote:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/leslie_bright/4407871186/in/pool-rivendell/
Saddlebag is an Acorn medium/large bag
Park MTB-7 multi tool
Park CT-5 chain tool
Park SW-7 spoke wrench
Park TL-1 tire lever set
Rema patch kit
I'm not up to doing 200 anytime too soon maybe one day, but not
yet. It's an assortment that, should be able to take care of a lot
of things I could encounter. On my to-do list is to cut up a mailer
envelope to make a few boots, and maybe add a fiberspoke, too. But
whatever's in there
Pretty much the daily commute load for my Nigel Smythe Li'l Loafer
(tweed). No time to write about what goes in the SaddleSack large
2 Caltrain vinyl destination tags (life extended with a hole punch and
hemp twine)
Caltrain schedule (ragged, but has the trains with 2 bike cars
highlighted)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/leslie_bright/4407871186/in/pool-rivendell/
Saddlebag is an Acorn medium/large bag
Park MTB-7 multi tool
Park CT-5 chain tool
Park SW-7 spoke wrench
Park TL-1 tire lever set
Rema patch kit
Boeshield T9
two inner tubes
three spare chain pins
red/blue two-sided bandana
Yes on the flickr group.
I have a small pouch that contains some glueless patches, hex wrench
set, tire levers, chain tool, and and emergency boot (Park, but I know
a $1 bill also works nicely). I own a number of bags--Carradice
Barley, Carradice Nelson LF, Sackville XS saddlesack, Sackville
Here's my AR kit, which I had to raid to get some patches (which I ended up
not needing).
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/4315416462/
On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 8:49 PM, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.comwrote:
Most of my riding is on my AR, which I have a nice burrito wrap filled
Uh-oh... I sense a flickr group coming on...
http://www.flickr.com/groups/bicycle_tool_kits/
On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 8:48 PM, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.comwrote:
Here's my AR kit, which I had to raid to get some patches (which I ended up
not needing).
Must have been me. Don't remember if I brought a full tool kit on
that trip or not. Probably since the Brompton has a few special
needs.
That is a great tool for on the road adjustments/repairs. Could
easily be only tool in bag.
But what fun is that?
Even talked a co-worker into carrying
Well Jim says it wasn't him, and you're the only other Minnesotaian I've
rode with in 2009. :-)
It's actually a tool Rivendell should carry. Simple, no gimmicks,
relatively cheap at $9 (although I'm guessing it's made for less than a
dollar).
DE
On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 3:05 AM, EricP
stuffing on my punkin pie, Frederick, East Lansing,
MI
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That has to win the unique cargo title so far! I like it.
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A Giant Twist-Tie. It's like a bread bag twist tie only about 2 feet
On Jan 27, 2010, at 12:31 AM, Brad Gantt wrote:
I'm really enjoying reading this thread. I have gotten some great
ideas for things to add to my kit.
I'm astonished by how much stuff people carry on bike rides, even
short ones. Back in my racing/minimalist days I'd go out for a 100
mile
I'm astonished by how much stuff people carry on bike rides, even
short ones.
Yes, it is more often the case that I use my kit to help somebody else
who hasn't been as diligent about maintaining their bike. My current
kit really weighs very little in the end and if I can help somebody
else
on 1/27/10 7:29 AM, Tim McNamara at tim...@bitstream.net wrote:
On Jan 27, 2010, at 12:31 AM, Brad Gantt wrote:
I'm really enjoying reading this thread. I have gotten some great
ideas for things to add to my kit.
I'm astonished by how much stuff people carry on bike rides, even
short
Tim astonsihed
In the interest of full disclosure my go fast (at least for me) bike
has a micro topeak QR bag with levers, small multi tool and CO2 pump
in bag and the spare tube slung underneath through the loops (think
they are there for a mini pump). I ususally ride this bike on group
rides
I ride almost exclusively by myself on rides around the Tucson area.
These include some rides in areas that are, by comparison to some in
more metropolitan locations, quite remote. For example, one ride I've
enjoyed is a backroads tour in Southeastern Arizona in mixed cattle
country from Sonoita
I guess the map link doesn't work, oh well just Google Sonoita, AZ
Jim
On Jan 27, 11:27 am, Jim Cloud cloud...@aol.com wrote:
I ride almost exclusively by myself on rides around the Tucson area.
These include some rides in areas that are, by comparison to some in
more metropolitan
In the Hobo bags (Carradice and acorn):
Tube
2 soma tire levers
Topeak alien, heavy and yes you can almost put the whole bike together
with it
regular 5 and 6 mm alen wrenches
3 or 4 zip ties
Fiber fix spoke
Sram Power link
small pen
bandana
Panasonic GF1 digital camera
snack bar
band aids
patch
I don't use the adjustable wrench very often at all, EXCEPT as an
extension handle for the included Allen keys. If you need the long end
to reach a bolt (road brake lever, for example) you can't really get
enough leverage for proper torque. Slip the hex hole on the adjustable
wrench over the short
I also like the Park Tools MT-1 multitool. Light 53g, simple, cheap
$9, no moving parts, 8 tools in 1.
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I tend to be in the minimalist but add a few things category, and I have
just taken to carrying my kit for the commuter Riv in a bar bag (Ryan, the
holder don't work and I'll return it). So I may not even qualify for this
discussion of saddlebags. But anyway.
The motive that prompted me to add a
Is that the t-bone one stamped piece of steel one? Me too, very good.
Possibly MT-1 + sawed off 15 mm box wrench is better than Cool Tool, but
Once again: does anyone want to sell a Cool Tool?
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 2:28 PM, stevep33 steve...@gmail.com wrote:
I also like the Park Tools
Patrick,
Different for each bike. Hopefully to spend a bit less time deciding
which bike to ride? now switch everything to that bike. Plus, I
don't mind being over-prepared. All the repair stuff is only a couple
of pounds. I still have to lose a lot more than that around the
middle.
On Jan 27, 4:46�pm, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
Here's a 'nother tangent: do y'all have a kit for each bike, or do you swap
the bag between bikes? Me, I have one for each.
I'm finally heading toward having one good bag per bike, now that i'm
making my own bags. Each bike has a
p.s. An iPhone is the tool I use the most, actually keep it in the V-
Bar bag. Thus I sneak out in the middle of the day, do a 2 hour ride,
stop at the top of the hill and return emails to clients across
country, with clients serviced and none the wiser.
I know this wasn't Ed Zachary what you
Bill: You had three pounds of extra food??? I was probably starving!!!
My natural tendency is to carry a large saddlebag or pannier and add a
tube to it every ride. A couple times a year, I'll clean out the bag
and realize I'm carrying 25 tubes more than I need and the small
saddlebag weighs 50
That's on my list of things to get. I think Jim Thill had one available for
easy quick fixes. Good go-to tool!
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 1:28 PM, stevep33 steve...@gmail.com wrote:
I also like the Park Tools MT-1 multitool. Light 53g, simple, cheap
$9, no moving parts, 8 tools in 1.
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I carry the following:
Showers pass touring jacket, multi tool, spare tube, patch kit, saddle
cover, winter gloves, tire irons, extra prescription eye glasses,
spare wool socks, elastic headlamp for roadside repairs on my bike or
riding at night to see where I am turning, maybe or maybe not a
Sources, anyone? The LBS I bought my two from no longer carries them, and
I'd like to get a couple more.
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 7:28 PM, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.comwrote:
That's on my list of things to get. I think Jim Thill had one available
for easy quick fixes. Good go-to tool!
I have them. Any LBS can order them.
On Jan 27, 10:28 pm, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
Sources, anyone? The LBS I bought my two from no longer carries them, and
I'd like to get a couple more.
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 7:28 PM, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.comwrote:
That's
Was that you or Eric? One of the Minnesota people had one that I borrowed.
Nice little tool!
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 8:47 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
thill@gmail.com wrote:
I have them. Any LBS can order them.
On Jan 27, 10:28 pm, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
Probably Eric, who probably bought it from me, after a good deal of
salesmanship on my part. It's a great little tool.
I can see how you confused me for Eric, or vice versa. We sort of look
alike: ravishingly handsome and always appropriately witty.
On Jan 27, 11:05 pm, cyclotourist
It was a ride by the Pacific, that's all I can say, and I'm sticking to it.
But yeah, it was the guy with the little bike.
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 9:50 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
thill@gmail.com wrote:
Probably Eric, who probably bought it from me, after a good deal of
I have a homemade bag containing
-pack of gum
-a tire lever
-tube
-extra gloves (to layer under my mittens)
-pocket knife
-three allen wrenches, 4, 5, and 6mm
-an extra wool t-shirt
-reflective ankle thingy
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RR41, available at the link at the bottom of this page:
http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/rivendell-readers/24-072 has the
piece about the contents of Riv staff bags.
My regularly-used bags include Smythe bar tube and a banana bag (khaki
not tweed), and a Sackville medium saddle bag (very big)
I'm presently using a Gilles Berthoud GB786 seat bag (this is the bag
from which Rivendell patterned their Banana bag), which is
alternated between two bikes (my Schwinn Paramount P15 and Rivendell
Road Standard). The tools and spares I'm carrying are suited to both
bikes:
- One spare inner tube
I never leave for a long ride without my banana-bag clone (VO
croissant) with multi-tool, patch kit, tire levers, tube of
appropriate size, 6 adjustable wrench, and small bottle of
ibuprofen. During the winter i usually stuff my rain jacket in their
too; sunblock during the summer. Will often
Jim M.- Thanks for the link to the Reader.
Jim Cloud- You win the most prepared award so far! I went to school in
Tucson and the tire-slashing rocks found on the trails there began my
love affair with the tire boot. I've always carried one since. Most
often, I use it to repair someone else's tire
For me I have a carradice barley bag. which i fit everything and
anything in. From cyclings things to a turkey. Pictures can be found
here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mannyacosta/sets/72157623104291380/
On Jan 26, 3:05 pm, Brad Gantt brdg...@gmail.com wrote:
Jim M.- Thanks for the link to the
Thanks for the award! I've actually had a use for any of the tools
I'm carrying (not all on one ride...).
Jim
On Jan 26, 4:05 pm, Brad Gantt brdg...@gmail.com wrote:
Jim M.- Thanks for the link to the Reader.
Jim Cloud- You win the most prepared award so far! I went to school in
Tucson and
On Tue, 2010-01-26 at 15:23 -0800, manueljohnacosta wrote:
For me I have a carradice barley bag. which i fit everything and
anything in. From cyclings things to a turkey. Pictures can be found
here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mannyacosta/sets/72157623104291380/
I don't see a picture of the
I generally carry a similar basic kit for all my road bikes: two tubes, Quik
Stik, multi tool of some sort but always including 4, 5 and 6 mm allens, and
pump, frame except for Lezyne mini with the gofast. I add more tools
including chain tool and chain link to some kits, particularly the mtb.
Currently shopping for a bigger seat bag (see unrelated post), but for
now I am limited to 2 almost twenty year old Jandd underseat wedges,
one on the tandem, one that gets switched back and forth between the
Sam Hillborne and the 1990 Fisher Sphinx (monstercross). So the list
is pretty basic and
Cooltool multitool (no longer available, but a great tool esp. for
touring)
Thanks for reminding me about these. I completely forgotten I had one.
With a larger adjustable wrench if I'm not mistaken. I had banished it
from my seatbag a long time ago when I was a weight-weenie.
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Depending on the bike and the ride -
Saddlebag -
One or two spare tubes. (The Rivendell bikes also have Einstein patch
kits. Although have rarely used them.)
Tool kit. Either modified Park Tool kit with 4-6mm wrenches, tire
levers, spoke wrench, four inch crescent wrench and chain tool.
Non Riv
On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 5:50 PM, Brad Gantt brdg...@gmail.com wrote:
Cooltool multitool (no longer available, but a great tool esp. for
touring)
Thanks for reminding me about these. I completely forgotten I had one.
With a larger adjustable wrench if I'm not mistaken. I had banished it
from
Baggins Lil Loafer up front
Topeak mini multi with chain tool
sram chain connector
soma tire levers
spare tube in old sock
(Leyzene mini pump is attached to the bottle cage)
one of the towels that is folded into a small disc (half dollar sized)
for post tire change clean up- ain't it always the
Baggage and items depend on which bike I'm riding, and where.
1. City bike: Carradice Nelson LF saddlebag.
Main compartment: Extra wool layer, rain pants and spare gloves;
lunch; spare ankle strap; 2 or 3 spare John's Irish straps (those
things are great!), Full-size U-lock. My rain jacket will
I'm really enjoying reading this thread. I have gotten some great
ideas for things to add to my kit. A first aid kit (I always carry one
on MTB rides) John's Irish straps and surgical rubber gloves to name a
few. Also interesting to see so many Lezyne minis represented among
those who don't carry
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