What Tools Do You Carry for Bike Repair When You Ride? * * * (Update)* * *

A while back a fellow cyclist stopped me to ask if I had some tools(I had my bag on the bike)so he could adjust things on his road bike. Seat tightening & etc. He carried NO tools at all ! No backpack, nothing. He became a bit unhappy because I could not totally help him with the tools I had. He 'thanked' me, and then moved on. So, basically, what tools and supplies should a cyclist ALWAYS carry ?


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Permalink Reply by Jaik S. on February 15, 2015 at 10:16am

I've been meaning to take a picture of my bike kit...finally got around to doing it.

Permalink Reply by Irvin Steinert on February 16, 2015 at 4:20am

interesting, but I'm not sure what all those things are just from looking. What is that thing in the bottom right?

Jaik S. said:

I've been meaning to take a picture of my bike kit...finally got around to doing it.

Permalink Reply by Jaik S. on February 16, 2015 at 1:27pm

Here's a list of contents:

Road Morph G pump

Patch kit & caps(big tin)

Scabs(small tin)

Gerber Case

Park Tool Levers

700x35 tube(never replaced the 700x23 that I gave away)

Busted tube(for bungeeing on the bike)

UltraFire XML-T6 1600 Lumen flashlight

Tube Rubber bands

Brooks Seat wrench

Three Allen/Hex keys

Walgreens Mini Screwdriver with five bits

Pedros Trixie wrench

Gerber multi-tool bits

Peter Atwood G5 Prybaby(Wrench/Bottle opener/Wire stripper)

Timbuk2 Toolshed(small size)

Elkind No. 20912 Hex wrenches

Zip Ties

Gerber 400 Mutlisport Compact

Maratac Peanut Lighter

Everything fits in the toolshed with the exception of the Pump, Flashlight, Gerber, Prybaby & Lighter. I'm sure if I got the larger toolshed, all but the pump would fit.



Irvin Steinert said:

interesting, but I'm not sure what all those things are just from looking. What is that thing in the bottom right?

Permalink Reply by MagMileMarauder on February 17, 2015 at 10:07pm

A nice and very small tool that eliminates the need for tire levers is a valve core remover. After the valve core is removed, you can easily remove the tire and tube manually.

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Permalink Reply by Apie (11) on February 18, 2015 at 4:44am

Nice prybaby Jaik.  Hopefully Atwood will have a few more of those soon. I have a ghost that gets lots of use

Permalink Reply by Apie (11) on February 18, 2015 at 4:45am

How would this "tool" get a tire on and off the rim?

MagMileMarauder said:

A nice and very small tool that eliminates the need for tire levers is a valve core remover. After the valve core is removed, you can easily remove the tire and tube manually.

Permalink Reply by Kevin Mulcky on February 18, 2015 at 6:34am

Seat bag contains: spare tube, multi tool, plastic bag, patch kit, and 1 tire lever 

Plus a frame pump on the bike

Permalink Reply by Jaik S. on February 18, 2015 at 9:45am

My prybaby is pretty essential, that's why I keep it with the lighter. I feel like those two could save me from many emergencies. I love all of Peter's stuff and always feel like he is getting the short end when someone makes a knock off. They can never replicate a tool built for a lifetime.

Apie (10.6) said:

Nice prybaby Jaik.  Hopefully Atwood will have a few more of those soon. I have a ghost that gets lots of use

Permalink Reply by Apie (11) on February 18, 2015 at 10:27am

Some of his new stuff is worthless IMO, just a cool thing to hold. Example:  The triangle he just released.  Most of his pieces are just expensive bottle openers, when you take away the bottle opener.......that being said, I do love his stuff, I have 5-6 pieces.



Jaik S. said:

My prybaby is pretty essential, that's why I keep it with the lighter. I feel like those two could save me from many emergencies. I love all of Peter's stuff and always feel like he is getting the short end when someone makes a knock off. They can never replicate a tool built for a lifetime.

Apie (10.6) said:

Nice prybaby Jaik.  Hopefully Atwood will have a few more of those soon. I have a ghost that gets lots of use

Permalink Reply by MagMileMarauder on February 18, 2015 at 2:47pm

The tool would allow you to remove the tire easily with your bare hands because there is no pressure left in the tube. Same applies with putting the tire on, screw the valve core on after tube and tire are in the rim. The tool works very quickly.
Apie (10.6) said:

How would this "tool" get a tire on and off the rim?

MagMileMarauder said:

A nice and very small tool that eliminates the need for tire levers is a valve core remover. After the valve core is removed, you can easily remove the tire and tube manually.

Permalink Reply by Apie (11) on February 19, 2015 at 9:05am

Tire levers help you get the tire off the rim when you can't do it with your bare hands.  I don't see how this can replace a tire lever.  I do understand how it can get all the air out of the tire.  Maybe a tire lever is used for something else I am not aware of

Permalink Reply by S on February 19, 2015 at 9:54am

Can't you just unscrew the valve and then press down to do the same thing?  Not all tubes have removable valve cores either.

MagMileMarauder said:

The tool would allow you to remove the tire easily with your bare hands because there is no pressure left in the tube. Same applies with putting the tire on, screw the valve core on after tube and tire are in the rim. The tool works very quickly.
Apie (10.6) said:

How would this "tool" get a tire on and off the rim?

MagMileMarauder said:

A nice and very small tool that eliminates the need for tire levers is a valve core remover. After the valve core is removed, you can easily remove the tire and tube manually.

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