Here's what I normally ride with, tucked in my panniers. Experience tells me that I can make the most common roadside repairs with this kit. This will also be sufficient to reassemble the bicycle from the shipping box.
- 4 way screwdriver
- High pressure tire pump (tyre inflator)
- 6" adjustable wrench (clé anglaise)
- Multi tool with chain tool, hex keys, screwdriver heads
- Slip Joint Pliers
- Swiss Army Knife (also good to slice a hunk of cheddar cheese for lunch)
- 3 classic steel tire irons
- Axle Cone wrenches
- Brooks Saddle Wrench (won't be using it, but it's a good luck charm)
- Extra crank cotter pin (9.5mm)
- Patch Kit (patches, rubber cement, sandpaper, lucky new penny (*)
- Extra tube (I'll bring a total of 3)
- Durable tool bag
I might add some oil, such as chain lube.
Another tool I ride with is a Schrader metal valve cap with core tool on each tire. I love these. I use them when patching a tube and folding tubes back up for storage.
(*)The New PennyFor good luck, I tuck a 1971 UK New Penny in my tube patch kit. The New Penny (along with currency decimalisation) was introduced in 1971, the same year that this Raleigh was manufactured. That's got to be good luck.
1971 - the day Britain went Decimal
Another tool I ride with is a Schrader metal valve cap with core tool on each tire. I love these. I use them when patching a tube and folding tubes back up for storage.
(*)The New PennyFor good luck, I tuck a 1971 UK New Penny in my tube patch kit. The New Penny (along with currency decimalisation) was introduced in 1971, the same year that this Raleigh was manufactured. That's got to be good luck.
1971 - the day Britain went Decimal
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