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David Kerber
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In article <[email protected]>,
deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu says...
> On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 12:02:25 +0100, "Tony W"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >I would argue (and I have toured fairly extensively) that you need enough
> >stuff to fix a normal roadside incident -- i.e. puncture stuff,
>
> I have fixed a pucture once with some chewing gum over a fair sized
> hole. I could go about 5 km before it needed to be re-pumped up. The
> chewing gum solution works, but make a hell of the mess!
>
> >a speedy
> >link or three,
>
> You can usually afford to lose a link or two, so you really only need
> the tool. Long enough to get to the next bike shop.
>
> >a couple of spare spokes,
>
> You can even lost quite a number of spokes before the bike becomes
Depends on your wheels. If you are riding ones designed for touring,
then yes, but if you have some low-spoke-count ones, that's not always
true.
> unrideable. Replacing them requires a number of tools, and I would
What do you need beyond tire levers (which you already have) and a spoke
wrench, which I would take along anyway, to correct a banged-up wheel
caused by bad roads or whatever?
> prefer to leave it until the bike shop.
>
> >assorted nuts, bolts
>
> Do they usually give much trouble?
They do when they rattle loose and fall out.
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deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu says...
> On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 12:02:25 +0100, "Tony W"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >I would argue (and I have toured fairly extensively) that you need enough
> >stuff to fix a normal roadside incident -- i.e. puncture stuff,
>
> I have fixed a pucture once with some chewing gum over a fair sized
> hole. I could go about 5 km before it needed to be re-pumped up. The
> chewing gum solution works, but make a hell of the mess!
>
> >a speedy
> >link or three,
>
> You can usually afford to lose a link or two, so you really only need
> the tool. Long enough to get to the next bike shop.
>
> >a couple of spare spokes,
>
> You can even lost quite a number of spokes before the bike becomes
Depends on your wheels. If you are riding ones designed for touring,
then yes, but if you have some low-spoke-count ones, that's not always
true.
> unrideable. Replacing them requires a number of tools, and I would
What do you need beyond tire levers (which you already have) and a spoke
wrench, which I would take along anyway, to correct a banged-up wheel
caused by bad roads or whatever?
> prefer to leave it until the bike shop.
>
> >assorted nuts, bolts
>
> Do they usually give much trouble?
They do when they rattle loose and fall out.
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