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 Post subject: Tools and Spares to carry on the Trail
PostPosted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:14 pm 
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What items constitute a recommended list to carry when out on the trail?

Please copy the list and add your recommendations to the list.

Spare 21" Tube (this will fit the rear as well)
Pump
Tyre levers x3 (x2 minimum)
Spare brake and clutch levers
Suitable spanners for your bike
Suitable Allen Keys for your bike
Flat and Posi Screwdrivers
Pliers
Spare Chain Links (x6) and link extractor


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 Post subject: Re: Tools and Spares to carry on the Trail
PostPosted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:27 am 
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Spare 21" Tube (this will fit the rear as well)
Pump
Tyre levers x3 (x2 minimum) make one this type so you can undo the wheel spindle with it too:
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Spare brake and clutch levers
Suitable spanners for your bike Including a plug spanner for those drowning incidents (I tend to use sockets instead of spanners as they take up less space)
Suitable Allen Keys for your bike
Flat and Posi Screwdrivers
Pliers
Spare Chain Links (x6) and link extractor
Assorted cable ties.
Duct tape.
Assorted fuses for your bike to replace ones that blow.
Assorted fasteners for your bike to replace ones that vibrate loose.
Threadlock to make sure they don't vibrate loose again. ;)

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 Post subject: Re: Tools and Spares to carry on the Trail
PostPosted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 3:42 pm 
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Hi

Fit tyre mousses instead of tubes and forget about punctures all together. Much easier than the hassle of carrying all the tyre changing stuff and having to wrestle with a muddy tyre in the rain. Regretably I did it for years before using mousses and wont ever go back to tubes.

Hope this helps

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 Post subject: Re: Tools and Spares to carry on the Trail
PostPosted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:12 pm 
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Hi All,
Equally important is the rider,
I carry a basic first aid kit and some strong pain killers.
Also a can of red bull and a mars bar for those "sugar rush" moments helps out when my concentration starts to lag.


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 Post subject: Re: Tools and Spares to carry on the Trail
PostPosted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:52 pm 
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Advise a little caution on the mousses front ! they could be deemed not for highway use as is marked on them !!!! :?


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 Post subject: Re: Tools and Spares to carry on the Trail
PostPosted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 11:42 pm 
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I always carry emergency flares for those air ambulance moments (or when I'm invited to '70s discos :lol: ) as well as a neck brace. I also try to ride with some one who carries lots of spanners, keeps up with basic maintainence of his/her own bike and doesn't fall off and break things. :lol: :lol: :lol:


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 Post subject: Re: Tools and Spares to carry on the Trail
PostPosted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 8:09 am 
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yeaah it's always good to have a marine engineer along for those 'submarine' moments eh Steve!

It's good to have those tyre valve caps that have the slot in the top for removing the inner part - a tool that is part of your bike.

Also not strictly a tool but some have a old car fan belt round the forks at the front - helps when the bike needs pulling.


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 Post subject: Re: Tools and Spares to carry on the Trail
PostPosted: Fri May 15, 2009 11:27 am 
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Hi all, I'm just getting some essential repair kit together as a newbie and wondered if anyone could suggest a tyre inflator, I've seen a CO2 type but do I need a special tube or valve for one of these? I've also seen these repair/sealer/inflator canisters? would this make it ok to go out without a spare tube?

Would love to hear some advice on the matter

Cheers

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 Post subject: Re: Tools and Spares to carry on the Trail
PostPosted: Wed May 27, 2009 11:40 pm 
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Hi Duncan - I've tried those little CO2 things once and wasn't impressed - maybe the way I was using it but it just made my hand very cold and barely inflated the tube, I also had a foam 'get you home' canister with me for a while but just ended up chucking it away when it got badly corroded.

I dare say many have had better results with all of this stuff but I reckon a spare 21" inner tube, puncture repair kit, tyre levers and pump are the most 'idiot-proof' for me.

You can get a small bike pump into a tool bag, and after all you can probably find a garage near by to blow up the tyre properly if you are trail riding.

I reckon it would take a few of those CO2 cannisters to seat a tyre properly!

Some people recommend putting 'slime' or similar into the inner tube to stop a tyre going flat after a puncture - I'm just too tight to pay for something that will only last as long as an inner tube and would rather put up with the very occaisional trail side repair job.

only my tuppence worth and I'm definitely not mr.fixit!


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