Bicycle Emergency Tool Kits

The choice is bewildering indeed…

The choice is bewildering indeed…

Every cyclist should be able to facilitate a roadside repair for themselves or others for any number of common roadside scenarios. At the very least - change a punctured tube and repair a snapped chain.

Along with acquiring these basic skills every cyclist should equip themselves with the basic tools necessary for themselves or other passers by to assist them:

Tool caddy (bottle cage style are far easier to look after and use)

ToPeak XL tool caddy

ToPeak XL tool caddy

Two inner tubes (one in tool pouch and one in rear pocket perhaps)

Two x Inner tubes

Two x Inner tubes

CO2 inflator & 3 x gas bottles 

Silca Basic sprung loaded trigger style (basic model)

Silca Basic sprung loaded trigger style (basic model)

16g CO2 bottles x 3

16g CO2 bottles x 3

ToPeak Airbooster controllable CO2 inflator

ToPeak Airbooster controllable CO2 inflator

Fit for purpose multi-tool (either with chain breaker or without)

Silca ‘Venti 20’ all in one multi tool with chain breaker

Silca ‘Venti 20’ all in one multi tool with chain breaker

Park IB-3 all in one multi tool

Park IB-3 all in one multi tool

Brooks MT 10 basic multi tool (must carry a separate chain-breaker tool)

Brooks MT 10 basic multi tool (must carry a separate chain-breaker tool)

Silca Tredici 13 basic multi tool (must carry a separate chain breaker)

Silca Tredici 13 basic multi tool (must carry a separate chain breaker)

Chain tool if not on multi-tool

Park CT-6.3 chain breaker  (peens Campagnolo chains too)

Park CT-6.3 chain breaker (peens Campagnolo chains too)

Chain quick-link  (appropriate to your chains speed)

KMC Power Link compatible with  11-speed Shimano and Campagnolo chains

KMC Power Link compatible with 11-speed Shimano and Campagnolo chains

Tyre boot  (can use trimmed piece of old tyre wall if necessary)

Park tyre-boot (alternatively a cut up old tyre wall can be used instead)

Park tyre-boot (alternatively a cut up old tyre wall can be used instead)

Self sticking puncture repair kit (just in case)

Park self-sticking puncture repair patches

Park self-sticking puncture repair patches

Rubber gloves

Black Mamba nitrile mechanics gloves

Black Mamba nitrile mechanics gloves

Length of gear cable with nipple to replace snapped gear cable (to allow a single selected gear to be chosen in case of snapped cable)

12” of gear cable with nipple attached to enable rear mech to be set to appropriate gear in case of snapped gear cable.

12” of gear cable with nipple attached to enable rear mech to be set to appropriate gear in case of snapped gear cable.

Multi size spoke key

Pedro’s multi spoke key

Pedro’s multi spoke key

Tweezers to remove thorns

Flat blades precision tweezers to remove thorns from tyres

Flat blades precision tweezers to remove thorns from tyres

Cable ties (for any number of fix-it jobs)

Cable ties to facilitate any number of disasters

Cable ties to facilitate any number of disasters

The above items form part of a basic on-the-bike tool kit which can be tailored to suit an individuals needs and style of riding / type of bike etc. Gas bottles are my personal choice of inflator respectably if group riding, however, a pump may still be chosen to be carried by those less experienced cyclists.

On the bike tool caddy, punctures, snapped chains, snapped gear cables etc etc all fixed roadside with this comprehensive emergency tool caddy

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