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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Highland Park, NJ, USA
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Bikes: "Hildy", a Novara Randonee touring bike; a 16-speed Bike Friday Tikit; and a Specialized Stumpjumper frame-based built-up MTB, now serving as the kid-carrier, grocery-getter.
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I don't bring a multitool, I bring real tools. That said, this looks like a good toolkit.
What kind of tires are you running? Make certain the included tire levers are good - cheap ones will snap in half, particularly with touring tires.
Another vote to skip the CO2.
Needlenose pliers are one of the more useful tools I carry with me. They're useful for so many things it's not funny.
I've had a sidewall puncture on tour. I was able to limp to a bike shop by using the power-bar wrapper trick, but having a spare tire would have saved me some trouble. I'll have a spare tire on my next tour longer than a few days.