Originally Posted by
benajah
My first tour I forgot to bring pliers, and my FD cable slipped, I never did manage to get it tensioned properly on that trip.
Interesting. I have never used pliers for that job even if I am in the shop and they are within reach on the tray of the repair stand. Pliers just are not a tool that gets used much on my bike. A pair of needle nosed pliers are handy for pulling sharp stuff out of a flat tire, but I usually manage without them on tour.