Originally Posted by
jrickards
Do you carry a chain whip and locknut tool with you? From the list of gear that people show or recommend for touring, neither seem to be part of the gear. Maybe it doesn't happen very often that spokes are broken but you never know.
I usually carry a Unior Cassette ******* and a few spare spokes. It works fine, weighs less than an ounce, and wasn't very expensive. I have not found it to take all that long to replace a spoke so I do not bother with temporary fixes like the fiberfix.
BTW on every bike I have toured on I have been able to find one size of spoke that would work for all three different locations on the bike (front, drive side rear, and non drive side rear). I pick a size that will grab several threads when replacing the longest spokes, but not poke through to puncture the tube when replacing the shortest ones.