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Old 10-18-14 | 02:53 PM
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andrewclaus
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From: Golden, CO and Tucson, AZ

Bikes: 2012 Specialized Elite Disc, 1983 Trek 520

I've had to replace spokes twice while on tour, and both times I was easily able to ride to a bike shop after a few minutes with the spoke wrench. I carry the cassette tool and spare spokes, just in case the bike shop is more than a day away and I can find a friendly garage owner with a large wrench. You can make a chain whip out of your bike's chain and a large pair of channellocks. And I've used an 18" pipe wrench on one of the middle cogs. It's smart to carry a spare rim strip, too, if you might be replacing the spoke nipple. It seems like I always get a spare spoke of a different gauge and I always have to replace the nipple.
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