Originally Posted by
wrldtraveller
cool. I just found out that my bicycle needs a overhaul, both cranksets, and rear axle bearings. I was riding my bike a couple days ago when my rear tires started to be wobbly which never happened before. So I checked it today. I am curious, Have it ever happened to you while you are on long distance tour? Do you carry spare parts with you, or you just keep riding hoping that the bike will hold together to the nearest town and hope that the town actually have a bike shop?
So for the next few days or weeks, I will have to repair my bicycle. C'est la vie...
Wrldtraveller.
Bikes rarely breakdown in a momentary catastrophic way, making it not too hard to get to a shop. Check your bike before you tour and replace anything that's heavily worn and you don't trust. The only spares I carry are a couple of spokes, one fiber spoke, a quick link, and one tube. Any other spares that I'd contemplate I just put on before leaving rather than carrying it.