Originally Posted by
Papa Tom
>>>>- blackburn multitool (has a chain tool and small serrated blade
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- 2 tubes packed in zip loc bags<<<<<<
None of my business, but have you ever had to use the chain breaker on the multitool? The one on my Topeak Alien turned out to be useless when I needed it, so I now carry a separate Park CT-5 instead.
Also, there was some recent discussion on one of these forums about the problems with storing tubes in various ways. Rubberbands and plastic ziplock bags are two ways many riders say they ruined their tubes before ever using them. Be careful. I store mine in an old sock that's filled with talc and they seem to last a very long time.
Just sayin...
in my 20 years of cycling, I have only encountered one occasion that I had to use the chain tool, and for that one occasion, the chain tool from a Taiwanese no brand multi tool worked just fine, so I have always assumed that they worked. But you got a good point, I may want to check out the one on the Blackburn just in case.
I got what you mean about the rubber band and ziploc ruining the tubes. I have seen tubes that "fused" with the he ziploc surface, but I noticed that with the talc I have not encountered any issue so far.