Originally Posted by
TSWisla
My son and I are planning some more touring trips where we bring in our gear on our bikes and camp along trails. What should we bring as far as repair/fix-it items? I have a Lezyne SV tool, a mini hand pump from Target and a small bottle of lube. What else do I need? A patch kit? One of those tools for removing tires? Thank you!
Lots of good advice so far.
Ill just add that if you are riding in populated(or even semi-populated) areas, then what you need to bring along is a lot less.
tubes, tire levers, pump, a quick link or two, and whatever is needed to attach/detach stuff from your frame(be that hex wrenches, screwdrivers, etc). A complete mini-tool usually covers that last need.
Spokes break, but rarely.
https://www.modernbike.com/product-2...e3thoCNT_w_wcB
One or two of these should be more than you will ever need. Assuming you have 32 or 36 spoke wheels, you could just open the brake caliper and ride a slightly wobbly wheel to the closest town with a bike shop to get the correct spoke.
There is always being prepared and there is over preparing. One makes touring fun and the other makes touring mentally and physically taxing.