Originally Posted by cyccommute

I'll have to disagree. Spoke breakage is far more common than chain breakage. I've carried a quick link since 2003 on 7 or 8 tours up to 1500 miles and never used it. On the other hand, I've broken several spokes. I have a Fiberfix but have yet to use it.



I'll have to disagree with some of this too. In roughly 10,000 miles of touring, I've never broken a cable of any kind. In fact, I've never broken a cable, period. I've had some fray from being clamped too tight but they still function and certainly don't require immediate replacement.

3 tubes is also somewhat excessive, although I have gone through 4 tubes...two in the tires and two spares... in the first 25 miles of a tour because of the hell that crappy Continental tires put me through.

Finally, I suggest Tyvek envelopes for boot material. It's very tough, it weighs nothing, takes up nearly zero space and you can get them from the US Post office. Much better than old tires, jeans or hyde of the naugah.