Thread: Carrying spare spokes?
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Old 01-02-18 | 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Leebo
I don't even carry a spoke wrench. Something else that would work. Ya'll carry a chain whip and a cassette tool as well? Seems excessive?
I am glad I had a spoke wrench on one trip and on a different trip I was glad I had a cassette tool.

I went for seven straight years before I needed a spare tube or a patch kit on a tour. But I carried a spare tube and sometimes carried patches on every tour for those seven years too.

I have not broken a spoke for over two decades, but if I did not carry spare spokes I am most certain that I would need one.

A friend of mine was really glad I carried a couple spare bolts for when he needed one.
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