Originally Posted by cyccommute

You must not ride very far from home. A credit card is of zero use in the entire 42 miles of this ride. It’s not even useful for starting a fire. A cell phone was dead weight as well. Even in more civilized places both are of limited use since calling someone to “come get me” when I’m 2000 miles from home isn’t an option.





The only multitool I’ve ever carried was a Cool Tool. I still have several of them but I’ve moved on to Fix-It-Sticks which are a little bit more compact. I’ve never liked the multi-tools on the market because the never fit the hand like a good tool should. The Cool Tool did but none of the others. I have one of the most comprehensive on-bike tool kits I’ve seen and I’ve used it in all kinds of situations…including very remote travel.