I don't normally carry a spoke wrench. One day as I was riding home from work, my rear wheel broke two spokes. I had a spoke wrench with me. I "trued" the wheel to make it able to spin with the brake disconnected. If I hadn't done that, I could not have even rolled the bike. I would have had to carry it for at least two miles to the subway. I really don't think that will happen to me again, and I should not need a spoke wrench. I don't carry it. I ask myself if I should. I don't think so, but there was that day!

I leave a couple of things on my bike that could be stolen such as my taillight. If it gets stolen, I'll be annoyed, but for now, I'll keep leaving it there. Maybe I'll change my mind.

I used to lock my bike by securing the frame and one of the wheels in my U lock. I used a cable lock to secure the other wheel to the bike. A thief could have easily cut the cable and had a wheel, but no one ever did. I did this for decades and never had a wheel stolen. I don't really understand the thief's mind.

I now have security skewers so I only need to lock the frame.