Originally Posted by
choddo
I was thinking the same. That repair kit is wild. I have an 80 mile round trip commute and I take;
1 small pump
1 dynaplug pill
I leave at 0530 to make sure I’m not going to be late. I can always do something useful with an extra hour at work. Never commuting on tubes (and I don’t mean the London underground although that too) again. Way too flakey and repairing a puncture / putting in a new tube in bad weather sucks beyond all reason.
I don’t even bother with a multitool and I just maintain the drivetrain pretty well.
Ooh, I forgot the pump. I will need a pump if I'm going to change a tube.
While I agree that changing a tube when hands are cold is a royal pain, my risk is low. In NYC, we do get real winter but not every day is horrible, and the chance of having a flat during horrible weather is worth risking. That, plus I'm already very good at changing tubes quickly. I am not about to learn how to do tubeless and change my equipment to do it. I've reached an age where I frequently say I won't do things or won't learn certain things.
Also, I really dislike multitools, and I've had many. The only one that is kinda-sorta OK with me is the Park MT-1.