DIY Bike Repair Kit for Bikepacking & Touring I Every-Ride Tool Kit
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- čas přidán 22. 07. 2024
- Hey all, we wanted to share some tips for building a lightweight bike repair kit for on-the-road fixes (or on-the-trail).
Even a small thing like a flat tyre or tilted seat post can majorly hinder a ride. With the right tools, it's normally fixed in no time. These are the 9 bike repair essentials we think are wise to keep with you.
It's exactly what we take on every ride, whether it's off-road or on-road, bikepacking or bike touring, long-haul or day ride.
It all comes to about 600g and can fix pretty much anything you're likely to encounter whilst out riding that you wouldn't need a full-blown bike tool kit or workshop to fix. It's also not too expensive either.
I've put product links below where possible. Some items are non-branded and just picked up from hardware stores/online.
- Mini adjustable wrench - unbranded
- Multi-attachment screwdriver - Stanley 4-in-1 Pocket Screwdriver
- Multi-tool - Leatherman Rebar
- Mini Chain link tool
- Chain wear tool - Fat Spanner Chain Wear Tool
- Allen Key Set - Decathlon Allen Key Tool
- Tyre lever and bike tyre repair kit from Decathlon
- Bike Multi-tool - Toppeak Mini 20 Pro
- Bike pump - Toppeak Tubro Morph G
- Bike lube - Finish Line Wet Lube & Decathlon regular lube
On top of this, we'll normally take an inner tube, cable ties & duck tape. Our spares will depend on the type of trip.
Hope this can be helpful!
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I found the video Interesting. They make a fitting that goes over the square Phillips on your Leatherman that takes standard 1/4" hex bits.
Personally if I was going to take a Leatherman I'd get the bits I needed that aren't natively on the Rebar, like Torx and Allen and I wouldn't duplicate that with fold out bike multitools unless one is doing the belt and suspenders kind of thing. One type of 1/4" bit can drive 1/4" sockets if you want to do that too with the Rebar. The Rebar natively has a Phillips and multiple flat screwdrivers so I would not buy those bits.
As far as an adjustable wrench they make ones nowadays that open wider in smaller sizes and with thinner jaws than they used to. To get this effect, in my youth, people would buy an 8" adjustable wrench and cut the handle down to make a shorter wrench that still opened wide.
Now you can just buy them. Thinner jaws can be had as well and fit some places normal ones don't. Carrying at least a combo 8mm and 10mm thin wrench, or spanner if you prefer, is a reasonable thing to do even if carrying an adjustable wrench. Sometimes, for some things, you need a thin wrench. It pays to look over your bicycle to see what it needs not some tool makers idea of what bikes in general need.
I really liked this video. Super quick and to the point. No wasted time and really informative. You clearly have a clearly thought out kit. Awesome. Thanks for the advice.
Thanks Christian! First time doing more of a resource-based video so glad it was prompt and to the point :)
That was super helpful thanks. I probably take half of that, but I don’t know what I’m doing and wouldn’t know how to use things like a chain breaking tool. Guess I had better learn since I get into some pretty remote spots on my own. Managed to loose a bolt on a panier once, so now I tighten those at the end of each day.
Glad it was handy! Chain breakers are good if you want to shorten a chain to properly fit your bike. Or sometimes if you get kinks in links but don't have a spare chain. I'd say, the more remote you get, the more repairs would be good to know. Eeesh. I'm guessing the pannier made it to your destination though?
Hi Josh pretty good kit this🙌 one thing that's a must have are CABLE TIES, I bet you have some just forgot to mention;) ...and maybe some gorilla tape too, I tend to wrap it around the pump.
Cheers Sendito! Ha, yes, we do keep them in the frame bag. Would have been good to include. Wish videos were easier to edit 😅 will put some info in the description.
On your rebar that's a can opener not a bottle opener, although it will open crown tops.
Hi I'm enjoying your content especially when you where in the Peaks as it's just up the road from me, the hills got me at first as I moved here from Lincolnshire 😆one thing I do ref inner tubes is get as much air as possible out, roll up tightly then wrap in cling film to hold in place and prevent rubbing while in my bag also it stops everything smelling of rubber 😀 happy travels
Hey Grant, what a place to be - glad you like the vid too. Good tip on tube, don't want everything smelling of rubber! Especially next to me buff😅
Saludos Greetings, good video, with a kevlar tape we don't puncture
Adding puncture lube to the inner-tube before you use it will help out in the long run...
This is great advice, thank you :)
don't forget that glue (for patch repairs) evaporates over time even if not opened!
Yes. Nightmare when you realise on the road with a puncture...
@@joshandsarahride My suggestion is frome experience!
Informative video with some good recommendations, but...
The only traditional nut I have on my bike is for the fenders. And I have a special purpose open end wrench for that and weighs 20 grams. Almost all modern bikes would have no use of a Cresent (adjustable) wrench (yes, even racks). Unless, you can tell me where
And how many allen keys do you need?
A hack: If you have a Hollowtech bottom bracket, I put the disposable gloves in the hollow axle for quick retrieval and also keeps gunk out
Cheers Marc! Across the bikes we've got a few different sizes on the racks and fittings. If we had the one size then a single wrench would be easier, though our adjustable one isn't too heavy. Nice tip! We also keep our spare posts on the inside of the seat post which is quite a nice little spot!
if camping for 6 weeks do you suggest the wet lube or dry lube? thank you
Hey Dawn, I would just go depending on your location and how likely rain is. If it's very unlikely to rain or be muddy etc. Then dry is good 👍
I feel like most people will be better off with a proper small spanner and a socket or two that might work with the multi tool? For me those adjustable ones are pretty unwieldy for small nuts and bolts. I'm also a fan of metal tyre levers as the plastic ones I've had have all become useless pretty quickly through getting bent. Some even snapped! Not really worried about cosmetic damage to my aluminum rims. Maybe there's some chance of more serious damage using metal levers, but I've never had that.
I find that across a bike, there are almost a half dozen different-sized bolts so by the time you bring sockets for all of them, the weight will rack up. The adjustable spanner is pretty lightweight anyway. Interesting to hear about the metal levers. We've mostly just used Decathlon or cheaper tyre levers and haven't had them snap. Interesting to hear how others are doing things!
@@joshandsarahride yeah, different setups I suppose. Both my bikes only need one small spanner, it's mostly hexs otherwise. Regardless, you can have hours of fun optimising your tools 😄
AND big up for the clear plastic bag BTW. Why use anything else!
@@peterharrington8709 haha yes. Gotta love freezer/sandwich bags!!!