Nope, every bike i own has its own tool kit permanently kept on the bike
In the case of the road bikes and the hybrid they each have a tool bottle with the necessary tools/tube, Co2 cannister etc... for that particular bike
The Mtb's each have their own Specialized swat tool in the steerer tube (multi tool, chain breaker and split link) and each mtb has the Specialized swat bandit mounted under the saddle which carries a tube, tyre levers and Co2 cannister
Most of my road bike rides can be 50 miles away from home with no nearby train stations and the wife doesn't drive so if anything goes wrong i need to be able to fix the bike and get myself home
With the mtb im normally within 10-20 miles of home or wherever Ive parked the car, again no real way of getting back without fixing the bike, although i always carry my wallet on rides just in case i cant fix an issue plus i don't like to leave it in the car when Ive parked up somewhere to go ride
Have a friend who has no clue how to fix a bike (not even a puncture) and has no interest in learning so there is no point in him carrying anything, the LBS does all the work on his bike, he just rides with a cash card and has a very good relationship with the local taxi firm, even the LBS sometimes come and rescue him if they are not busy as they know its business for them
No, my tyres are riddled with thorns anyway.
Last time I put a tube in it went down immediately as I hadn’t got all the thorns out, which took ages.
EDC tool in stem, EDC pump in frame with anchovies inside it.
Only last week I had a tyre start to split at the bead so had to limp home and keep topping it up, something like that happens about once a year.
Always carry my pack which has a tube in it.
Thing is, that standard tube when I'm on the fatbike is probably virtually useless.
I THOUGHT that I had anchovies in my pack but a massive thorn the other day that sent sealant flinging out like a Catherine wheel revealed that no, they weren't in my pack.
The thorn had come out so I had to ram a twig in there then my thumb over it while I had a think.
Ended up taking a couple of puncture patches, covering them with glue and ramming them into the hole with a stick like an anchovy. Worked a treat 😂
Multitool, tube and CO2 are stored in one of those water bottle tool holders on my bike.
When more important these days as you really don't want to have to call someone to come "rescue you" for the sake of a flat.
That said, the tube is probably overkill but a small multitool, particularly, can be an absolute godsend!
The CO is handy if a puncture takes a little while to seal and you lose a fair amount of pressure.
Only carry a dynaplug racer, leyzne v10 multitool, big, medium and small cable ties and a small co2 inflator in a small saddle bag or my pockets. I used to drag everything around with me in my hydration pack but never needed it. I have only needed to use the dynaplug twice, both last week. It's so quick I havent needed to add anymore sealant.
Always carry a tube. It really helped the other week when the rear tyre on my commuter went in the middle of traffic in town. First time I have ever had a blow out on a bike (rather than a thorn or a slow puncture) and there was no way a patch ws going to cover the tear.
I've recently got a frame bag as it's just easier to have everything permanently on the bike, I'd always have a tube in there but recently moved to a Tubolito tube. It's a lot lighter and smaller so I have more room for other tools if necessary but no idea if it actually works yet.
If you run tubeless and need to put a tube in then it's worth carrying some paper tissue - scrunch it up and wipe around the inside of the tyre. The paper will snag on any thorns and the like and make them easier to spot.
In six or seven years of running tubeless I've only needed to use an innertube twice, once because the rim got dinged on a water drainage channel and there was no way it would hold air.
The HT has a small top tube bag with tools and spares in it but no innertube. The FS has a custom frame bag so I can take pretty much what I want. Usually a lot of food in there.
Tubolitos do work but I've heard of problems with the model that has a screw-in valve. I thought mine wasn't particularly good until I checked for punctures and found six tiny pin-prick holes! See my first paragraph.
on the MTB on a short/local/not far from rhe car ride I'll normally just have my EDC tool in the steerer, no tube.
Longer rides when I take a pack I'kk have pump, tube, bigger multitool as well as the EDC.
Gravel bike, Oneup pump on the frame with the EDC tool inside, but no tube.
I keep on meaning to get a decent c02 inflator/tyre plug system and frame strap to store on the mtb.
In a saddle bag i keep 2 x co2 and head, tubeless repair kit, foil blanket, multitool. That's it. Surprised at the number of people carrying pumps!
Always carry tube, pump, tubeless repair kit, glueless patches and a tyre boot. Haven't had to use any of them for years 🙂
Pump fits to a mount under the bottle cage so always on the bike.
@roverpig - might be worth checking the seals in your pump from time to time as they dry out.
Don't ask me how I know that (three times)
Side question: which sealant(s) play nicely with CO2? Pretty sure that Stans doesn't which is what I'm using at the moment.
Dynaplug tool inside a Oneup pump and EDC tool in the stem for all my local rides at the moment. Tubes, spare brake pads etc live in my backpack which comes out for day trips away and so on.
A bit of searching provides the answer:
CO2 doesn't react chemically with the sealant, it's the thermal shock due to the expanding gas that's the problem. More of a problem with latex based sealants than glycol based ones.
Tips (very similar from both Stans and Caffélatex):
> Given the fact that the biggest thermal drop is close to the valve, use the CO2 cartridge keeping the valve at the 12 o’clock position. With the valve in that position, wait some seconds before inflating, to permit the sealant to flow down, so to escape most of the temperature gradient.
> Use adjustable CO2 adapters (connecting the CO2 cartridge to the valve) to control the inflation rate. By keeping low inflation rate, you will prevent solidification issues. The temperature drop is connected to the CO2 expansion rate: if the expansion is slower, so is the inflation rate and the temperature drop; this way you save your sealant and avoid freezing your fingers.
Substitute "valve" for "puncture hole" if you are using the Dynaplug Air system.
I haven't carried a tube on my commute for 3 years. Got stranded twice - tube wouldn't have helped cos both times my pump broke (same pump, duh! I thought I'd fixed it)
Don't normally carry one on MTB - don't actually go far, but Dynaplug has sorted the one puncture I've had in the past few years.
Been going on rides with my son on his tubed hardtail, so have been carrying one on those rides. Be silly not to.
So basically - tubeless: no. Tubes: yes.
I maintain my bike well enough to have a bit of faith in it.
Any tips for how I can maintain my bike so I don't get flint cuts in my tyres?
I've always got a tube strapped under my saddle and I have a Lezyne Flow storage cage with 2x CO2, multi-tool, patches, inflator head, tyre boot and a chain link.
I had my first tubeless puncture on Tuesday, a gash to the sidewall so my plugs were useless and the spare tube came in handy for the first time. Admittedly I was only a 1 hour walk from home so I wasn't stranded and it took just as long to painstakingly remove thorns, fit tube and ride home. But it has definitely served as a warning to always carry one in case I am further away (and to remove thorns at home more often). I don't ride with a pack, nor do I use pockets, there is a place for everything on the bike.
For local rides of under 2 or 3 hours, I take no tools, nothing, never mind a tube. If it’s winter, and cold, I’ll not bother with water either.
That is what I used to do until I got a puncture which didn't seal in time. Had to walk 5 miles back home and tyre pumped straight up and stayed up.
Now I take a mini pump in my back pocket to top up and had to use it last Sunday as tyre lost enough air to be a bit too soft but pumped up fine with mini pump (and again has stayed up since)
This is on 28c tyres which clearly don't have as much air to lose.
I don't take a tube as I would also need to take tyre levers and a spanner (ride fixed gear so have nutted hubs). I guess one day I will get a flat that I cannot pump back up so either have a long walk or hope wife is indoors.
Any tips for how I can maintain my bike so I don’t get flint cuts in my tyres?
Pump the tyres full of smugness.
Was ordering a couple of bits so added a slugplug for £9 to my order, 2x lots of different size anchovies and a inserter tool.
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That'll do for me, I've not had a puncture bad enough to need a tube/plug in 2 years, but sods law and all that...
Plus I plan on riding some bigger/sharper stuff in Wales/Lakes/Peaks/Scotland this year so will probably need it.
Any tips for how I can maintain my bike so I don’t get flint cuts in my tyres?
That's more about learning to ride properly 😂
Any tips for how I can maintain my bike so I don’t get flint cuts in my tyres?
Float along on a cloud of smug and avoid certain parts of the South Downs.
Frame bag with the following:
-Multitool
-Quick Link
-Two different sized tubes (ride a mullet)
-Pump
-Small cable & lock
-Small bottle of Stans
-Zip ties
-Cut up toothpaste tube
-First Aid Kit
Often ride at night and 30 - 40km from home so like to be prepared as emergency call is no option.
Needed everything on that list at some point bar the last 3.
The toothpaste tube is essentially just the sides of the tube cut into two rectangles.
Imagine you slash your tyre so badly that your tube might pop out, whatcha gonna do??
Slide a bit of toothpaste tube in between the opening and the tube, that's what!
Oh, I also carry a bar bag with an emergency layer and a waterproof.
Very small and flat mini-tool wrapped in old bit of inner tube for local (walk to car home won't kill me) rides. Otherwise depends on different things some less obvious like parking fines, proximity to home/friends/family who could pick me up etc.
Statistically I'm equal on broken chains and punctures didn't fix over say 5yrs...
I have the same seatbag I swap between the two road(ish) bikes.
A Silca Premio that holds Dynaplug tubeless repair stuff, a multitool with quicklinks, 2 CO2 carts and an adjustable inflator head.
The BOA system means it locks tightly to the saddle rails yet can easily swap between bikes.
They do a couple of sizes and a rigid shell case using a BOA.
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Surprised at the number of people carrying pumps!
I have seen too many people fail with their CO2 inflaters to fancy the idea . Always carry a pump , tube , space blanket , Dyna Plug, whistle , mobile phone , multi tool , chain link , buff , usually a pertex shell . If I was racing it would be different but as I'm not it isn't .
Last two rides I've had 2 punctures after having none for ages with tubeless. First one half deflated the tyre before sealing so I just had to pump it back up. Second one was a big nail which needed an anchovy and a pump to get it going again. This was the first time i've used an anchovy even though I've carried them for years. Previously I'd have just popped a tube in when tubeless fails, but it's messy. I carry a tube but I could now leave it at home and rely on the anchovy.
I like the looks of the saddle bag.
