Subject: RE: What do you do with bike tools/tubes? On training rides, I carry on the bike in a little bike bag that fits in a water bottle cage (one of 3 cages on my bike ):
Two Quik Stik tire levers
A multi-hex wrench
A combo pedal/headset wrench (I still have quill stems on my bikes )
An offset wrench for centering brakes
A chain tool
I also carry a mini pump on the bike -- a Blackburn Airstick (love it ).
Then I carry two tubes in jersey pockets.
During a race, I put the Quik Stiks under my Softride beam, held on with sections of an old tube tied into the seat rails, then put one spare tube up the upper side of the beam under the saddle shell between the rails, held on with a wide Velcro strap. The pump stays in it's bracket.
I used to race sans ANY repair equipment, but now take a wiser (I think ) course in carrying enough to get me back to the T-zone should I flat. My race would be basically over anyway (I do sprints and Oly's ).
Hope that helps. |