Adventurist in training

[NordieBoy]

Uh oh...

[Night Falcon]

well that was good exercise pushing my Honda AX1 the last k home. It's making a baaad grinding noise in the chain area.

Off to the cycletreads hospital tomorrow

That sounds expensive

[Shewolf]

Uh oh...

uh oh, I don't like the sound of your uh oh

[NordieBoy]

uh oh, I don't like the sound of your uh oh

May just be a stone caught, bearing collapsed, dead kitten...

[Shewolf]

I take it down there, they bomb it up and down the lane and of course it don't do it for them, did I really walk my bike home for nothing?

I've left it with them anyway, it has a number of other defects and I'm sure they'll find more. Time to flick me thinks.

[Shewolf]

found some scrap vinyl for a more robust tool roll, it's pretty tight in the tool tube so I need to pare down some stuff or find cute little mini tools

[Night Falcon]

cool, and you've got a tire pressure gauge.

[Padmei]

looks good but where's the pixie caramel?

[Gremlin]

Drop a set of pliers perhaps... that reminds me, I should probably carry some...

Now you need a puncture repair kit, and an air compressor, wire, tape, zip ties, nuts, bolts, screws, uh...

Best trick for building a kit is to only use it when working on the bike, then you find out what you do and don't need...

[Shewolf]

yeah all the rest is bolted, cabled tied or otherwise gaffer taped to me or the bike, sometimes it looks weird when I'm driving somewhere

Drop a set of pliers perhaps... that reminds me, I should probably carry some...

Now you need a puncture repair kit, and an air compressor, wire, tape, zip ties, nuts, bolts, screws, uh...

Best trick for building a kit is to only use it when working on the bike, then you find out what you do and don't need...

[NordieBoy]

Best trick for building a kit is to only use it when working on the bike, then you find out what you do and don't need...

Get an Ogio Flight Vest and carry everything.

[Rosie]

found some scrap vinyl for a more robust tool roll, it's pretty tight in the tool tube so I need to pare down some stuff or find cute little mini tools

Looking good. My recommendations for smallerisation: a folding t-handle (e.g. from Torpedo 7), the appropriate sockets, plus a bit adapter and the appropriate bits. That would do away with the screwdriver, the socket handle, and potentially your allen keys (which I don't see, but might be in there somewhere?)
Is the adjustable crescent for a particular use, or is it a just-in-case? I just carry the spanners or sockets I need for my bike, and figure that the vise-grips are good enough for anything oddly-sized on someone else's bike

[Shewolf]

you're right.. I have the folding t-handle kit and allen keys in the air compressor bag so pliers and adj spanner will be ditched, I have a small leatherman I keep in my picket also so cool I know have room for pixie caramels!

Looking good. My recommendations for smallerisation: a folding t-handle (e.g. from Torpedo 7), the appropriate sockets, plus a bit adapter and the appropriate bits. That would do away with the screwdriver, the socket handle, and potentially your allen keys (which I don't see, but might be in there somewhere?)
Is the adjustable crescent for a particular use, or is it a just-in-case? I just carry the spanners or sockets I need for my bike, and figure that the vise-grips are good enough for anything oddly-sized on someone else's bike

[Shewolf]

I really love this ride, bonus to get the extra road to the Motu too - that was cool

[Shewolf]

this combination worked well on the MMMMM ride - although it wasn't as cold as expected! I have the cold Kiwi to try it out for sure...

Not pictured - polar fleece neck warmer.





I prefer the weird 3 finger rain gloves, the mittens were too restrictive for lots of hand work.

I'm keen to know what works for others that have ridden for sustained periods at 0 or below?