Originally Posted by
RChung
Been there, done that. About 20 years ago a vicious stick jumped up from the road, attacked, and ripped off my RD. I pulled out my late lamented Ritchey CPR-9 (see below), shortened the chain to a single-speed, and rode 12 miles back home. I lost that tool when my bike (with seat bag) was stolen about 5 years ago. About a year after that, I was out riding with a buddy when *he* was attacked by a vicious stick. Maybe it was the same stick. We didn't have a chain tool and his wife was out of town so he pulled his cell phone out of his pocket and ordered an Uber. I rode home.
IKR, I would hate to lose mine.
One disconnected from a Crank Bros tool is only about 10g more, 'tho...
It depends on the type of riding being done, but these days folks are getting off the pavement more, & the odds of vicious stick encounters goes up.