Minimalist Seat Bag - Silca Matone or Asymetirco?
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Good point. Hmm. Come to think of it, I can't remember the last time I needed to use a multi-tool on the roadside. Maybe it's time to skip the multi-tool all together.
I have a mini-pump, so why do I need to carry CO₂ inflator and cartridges? I can leave them home, too.
What remains:
I have a mini-pump, so why do I need to carry CO₂ inflator and cartridges? I can leave them home, too.
What remains:
- spare TPU tube
- tire levers
- self-adhesive patches
- tire boot nylon fabric
- tiny scissors to cut tire boot to size
- super glue to hold tire boot in place
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I honestly can't recall the last time I needed a multi-tool on a ride, and I've never needed a chainbreaker. But I still carry them all the time -- even when racing. Especially when racing.
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Gravel bike. Both times it was transitioning from a downhill to an uphill, and shifting under some load. I've gone back to a Shimano chain on that bike.
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The reason I do not carry the latter is that I may not be able to find it when wearing my contact lenses.
The reason chaadster does not carry the latter is that it is not sufficiently aesthetically pleasing.
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Good point. Hmm. Come to think of it, I can't remember the last time I needed to use a multi-tool on the roadside. Maybe it's time to skip the multi-tool all together.
I have a mini-pump, so why do I need to carry CO₂ inflator and cartridges? I can leave them home, too.
What remains:
I have a mini-pump, so why do I need to carry CO₂ inflator and cartridges? I can leave them home, too.
What remains:
- spare TPU tube
- tire levers
- self-adhesive patches
- tire boot nylon fabric
- tiny scissors to cut tire boot to size
- super glue to hold tire boot in place
Never had a boot slip so will probably skip the glue. I use either a piece of Tyvec or a dollar and don’t care about size (no scissors) because when home, it will all be repaired or swapped out anyway.
Thanks for letting me steal the ideas. Usually BF posts cost me $, so this is a nice change.
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Speaking of which, you’re late. Need a visit from Tony?
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Couldn’t resist, it was hanging so low.
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The glue helps the boot hold the hole in the tire casing closed. Gorilla tape might work just as well as nylon fabric + glue, but what I have is working okay, and I'd rather not experiment with roadside repairs.
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Can't remember the last time I had need for a chain tool, on the road... Certainly not after going to chains with master links... 25 yrs ? ??
and only once, when I mustta not put the sedis chain together properly...
I do carry a red spoke wrench used prolly 2x in the past 4 yrs... Once for me and once for riding bud.
and some reading glasses - thin folding ones... forget finding small things or reading something without them... used almost as often as replacement tubes... LOL!
also contact info & main Med Card/info...
Ride On
Yuri