🛠️ Ride toolkit
These articles are super detailed and enough to guide anyone through building a toolkit for themselves:
My reference list
Essentials
- Pump
- Tyre levers
- Hex keys
- Torx driver
- Screwdriver
- Quick link(s)
- Chain tool/breaker
- Chain link tool
- Gear cable end (for snapped gear cable fix)
- Spoke wrench
- Lint-free cloth / blue roll
- Wet wipe in single packet
Tubed
- Spare inner tube(s)
- Inner tube patches
Tubeless
- Presta valve core
- Presta valve core tool
- Tubeless plug kit
- Tubeless sealant
Extended / Comprehensive
- Chain lube
- Dust cap
- Super glue
- Zip tie
- Presta Schrader adapter
- Tyre boot
- Needle & thread
- Gaffer or duct tape
- Electrical tape
- Safety pin
- Emergency suncream
Touring / bikepacking
- Spare brake pads
- Spare cleats
- Emergency phone holder setup
- Derailleur hanger
- Inner tube (for when tubeless goes really wrong)
- Extra tubes or tubeless plugs