What’s in a Bikepacking Repair Kit
What’s in a Bikepacking Repair Kit
Sooner or later, everyone experiences a mechanical out on the trail. We know putting together a repair kit can be daunting, but having the right items packed can make or break your trip. In this video, Neil offers a detailed look at his repair kit and shares some thoughts on how each item could help you out of a jam…
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Repair Kit
Topeak Race Rocket pump (https://amzn.to/3vXf5GT)
Tube
Spare spokes
Zip Ties (https://amzn.to/3f8HL9U)
Topeak Alien 3 multi-tool (https://alnk.to/g34mIxX)
MSW Co2 and Chuck (https://alnk.to/deqf1v5)
Wolftooth Pack Pliers + 2 quick links (https://alnk.to/esPxTdO)
Stans 2oz bottle (https://amzn.to/3w0KcRW)
Stans valve core remover tool (https://amzn.to/3co4o8B)
Stand alone 4mm Alan key wrapped with tape and thread
Wheels Manufacturing derailleur hanger
Spare brake pads
Duct tape
Crazy Glue (https://amzn.to/3lQ3ftm)
Spare cleat with bolts
Small parts Box
-Chain link
-Plug tool (https://alnk.to/1XPKfl1)
-Spare plugs
-Brake screw
-Patches
-Curved needle x2 (https://amzn.to/2QF4P5Z)
-Valve core
-Bolts for nearly everything
Spare shifter cable
Sleeping pad patch kit (https://alnk.to/3y4z4H9)
Tent pole crutch/splint wrapped with thread and tape
Lighter
Dumond Tech OG formula in an eye drop container
Gerber pliers/pocket knife (https://amzn.to/3vYrtGq)
Mentioned Links:
BIKEPACKING REPAIR KIT & TOOLS: ESSENTIAL AND AUXILIARY – (https://bikepacking.com/gear/bikepacking-repair-kit/)
FIELD GUIDE TO TUBELESS TIRE REPAIR AND SETUP – (https://bikepacking.com/plan/tubeless-tire-repair-guide/)
THE BEST MULTI-TOOL FOR BIKEPACKING? – (https://bikepacking.com/gear/best-multi-tool-for-bikepacking-video/)
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My 1st bikepacking trip. Had a puncture on the return leg. Had a spare inner tube. Only to find out I had bought the right inner size with the wrong valve fitting.
Luckily there was a car racing garage who had a drill bit to widen the valve opening. Saved a 15 mile hiker bike
A really comprehensive ‘Everything you need and how to pack it’ from the maestro himself!👌🏻Thanks Neil👍🏻
What chain lube is that again? Great vid!
Why would you want a strong derailleur hanger? It’s it’s purpose breaking?
I thought the idea for the derailer hanger was that it isn’t strong. It’s meant to bend right? To protect your derailer.
‘if you can’t ‘Duck’ it, phk it.’
-GranGran
Add in a Jockey wheel. My first big multi day trip we were climbing out of a town on the second day when a buddy had his jockey wheel break into many pieces. Thankfully I had a single tacx jockey wheel in my spares and It bolted in despite not quite the right spacers. Trip saver.
Great video
super glue can glue gashed skin back together after a crash
Kevlar flexible spokes are light, compact and you don’t need to take off the cassette if you break a drive side spoke.
That multi tool has an 8mm for pedals..ok.. show us. I bet that thing will rip apart before loosening a pedal.
Why would you want to undo your quick links for your chain while bike packing?
few Allen keys pump, extra tube + tube repair kit, and in 10min on the road again
Doesn’t a “stronger derailer (spell check let me down) hanger” defeat the purpose of it ?
Asking not criticizing
If you have a belt drive, carry a spare belt unless you are doing day trips. These belts last a long time, but you never know what can happen and they cannot be repaired except by replacement.
The voice volume in almost all videos is low
You take a derailleur hanger? That’s..mad?
Why not just carry a extra bike?
For dry and dusty conditions I love Squirt Dry Lube. It is paraffin based, it hardly attracts any dust at all and it’s easy to apply, clean off again and due to its clean nature makes components virtually last for ever.
Only draw back is, it does not hold up to prolonged rides in the wet or mud.
For All weather conditions I really like Viking Juice Chain lube, it doesn’t attract as much dirt as other wet lubes.
Both are priced very well too, for the performance they offer in opinion.
A foil emergency blanket in your first aid kit. They really are the difference between life and death.
A Schrader to Presta adapter. Small, lightweight, and allows you to use gas station air pumps on your Presta valves.
A very cheap addition to your kit that will take care of the worst kind of slashes: A few strips of inner tube, a sturdy needle + some fishing line and super glue.
Way to minimalist, I carry a second bike in my kit
stuff to repair the bike i guess?
Just added a spare shift cable to my repair kit
For your brake pads, did you just wrap them in electric tape? Is there a way to wrap them that will not adversely effect the spring?
Tick twister because ticks are nasty little bustards.
I take the same little green tiptop box with about the same bolts and stuff, funny how small the world can get!
Dont listen to Youtubers, Magazines and anyone who tells you anything.
Go ride your bike, fix it when its broken.
And for the next time, if it was an easy fix bring the necessary stuff with you.
The damage profile is highly dependent on your bike and your environment, so are the requirements for fixing it.
MOST IMPORTANT THING IS: dont buy bike specific tools, all these jobs can be done better and easier.
(For example the pliers on his Leatherman, can do the same job as the masterkin pliers, the valvecore remover, the spoke- tool and the wrenches)
put spare shifer cable and spoke into seat tube or hadlebar,
If the chain comes apart you won’t need a chain tool. A quick link and a Leatherman tool will do the job. This can actually pry links apart, or remove broken bits. Dykes can cut right through chain links two handed!
I’m so happy I found this channel. This video, as well as the others I’ve viewed from it are so helpful and well done.
I’m planning on taking my first bike packing trip soon and these videos are helping me feel and be more prepared. Thank you.
How about fluid for your brakes
So far the best multi tool I have seen is Topeak Ratchet. Very small and very capable.
Definitely practice and perfect using the tools in your repair kit at home . It is so much more difficult to do a repair on the side of the tral in the dirt with flies in your eyes and ants biting you .
Do you carry a spoke wrench?
Excellent and thorough review for a repair kit. I would add a shrader valve. My front shock failed due to a shrader valve gone bad. Had I a replacement, I would not have had to lock out the fork for the remainder of the ride and likely not crashed and broke my scapula and fracture dislocated a finger with 100 miles to go. Fiinger reduced in the field by myself. Finished the ride, but something as tiny as as shrader valve could have saved the day.
I know people who refuse to carry any spares/tools, because they don’t like the look of a bag under their saddle. They do have their cell phone to call mom when they get a flat
100 bucks in cash just in case.
Stinky cheese! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve said that and people look at me like I’m crazy😂😂😂
Aluminium tire levers on aluminium rim ? Bad idea
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I always have a misc. bag of hardware too (bolts, nuts, cables, chain links). As well as this I always have some electrical tape, gaff tape (I prefer this over duct tape or gorilla tape), paracord, zip ties and some of those bendy wire ties for attaching random stuff to my frame/bags. You’d be amazed how well you can repair a broken rack with some sticks, paracord and electrical tape. I also carry a small adjustable crescent wrench in case I need to take off my pedals to box my bike for transport (works great for holding/turning any other small bolts too like on my cantilever brakes or to adjust tension on my Brooks saddle). Also can’t forget an old toothbrush and wire brushes, lube, and some rags (I just cut up old pants or shirts) for regular chain and casette cleaning.
What about a carbon frame repair kit? I’ve never broken a frame but it looks like you could put a bikepackable kit together that could easily save a trip. Especially if you’re someplace really remote like Africa or South America. It would likely be easier to repair your own carbon frame than trying to find a welder to repair a steel or aluminum frame. Never done it just wondering.
Any thoughts on having sealant in your spare tube?
Park Tool Bike Bicycle Tb2c Emergency Tyre Boot Sidewall Repair Patch
I have 4 multi tools accumulated over the years and for some reason not one of those tools fits all the bolts on my 5 bikes but an IKEA furniture Allen wrench does?
Carry at least one emergency beer for morale repair
Rubber gloves. Wet wipes.
No shock pump?