bike maintenance
The places I plan to travel to are far from the well-kitted out cycle shops of the West. Find youself with a broken chain in the middle of Tajikistan with no tools, and you’ll be hitching. Here is my mobile bike shop (* denotes an item I don’t have yet)
Spare Parts
| Spokes (20inch) X 4 | Â | Â |
| Spokes (26inch) X 6 | Â | Â |
| 10 spare chain links | Â | Â |
| Spare tyre (20inch) | Â | Â |
| Spare tyre (26inch) | Â | Â |
| 2 sets brake pads | Â | Â |
| Brake cables | Â | Â |
| Gear cables | Â | Â |
| 3 tubes of each size | Â | * |
| Bearings for headset and hubs | Â | * |
| SPD cleats | Â | * |
| Suspension service kit | Â | Â |
| Â | Â | Â |
Tools
| Allen keys | Â | Â |
| Hypercracker (free-wheel remover) | Â | * |
| Bottom bearing remover | Â | Â |
| Cone spanners | Â | Â |
| Leatherman Multi-tool | Â | * |
| Tyre levers | Â | Â |
| Air pump (for tyres only) | Â | Â |
| Air pump (doubles tyre and suspension pump) | Â | Â |
| Chain breaker | Â | * |
