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 | ||
| Spokes (26inch) X 6 | ||
| 10 spare chain links | ||
| Spare tyre (20inch) | ||
| Spare tyre (26inch) | ||
| 2 sets brake pads | ||
| Brake cables | ||
| Gear cables | ||
| 3 tubes of each size | * | |
| Bearings for headset and hubs | * | |
| SPD cleats | * | |
| Suspension service kit | ||
Tools
| Allen keys | ||
| Hypercracker (free-wheel remover) | * | |
| Bottom bearing remover | ||
| Cone spanners | ||
| Leatherman Multi-tool | * | |
| Tyre levers | ||
| Air pump (for tyres only) | ||
| Air pump (doubles tyre and suspension pump) | ||
| Chain breaker | * |
