Hi! š² I recently bought this bike. The previous owner customized it with the drawings and the ammo boxes. I could use some help with a couple of things:
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Iām kind of new to commuting by bike, so Iād like to know what tools and essentials are recommended to carry on the road
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Iām also curious whether the frame is just a generic one or if it has any history behind it, if anyone recognizes it (it only has a serial number, no badge or decals)
by FeldStuG
3 Comments
That’s a very nice looking bicycle.
As for the frame, it’s the most basic of bicycle frames. It looks like an entry level bicycle. This is evidenced by the one piece crank, the crushed dropouts on the forks, and the quality of the rear dropouts.
It’s not a high quality bike but, hey, if you like riding it, enjoy.
As for a self-rescue kit…
A spare tube
A patch kit
Three tire levers
A multi-tool that fits every fastener on the bike.
A full size high quality frame pump.
That should be enough to solve most problems and get you home.
Specific size wrench for your hub axle nut, a good set of tire levers, a pump and some patch kit. Learning to fix punctures quickly is a time saver if you want to commute on your bikem
Looks as pretty basic/standard frame. If it fits, no big deal. Someone put at least a moderate amount of time and effort to make the accessories and frame match and remove badging, so that kinda works in your favor here bc someone wanted a specific look enough to go thru the effort. More likely than the average passerby to have noticed issues when painting.
Just inspect your frame now and again for deep cracks or flaking paint.
As oldfrancis basically covers everything I have two recommended changes; one is I’d reduce to 1 or 2 tire levers if you can get steel core ones instead of plastic. And definitely carry a multi tool that has something for the basics (chain, wrench for your axle, hex keys, etc).
The other mod I’d recommend is use tubes with a removable valve core and put some tubeless sealant in them for some extra flat protection. Not a 100% proof method but it’ll help vs smaller punctures.