I purchased a Trek Madone after a lot of saving and was hoping to spend some free afternoons a long way from home.
The bike surprisingly is tubeless ready.
Is this everything I should carry in a tool bag in case I have a serious issue whilst out? I don’t know if I could get anyone to come help me easily…
Equally if there is something I could do without that also would be good…
Thank you
by W01313L
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You don’t need to carry sealant, sand paper, and valve core tool. Instead of carrying the tire plugs open like that, I would get a plug kit that’s self contained in a little tube. Less risk of the strips drying out and the inserter stabbing you.You probably also don’t need both a CO2 inflator and a pump.
Also: Cell Phone
And a quick link.
And wrap some gaffer tape around the pump handle to carry it, maybe 3-5′ or so, it’s good for emergency tire boots, clothing fixes, all sorts of stuff.
And a couple of cable ties.
I also like to bring two tubes on big rides.
And double-check that valve core tool actually works on your valves. Some don’t fit great.
Maybe a quick chain link and another bottle of c02, probably fine though.
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you need the worms. maybe just maybe the pump
Personally I wouldn’t take that much for an afternoon. But it’s ok to be over equipped if you want to be sure.
A tire boot is something some people will carry. To place inside of a big sidewall tear.
I don’t carry an inner. By the time I would need it the tire could have 20 thorns embedded in it all ready to burst it.
Agree, no need for a bottle of sealant with you as long as there is fresh sealant in the tires. I’d bring an extra CO2 in its place. Don’t know what the pink handle tool is… and can’t tell if you have a package if tire boots, but I bring those in the event you get some crazy gash in your sidewall or something that can’t seal. But the rest looks good.
FWIW, I am 200 lbs, ride rocky technical single track in VT and have had zero flat tires in 3 years, riding 3 seasons, 20 miles a week or so. You could slim down the kit and be safe.
Going tubeless to save weight and bring all sorts of unnecessary items
Swap the Muc Off thing for this: https://ride.lezyne.com/collections/tubeless-essentials/products/tubeless-kit-bike-tire-plug-kit
Also offers you a storage place for the plugs.
There’s this one too: https://ride.lezyne.com/collections/tubeless-essentials/products/tubeless-co2-blaster
Combines the plug tool and the co2 adapter. I don’t think the price is worth the miniscule amount of space saved though.
It is way more than what you need.
I carry a pump, Pedros tire levers and a tube.
If my tubeless gets fucked i will just throw in the tube and get home. Still hasn’t happened.
Not sure, but the valve stem looks short for aero rims as used on most bikes today.
I had a bad experience with bacon strips once when it was pretty cold. The strips were want flexible anymore and I couldn’t pop them in the hole to plug it. Since then I use Dynaplugs and can not recommend them enough. Also: a pump is a very good idea for when you run out of CO2. Ask me how I know
For an afternoon I would go with:
Inner tube, tyre lever, pump OR plug tool and pump and always a multitool
For a weekender same as above, the rest stays in the car, not gonna bother with sealant on the road tho.
On multi-day bike packing trips I add an extra inner tube and a patch kit.
Overkill. Unless you want to mess roadside with sealant I’d just bring the following: tube, levers, pump. Maybe tube patch repair kit if lightning strikes twice and you puncture with a tube too.
Here’s the scenario: you get a flat your sealant can’t patch. Slip a tube in, inflate and ride on. Deal with repairing the tubeless tire at home. This is my method for punctures on clinchers too: insert spare tube; repairs are apres ride.
I only carry a few spare valves and a pump, not even a spare tube anymore mtb setup is so reliable for me