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Bicycle Touring Tool Kit and Spares

This is my complete Bicycle Touring Tool Kit and Spares list that I carry as I Bicycle Tour around the world. At the moment I am cycling from Alaska to Argentina with all this gear in my panniers. My Bicycle is a strong dedicated touring bicycle capable of carrying a very large load but unless I am crossing a remote desert my lightweight bicycle touring gear list is around 23kg.

The tools and spares I carry vary depending on what type of ride I am on. For example, if I leave my bicycle in a hostel and go for a day ride around town or in the mountains I do not carry every bit of gear in my kit. Just the basics. Likewise, if I am off on a week long ride and returning to my base I will take more gear but not everything. When cycling between Alaska and Argentina and visiting remote places I have a comprehensive set of tools and spares to fix most, but not all common problems.

Bicycle Touring Tool Kit and Spares for a Day Ride

Spares:

• Tyre Patch repair kit which includes patches, sandpaper, glue(normally not needed as I use Slime inside my tyres to prevent flats)

Tools:

• 3 x Tyre Levers
• Tweezers (to remove spikes or debris from the flat tyre)
• Combination Multi tool – Topeak Mini 20 Pro
• Thorn Eccentric Tools (needed to change the rear tyre, adjust the chain, also works as a pedal tool)
• Top Peak Mini Morph Tyre Pump

Bicycle Touring Tools and Spares for a week

In addition to the tools listed above I add the following items:

Spares:

• Chain Lube
• Cleaning Rag
• 2 x Spare Tyre Tubes
• Spare Schwalbe Marathon Mondial Folding Tyre
• 6 x Spare Spokes
• 2 x Spare Chain Powerlinks and a short section of chain
• Various Spare Nuts and Bolts
• Cable Ties
• Hose Clamps
• Tenacious tape, Cable Ties, Hose clamps

Tools:

• Leatherman
• Adjustable Wrench
• Allen Key Set

Bicycle Touring Tools and Spares for an Expedition

In addition to the items I take on day rides and week long rides I take the following items:

Spares:

• Rohloff spare sprocket 17T (not easy to find in remote areas)
• Rohloff Cleaning Oil, Gear Change Oil
• 2 x Rohloff oil change grub screw grommets
• Rohloff inner gear cables
• Spare Front and Back Brake inner wire cable plus crimp ends
• 2 x Spare Brake pads
• Patches and glue to repair Ortlieb panniers.
• Ortlieb spares, straps, anchor hooks, nuts / bolts, mount brackets
• Small amount of grease

Tools:

• Syringe to Rohloff Oil Changes
• Cable Cutting Tool
• Chainring removal tool
• T20 Torx Wrench
• T25 Torx Wrench

How to Store a Bicycle Touring Tool Kit

My tyre repair gear and my multitool is kept handy, either in my handlebar bag or easily accessible in my framebag. As I am riding along I don’t want to be searching deep inside my panniers for gear if I get a flat tyre or need to make a small adjustment my brakes.

The rest of the tools are located in the bottom of my panniers in a small padded bag. Most of these tools are only needed for more serious repairs and can be accessed while at a campsite or in a hotel room.

What do you carry in your toolkit? Anything different?
Let me know in the comments section below.

Before you go, you might want to read:
Complete Lightweight Bicycle Touring Gear List
Bicycle Touring from Alaska to Argentina

Where to buy all the best gear for Bicycle Touring:
REI | Moosejaw |Amazon | Cyclocamping

Traveling Overseas to go Bicycle Touring?
World Nomads Travel Insurance

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