Preparing MTB for first race

[MintSauce]

jeez.....are we back on this??? who actually likes scars out there???? pls can i have a list of names here as i do not believe there are such people.... 

 

 

Scar are SEXY! I like them

 

 

 

 

[pastapouch]

jeez.....are we back on this??? who actually likes scars out there???? pls can i have a list of names here as i do not believe there are such people.... 

 

 

Scar are SEXY! I like them

 

 

 

 

[MintSauce]

What do you guys think about carrying a chain tool' date=' it has happened twice to me (or someone riding with me) that during a race I have needed to repair a broken chain.

 

 

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Never carried one myself, and only needed one ONCE.. typicaly it was not the best time to happen..XC national in Ficksburg, 2nd lap 20 seconds behind the leader... feeling stronger than Cold war RUSSIA...tasting the champagne... gears started jumping...Jziiiing (spinning sound) followed by &%?? it!  

 

Would I take one with now if I had the chance hmmm... NO

 

Chain "broke" cause I had it replaced (like a fool by the local LBS.. boy ) a few days before and the connecting pin was not going through all the way...

 

Moral of the story?? Check your bike, specialy stuff you did, then check it again.

 

 

 

Swissvan....I have to disagree with you in a big way here. My chain tool weighs a couple grams. It's ALWAYS with me! I can't understand why you still wouldn't carry it after that experience....?

 

You can check your bike over a  million times, but $h!t can STILL go wrong. At Knysna I broke a brand new chain the day after the race when myself, BG, Marius and SARA rode Harkerville. How did it break...? The brand new powerlink broke.....as in the pressed in pin sheared off! I was the only one carrying a chaintool and if not for that I would have had about an hour's walk back to the car.

 

Ask my 3 friends who rode Lebanon a couple weeks ago and split a chain and had to spend an hour in freezing conditions trying to get the broken link out without a chaintool so they could fit the spare powerlink they had with them. The chain was originally attached with a powerlink, but the chain broke when one of the normal links split. This was also a brand new chain!

[dirtrider]

And learn how to use it !!!!

[SwissVan]

 

Mint: a couple of gramms hmm... where can i get one of these... Does it also fold up nice and small 

 

In my years of riding and racing 99.999% of the time I have never had a problem with my chain, imo most technical problems / chain breaking issues are preventable.

 

If sh*t happens then it happened.

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You have to draw the line somewhere, for me the line ends with a spare tube, patches, co2 gadget.

 

Different story if you are out riding for fun or out in the sticks racing, then it makes sense to be prepared.

 

[Dibles]

 

Mint: a couple of gramms hmm... where can i get one of these... Does it also fold up nice and small  

 

It does fold up nice and small and it does weigh a couple of grams.

 

http://www.ravx.com/pages/pages_products/tools/performer_x.html

 

My chainbreaker is part of my allen key multitool set and I never cycle without it. I've broken a virtually brand new chain while I was out riding and if I didn't have the chainbreaker with me then I would've been walking home in the dark.

[MintSauce]

 

Mint: a couple of gramms hmm... where can i get one of these... Does it also fold up nice and small 

 

In my years of riding and racing 99.999% of the time I have never had a problem with my chain' date=' imo most technical problems / chain breaking issues are preventable.

 

If sh*t happens then it happened.

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You have to draw the line somewhere, for me the line ends with a spare tube, patches, co2 gadget.

 

Different story if you are out riding for fun or out in the sticks racing, then it makes sense to be prepared.

 

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Hey....to each his own

 

However, chain breaking issues are not 'preventable'. Sometimes they just break and there's NOTHING you can do about it.

 

I'd rather carry this baby around everytime and know that I'm not walking home or to the finish!

 

 

 

[bored girl]

beginning of MTBiking is attached to falling....you cannot learn if you don't fall

and you went through a steep learning curve' date=' didn't you?  [/quote']

 

2 BIG ones  but the 1 was on a straight piece of loose sand rd

that was a bit embarassing.....had like 8 guys with me and i go and crash like that......I think if nothing else I crashed with style

 

the execution, i'm sure, was spot on. but complications arising from that leaky bladder cost you a coupla points on the style front

 

you mixing them up dude......that was the 2nd big one and just because certain parts of my attire were wet and absorbed the dust that is very at home in Parys, didn't make my crash any less stylish  the having to google and see if you have a concussion when back home was a bit on the uncomfortable side....that and the 5day constant headache  i had

 

So another advise - wear a good helmet tight around your most valuable possession  

 

and hm....mints.....really???

bored girl2007-09-07 04:41:46

[SwissVan]

 

6 Hex wrenches: 2.5 - 8mm

2 Screwdrivers: 1 Phillips, 1 Flat

T25 Torx bit

2 Tire levers

3 Flat wrenches: 8 -10mm

Chain cutter is UG & HG compatible

Chain retainer

3 spoke wrenches: 13 - 15G

Schrader valve air release

Dimensions: (LxW) 75x40mm/3"x1.6"

Weight: 145g

Limited lifetime warranty

Where actualy would you carry this behemoth?

[dirtrider]

In your 3+kg backpack !!

[Dibles]

 

6 Hex wrenches: 2.5 - 8mm

2 Screwdrivers: 1 Phillips' date=' 1 Flat

T25 Torx bit

2 Tire levers

3 Flat wrenches: 8 -10mm

Chain cutter is UG & HG compatible

Chain retainer

3 spoke wrenches: 13 - 15G

Schrader valve air release

Dimensions: (LxW) 75x40mm/3"x1.6"

Weight: 145g

Limited lifetime warranty

Where actualy would you carry this behemoth?

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You get lighter versions of this concept. I'm not a weight-weenie. I have used virtually every tool to save myself or fellow riders from a long walk home on many occasions. It is very compact and I don't use the pouch that came with it. It comfortably fits in my jersey pocket or Camelbak.

 

I cycle alone most of the time so walking home alone at night is not an option.

 

Each to his own....

 

I must admit that I also carry a Swiss Army Knife in my handbag each day so I guess I'm just one of those people who likes to be prepared at all times.

[SwissVan]

In your 3+kg backpack !!

 

 Couldn't have said it better hehe

 

[SwissVan]

 

6 Hex wrenches: 2.5 - 8mm

2 Screwdrivers: 1 Phillips' date=' 1 Flat

T25 Torx bit

2 Tire levers

3 Flat wrenches: 8 -10mm

Chain cutter is UG & HG compatible

Chain retainer

3 spoke wrenches: 13 - 15G

Schrader valve air release

Dimensions: (LxW) 75x40mm/3"x1.6"

Weight: 145g

Limited lifetime warranty

Where actualy would you carry this behemoth?

[/quote']

 

You get lighter versions of this concept. I'm not a weight-weenie. I have used virtually every tool to save myself or fellow riders from a long walk home on many occasions. It is very compact and I don't use the pouch that came with it. It comfortably fits in my jersey pocket or Camelbak.

 

I cycle alone most of the time so walking home alone at night is not an option.

 

Each to his own....

 

I must admit that I also carry a Swiss Army Knife in my handbag each day so I guess I'm just one of those people who likes to be prepared at all times.

 

If i cycled where you do I would carry something with more firepower

 

 

[MintSauce]

and hm....mints.....really???

 

 

Yip....I do

 

 

 

[Dibles]

=SwissVan

 

If i cycled where you do I would carry something with more firepower

 

 

I occasionally take my pepper spray with me too

Mandibles2007-09-07 05:03:24

[Dickie]

Does the chain repair tool come with an instructional CD...or is there a site with instructions on it? It just looks complicated.