Winter Road Bikes

I don't think I have ever broken a chain

if you ride beyond easy public transport to your house, a chain tool is essential

Bought from Amazon 4 or 6 of them and shared with cycling mates

Very cheap though

The frame & forks from this are up for sale if anyone needs a cheap frame for the short wet days ahead.

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I am definitely not a mech engineer, but have wondered for a while if a flanged nut(?) or similar cannot be bonded and carbon wrapped, say on the fork legs, near crown race behind bb etc? That could convert a road bike to fit mudguards quite well, esp with discs now.
Paragon has some nice looking little bosses too.

Yes, it is possible. I had it done on a set of Enve Cross forks for a customer at work but it was done by a friend and not something they usually offer

Overkill/peace of mind

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Two multitools seems overkill.
I’ve never needed a new valve or core on the roadside before

Ah good spot, I wouldn't take both tools. Spare valve core I have needed however.

About 8 years ago whilst solo riding in Kent (and before I was knowledgeable about the issue) I shifted my chain off the big cog on a 10spd Casette and got it jammed in the cutouts behind the casette and against the hub.

Was outside of phone signal and very glad to have my chain tool so I could break the chain at either end of the jammed part and splice it back together - was a strange ride back to civilization, being fixed but with a derrailure. I always carry some extra chain now, and a couple of quick links and a chain breaker. (I also religiously check limit screws).

Picked up the tip a few years ago from a good friend and another forumer; leccy tape a quick link on the gear/brake cable near the levers so you’ve always got one (of the correct speed) to hand.

Dug me or others I’ve been riding with out of a hole on a number of occasions.

That's smart. When I keep them in bags that switch between bikes it always takes an extra thought to ensure leaving with the right one.

i keep different quick links for the different bikes I use (diff speeds etc) threaded onto a v small keyring in my seat pack - that way I don't lose them and always know I have the right ones to hand (plus can help others in need as likely to have something that will work). Like the leccy tape idea tho!

V small ring v good idea

Nice kit!

Only things I would add are a bit of duct tape wrapped around centre of pump and a pair of marigold rubber gloves.

These were initially boorrowed from my hiking/climbing tool kit! Duct tape fixes you up in a lot of situations and the rubber gloves squeeze over lightweight gloves in a pitch and stops fingers freezing over

Good shout on the rubber gloves- anyone ever tried anything like these as actual winter riding gloves full stop?

Don’t go there, the rubber on the palms goes sticky and destroys everything you touch and the cuffs get water logged as soon as it thinks about raining. Speaking as someone who used to wear them at work.
These https://ffx.co.uk/product/Get/Stanley-Sy840L-Eu-0674326262178-Winter-Performance-Gloves-Large have been pressed into service on the bike on lots of commutes when it’s turned unexpectedly Shiite and are pretty good.

Good intel, ta!

Some of the gloves on that page are like "normal" winter gloves (not rubber) with thinsulate insulation and faux leather palms. I've read about people using the EJENDALS TEGERA gloves for cycling but never tried them.

Two back pockets worth of stuff there.

😭 you haven't seen how much food I eat these days on the bike 😭

Bighead manufacture male & female fasteners which are marketed for bonding to carbon fibre
https://www.bighead.co.uk/bighead-fastening-solutions/bighead-core-range-of-products/

I must be getting old, I’ve built a road bike with full guards and am excited about it

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Beauty.

Bloody hell, that’s not being old, everyone should be excited about riding that. Very nice