A Bike Tool Kit
Here are some essentials you'll want to have in your bicycle tool kit:
* Stamped steel wrenches with tire irons for handles.
* A 6-inch adjustable wrench, which works when the stamped-steel wrenches don't.
* A pocket knife, complete with an array of different blades.
* Needlenose pliers with a built-in wire cutter to cut cables and clamp a brake or derailleur cable.
* Pocket-size Channelock arc-joint pliers for gripping all sorts of parts.
* A repair kit for flat tires
Rodale's Book of Hints, Tips & Everyday Wisdom
pg. 336
published 1985
Rodale Press, Inc.