Flight Case Tool List.
By Sarah Demerly, Tom Demerly, and Henry Heartline
Less is more when packing tools for flight case
travel. Keep it simple and light.
4 millimeter
hex “Allen” speed wrench.
5 millimeter
hex “Allen” speed wrench.
6 millimeter
hex “Allen” pedal wrench.
Park AWS-8 3-way
ball end hex “Allen” combo wrench.
Combination
5 mm and 6 mm 2 way hex wrench. (2).
Small scissors
and electrical tape.
Small side cutters
for snipping zip ties.
Leatherman combination
tool.
Small, needle
nose locking pliers.
Fabric tape
measure.
Wiha 273 German
made precision Phillips screwdriver.
Crank Brothers
multitool with Allen keys and screwdrivers.
Reduced size
pedal wrench if using Speedplay pedals or
cranks without a hole through the arm for
fixing your pedals.
Small Syntace
or ITM torque wrench.
Spare
inner tubes/tubular tires with cement.
Add your torque wrench to this group of tools
and you have everything you need to disassemble
and reassemble your bike.
It is important to carry a small torque wrench
to fix stem binder bolts and seatpost binder bolts
to manufacturers' torque specifications. Syntace
and ITM both make smaller versions suitable for
travel.
