Don't rely on multitools, they are not worth it. Take a look at your bike and then bring exactly the tools needed for your bike and they will not weigh much more than multitools.

Once I only got to the airport and had to remove the pedals and destroyed my multitool but didn't get the one pedal off.

I prefer to prepaire my bike before I leave then I can enjoy the ride, instead of worrying about what goes bad next and use a lot of energy and time on finding spares.

There isn't much stuff on a bike anyway. Put on a new chain and sprocket, new tyres and grease or change the bearings. Check all bolts maybe secure them with a mild threadlock and enjoy the ride. With a new casette when starting, you don't have to bring a casette tool.

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Poul
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You will need to remove the cassette if a drive-side spoke breaks. The NBT tool is precisely for this purpose.

One of the big benefits of bicycle touring is that it's cheap, especially if you come from motorbike touring. Keeping the machine in good order is much simpler too. A check every few weeks will let you know when things are about to wear out. Depending on how much you travel, replacing everything before you go, each time, will be a waste of money (you could always send me your second hand parts! ).

I replaced the chain/cassette/chainrings/rear-derailleur on my LHT after about 12,000 miles (and they were put on that bike second hand). I did it as a job lot, and it was about £80 (I think). Having said that, I went through 2 rear wheels and a front wheel in the same time (I tend to tour in bad weather, and up and down mountains, which chews rims/rim-brakes).

The terminal failures are (generally) frame breaking, or hubs/rims breaking. Breakages with things like spokes, chains, cables, bolts can all be fixed at the road side (assuming the right tools are on board). You can drop down to a single front chain-ring or single rear sprocket (if your derailleur/shifter packs up), for example. Everything else generally wears out very slowly, and you can see/feel it happening with enough time to do another 1000 miles.

I also agree about the uselessness of multi-tools. A proper set of L-shaped allen keys with ball-ends will make life much easier, for the same weight.

cheers,