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Originally Posted by look 171
What's Bento box? Why do you need bike tools? In my 20+ years of riding and training, I have yet to use it unless I am out adj saddle ot handle height. If you crash bang thing straight and ride home, If its that bad, cal someone. I use to cut a bottle and stuff tne inner tube and CO2 and tire lever in thereI hate that little bag in back of the saddle. If not, rap it up in plastic and strap it u into or underneath tha saddle as far as possible. But then I am old school. Cut weight at the wheels. You will fly.
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The tools are just a little gadget with various hex head and screw drivers, tiny really.
Bento Box is a small nylon box that rides just behind the stem on the top tube. You keep food/power gels in there, for extended rides. I like dried cherries and I make my own power gel juice using dextrose and a little flavoring. I keep them in "Hammer Gel" bottles.
I also make my own "Gatorade". I make lemonade with 1/2 of the mixture replaced with pure dextrose, and 1 tsp of "Lite Salt" per gallon. I also make one using various fruit juice mixed 50/50 with water and 1/4th tsp "Lite Salt" per bottle.
On the Centuries, I usually take what I can get from the rest stops, but the I hate regular Gatorade. I usually carry a few "Gator bombs", orange Gatorade powder setup in a plastic baggie which will make one bottle.
My Bike is setup for 4 bottles, but I carry 1 water, 2 "Gatorade" and a folding tire. If the centuries have support, I swap out the folding tire for an extra "Gatorade".
I like your idea of replacing one of the bottles with an old bottle with the repair gear. I do prefer having a real tire pump. The one I have has a pressure guage. I'll be taking the CO2 inflator on the Century, since I have the pump mounted on the Trek 400. No other reason.