Screw loose

Brian G said:

Apropos the recent thread on tools for the roadside. I went out on my
tourer today for a few post-rain miles. The bar-end mirror was slipping
so I stopped to tighten it. Adjustment is by a little crosshead screw.
My toolkit doesn't contain a crosshead screwdriver because, well, my
bike doesn't have any crosshead screws, does it? (Apart, obviously,
from the one on the mirror... :-( )

And derailler limit stops...?

I carry a little penknife, mainly 'cos it's got a bottle opener, but
it also has a screwdriver. Makes me feel suitably Prepared, in a boy
scout sort of way, too.

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jc

Jeremy Collins said:

Brian G said:

Apropos the recent thread on tools for the roadside. I went out on
my tourer today for a few post-rain miles. The bar-end mirror was
slipping so I stopped to tighten it. Adjustment is by a little
crosshead screw. My toolkit doesn't contain a crosshead screwdriver
because, well, my bike doesn't have any crosshead screws, does it?
(Apart, obviously, from the one on the mirror... :-( )

And derailler limit stops...?

I carry a little penknife, mainly 'cos it's got a bottle opener, but
it also has a screwdriver. Makes me feel suitably Prepared, in a boy
scout sort of way, too.

The limit stops have slot head screws and I do have a slot head driver,
but no bottle opener (which may be a generational thing - old guys like
me learned to remove crown corks in several different ways).

Incidentally, I managed to tighten the mirror screw with the leg of the
tweezers in my first aid kit. Why tweezers? Carried ever since getting
a kneefull of fine gravel many years ago.

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Brian G