Essential tools to fix your bike

Marcus Coutain, the black youth recently in the news for being held down
with a knee of his head, has explained that he was carrying a knife to fix
his bike.

Can you fix a bike with a knife and no other tool? Just wondering.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-53457494

On 19/07/2020 11:21, Pamela wrote:

Marcus Coutain, the black youth recently in the news for being held down
with a knee of his head, has explained that he was carrying a knife to fix
his bike.

Can you fix a bike with a knife and no other tool? Just wondering.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-53457494

Pass.

At a pinch, a knife could conceivably come in handy if the cyclist needs
quick cash for spares?

On Sunday, July 19, 2020 at 11:22:13 AM UTC+1, Pamela wrote:
Marcus Coutain, the black youth recently in the news for being held down
with a knee of his head, has explained that he was carrying a knife to fix
his bike.

Mr Pounder carries a sharpened chisel to threaten teenagers on bikes, so it could be dual use as well.

On Sun, 19 Jul 2020 14:48:57 GMT, Simon Mason
wrote:

On Sunday, July 19, 2020 at 11:22:13 AM UTC+1, Pamela wrote:
Marcus Coutain, the black youth recently in the news for being held
down with a knee of his head, has explained that he was carrying a
knife to fix his bike.

Mr Pounder carries a sharpened chisel to threaten teenagers on bikes,
so it could be dual use as well.


Seems he's not posting here any more. He may have found another hobby.

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Bah, and indeed, Humbug.

On 19/07/2020 19:36, Kerr-Mudd,John wrote:

Simon Mason wrote:
On Sunday, July 19, 2020 at 11:22:13 AM UTC+1, Pamela wrote:

Marcus Coutain, the black youth recently in the news for being held
down with a knee of his head, has explained that he was carrying a
knife to fix his bike.

Mr Pounder carries a sharpened chisel to threaten teenagers on bikes,
so it could be dual use as well.

Seems he's not posting here any more. He may have found another hobby.

Talking of hobbies, is a knife or other "bladed article" (in the absence
of any other tools) a useful implement in repairing bicycles out on the
road?

If so, the mind boggles. What would it be used for?