when i was doing some mobile repair with our cargo bikes i found that the best thing to have with me were completed/working bike parts.  Things like front/rear brakes, wheels with matching tires/tubes, brake levers,  that kind of stuff.  In most cases mobile repair can be a lot more hectic than in shop repair and you can get swarmed really quick.  Sometimes it is best to replace a whole brake unit and keep the one that needs a few odds and ends to recycle and fix back at the shop.  <br>
<br>for instance,  a brake with a missing spring  or no brake pads is something that can be difficult to fix mobile just because you might not/probably will not having thought to bring things like springs and a bunch of different break pads in order to math their brake.  It is quicker to just have a box of completed brake assemblies to either have springs handy without ever having to think about needing a spring, or to just swap out the broken one. <br>
<br>It also seems like your location, and where your mobile clinic will be going will greatly effect what you need to bring to be able to handle demand.  For example, the farmers market seems to garner quite a bit of road/commuter bikes (drop bars/700) where as urban mobile repair brings it a lot of bmx and children.   obvious to see the part/tech differences between the two.   I don&#39;t think i ever needed to put a brand new brake on at a farmers market but in urban areas i think i couldn&#39;t have enough of them.<br>
<br>ryan<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 10:38 AM, Sam Haraldson <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:samh@samh.net">samh@samh.net</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">&gt; I converted a three wheeled push childs scooter to a mobile bike<br>
&gt; recovery/repair trailer<br>
<br>
</div>Eric,<br>
<br>
That is a beautiful example.  The lengthy trailer capable of carrying<br>
a bicycle via the attached fork and rear tire mounts is superb.  I<br>
presume the device holding wheel from the bicycle is also used as a<br>
truing stand?<br>
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- Sam<br>
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