Here are the right tools for the job, in my opinion, if the job happens to be an extended bike tour in South America. Many people would carry less, a few would carry more. Of course, there is little point in carrying a tool you don't know how to use!
1) 2x inner tubes
1) 2x inner tubes
2) adjustable wrench (spanner), fits pedals, axle nuts, crank puller
3) zip ties
4) extra chain links
5) random nuts and bolts (more on frame)
6) spare brake cable (doubles as spare shifter cable)
7) mini bottle chain lube, rag
8) bottom bracket tool (doesn't fit in my little wrench, but a wrench is easier to find than a bb tool!)
9) crank puller
10) 2x sets of disc brake pads
11) home made chainring bolt tool
12) 2 tire levers (plus a third on multitool)
13) repair kit (lighter, cord, superglue)
14) sewing kit (needle, thread, safety pins, silnylon fabric scrap)
15) extensive patch kit
16) Torx and Allen keys for brake pad and eccentric bottom bracket adjustment, respectively
17) multitool (includes chain tool and spoke wrenches)
Not shown: 2 spare spokes and nipples (one each of the two lengths I have on my wheels), presta-to-schrader adapter (because as we learned in Norway last summer, its easy to find a pump, but hard to find a presta pump!), spare Shimano Alfine shifter cable bolt thingy, gorilla tape on a a full sized frame-mount pump, and a Leatherman with pliers, cable cutters, file etc.
Bike nerds: you are welcome. Everyone else, I hope you found it at least intriguing!
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