Commuting Equipment Check List

[Perry]

Kitchen sink?

 

[rh100]

tyre levers
maybe a bit of talc if the tyres are swines to seat on the rim

 

[jonny jeez]

Surely a £10 note not coins,think of the weight saving

What if you need change.... loads of things dont take notes, like Phone boxes (if you can find one that takes cash)...and...er...hmm

Actually that's all I can think of

Bugger........anyone need change for a tenner?

 

[purplepolly]

Kitchen sink?

no, silly, ortlieb panniers are waterproof and could double up as that

 

[MajorMantra]

What if you need change.... loads of things dont take notes, like Phone boxes (if you can find one that takes cash)...and...er...hmm

When was the last time you actually used a phone box?

Matthew

 

[Twenty Inch]

Button compass and a map

K-Bar knife (or Gerber equivalent)

Binoculars and Night-vision goggles

Stab-proof gloves.

Six-foot length of 550 para-cord.

Oh wait, sorry, wrong forum

 

[bad boy]

Disposable rubber gloves in the repair kit. I learnt that one the hard way.

+ 1 my chain came off the other day and boy I was caked in the s**t

 

[slowmotion]

One of those bike multi-tool widgets...the ones with flip-out allen keys etc

 

[Tharg2007]

a rubber chicken

 

[bad boy]

Oh and don't forget the cosh heavy I know but handy.....the extendable type is particularly good for space saving.

 

[purplepolly]

airzound and sledgehammer

 

[furball]

Anything important that I've missed out on for a daily 20 mile round trip commute?

Yes, backside on saddle and feet making the pedals go round.

 

[ACS]

Lights - Commuter - Flashing
Lights - Rural - Bright
Lights - Rear - static
Lights - Rear - flashing
Spares for all of the above

 

[iendicott]

On a serious note I carry the following.

Spare Innertube *1
Tyre Levers
Topeak all in 1 tool
Cateye lights
Mounter Water Bottle
Clip on frame pump.

Most of my items on the bike are quick release so don't need a spanner but a 6 / 8mm allen key thus the Topeak tool.

Clothes are usually Lycra cycling shorts and a pair of leg warms incase it's hot and then I can put the leg warmers in my ruck sack, cycling top with a spare normal long sleave T-shirt if I get cold, Lightweight running jacket with High-Vis inserts.

Ivan

 

[joebe]

All I have for a 27 mile round trip is:
spare tube
Magic patches
small pump
small multi tool
tyre lever
Surgical gloves
tape (insulation, not Hits of the 80's)

mini button lights are on the bike in case the regular ones fail.

Keep it light. If anything fails that I can't deal with then so be it