Commuting essentials

[RedStork]

What does everyone always keep in their bag on a commute? What are the absolute essentials?

Is there anything none-obvious. My thoughts are just a puncture repair kit, inner-tube and hydration system. Anything else?

 

[MadoneRider1991]

inner-tube, pump, tools, change of clothes, walking shoes, college work

 

[HJ]

Pair of rubber glove, just in case the unthinkable does happen








and you have to take a tyre off, arrive with clean hands...

 

[Bollo]

Pump, CO2 inflator, spare inner tube, p****** repair kit, multi-tool, mobile phone + extensive vocabulary of swear words.

 

[Tynan]

p kit, pump, chain tool, tube, packed lunch, change of clothes for work, pack of latex gloves

gillet in case it gets cold

 

[Bromptonaut]

Multi tool, dumbell spanner, inner & patch etc kit, pliers, spare batteries for lamps, spare grit caps and spare rear lamp (seatpost mounted).

Fleece/waterproof as per season/forecast. TfL cyling maps for London, Oyster card for bus/tube in case of emergency.

Also paper, coffee flask & packed brekky for train journey!

 

[Keith Oates]

Pump
Spare tube
Set of allen keys
Small adjustable spanner
Tyre levers
Depending on season light or heavy wind/shower proof over jacket
Battery type front and rear lights
Cash
Mobile phone

I also keep full set of clothes to change into in the office!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[radger]

Spare tube, tyre levers, multitool, patch kit, lunch, lights, change of clothes, stuff for work as necessary. Oh, and lock. It's been a while, but my bike should actually be rideable tomorrow, whoohoo.

 

[hambones]

Pants and socks!!!

 

[magnatom]

....helmet camera...

 

[gavintc]

I do not carry that much - pump, tube, 2 levers, puncture repair kit, multi-tool are in an undersaddle pack. The rest will depend on what I need for work that day and goes into a daysack. If I get myself organised, I will take a few day's stuff in and not carry a pack for a few days.

 

[Niall McL]

Pump, 2 tubes, repair kit, multi tool, spare rear light, breakkfast/lunch/dinner dependent on shift, lightwieght jacket, underwear (rest of uniform at work) and two mobiles (own phone and works phone).

 

[Tharg2007]

tyre levers
inner tube
CO2 inflator
small pump
mini multi tool
2 rags
Spanner for track nuts
mobile with camera
wallet
craft knife
latex gloves

 

[HLaB]

....helmet camera...

I forgot mine yesterday, pity it would have caught something I found funny. On West Coates Road because of the tram works the busl lane is suspended and the outside lane instead becomes bus only. I therefore want to shift into the outside lane, there's a double decker there and as I'm doing the same speed I wait and drop in behind. and get a draft. A couple of seconds later a car comes shooting down the lane. She's determined to overtake, even though there's only about 15yards to the bus only bit. I let her, then she realises it bus only and ploughs into the traffic cones sepparating the two lanes

 

[HLaB]

Back to the OP. For coummuting I carry a pannier with a pump, aldi waterproof, montane overtrousers, a pump, spare tube, multi tool, tyre levers, p'ture repair kit, d'lock, wallet and keys and sometimes lights.

For leisure, I go light with a smaller pump and tube with some cereal bars and waterproof/ gilet in my jersey (maybe lights too) and a small repair kit and Topeak Hexus multi tool in my wedge bag.