I dont understand some cyclist
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Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
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- Inside my skull
We had someone try that on a mountain bike weekend in Wales. When he had ths inevitable puncture; he was abandoned to make his own way back to the bunkhouse. I think he learnt his lesson in what being an adult means..
midlandsgrimpeur
Senior Member
Multi tool with chain breaker, mini pump and at least two spare tubes on every ride. I also carry a rain jacket and emergency foil blanket most of the year. I think some instances are simply inexperience coupled with a little bit of common sense lacking. Any experienced rider that chooses not to prepare themselves adequately gets what they deserve!
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
This thread reminds me of when I first moved back to Scotland after living in Ireland and getting into cycling. I went out with the CTC who I didn't know much about. There was one old boy really struggling up the Lammermuir Hills. At the top someone p'tured so he jumped off his bike and un-rolled his saddle bag to reveal a full sized tool kit. No wonder he was struggling 😂
Contrast that to when first moved down here. I passed someone walking with a Bike on Oundle Road (about 3 miles from the outskirts of Pottyboro and about 6miles from my old rented flat close to the centre). I stopped to help him, he had no kit, but he insisted that in road cleats and all that he'd walk to town. 😂😂
Contrast that to when first moved down here. I passed someone walking with a Bike on Oundle Road (about 3 miles from the outskirts of Pottyboro and about 6miles from my old rented flat close to the centre). I stopped to help him, he had no kit, but he insisted that in road cleats and all that he'd walk to town. 😂😂
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- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
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Dogtrousers
Lefty tighty. Get it righty.
This, rather than any genuine practical considerations, is what underlies my own kitchen sinkery.
Most often lent-out tools are my pump, to people who have run out of CO2, and my leatherman-style pliers, because pliers are always a useful tool of last resort. I once lent these to a gentleman riding a recumbent. I don't know what he used them for.
just get two bottle racks then,as every modern bike has fittings for two bottle racks
at least that was my idea when I bought one of those tool bottles, but genuinely I find I can fit more in a just an average sized saddle bag than the tool bottle, because the bag expands and I can just shove bits in no problem, even used it to store gels once, whereas the bottle is always width constrained anyway, but unless you can vacumn pack it, you struggle to fit more than a spare tube and a couple of tyre levers inAlex321
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just get two bottle racks then,as every modern bike has fittings for two bottle racks
He obviously already has two, or putting in the tool bottle would leave him with none, rather than restricting him to one.
has anyone ever needed two water bottles ? I mean hands up I have, I once did a sportive with a water bottle and an electrolyte bottle, because everyone tells you, you need water & electrolyte, and I drank all the water bottle and filled it up at the stops with water, and got to the end and realised Id just taken my electrolyte bottle out for a long ride.
YMMV but one bottle normally suffices, its not about the volume of liquid you carry its how often can you refill it that counts, and if two is necessary, they do make saddle bags for tools...
I ride mostly in 80 - 90 degree temperatures most of the year with high humidity and I sweat copiously. So two water bottles one consumed every 16 - 20 miles with electrolytes is de rigueur. If I had space, I'd add another cage for another bottle. All my tools go in a saddle bag.
In must be nice to ride in cold wet conditions.
Dogtrousers
Lefty tighty. Get it righty.
I ride with two bottles out of habit and even on winter rides I at least make a start on the second one. In summer I'd have to specially plan my routes to ensure more potential refill points if I were to do without one of them.
I was suggesting tool bottles not so much as a practical solution but more as a means of fooling casual on observers, such as @rydabent into thinking that riders are not carrying any tools.
But if your rides are short enough, or if you're doing an organised event with feed stations, they might be worth it.
I was suggesting tool bottles not so much as a practical solution but more as a means of fooling casual on observers, such as @rydabent into thinking that riders are not carrying any tools.
But if your rides are short enough, or if you're doing an organised event with feed stations, they might be worth it.
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Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
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Yep, two bottles for audax.
Absolutely. A lot of areas it's possible to need only one and fill it up but i've cycled in lots of places where I've needed two bottles especially if a hot day.
Anyway as for original topic I carry the basic tools to keep me going in a wedge saddle bag. Spare inner tube, patches, allen keys, couple tie wraps.
Regarding visibility as some have mentioned, I'm sure we've all seen cyclists out on a dull, grey day all in black and no lights. Entirely their choice but to me it's unwise. No question it's safer in more visible attire especially in low light. Obvious you'd think.
I'll always stop especially so if somewhere a bit remote if I see another cyclist stopped who look as if need help etc. I don't even consider if male or female, why would I. What I tend to do is slow down and shout "you OK" or words to that effect. In majority of cases get a yes so I carry on.
My view is we're all responsible for our own safety and that inc carrying drink/food/spares as required. I've been on club rides where a rider has punctured or needs tools but has literally nothing. Of course I assist but I make it known to them and ride leader that it's not good enough and in future should be self sufficient.
I always take 2 bottles out with me on my longer rides I will often return with one untouched especially if its been a club ride with cafe stop. On my solo rides I don’t include a cafe stop so on hot days I go through both. Last summer in the Alps I was planning rides around where I knew there was a water fountain so I could refill my bottles.
