opinions on some bits and bobs

[Dogtrousers]

Cable ties, small roll of Duck tape, knife, tyre boot, cleat spares, I get all this, plus tubes, pump, levers etc in my twopeak wedge and still have room for my nutritional secret weapon ... Two mini pork pies.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Chain tool, co2 pump +spare, tyre levers, spare light mount rubber,door key and multitool are in saddlebag.

Winter bikes rear cage has a bottle with the top cut off containing, high5bar + gel, spare tube, £5 and spare AAA batteries for my rear light.

I forgot to put a couple of cable ties and a pair of surgical gloves in, will do that later

 

[raleighnut]

[QUOTE="Dogtrousers, post: 3338937, member: 23023" Two mini pork pies.[/QUOTE]

Breakfast of champions.

 

[moo]

the hv does 90 psi, is that not enough to get me home where i can then fill up to full pressure? or do i just spend the extra few quid and get the HP?
Cheers Ed

You'll keel over at around 70-80psi on that pump.

HV - high volume per stroke, increased effort as you approach higher pressure
HP - lower volume per stroke, more strokes needed but relatively easy to reach target psi

You never get the max psi stated by manufacturers. Assume the limit is 20psi less with normal strength and/or having just done 100 miles. The road drive I have will do 100psi with my weak arms and 80psi with ease if I'm completely knackered.

I carry both a pump and co2. I also carry 2 inner tubes and a few spare links. The value of redundancy on long solo rides cannot be overstated. I've had a pump break, inner tube fall apart and fully expect to drop a spare link when needed

 

[screenman]

Ed my borrowing a pump was a tongue in cheek remark, meaning that carrying both yourself would be a good idea.

As for the pedals, we have them all here, the white look scruffy after a while, the black look boring and the silver seems to keep looking good. Not that you can see them when you are clipped in.

 

[John the Monkey]

[QUOTE="Dogtrousers, post: 3338937, member: 23023" Two mini pork pies.

Breakfast of champions. [/QUOTE]
APPROVE. Also lunch of champions, elevenses of champions, tea of champions, dinner of champions...(you get the idea there).

 

[jefmcg]

the hv does 90 psi, is that not enough to get me home where i can then fill up to full pressure? or do i just spend the extra few quid and get the HP?
Cheers Ed

Sure it's enough to get you home, but it seems strange to not buy the specifically designed tool for the sake of £2. But if money is that tight, you could try the topeak pocket rocket. Perfectly good for getting you back home and a few pounds cheaper. That's the pump I take for rides less than 100km, when I statistically don't expect to get a flat, and it works quite well. I've got a lezyne micro floor pump for long rides where I am likely to need it and have a long way to go afterwards.

(I've saved a couple of roadies once who were walking a mile or 2 in road shoes because they'd had a complete failure with a CO2 and done nothing with it by expend it in the atmosphere and contribute to global warming)

 

[ayceejay]

Ed: as an experiential alternative; only carry water and hope. If you have a problem that you can't fix with your farmers hands you will know what to bring next time, you must anticipate doing this exercise several times.
Black

 

[John the Monkey]

What I carry, fwiw;

In a Specialized mini-wedge seatpack;
Schwalbe tyre levers
Rema Tip Top Kit (Sport)
Spare tube
Specialized EMT Sport multitool

In jersey pockets;
Food (usually some Percy Pigs (or co-op winegums) and a cake bar of some sort (I like the individually wrapped Carrefour fruit cakes very much)
Gilet & Armwarmers

In Topeak Tribag;
Phone, keys

On the bike;
Specialized Airtool Road pump,
bottles (usually just with water, occasionally one with energy drink if I feel adventurous).

I have a different, more comprehensive kit on my tourer that does include the Topeak Hexus 16 (a multitool with a chain tool on it).

 

[Hacienda71]

I have a magic link in my saddle bag along with lots of other bits and bobs. I have had to use it when a chain snapped. A lot of the newer 10 and 11 speed chains are not designed to be repaired. A magic link gets you home.

 

[wintergreen]

I have a medium Aero wedge bag you can have. I used it for a couple of rides but prefer using my Ortlieb saddle packs so its just siting around doing nothing.
Its big enough to carry a pump, a couple of tubes, multi-tool and lights and any other bits you might need.
Drop me your address in a pm if you want it and I will put it in the post on Friday.

 

[young Ed]

Change a road tyre with your hands? You must have fingernails like crowbars haha anyway on a serious note

Pump
Levers
Chaintool/ allen keys YOU need so no need to bother with a multi tool if you only need 1 size of allen key
Glueless patches lezyne have been best for me as they are soft and dont take away the feel of your tube
Presta to schrader adaptor, to get air from mtb'ers or garage pumps
2 tubes
Some cash just incase

Btw theres no way you can fit all that in your above post in a Topeak wedge ive got the largest version and that coudlnt fit a bannana nevermind a hand pump so be careful with dimensions

TBH it does seem slightly unrealistic, unless you have a carradice.

lets revise that list:

bag will need to hold:

1Xtube
relevant sizes of allen key
snack bars OR energy gel type things
nokia brick (smaller and lighter but thicker than an iphone for example)
compact cable combination lock
compact camera
glueless lezyne patches
2X cut off lyre levers
1X chain breaker as below
http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/mSvVPOq1FgK_aeIzD_geTUw.jpg

not sure what else, that might be it?

all without the seems or zips being at risk
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Chain tool, co2 pump +spare, tyre levers, spare light mount rubber,door key and multitool are in saddlebag.

Winter bikes rear cage has a bottle with the top cut off containing, high5bar + gel, spare tube, £5 and spare AAA batteries for my rear light.

I forgot to put a couple of cable ties and a pair of surgical gloves in, will do that later

tell us your secret of you summer bike not getting punctures if you don't carry a tube or patches then?

Ed my borrowing a pump was a tongue in cheek remark, meaning that carrying both yourself would be a good idea.

As for the pedals, we have them all here, the white look scruffy after a while, the black look boring and the silver seems to keep looking good. Not that you can see them when you are clipped in.

so silver for above bike/any bike?
Cheers Ed

 

[Dogtrousers]

1X chain breaker as below
http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/mSvVPOq1FgK_aeIzD_geTUw.jpg

I've got a folding one in my toolkit. I can't remember where I got it from, and it may be utter rubbish as I've never used it. But it folds up really small.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

tell us your secret of you summer bike not getting punctures if you don't carry a tube or patches then?
Cheers Ed

It was early :P I carry these http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/park-tool-tyre-and-tube-repair-kit-tr1/rp-prod5790


If a puncture is bad enough to need a replacement tube it's time to phone home Not so bad in summer, hence carrying a spare on winter bike

 

[adscrim]

Is there a reason not to have some of this stuff in jersey pockets? I have spare tube, leavers, patches, tyre boot and multi tool in my posterior man satchel. Everything else* is kept in jersey pockets - alot of it in a Lezyne caddy sack.

*Cable ties, quick link, CO2, presta valve extender, another tube, phone, food, keys, torque key, iburpofen. Food in right hand pocket, tube and phone in a freezer bag in left hand pocket with the rest in the caddy sack in the centre pocket. This gives me enough room to fit a rain jacket in the left hand pocket should I wish. Pump is on the bike.