opinions on some bits and bobs

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

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.

Personal preference?

 

[young Ed]

or do i lose the chain breaker in exchange for a power link or two in a bid to save money and weight?

i have also decided to go for the lezyne HP tech drive (might as well treat my self to an aluminum handle for a couple of quid considering it will live on the bike at all time and be exposed being clipped to the frame)
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/lezyne-tech-drive-hp-pump/

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)

as above

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

always done this on the hybrid but only as i have never had any puncture or other mechanical problem, but i know how prone road bikes are to punctures and i hate to give up on a ride and also there is often no one available to pick me up
Cheers Ed

 

[raleighnut]

You'll still need the link splitter to remove the rest of the broken link.

 

[steveindenmark]

In my bag I always have a clear plastic bag filled with change just in case I fancy buying a snack. Also in the bag is a photocopy of my driving licence and a photocopy of my medical card, for id and emergency purposes.

 

[wintergreen]

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[young Ed]

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.

always hated having stuff in my jersey pocket, felt it is an uncomfortable weight and i have sat on bits like a phone before (nokia so it hurt my hind end rather than the phone ) and also i prefer to have everything ready to chuck on my cycling clothes slip on my cycling glasses put on my cycling shoes and grab the garmin and i can be gone in under 3 minutes or so rather than packing and unpacking the jersey each time

same as for bushcraft/camping etc i have my trangia stove and cooking/culinary kit all in one place ready to grab at a moments notice. and that is just about all i need for a night out
Cheers Ed

 

[Hacienda71]

Lose the chain breaker if you don't have a power link.

 

[young Ed]

Lose the chain breaker if you don't have a power link.

why, i can always join chain with normal, existing links and pins?
Cheers Ed

 

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

why, i can always join chain with normal, existing links and pins?
Cheers Ed

A powerlink is outer plates so you'll still need the chaintool to remove at least one pair off the chain

 

[Fab Foodie]

I gave up on saddle packs a long time ago. Now I use this instead:
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/25-ltr-handlebar-bag-id_5994533.html
Much more flexible and convenient.

In it I carry a cable lock and a tool bottle (see link below), Gilet, OS map (if needed) keys, wallet, emergency bars+gel iphone spare tubes, spare batteries:
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/tool-carry-case-id_8123841.html

Inside the carry-case/bottle is:
Rema Touring P*ncture repair kit
Park quick patches
Topeak Hexus multitool with Chain splitter and tyre levers included
A VAR tyre lever .... one of the best pieces of kit ever invented
My Nitrate Spray (heart condition)
Spair chain links
Quick-links
Buff.


This might seem over the top but it functions well under most conditions and is readily removed from the bike. The bag is without doubt one of the best pieces of kit I ever bought.

Pumps, by a proper HP one and the longer the better. Piffling little pumps are not worth the bother. Look at the Topeak frame-fit designs:
http://www.topeak.com/products/Frame-Fit-Road

 

[young Ed]

I gave up on saddle packs a long time ago. Now I use this instead:
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/25-ltr-handlebar-bag-id_5994533.html
Much more flexible and convenient.

In it I carry a cable lock and a tool bottle (see link below), Gilet, OS map (if needed) keys, wallet, emergency bars+gel iphone spare tubes, spare batteries:
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/tool-carry-case-id_8123841.html

Inside the carry-case/bottle is:
Rema Touring P*ncture repair kit
Park quick patches
Topeak Hexus multitool with Chain splitter and tyre levers included
A VAR tyre lever .... one of the best pieces of kit ever invented
My Nitrate Spray (heart condition)
Spair chain links
Quick-links
Buff.


This might seem over the top but it functions well under most conditions and is readily removed from the bike. The bag is without doubt one of the best pieces of kit I ever bought.

Pumps, by a proper HP one and the longer the better. Piffling little pumps are not worth the bother. Look at the Topeak frame-fit designs:
http://www.topeak.com/products/Frame-Fit-Road

sounds good, think i will go to the bank tomorrow and then order PX multi tool(see below) and spd pedals and shoes and second set of pedals (2 bikes)
http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/TOOO11IN1/on-one-11-in-1-multitool

i want a saddle bag rather than a bar bag for most riding as i don't really NEED to carry all that much and how many lycra roadies flying along trying to gt a kom with a bar bag on their drop bar road bikes?
Cheers Ed

 

[John the Monkey]

Pumps, by a proper HP one and the longer the better. Piffling little pumps are not worth the bother. Look at the Topeak frame-fit designs:
http://www.topeak.com/products/Frame-Fit-Road

I really like those, and have one on the tourer - but they'd be a pain to fit to a modern, swoopy tubed frame.

On my SCR2, I have the Airtool Road, in a bottle cage mounted bracket. Not quite frame pump size, but a good pump (good enough to carry on with a ride, rather than limp home on a squashy tyre).

 

[Fab Foodie]

sounds good, think i will go to the bank tomorrow and then order PX multi tool(see below) and spd pedals and shoes and second set of pedals (2 bikes)
http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/TOOO11IN1/on-one-11-in-1-multitool

i want a saddle bag rather than a bar bag for most riding as i don't really NEED to carry all that much and how many lycra roadies flying along trying to gt a kom with a bar bag on their drop bar road bikes?
Cheers Ed

I'd hoped you weren't that shallow ....

 

[Fab Foodie]

I really like those, and have one on the tourer - but they'd be a pain to fit to a modern, swoopy tubed frame.

On my SCR2, I have the Airtool Road, in a bottle cage mounted bracket. Not quite frame pump size, but a good pump (good enough to carry on with a ride, rather than limp home on a squashy tyre).

There is a version with a fitting alongside a bottle cage. I have one on my Giant
When it comes to p*ncture time on our club runs it's always my pump that ends up being used ....

 

[ayceejay]

Some of us may have jumped the gun here. Are you talking about a round the world tour here or essentials for a trouble free 20 miles after school? My earlier post was tongue in cheek because however much you take by the time you get to Karachi there will be something you have forgotten. On the other hand with a telephone and your dad with a pick-up you could travel fairly light I would think.