Seven Must Have Accessories for Cyclists?

[mjr]

GPS? Might as well carry a map then view it down a cardboard tube.

As long as the tube moves itself to the relevant part of the map by itself!

 

[Gravity Aided]

It all depends on what you see as relevant. Some people cover more grids in a day than I do in a week.

 

[Saluki]

GPS? Might as well carry a map then view it down a cardboard tube.

I like my GPS. I have no sense of direction. I got lost in Norwich Library once. Worked there at the time. I really like the 'take me back to the start' function

I don't have a 'proper' buff but I have several clones. My aldi non polar fleecy bit one is my favourite. In the summer I wet it, under the tap, and wear it around my neck to keep me cool on hot days. It's brilliant. I have clone polar fleece ones too. Probably have about a dozen of the things all told. People buy them for me for Christmas

 

[cubey]

Essential items, disposable gloves for that inevitable mechanical that covers the hands in oil and road dirt. Always carry two pair just in case I come across a fellow cyclist in despair.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

GPS yes, Garmin no.

 

[NorthernDave]

"Bikes need frequent adjustments and occasionally break down"

Is this the incisive and fearless journalism we were told to expect once Gideon took over as editor of the Standard..?

 

[Gravity Aided]

If you seek cycling writing and journalism worthy of reading , look no further than these pages.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

If you seek cycling writing and journalism worthy of reading , look no further than these pages.

... with the caveat that if you want to restrict the visible content to that worthy of reading, judicious application of the Ignore feature is sometimes required.

 

[Alex H]

A quad lock? Apparently to hold your 'phone if you can't afford a gps, but a 'phone isn't included in the list of seven items.

I don't own a smartphone or a bike GPS, so had to search for "quad lock' - was surprised to find it was a holder for something, not a security device

 

[rrarider]

Surely a spare tube or/and a puncture repair kit plus tyre levers need to be on the essential list?

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

Is that bag the size it is to accommodate one tube patch and a bit of chalk?

 

[Dogtrousers]

What a pointless web page. Seven things ranging from legally required under some circumstances (lights), important (pump), handy (buff), through to "fills a need that you might or might not have" (phone holder thingy).

You could equally add Shoes! Banana holder! Spoke reflectors! Bearings!

 

[Sixmile]

Never mind not having any money, no water, no food or no phone, as long as your neck is toasty!

 

[rrarider]

I take back my earlier comment about tyre levers, as I see that the multi_tool holds detachable versions. I don't know what you would do with them, without a spare tube or repair kit though. I wonder how they would fare getting my Kevlar beaded tyres off my MA40s?

 

[derrick]

There is a couple of things on the list i would carry, Gps, multitool,