What wouldn't you be without......

[Pat "5mph"]

My Orliebs, without a doubt: they paid for themselves many times with the stuff I have managed to carry on my way home from work.
Also a dry uniform on arrival at work makes the Ortliebs invaluable.

 

[cyberknight]

If this is a thread about what I need to see behind me, then it’s my neck.

https://www.luukenleen.nl/Headless-cycling

 

[Sixmile]

Another mirror convert. I started using a mirror (Zefal Spy) when pulling the kids in a trailer and kept it as we progressed into using the tandem, to see them and any traffic approaching us. It turned out that I really missed a mirror during any standard riding and would feel abit lost without one now.

Other than that, I would never ride without a rear camera and a buff for my neck/head.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I wouldn’t be without my wheels. Without those I don’t get far.

 

[Alex321]

Mudguards and a helmet are the real essentials on a bike for me (plus the bike itself of course). And a water bottle for any rides over half an hour or so.

I also always carry in the saddlebag a multitool and spare tube plus puncture repair kit, and a pump attached to the frame, and wouldn't like to be without any of them.

 

[palinurus]

I like mirrors too.
Also:
Hub dynamo lighting
Cap

 

[Paulus]

I like mirrors too.
Also:
Hub dynamo lighting
Cap

Especially the cap.👍

 

[Ian H]

An umbrella, obv.

 

[Drago]

Proper observation skills.

 

[Rusty Nails]

Proper observation skills.

Improper observation skills.

 

[overmind]

Grease, GT85, Spoke key tool and bicycle repair instruction videos.

 

[All uphill]

My big vice.

It cost me £30 from ebay

 

[biketrailerguy]

Trailer, mirror, toolkit.
Other stuff varies depending on weather and reason for trip.

 

[HLaB]

I wouldn't be without my saddle, standing up becomes tiresome after a while

 

[Fredo76]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPwW7RaPO_g


Couldn't help it, sorry.