What's in your backpack/pannier?

[Moodyman]

How big is your backpack!!!!

I have a medium sized pannier. The list is long, but they're small items and fit into one hand when I put them into a carrier bag and wrap the bag handles around them.

The rest of the pannier contains, sandwiches, 2 bananas & apple, plus work stuff - glasses, desk/locker keys, work permit pass, wallet.

I'd say that my total stuff doesn't exceed 3-4 kg in total.

On a Monday & Friday, I'll stick on second pannier and take in/ take home my change of clothing.

It sounds a lot, but I don't notice the weight when I'm rolling, especially when I'm around 100kg myself

 

[Twenty Inch]

Leather work gloves, wire cutters, 24hr ration pack, 2l water, 2nd stage First Aid Kit, binos, night vision goggles, machete, swiss army knife, crusader cup and hexi stove, lightweight bivvy bag and spare socks...

oops, sorry, wrong forum.

 

[skrx]

You all carry loads...

Pannier
Large D-lock, except if I know I won't need it
About four "bag for life" bags
Raincoat, unless it's windy or raining
Long-sleeved thick t-shirt, when it's sunny
Mini pack of tissues
Wallet

I usually leave the panniers locked to the bike (with a £1 lock, they're only £12 panniers) when I go somewhere. Usually the £2 Matalan t-shirt too.

Frame
Small D-lock
Lights
Computer

I need a very small rucksack or bag that I can put my lights, computer, trouser clips etc in when I go somewhere. I don't like stuffing them all in my pockets, and carrier bags look a bit cheap...

Sometimes I leave the panniers at home, but then I regret it if I want to buy something on the way somewhere, or if the weather changes and I don't have the right clothes.

 

[magnatom]

Let me see:

Deuter Trans Alpine 30 rucksack

Shirt
Socks
Underwear
Trousers (only on Mondays and Thursdays. Work Sundays but casual)
Lunch
Can of Juice
Yougurt
Helmet Camera recorder
Front light - Hope 1 (now the days are lighter)
Wallet
Pump
Multitool
Two spare Tubes
Full fingered gloves (soon to be removed)
Light rain jacket
Overshoes (in case it rains on the way home
Loose change
Mobile
Nearly forgot - keys

Oh and a remote for garage door!!

Quite a lot when I think about it!

 

[numbnuts]

Always be prepared I take this everywhere with me
1 P*ncture repair kit
1 allan keys
1 set of tyre levers + 2 spare
3 inner tubes
Folding tyre
Tyre patches
1 small head torch in winter
marigold gloves
Small length of chain (3 inches)
1 small chain tool
Cassette tool and chain whip
Spare spokes
Kevlar spoke
hypercracker
Spare nuts, bolts, powerlinks
Wire cutters
Pliers
2 small screw drivers
Small sockets to fit screw driver handle
First aid kit with triangular bandage paracetamol, co-codamol, gaviscon tablets
Batteries for rear light and computer and bulbs
Small tyre pump (not mini)
1 Co2 pump
Zip ties
spare keys for house, bike locks
Phone
Pen and paper
10 sheets of kitchen roll
Very small bottle of hand cleaner
Insulation tape
£5 in small change
Small roll of gaffer tape
Brake and gear cables
Spare bite valve for camalbac
Small roll string
Spare gloves

 

[tordis]

In my pannier I have:
- a spare tube
- chain lubricant
- p*ncture repair kit
- allen key
- D-lock
- small pump
and a "bag for life" filled with
- lunch
- spare underwear
- Filofax
- keys
- mobile phone
- a book
- wallet

And that's about it.

 

[fossyant]

Quechua Forclaz Air 25 Rucksack....

2 x tubes
1 x puncture kit with quick link and cable ties
1 x 15mm spanner (for fixed track nuts)
3 x Tyre Levers
1 x Pump
1 x multitool
1 x Waterproof Trousers
1 x Waterproof Jacket
2 x Overshoes - one set waterproof (need to ditch the others now....)
1 x small pack baby wipes and tube of deo (for site visits)
2 x phones (one work one)
1 x wallet
1 x keys
1 x glasses in a case (to see with)
1 x shirt, and undies (trousers and shoes if on a site)
1 x lunch and fruit
Lights and spare batteries

Locks....depending upon what I'm doing...

If just to and from home, then a cable lock and an Abus Bordo

If Home to site with secure parking, as above plus NY Forgetit Mini D (bag now getting rather heavy)

If Home to unsecure parking, all above plus Magnum Gold rated D (now very heavy as have trousers and shoes also.....argh)

Ultra Gravity training I keep telling myself..............

 

[fossyant]

Blimey numbnuts.......I thought I was bad.

Road bike....i.e. weekend rides...

1 x Mini Pump
2 x tubes
1 x Puncture kit, quick link and cable ties
1 x multi tool
1 x lightweight waterproof top (or not if sunny)
1 x phone

 

[HaloJ]

Large load (Monday/Friday) items :-
Jeans
Trainers or heels (boots during winter)
Denim jacket (winter coat when it's colder)
Shopping

Commuting load items :-
Towel
Top
Underwear
Small makeup bag
Brush
Oyster card (you never know)
Purse
a bazillion hair clips and hairbands
2 pair of cycling glasses (usually smoked and yellowed or yellowed and clear depending on time of year)
whatever magazine I'm reading at the time, today is Cycling Plus

Repait kit items :-
Latex gloves (for keeping clean)
plastic bag (for seat cover)
quick stick puncture repair kit
full glue puncture repair kit (just in case)
2 spare tubes
multitool
multivalve minipump with airpressure dooberry
Tyre levers
Plasters
Antiseptic wipes
valve cap
presta valve ring thingie
cable ties
spare batteries
set of flashers
yet another hair clip

I used to carry the large load everyday together with shopping on the homeward commute, that evenings dinner, cat food, etc. Now I just do a large load Monday morning and Friday evening and run lighter during the week. To encourage not carrying as much I'm going to buy a smaller bag.

 

[adds21]

Blimey, you all carry a lot!

Currently, in mine I've got:

water proofs
gloves
phone / keys / remote buttons etc.
multitool
pack of lockets
tyre leavers

And that's it. I have no idea why I have tyre leavers and no spare inner tube or repair kit. I'll pack the spare tube I've got in my desk draw this evening. In my defence, SWMBO can generally pick me up in the car if I run into and trouble!

 

[brokenbetty]

ok, I think I worked out why I go so much slower then everyone else

pannier 1:
washbox with soap, cleanser, body bar and muslin cloth
skirt, tights, blouse, bra, knickers
xxx-large camping towel
makeup box with anti-perspirant, perfume, foundation, mascara, eyeliner, emery board
handbag liner with Oyster card, id card, wallet, iphone, blackberry, lipstick, notebook, lots of pens, hairbrush and keys

pannier 2:
d-lock
multi-tool
inner tube
tyre levers
puncture patches
pump
luggage bungy
latex gloves
cheesecloth scarf - great for strapping big things to the rack
gloves


both panniers also have plenty of spare room for shopping, spare shoes and other essentials I sometimes need to carry

 

[fossyant]

SWMBO can generally pick me up in the car if I run into and trouble!

Aye, and I'll bet you'd be in more trouble calling her out........

 

[HaloJ]

ok, I think I worked out why I go so much slower then everyone else

pannier 1:
washbox with soap, cleanser, body bar and muslin cloth
skirt, tights, blouse, bra, knickers
xxx-large camping towel
makeup box with anti-perspirant, perfume, foundation, mascara, eyeliner, emery board
handbag liner with Oyster card, id card, wallet, iphone, blackberry, lipstick, notebook, lots of pens, hairbrush and keys

pannier 2:
d-lock
multi-tool
inner tube
tyre levers
puncture patches
pump
luggage bungy
latex gloves
cheesecloth scarf - great for strapping big things to the rack
gloves

both panniers also have plenty of spare room for shopping, spare shoes and other essentials I sometimes need to carry

To my eyes that's just a list of essentials.

 

[brokenbetty]

To my eyes that's just a list of essentials.

No it's not - I forgot the shampoo

 

[adds21]

Aye, and I'll bet you'd be in more trouble calling her out........

You're not wrong!