What's in your bag?

[broomwagon]

One of the lads out yesterday snapped his chain so it was out with the tools and we all tried to help. We got him going again but a pair of pliers would have helped somewhere along the line. It just got me thinking, what essentials and other things do you take with you in your saddle bag? Apologies if this has been covered before

 

[musa]

MultiTool kit pump (which is now attached to bike frame) spanner and innertubes and a fiver if your tubes prove useless

 

[cyberknight]

On a non commute ride..
phone,keys, cash, id
pump on the bike
In the saddle bag
2 inner tubes
tyre levers
small punture repair kit
multi tool
chain tool
spoke key
cable tie
pair of rubber gloves
On the commute i use a pannier so the pump is larger and i add rainlegs,overshoes and a gilet/windproof ,spare buff.spare gloves,spare bits to stop cruds rubbing on rim,work clothes, sandwhich box.work keys /ID.

 

[Dave 123]

Cake.....

 

[Rob500]

When I started out I bought one of those little plastic box puncture kits - The kind of thing that Halfords or Decathlon sell. I soon realised that the old chalk & tube of glue method wasn't for me. I emptied the contents and kept the box.

In that box goes: Tyre Levers. 2 Packs of Self-Adhesive Patches. 2 KMC Links. Topeak Mini 20 Pro Multitool.
That goes into the saddle bag with 2 tubes on top.

 

[smokeysmoo]

You don't need pliers. Along with all the usual stuff covered above I always carry one of THESE

 

[Psycolist]

One of the lads out yesterday snapped his chain so it was out with the tools and we all tried to help. We got him going again but a pair of pliers would have helped somewhere along the line. It just got me thinking, what essentials and other things do you take with you in your saddle bag? Apologies if this has been covered before

Topeak do a very comprehensive tool kit, tyre levers, chain tool, couple of common size spanners, screwdrivers, and i've added some glueless patchess, rubber gloves and tissues. They all fit into a little frame mounted box about the size of 20 fags.

 

[cyberknight]

You don't pliers. Along with all the usual stuff covered above I always carry one of THESE

OOps ta for reminding me i have one of those in the commuters kit.

 

[TonyEnjoyD]

As all of the above plus a multi-tool which is folding pliers with other bits incorporated like an odd version of a Swiss army knife.

 

[Theseus]

As above, but also include several cable ties.

 

[gaz]

what else do you need?

 

[numbnuts]

Yes we have done this before and I still carry the same amount of tools

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

 

[Dave 123]

Biscuits.....

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

mobile phone.... I have cycle cover they come and sort it.

 

[wiggydiggy]

Thermos (Home Made Soup)
Book