Thank you everyone for the support, I can't tell you how many hours I have spent on this sight reading. I have Kevlar tires on my bike but will still carry an extra tube as well as keep 1 at work. I have always been into bodybuilding and have a very nice gym in my home. It seems reasonable to carry bandaids & some gauze. Tire spoons will make fine finger splints if I take a spill. I want to keep as much crap off the bike a possible. I am on vacation this week and I am making my final plans to get it all together