Road Cycling - what do you use to carry stuff with you while biking?

while biking, where do you put your cellphone, wallet, keys and all that stuff? i sometimes just throw it in a backpack, but that is a pain in the ass to lug around while youre biking

Cellphone and some cash are in a baggie that goes in my jersey pocket. No keys or other stuff. Well I guess the other stuff is a spare tube and co2 inflator.

I have a very small wedge from Specialized that I got from the LBS. It is small and compact and fits nicely under the seat. Good to keep a couple of bucks, my ID, cellphone, universal tool, CO2 inflator and house key. Not big enough to carry a spare tube, but I keep that in the jersey. I really like it because it is waterproof along the side that faces the tire, so when you go through sprinkler puddles, everything stays dry.

Have an expandable "wedge" under my seat. Two tubes, CO2 inflator, glueless patches, ID/Insurance card, couple of $1 bills/change, multi tool, garage door opener. Cell phone goes in jersey pocket as I recently upgraded and it's much smaller and lighter. Fit that in the bag in the 'collapsed' mode.

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That's what I use on my road bike...my mountain bike I just cross my fingers I dont need anything more than my $2 and house key I put in my jersey :P

Chad

Under the seat bag for tools, patch kit, and spare tube. Everything else --- cellphone, $$$$, ID card,handkerchief, vest and/or armwarmers, on-the-road nutrition --- gets shoved into my jersey pockets.

I carry too much stuff, tire levers, 2x tubes, 2x co2, co2 adapter, spoke wrench, cell phone, flask of cliff shot, keys, $5 bill, and sometimes a multi-tool. All in the back pockets of my jersey.
I am going to get a little saddle bag for this winter.

Don't you guys find that everything that goes into the back of your jersey comes out sopping wet with sweat? I picked up a Colnago catalogue (the little one) about 3-4 weeks ago when I was picking out my bike and I got it home and it was soaked with sweat...Or it does and you just dont care :)

Chad

Don't you guys find that everything that goes into the back of your jersey comes out sopping wet with sweat? If it's something that I don't want to get wet, it goes in a plastic baggie. Arm warmers? don't care. Vest? Ditto. Fig Newtons or Clif Bar? Already wrapped.

I have a Timbuk2 bag that is pretty small and doubles as a larger fanny pack. When I get to my destination, I can tuck away the straps that go around the waist and pull out the big straps to bring it across my shoulders like a mini-messenger bag. I also have a wedge bag for my seat that carries the rest of my stuff.

It works.

Koffee

I don't go anywhere without a backpack, so that covers 100% of my toting needs.

bkr

don't own a cell phone. carry my wallet in my pocket. keys are attached to my wallet by a chain. so that takes care of those things...

spare tubes, tools, pump, notebook, banana, water, sweatshirt, rain jacket, and lights all go in my messenger bag. been thinking about getting a seat bag or something like that, but...i'm not ready to give up my giant body-hugging pac bag.

Panniers. Say goodbye to clammy backs. Say hello to groceries, books, anything you need that isn't huge. My rack weighs 12 ounces,
I use smallish panniers that don't weigh very much (I keep hoping someone will make ultralite panniers.). Of course after you throw in a lock, cellphone, pump, snacks and a rain jacket you do get some extra pounds. But occasionally those things come in handy.

Rear rack with rack bag or a CamelBak big enough for all my stuff. Not "cool", but well prepared for those, remote rural rides.
Al

I use a Specialized seat bag but also use paniers quite often. In fact, I had to come into the office this morning for a couple of hours. I carried my dress shoes, socks, belt, underwear, khaki pants and golf shirt with room to spare!

Small seat tube wedge will take a spare tube, Mafac tool kit, chain tool, patches and glue, rainjacket. Money and keys in my jersey pocket.

For really long randonnees and such, a handlebar bag will carry all the above, plus extra clothing and food, sometimes maps and other documents.

Everything for a week's tour will go into a carradice saddlebag

I have a very small wedge from Specialized that I got from the LBS. It is small and compact and fits nicely under the seat. Good to keep a couple of bucks, my ID, cellphone, universal tool, CO2 inflator and house key. Not big enough to carry a spare tube, but I keep that in the jersey. I really like it because it is waterproof along the side that faces the tire, so when you go through sprinkler puddles, everything stays dry.


I have this mini-wedgie too and find it too small to put anything more than a small tool, tire levers and a patch kit.

I bought a slightly bigger wedgie made by Trek and now fit the bike tool, tire levers, patch kit, cell phone, cash & ID and keys. Much better. I still have to stick my spare tube in my jersey pocket though, but that's not a big deal.

Wedgie all the way.

Pack a tube, Co2 inflator, levers, multi-toolkit, wet ones, cellphone, cash, razor blade and granola bar into an old widemouth waterbottle. Fits into the second bottle cage since I only use the one. Also, the key is duct tape...wrap a few inches around the bottle, has saved me on a few occasions.

I use a wedge similar to Timnoles' that carries a spare tube, CO2 cartridge and inflator, tirel-levers (the old Slime kind that are virtually indestructible), a mini mini-tool (Specialized's "Mini-EMS" or something like that that's almost too small to use :D ), and Park glueless patches. The wedge has room (barely) for my Alien uber super-tool when I go on longer rides farther from "base". The wedge almost never comes off my bike (that way I don't forget to put it back on).

My cell phone goes in one jersey pocket, License/Insurance card/emergency info card/$5 in another, and my MP3 player in the 3rd.

Seems to work pretty well for me :D

Wedge bag has: two tubes, tire levers, multi tool and glueless patches (wrapped in a bag made from a spent inner tube, dont let them get wet!!)
Jersey pocket has Num-nums Cellphone keys and wallet in plastic bags I love you Ziploc!!

Monday's I have a pack for clothes to bring to work, and pack it back on Fridays.

Most of the replies seem to indicate answers are geared for ideal conditions when the weather is nice and we all don't need much stuff....
Warm weather..I use a fairly large handlbar bag...I make my wallet compact by duplicating id and putting keys, money, etc. in a medium sized coin purse..In the handlebar bag, sometimes goes a cable and lock..When the AM temp. is cool a light weight jacket can fit into the handlebar bag...Tools etc. goes into a small wedge..
for cool/cold conditons, I usually ride my Touring bike with panniers...Plenty of room for heavier jackets, over night stuff, books , food , etc. My winter heavy jacket can almost take up a whole pannier.
Since I take my change of clothes to work in advance, alot ofpannier space is saved

I use an avenir "big mouth" saddle bag when I'm not riding to uni with a back pack. It has a zip on the bottom which almost doubles the size of the bag if you want to take extra stuff. Without unzipping the extra bit I easily fit a puncture repair kit, mobile, keys, wallet and allen key with room for 1 or 2 meusli bars. I got the older version which has a strap for securing the bag to your seat so I'm not sure what the clip is like.

See: http://www.mtbreview.com/reviews/bags/product_86182.shtml

As I said, when I do my loger commute to uni I take a backpack which holds clothes, a towel and food but I still use the little bag for my wallet etc as you can access your stuff without taking your pack off. Also, the little patch on the back is reflective and I mount my cateye back light on it.