Hybrid Bicycles - What tools do you carry on your rides?

I will be honest.. I stole this thread idea from the C&V subforum. What tools do you guys carry and how do you carry them? I have this (http://bontrager.com/model/08315) Bontrager saddle bag. It has a capacity of 80 cubic inches.

I carry (number signifies quantity):
(2) Pedro's Tire levers
(2) Rubber Cement patch kits
(1) Spare tube (700x35-45c)
(1) Multitool
(2) Nature Valley Granola Bars
(1) LIVESTRONG bracelet (idk why)
(1) Wallet
(1) House key
(1) On rainy days, my iPhone. On regular days, it lives on my iPhone mount.

..Yes it's a pretty big saddle bag. :p

Almost the same
2 co2 cartridges
1 inner tube
multi tool with chain breaker, tire levers
atm card and license (wallet stays in tuffy box)
keys for jeep, tuffy box (so only two, rest get locked in tuffy box)
collapsable baton fixed to bike (just in case)
protein bar
bottle water (refill spot 10 miles in)
phone

I wear most in shorts, rest in little saddle bag on bike
Long rides, camelbak with more food, water and extra tube and pump

Oh.. I also have a pump mounted to my bottle cage mount (along with a bottle cage). In my bottle cage is always a Polar 24oz bottle.

I'd say that is about it, unless your multi tool lacks the chain tool I carry.

spare tube, Park three way, a Bontrager click torque for my wife's seat post, CO, frame pump, tire levers, couple of Clif bars. One to two bottles on the bike and my road ID. I usually have to carry my wife's cell phone and one to two phones for me depending on the week. Some days I think I need a touring bike.

Tools
Two Pedro Tire Levers
Spare Tube 700x25-28
Nashbar Multi-11
Crank Brothers Power Pump Pro

Storage
Cage Rocket Dry SPod
TIMBUK2 Seat Post Bag

rear rack and small trunk

I'm the only (a) tool ;) .
I have a tool bottle that I carry, but it has my lock in it.

Currently none, but some essential stuff is on the way, so this is what I'll start carrying when I return from vacation next month:
- no name multi-tool with basic allen keys and screwdrivers;
- Park Tool mini chain breaker;
- no name tire levers;
- one spare tube (28-35 most likely);
- Giyo mini pump.

All except the pump will go into a saddle bag.

If you noticed the lack of a patch kit, I don't throw away punctured tubes, I just prefer to patch them back at home.

While riding near home:
1 Park multi-tool
1 Sunlite spare tube 700 x 35-40
1 Planet Bike patch kit with levers
3 dollars in ones and change
1 Road Morph G pump (side mounted to a water bottle cage)
1 Pair vinyl gloves
1 Road ID
1 cellphone
Wallet with ATM card, credit card

All loaded in either a Planet Bike saddle pouch or in my jersey pockets.

Longer distances, I add:
1 Camping Swiss Army knife
1 Extra tube
1 LED flashlight

Road ID.

I was thinking about getting one of those...

I'd say that is about it, unless your multi tool lacks the chain tool I carry.

It does. All I have on my multitool is some wrenches, 2-3-4-5-6mm allen wrenches, a phillips screwdriver (perfect for adjusting limit screws), and a spoke wrench.

I'm the only (a) tool ;).
LOL :D

If you noticed the lack of a patch kit, I don't throw away punctured tubes, I just prefer to patch them back at home.
If I can help it, I also patch at home, but I carry 2 patch kits just in case.

While riding near home:

Longer distances, I add:


Define near home and longer distances.

This may be a dumb question but what is a road ID?

Shabo

This may be a dumb question but what is a road ID?

Shabo

http://www.roadid.com/Common/default.aspx

many people have them runners, bikers, etc

I carry my iPhone, that's it.

This is a timely question. When I ride solo I have my iPhone. The wife is only a phone call away.

But if we do a ride together, we want to be prepared for a flat, and/or minor adjustments. So a 3 way allen wrench, a patch, and a pump. Better throw in some tire wrenches incase we have a tight tire. that should do it... Some might argue that patches don't work, that you should carry a tube. If you agree, the carry a 3 way, a tube, a pump and a tire wrench. For the other stuff, like breaking a chain etc, you have your iphone!

Mike...

(2) Nature Valley Granola Bars

+ 1 I love those things. The oats 'n honey are the best. Also like the almond and the cashew bars, but they like to turn into melted mush in the heat.

+ 1 I love those things. The oats 'n honey are the best. Also like the almond and the cashew bars, but they like to turn into melted mush in the heat.

I just got a box of the oats and honey bars at Costco; 96 bars (48 pouches) for $12.79. I was so happy when I saw them. I love them! Before I got hooked on these bars, I would carry 2 Clif bars for when I got hungry.. But I got hungry often, so I would have to buy more Clif bars often. At $1 apiece, it adds up. These are a much better, much cheaper alternative.

For me:
In the trunk box (rides <70km) or panniers (rides >70km)
Multi-tool
Tube repair kit - patches, glue, sandpaper, tire levers
Adjustable crescent wrench
Frame pump
Water / Gatorade (amount depends on length of ride)
Food (amount depends on length of ride) - bananas and Snickers bars
Higher capacity pump (only on longer rides)
Raincoat
Lock

In the handlebar bag:
Compact camera
Phone
Keys
Money (more if ride is longer in case I have a serious mechanical problem that requires taking a taxi to get home)

I carry the standard tools: allenwrench/screwdriver tool, rubber gloves, adjustable wrench, spare tube, 2 tire levers, and patches just in case. My pump is mounted under the water bottle cage.

Why would you need a chain tool when out on a ride?

In a little wedge seat bag I carry a spare tube, Park Multi Tool wrench, and it's where I throw my keys, wallet, and phone. On the bike, I have a small pump behind the seat tube and an earlier version of the Topeak Survival Gear box on the front of the seat tube.

http://topeak.com/products/Tools/survivalgear_box

Also have an adjustable water bottle cage on the down tube.

Lastly, I almost always carry this small Mountainsmith lumbar pack for an extra bottle of water, some basic first aid stuff, food items, a Victorinox Farmer knife, and whatever survival odds and ends I might need (I often pedal alone in the back country). While I usually carry it around my waist, a nice feature is the shoulder strap so I can carry it like a messenger bag if it's too hot.

http://www.mountainsmith.com/products.asp?productId=210&categoryId=42&subCategoryId=0&subCategory2Id=0

multi-tool
allen wrench
3 tire levers
spare tube
glueless patch kit
3 co2 cartridges and dispenser
3 tyvek shunts
spare seat clamp bolt
grease rag (old handkerchief)
mini flashlight

plus
small first aide kit
small bottle sunscreen
lip balm sunscreen
towelettes
small pack tissues
2 plastic bags
granola bar
fanny-pack with wallet, keys, phone, etc

all in a Transit rack-pack

sometimes I'll have vise-grips, tape measure or pruner, depending on where I'm headed that day.

Why would you need a chain tool when out on a ride?

If the chain breaks..?

Multi tool
Tube for each bike
Tire levers
Patch kit
Cell phone
Thats it cause my pumps broke. Hopefully theres a gas station with air nearby, (until I get a new one).
Chain breaks Im walkin.

Multi-tool, extra tube, patches, levers, frame pump and pressure guage. If those don't take care of it then I'm calling for help on the cell phone. :p

If the chain breaks..?

I didn't realize there was much chance of a chain actually breaking rather than just coming off. Wouldn't you also need to bring extra pins and links to fix it, in that case?

(Sorry if this is stupid -- I'm just learning about bikes.)

yea, I'm a newbie, too. Why do you call it a chain breaker? lol

Its called a chain-breaker because it 'breaks' the chain by pushing out one of the pin's in a link so the chain is no longer a closed loop.

You can often take out a problematic link or two to fix a problem without needing additional chain links/pins & then close the whole thing back up - chains stretch over time and develop 'slack' in the way of 'extra' links.

Pro-Tip:

If you can't find your multi-tool before that big ride, a standard tool-set's magnetic drill-bit & one hex wrench will do almost just as well. You'll be even more likely to loose the little bit's, though.

My non-panier Kit:

helmet & gloves
multi-tool with hex's & screwdrivers
frame pump
1 tire wrench & 1 tire
wallet with singles for vending machines
phone/camera/gps in padded belt-holster
snacks and water as needed
0-many extra lights

With panniers, I will often include a U lock or plastic covered wire cord & the smaller lock from an ongaurd chain-lock if I need it.
rain jacket/extra layers like underarmor/balaclava/skullcap/extra gloves.
fresh shirt & comb
sunscreen
paperback (maybe)
lighter
a couple extra lights

I've been considering a high-absorbancy camping towel for blinding-brow sweat, but I'm not sure where the most efficiant place to secure it will be

living in manhattan, even if i do get a flat on my bike, i am always a cab ride away from home so i barely carry anything when riding... i only carry 4 things when riding: wallet, keys, cellphone, allen key tool with 3 diff sizes in case i want to adjust the seat or something along the ride. as for water, there are water fountains along the way so i stop whenever i feel like it to hydrate.

that's it.

I didn't realize there was much chance of a chain actually breaking rather than just coming off.
Broken chain is possible, but there is something more likely to happen.
When I was a ride marshal for an event in May, we stopped to help someone whose rear deraileur had broken off. We used a chainbreaker to shorten his chain and convert his bike to a single speed. I spoke to him again at the end of the ride and he was happy to have made it back without walking.

Define near home and longer distances.

My definitions only, YMMV:

Near Home: up to 25 miles on the trails around the city and/or 1 phone call and no more than 1 hour wait for my wife to come fetch me if worst case scenario occurs.

Longer Distance: Overnight, areas with no cell coverage, or "ain't nobody home to come fetch me."

I'm pretty new to this but my basic carry

Tube and repair kit, CO2, three most common allen wrenches, small adjustable crescent wrench. Triple antibiotic ointment, bandaids various sizes - acolhol swab pads, and _After Bite_

When I was putting this together after my second ride - happened to notice an extra tube of After Bite gel in the first aid drawer at home and stuck it in there, too.

So, next ride I first got nailed by a yellow jacket in my sock when I stopped and was chatting.

Then about two miles away, doing about 15 mph felt a stinging on my thigh, looked down saw black wings, swatted it away. Stopped. Had been hit hard by a hornet or wasp of some sort.

After Bite, if you have never used or heard of it - basically neutralizes and breaks down the proteins in the secretion that is going to cause a reaction. The quicker you get the stuff on, the less reaction.

I was hammered so hard by the hornet/wasp bite that I probably would have had to call my wife to pick me up had I not had the After Bite - I had a pretty good reaction even with several applications of AB gel. The yellowjacket sting was minimized to not much more than a mosquito bite reaction.

BTW, you can get a mosquito bite, kill that sucker on your arm, see a huge amount of blood he sucked, put the after bite on immediately, and have no reaction.

Basically, it's main ingredient is ammonia, which breaks down the proteins.

Been using the stuff for a number of years.

Pick it up at any drug store.

Thanks, Cranky!

I'm pretty new to this but my basic carry

Tube and repair kit, CO2, three most common allen wrenches, small adjustable crescent wrench. Triple antibiotic ointment, bandaids various sizes - acolhol swab pads, and _After Bite_

When I was putting this together after my second ride - happened to notice an extra tube of After Bite gel in the first aid drawer at home and stuck it in there, too.

So, next ride I first got nailed by a yellow jacket in my sock when I stopped and was chatting.

Then about two miles away, doing about 15 mph felt a stinging on my thigh, looked down saw black wings, swatted it away. Stopped. Had been hit hard by a hornet or wasp of some sort.

After Bite, if you have never used or heard of it - basically neutralizes and breaks down the proteins in the secretion that is going to cause a reaction. The quicker you get the stuff on, the less reaction.

I was hammered so hard by the hornet/wasp bite that I probably would have had to call my wife to pick me up had I not had the After Bite - I had a pretty good reaction even with several applications of AB gel. The yellowjacket sting was minimized to not much more than a mosquito bite reaction.

BTW, you can get a mosquito bite, kill that sucker on your arm, see a huge amount of blood he sucked, put the after bite on immediately, and have no reaction.

Basically, it's main ingredient is ammonia, which breaks down the proteins.

Been using the stuff for a number of years.

Pick it up at any drug store.

That stuff sounds great. I might have to get some for myself.

Helpful post, thanks!

Under my sear I carry:

Spare tube
Patches and glue
CO2 Filler
Phone
3 levers
Zerox copy of my license
multi-tool

I like the idea from Altair 3, and will add: a ten dollar bill and some quarters.

I need a bigger pack, as its getting too stuffed.

Minimal under the seat items:

Extra tube
Cement and patches
Hydrokinetic adjustable (7-19mm) wrench

Pump is mounted to btl. cage.

In my saddle wedge:

CO2 inflator and 2 cartridges
2 tire levers
patches
emory board
Multi tool
chain tool
box wrench
tube
computer
light(on back)
rain cover


In my pannier's tool pocket

Topeak Morph pump
full size screwdriver
rain cover

In my saddle wedge:

computer

How do you carry a computer in your saddle wedge? Of course you mean a cyclo-computer.. But why would it be in your saddle wedge instead of your handlebars?

How do you carry a computer in your saddle wedge? Of course you mean a cyclo-computer.. But why would it be in your saddle wedge instead of your handlebars?

Yes I mean my cyclo-computer. And it lives in my wedge when it's not on my handle bars.

wow, not as much stuff as most people here.
I just carry a screw driver just in case my handle bar gets loose, a patch kit and a pump

Tube, repair kit, plastic tire levers and a small 6 inch adjustable wrench. Also an air pump.