What I carry on my bike
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What I carry on my bike
I have two bags on my bike, one an oversized under seat wedge and one a small bag that sits on my top tube and fastens to my stem riser. I put the second one on to help cover up the stem riser which I think sticks out like a sore thumb. Now that I have the small one up front it is very handy.
Seat wedge contents:
tube repair kit, two tire tools, spare tube, band-aids, usually ~$10, a small pocket knife (for peeling fruit), aspirin, mini tool, spare chain pin ( I quit carrying my chain tool so I don't know why I still have this). Plenty of room left over for an apple, rain jacket, etc. as needed.
Top tube bag: 1 or 2 granola bars, butt butter, and usually my glasses. (also a great place for the camera)
I also took a couple pics of my bike showing the Road Morph G pump that I carry, the rear blinky light (Bell) and the stuff on the bars which includes the mount for my head light, my speedometer, and my Incredibell. I usually only put the light on as needed when I plan properly. I probably carry more than most people, but I feel comfortable with what I have on the bike. I also always carry my cell phone. I clip it to the strap on my seat wedge and if it starts raining I put it in the seat wedge.
Here it is ready to ride.
Here is the view from seat. (the front brake cable was too short when I added stem riser)
Here is the contents of the seat bag
Here is the contents of the top tube bag (not the light)
Seat wedge contents:
tube repair kit, two tire tools, spare tube, band-aids, usually ~$10, a small pocket knife (for peeling fruit), aspirin, mini tool, spare chain pin ( I quit carrying my chain tool so I don't know why I still have this). Plenty of room left over for an apple, rain jacket, etc. as needed.
Top tube bag: 1 or 2 granola bars, butt butter, and usually my glasses. (also a great place for the camera)
I also took a couple pics of my bike showing the Road Morph G pump that I carry, the rear blinky light (Bell) and the stuff on the bars which includes the mount for my head light, my speedometer, and my Incredibell. I usually only put the light on as needed when I plan properly. I probably carry more than most people, but I feel comfortable with what I have on the bike. I also always carry my cell phone. I clip it to the strap on my seat wedge and if it starts raining I put it in the seat wedge.
Here it is ready to ride.
Here is the view from seat. (the front brake cable was too short when I added stem riser)
Here is the contents of the seat bag
Here is the contents of the top tube bag (not the light)
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Seems a bit of overkill for a regular weekday ride. I cleaned out my saddlebag the other day and found about $10 in ones jammed in there. I carry tire equipment, some cash and a cell. Other stuff goes in the pockets. By the way, that's a beautiful Litespeed.
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Yeah, that's a lot of stuff. Spoons, a tube, a co2 pump and a couple of allen wrenches. I also carry some disposable rubber gloves to keep the grease mess to a minimum.
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Does the pump hit the front tire when you hit a bump?
Why not mount the pump under one of the bottle cages?
Does the pump hit the front tire when you hit a bump?
Why not mount the pump under one of the bottle cages?
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Just out of my ignorance.........does that ity bity pump really work? If so, a little more detail would be appreciated. I will be looking for a pump shortly.
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Now on the road bike I carry just the basics. A wedge with a spare tube- tyre levers- a repair kit and a Multi tool. Then there is the pump and a water bottle. That is all.
Now on the tandem- If I could fit the kitchen sink- that would go on aswell.
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Yes, it works very well and it will pump up a 23 tire to 110 psi in just a couple of minutes. It never gets empty like my old CO2 inflator did. It is a Road Morph G and I bought it on ebay. My front tire clears it by about 1/2 to 3/4 inch and it doesn't move at all when I hit bumps. I bought a mount that goes behind the water bottle cage and mounts it on the side of the seat tube but I didn't like it sticking out on the side so I put that mount on my wifes bike.
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thanks, I think I will look into one of those.
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I have found that a two ft length of self adhering velcro strap and a small towel is helpful. I wrap the velcro strap around my stem. Small towel goes in the back pocket.
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Until last week I carried the same type of rough up/glue/rub on/remove cellophane tire patches. Last week I had a flat and used a patch that was simply rough up/peel and stick. Much better, and that's all I'm carrying now.
Is the old style preferred in some instances, or have you just not used them up yet?
Bandaids -- good idea.
Is the old style preferred in some instances, or have you just not used them up yet?
Bandaids -- good idea.
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Until last week I carried the same type of rough up/glue/rub on/remove cellophane tire patches. Last week I had a flat and used a patch that was simply rough up/peel and stick. Much better, and that's all I'm carrying now.
Is the old style preferred in some instances, or have you just not used them up yet?
Bandaids -- good idea.
Is the old style preferred in some instances, or have you just not used them up yet?
Bandaids -- good idea.
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It is not difficult to patch using the old system- and I am a tightwad. Those glueless were double the price per patch compared to normal.
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Glueless patches eliminate the only easy part of repairing a tube.