tuxxdk

Nestled within an Aero Wedge from Topeak, I carry:

- Zipties, plastic gloves and a cloth
- 15mm VeloSolo trackspanner + Crank Brothers Multitool "5"
- Schwalbe tirelevers + Lezyne patches
- Zefal EZ Plus CO2 pump + 16g CO2
- Victorinox pocketknife
- Spare "AAA"-batteries for my diodelamps.

I used to carry a spare tube instead of the patches, but last time I needed it, it had gotten old (?) so it ripped almost by the touch of it. So now I rely on good old patches on the shoulder of the road.

My handpump wouldn't fit in the Aero Wedge, so I swapped it for a CO2 kit, it's much smaller.

robsta

Can't really add to the lists already posted. When I was in Australia got sick of a puncture every fortnight at least. Put on some Schwalbe Marathon tyres and no punctures at all. I'm back in Japan and rarely get a puncture here anyway.

bmwjoe

3Wrencho
Tube in box
Bills
Tire lever
Master link
Multi tool
CO2
Second wind inflator
Special screw for cleat
Koffee Kovers for SpeedPlay

If my girlfriend was into taxidermy I would sleep with one eye open. Just sayin...

sickz

hey nappy.. i'm in west la (Pico robertson area) and commute to wilshire/westwood for work. i carry a stubby 15inch, tube, lever, schrader adapter on wheel, & 5mm allen (bars/stem/saddle/seatpost). usually that's in my left rear pocket =D

realistically speaking if something happens from here to there, i could either walk there, back home, or to the nearest compressed air. i seldom get flats riding as often as i do. it's not a streak of a luck. i avoid anything remotely resembling a tire flatterer. high psi helps ensure i stay flat proof as well. (120psi fr 135psi rear).

changing your bolts to a single hex/allen size helps w/ the tool load.

T13

Cup of coffee.

sickz

riding to work is the coffee. endorphin speak

Cyril 

You're dating Wednesday Adams?

TMonk

I rarely commute to work by bike anymore but when I train before work I have a big saddle bag that can fit:

2x inner tubes
3x CO2 cartridges
co2 inflator head
2x pedros levers
inner tube patch kit
tire boot
multi tool w chain tool
15mm crescent wrench
spoke wrech

Huffandstuff

Pretty much, she works at a funeral home doing embalming and likes to remind me where my vital veins are.

She's a keeper.

TMonk

can't tell if srs

Huffandstuff

Don't be a prude.

Redhatter

- Spare tubes: 26" and 29"
- Socket set
- Screwdriver holder and bits
- Pliers
- Sidecutters
- Electrical tape
- Tyre leavers
- Shifting spanners
- Pump (hand pump or 12V electric)
- Spare M5 nuts and bolts

Leave any one of those behind, and invariably something crops up where you need at least one of them.

e.g. last Monday something managed to short out the front-left indicator lamp on my bike so every time I tried indicating a left turn, it'd feebly try to blink 3 times before the circuit breaker popped. Turned out to be two wires being compressed together, and of course, my toolkit had been left behind by mistake, so I had to use the backup indicator system (stick my arm out).

Other failures I've had: bolts rattling loose with vibration, tyre punctures.

sickz

unless you're carrying to help out the entire crew, you could slim that kit down after a bit of thought.

nylon locknuts go a long way in preventing loosening.

a spare spoke or two, along w/ a chain breaker, and additional links could help in the future.

Redhatter

Yep, well locknuts are in there. Can't put a locknut in a tapped hole such as the one holding the pannier rack in place however.

I'd have to learn how to replace a broken spoke and do some of my own maintenance in order to make use of the other tools you suggest. On the TODO list I guess.

With the exception of the pliers/sidecutters and screwdriver, everything else is pretty much necessary. One of my bikes has quick-release on the rear wheel but the other two do not; it's shifting spanners for them. They're a pretty universal tool so worth carrying.

For extended-distance travels, I'd probably want to include a gas soldering iron and solder in that list given the amount of electrical wiring I have on-board.

sickz

there's always loctite, which does work. had my time fiddling with teh loosen'd nuts on the dirt bike back in teh day until i discovered loctite and lockwashers. lol.

no zip ties?! (sorry i had to). i like the gas soldering iron. has a multitude of obvious and not so obvious uses. busted spokes seldom occur w/o prior warning of some sort.

Cyril 

https://youtu.be/D5WWVk_xGqk


This her?

MattoftheRocks

I always wish that I had tough plastic gloves.

I have a key thinned and sharpened for picking stones and glass out of tires on my keyring.

On my bike:
Trixie 15mm/lockring wrench
Topeak mtnmorph
Patch kit in blue box
Wetnaps usually from Arbys
Two patched/new tubes rolled tight, wrapped in $1's and rubberbands

I get flats too often to bother with co2 cans.

Onfixiate

A roll of toilet paper.

A backup Garmin Edge GPS is also handy.

Spare batteries for tail lights.

Redhatter

In a spill-proof mug or do we just ride carefully taking turns so as to not spill any? ;-)

MattoftheRocks

@Onfixiate TP for daily commute? Is there someone's lawn you just love deucing in?

T13

I like the taste of coffee. Riding a bike doesn't give me the taste of coffee, unless I'm drinking coffee while riding my bike.

Dave Cutter

I think most items/tools are more or less standard.

A bicycle specific multi-tool
inflator and 2 cartridges
a tube
a (tiny) scab patch kit
a couple tire levers (I wrap about 7 inches of duct tape around one of the levers)
a couple zip-ties
a tube of sunscreen lip balm
a packet (or 2) of the hand cleaning packets.
I also like and carry the micro key-chain pliers.

I carry the spare tube in a sandwich bag with a tiny pinch of corn starch. Then I put the sandwich bagged tube in a one gallon Ziploc bag. So when I do change a flat I have a (lg Ziploc bag) place/way to carry the old dirty tube (even if I have to zip-tie it to the bike). That way I can permanently repair the tube once home. OR... if I have a 2nd flat while still away from home I can use my packed scab patches to repair the least damaged tube.

Dave Cutter

THIS is a thread starter here!!!!! Far too many (IMHO) cyclists forget that cycling can not only help keep us alive but can also be a part of remembering we are alive. To me... appreciating the experience of cycling involves understanding the risks... and holding on to them with both hands.

franswa

Are these replies relevant to SSFG riding or are those of you who carry a lot spending most of your time on a geared bike doing lots of miles?

Cyril 

Without putting too fine a point on it, some of us do 'lots of miles' on our fixed gear bikes.


Cyril...fixed gear randonneur