Originally Posted by unterhausen

just to be clear, this is the long distance forum (in particular, it's not the touring forum). The definition of long distances for purposes of this forum is any ride over 100 miles in one go. I would say one day, but I'm not going to be riding 1200k in one day, but 4 days maybe. Most of the people that hang out in this forum are randonneurs. Many randonneurs consider 200 kilometers to be a short ride. Walking back is not an option.


I have seen lots of people break a shifter cable. You can tie the remnants off on a bottle cage, but that's a pain. A spare is almost weightless. I started carrying zip ties when I had to borrow one to keep my seat bag on the bike. They are weightless, but take up a lot of space. I also carry spare lights and batteries.