Now a days I don't ride without a helmet no matter what looks I get when I go shopping and such and the views people place on me. Safety is important to me.
What I always carry on each ride is :
-*Helmet (Never ride without)
-*Cellphone
-Tire repair kit + pump
-Customised bike multi-tool kit
-First Aid kit
-Spare tube
-Chaintool
-Ulocks
At night everything said above plus the following :
-Frontlight
-Rearlight (always attached)
-Reflecting jacket/vest
-Spare batteries for headlight
-Flashlight for beaming drivers that wish to gun the intersection so they know I'm there and moving in
-Tiny keychain LED long lasting flashlight which is my spare emergency blinky and used to see if all lights are out/drained to change batteries
I guess if I had to narrow it all down it would be the cellphone and repair/maintance kit so I can call for help or repair myself as sometimes I may be outside store hours to buy supplies to fix the bike or get help or in the middle of no where.
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