Originally Posted by skuz

You've got a good choice in rear light there. It's really bright and really noticeable, someone who passed me once even asked if I was an emergency vehicle. You might want to try looking for the 'Stealth' version; it is supposedly a little better sealed against water. That price is also a bit outrageous... I picked mine up for $14 Canadian, including tax, at a local retail store.

I too am looking for a good front light, and have heard a lot of good things about the Deal Extreme flashlights with a bicycle mount. I don't remember the name of the lights, but if you search for Deal Extreme you should be able to find the thread about them.

I'm currently looking for a pump myself, but I'm considering a Lezyne Micro Floor Drive; I've heard only good reviews about it so far.

Saddle bags are pretty easy to remove, you can just undo the straps and walk off with them. If either of you are adept with a needle and thread (or a sewing machine!) you can make something like a bike burrito (http://www.bikeburrito.com/). I made one that holds my 15mm wrench, spare tube, tire levers, allen wrench set and an energy bar, I just put it in my backpack when I lock my bike up outside. It's also small enough to fit in my pocket with a bit of squishing if I leave my bag at home for whatever reason.

Originally Posted by Hot Potato

Road morph pump. Multi-tool. Spare tube AND patch kit. Tire levers. Cable lock. This is all I commute with. Lockers (both bike and personal), Showers, clothing, and food are provided at work.

This can fit inside some of the larger seat wedge bags no problem, like a RavX Maxi. The cable lock is just in case you need to lock the bike up when you make a stop somewhere, or in case you break down and locking the bike up and comeing back for it later is a better option than pushing it. Leave the heavy duty locks at work so you don't have to lug them back and forth.

Seat bags and panniers are not secure, so if you lock the bike up outside, take them with you. Or decide that you are risking about $75 worth of stuff for the convenience of leaving it on the bike. I did this for two years. Two years of convenience, never had anything taken in my low crime lockup area. For the ultimate convenience, get a topeak MTX rear rack and an MTX bag. You just slide the thing on and off in seconds, plus you will have more capacity than a seat wedge.

Originally Posted by bluegoatwoods

Suit yourself. But when the weather turns bad you're going to want more capacity than a seat bag will supply.

Originally Posted by Artkansas

I have to agree with bluegoatwoods. You're going to want more capacity. You might want to think of a back pack and or a pletcher style rack and bungee cords. The pletcher style have that spring loaded arm that clamps down, and tend to be inexpensive.

But what you have planned so far sounds good. Patch kit and a spare tube definitely. For my old Hardrock, I usually carried and old Zefal HpX pump. It's longer barrel made it easier to pump with than my Road Morph.