halfbiked

Seat bag? I don't carry a seat bag. Thats what girfriends are for.

Berodesign

I ride between 20 and 40 miles per day and still dont have a spare tube.

noisebeam

How big is your saddle bag? That would be interesting to see compared to what is in it.

I have a 75cu.in. one with:
1 tube
tire levers with holder wrapped in duct tape
co2 inflator (one unused cartridge inside it)
two co2 cartridges
tire patch kit
multi allen wrench/screwdrivers tool
a few dollars in bills
$1.15 of loose change taped up so it doesn't rattle
photocopies of medical card and ID & a contact cell phone number

Al

AndrewP

but you dont carry a cell phone in your seat bag. I carry in my seatbag:

tube with presta schraeder adaptor on it
patch kit
Alien multitool
6" adjustable wrench
tire levers
glueless patches
bungee chord
wet wipes
plastic shopping bag to carry all removable bits when I leave the bike

In a pannier I also carry a swiss army knife, mini-pump and my cell phone

KleinRider

for me, it's just faster to change out the tube (don't have to look for the leak). If I get a second flat on the same ride, I'll use the patch kit. Otherwise, I patch the flatted tube when I get home.

I carry a Camelbak:

tube
glueless patchkit
tire levers
mini-pump
chain tool
ToPeak Alien II (the bigger one - got it on sale...)
headset wrench for the Attitude (listed in sig, b/c it's an "odd" size)
headset/pedal wrench (two-sided deal)
keys
cellphone

fujibike

co2 inflator
3 co2 cartridges (one loose in the inflator)
glueless patches
2 tubes
multi tool (i forget the brand - hardly have used it)
copy of license & insurance card with spouse's numbers
$4 and change
tire levers
blinkie on the back
a couple of alochol wipes and a few band aids

Berodesign

I leave my bike if I get a flat and come back next day and pick it up and then bringing a new tube

noisebeam

I have a spare inflatable bike in my saddle bag. First time my bike broke I realized I didn't have a pump for it. I got smart and carry an inflatable pump now.

Al

slvoid

Whoa what country do you live in?

Berodesign

Sweden, of course I lock the bike. Since I live in the capital, Stockholm, there is no problem taking a bus or train home.

Scooby Snax

Two tubes
patch kit
crank bros multi tool
$5

DocF

My Swedish relatives would be proud of your trust. If I tried that, even in our little town, I would come back and find the bike, the lock and the pole I locked it to all gone.

Doc

bkbrouwer

For those who don't carry cell phones...I highly recommend it. I went down hard this summer at about 25mph (pothole). I thought I had dislocated my shoulder and was bleeding pretty bad. I was DAMN happy to have my cell phone.

Surferbruce

no saddle bag.
spare tube strapped under seat(old toeclip strap)
in a tiny 3"x4"ziploc(where do you get those?) a co2 cartridge and chuck(wrenchscience), a presta adaptor, 2 spare cleat bolts, and a super tiny 3 piece Topeak multi tool(way smaller than anything they currently sell, not sure what it's called but basically 3 small allens that click into a screwdriver/wrench blade), a quickstik, clifshot, tiny 1-1/2" serrated folding knife,in another tiny ziploc a few dollars, d.l., and c.c.- oh and on long mountain rides occasionally a tiny wooden pipe...
all in a jersey pocket. it's actually quite small.

robgreen

This is probably a silly questio, but sinced I haven't had too much experience with flats yet, I don't know the answer....

If you properly patch a punctured tube, it is as reliable as a new one? At $3 to $4 a new tube doesn't seem like a buge cost, but if I can get another few hundred miles out of a patched tube without difficulties, it seems like a good call to go ahead and re-use it.

So far since returning to cycling, I've only had one flat, which I re-inflated a couple of times until I got home and then replaced the tube. I was about to toss the old tube, and then though "Hey, I may be able to patch this or use it for scraps to make patches or reinforce a cut tire" or some such, so I put it off to the side until I decide it's fate....
At the same time, runny skinny road bike tires, is the patch likely to create a "bumpy" spot in the tube/tire?

glomarduck

The meaning of life

froze

What's not in my seat bag!
165grm Torelli folding race tire
65grm Specialize Turbo tube
Parks MT1 mini tool
Eddie Bauer mini folding pliers
6 Parks glueless patches
1 Park tire boot
2 tire irons
Quik Stik
tool called a VAR
AAA & button batteries for tailight and computer
minor first aid kit
ID card
$25
Key for the house
And for long rides I'll add in 2 power bars.

khuon

CO2 catridges and inflator attach to my frame via the front water bottle cage mount. Inside the Topeak Aero Wedge (small) are the following.

• Topeak Alien
• Spare tube
• Patchkit (w/glue, sandpaper and about a dozen patches)
• Small bottle of lube
• Crank Brothers Speed Levers
• Kryptonite Gear Gripper (lightweight retractable cable-lock)
• Presta-Schrader adapter
• Mavic Ksyrium tools because my wheels require them
  • Cone adjuster
  • Spoke holder
  • Spoke wrench (spare spokes shoved into seatpost)
• Four spare Wipperman Connex 911 links
• Spare ConneX-link (removable link)

This is a slight modification from what I used to carry since I switched from the smaller regular Wedge (micro) to the Aero Wedge (small) giving me a little more room to relocate the cablelock from my jersey to the saddle pack.

fishcake

my saddle bag contents r:universal bike tool.
2xtyre levers
self-adhesive patches
small selection of various nuts,bolts ect
spare *** lighter
and most importantly half a dozen zip ties
( u would be amazed by the 'get home fixes' a zip tie can do )

catatonic

mine is smaller it has
-spare tube
-leatherman PSTII
-allen key set
-tire levers
-a dollar in quarters to use the city sani-cans
-some gel packs
-oh, and my rear light hanging off the back of it.


oh, and my other saddlebag has something in it...but I'm too scared to try to break the seal on the zipper to find out....I think the gel pack that blew open and sealed that zipper happened for a reason...and I prolly dont want to knwo whats in there