What bike supplies do you carry?
09-28-05, 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by cyclezealot
Don't believe in CO2 cartridges.
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Khuon...That Topek wedge bag..Pretty big..I have no seen them that big at my LBS... Can't you fit a jacket in it...
Originally Posted by RedHairedScot
Wonder if AAA would help me on a bike...
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09-29-05, 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by khuon
Things I carry with me when roadbiking:
Small bottle of DuMonde Tech Lite
Small bottle of DuMonde Tech Lite
10-03-05, 12:56 AM
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Originally Posted by slagjumper
Why do you carry this? I've found that one treatment outlasts my chain! I just treat the new chain then I am good for about 800 miles.
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Originally Posted by khuon
Well, I run my chains to around 3000 miles. And besides that, one treatment may last only a hundred miles if I'm riding through really inclement weather. It gets pretty wet and nasty up here in the PNW and I've had chains develop a squeak mid-ride. This can get annoying if nothing else. Additionally, the lube is not just for the chain. Sometimes, I will need to wash dirt out and relube my cleats in the middle of a ride.
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Lets see, frame pump, spare tube, patch kit, tire leavers(in seat bag) in jearsy pockets cell phone eppi pen and 2 gu's. Which by the way gu packets make great tire boots for when you rip out a side wall. put 3 hundred miles on one this summer before I bothered to buy another tire.
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All the below stuff fits into my seat bag, believe it or not!
1 spare folding tire (very tightly folded to fit in seat bag)
1 spare ultralight tube in it's box
6 glueless patches
1 tire boot
1 Part mtb3 mini tool
1 mini folding pliers
2 tire irons
1 Quik Stik (for rapid removal of tire)
2 AA batteries for front flasher
2 AAA batteries for rear taillight
1 button battery for computer sender
1 State of Indiana ID card
$25 dollars
2 quarters (in case the phone card doesn't work)
1 phone card (in case quarters don't work)
2 Excedrins
4 Ibufrin (sp?)
4 Ammonia AD (SP?)
4 bandaids
1 guaze pad with adhesive strips
1 alcohol wipe
1 hand cleaner
1 house key
Then on the frame is my mini pump of course.
Attached to my rear presta valve is a Presta to Schrader converter.
The reason I carry all this junk is because I ride in remote areas where cell phone use is spotty and walking would be long undertaking. I also don't believe in treating my wife as is she's my mommy; so if anything goes wrong on a ride I want to be able to fix most problems and get home without calling her. I've only had to call her twice in 25 years of marrage (I average 5,000 miles a year), once when I had an accident and the bike was totaled and I was at the hospital, and the other when I got the runs so bad I couldn't ride any further due to weakness...but I did manage to ride 8 miles and stopping at every gas station and resturant to use the facilities before I got too weak to continue and my butt was too sore!
1 spare folding tire (very tightly folded to fit in seat bag)
1 spare ultralight tube in it's box
6 glueless patches
1 tire boot
1 Part mtb3 mini tool
1 mini folding pliers
2 tire irons
1 Quik Stik (for rapid removal of tire)
2 AA batteries for front flasher
2 AAA batteries for rear taillight
1 button battery for computer sender
1 State of Indiana ID card
$25 dollars
2 quarters (in case the phone card doesn't work)
1 phone card (in case quarters don't work)
2 Excedrins
4 Ibufrin (sp?)
4 Ammonia AD (SP?)
4 bandaids
1 guaze pad with adhesive strips
1 alcohol wipe
1 hand cleaner
1 house key
Then on the frame is my mini pump of course.
Attached to my rear presta valve is a Presta to Schrader converter.
The reason I carry all this junk is because I ride in remote areas where cell phone use is spotty and walking would be long undertaking. I also don't believe in treating my wife as is she's my mommy; so if anything goes wrong on a ride I want to be able to fix most problems and get home without calling her. I've only had to call her twice in 25 years of marrage (I average 5,000 miles a year), once when I had an accident and the bike was totaled and I was at the hospital, and the other when I got the runs so bad I couldn't ride any further due to weakness...but I did manage to ride 8 miles and stopping at every gas station and resturant to use the facilities before I got too weak to continue and my butt was too sore!
