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Old 07-21-05, 06:16 PM
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One tube, Hutchinson 700X23-25 100 gram short-stem presta
Approx. 6 small round patches
One large oval patch
glue
small square of sandpaper
three medium size normal band-aids
two large (playing card size) band-aids folded
two small square packets of antiseptic wipes
park tool MTB-3 multitool without chaintool (sram chain)

So far I've used up about 2/3 of the room in the bag, and it's not heavy at all..

I need to get a co2 inflater and two cartridges, which should leave enough room for a couple of clif bars and some gels.

It's a 104 cu. inch cannondale.

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tube
patch kit
mutlitool
$40
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- spare tube
- patch kit (glue type) with tire levers
- band aids
- 2 sample hrdrocortisone gel packets
- dollar bill
- folded up paper towel - in case I need to mad dash into the woods - won't need to use a sock
- bike multi-tool
- caribiner
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tube
co2 & extra cartridge
2 tire levers
2 hex wrenches
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Tube
1-16gram Co2 cartridge
paper money


Everything else is in my jersey pockets.............
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Tube, levers, allen key set, folding screw-driver with phillips and flat heads, roll of electrical tape. Altoids tin containing several hair ties, bandaids of various sizes, ibuprofins in a baggie. Small bottle of sunblock. Asthma inhaler. Door-scanny card in the outside pocket so I can get into the office in the mornings. $5 in ones, in case I have to take the bus or want some juice or something.

I coulda been a Girl Scout, eh? Fairly well prepared.
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glueless patches
loaded Co2 inflator + 2 extra carts
2 tire levers
Park CT-5 chain tool
2 - 6mm allen keys
extra Connex link
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- spare tube
- glue-less patch kit
- tire levers
- bike multi-tool
- CO2 pump with 2 16g cartridges
- folding serrated knife
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Patch kit, two tubes, 3 tire levers, some money, presta valve adapter.
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I remember seeing a post from Khuon last month showing what he takes on rides - a really complete assortment of stuff.. Probably double the total volume of stuff most of us carry:

If I remember correctly it fits in a 240 cu. inch bag like this:

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tube
real (vulcanizing glue) patches (the glueless ones don't work for ****)
patch glue
small rectangle of sandpaper
two tire levers
multitool (hex set, screwdriver, etc)

I have an under-bottle-mount pump, so no CO2 cartridges for me.
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patch kit
tube
2 levers
$20.00
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Old 07-21-05, 06:43 PM
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We have a guy on our sunday rides that carries Pretty much everything you guys have listed above, as well as a spare folding clincher, chain tool. One guy had a rack on his cycloross bike with a camping stove.
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I have one of those Pedros intertube seatbags, made out of old intertubes. It contains:

- levers
- Topeak Alien
- spare tube
- Parks adhesive patch kit
- CO2 inflator, w/ 1 extra cartridge
- Mini Visa
- Paper towel (to prevent rattling)
- And an occasional key, when the @#$%^ thing hasn't fallen out during the ride.

I'm pretty good at stuffing small seat bags.
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Spare tube
Patch kit
tire levers
multi-tool
No room for anything else.
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tube
2 co2 cartridges
tire lever
patch kit
$2
bike tool
i now carry a pair of surgical gloves
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Innertube
glueless patches
CO2 pump+ 2-3 cartridges
chain tool
money
spoke wrench
valve adapter
small multi-tool- pliars, knife, file, screwdriver, led light, wire cutters
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1 tube with a long stem in case some doofus riding with me discovers that the spare tube he is carrying has a short stem and won't work on his rims. (It has happened.)
1 chapstick
2 tar arns (this is the Deep South, you know)
keys
wallet
cellphone (SWMBO might want to check up on me)
2 Allen wrenches
compact chain tool (I have been heralded as a savior for having this.)
Clif Bar
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Originally Posted by Olebiker
1 tube with a long stem in case some doofus riding with me discovers that the spare tube he is carrying has a short stem and won't work on his rims. (It has happened.)
1 chapstick
2 tar arns (this is the Deep South, you know)
keys
wallet
cellphone (SWMBO might want to check up on me)
2 Allen wrenches
compact chain tool (I have been heralded as a savior for having this.)
Clif Bar
LOL tar arns. that's great LOL
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From left top(clockwise)

* Small piece of drawer liner, to put under the mini pump when pumping
* Tire lever(1)
* Chain holder, to hook it on the dropout
* Saddle bag
* Park glueless patch kit
* Combination cable lock
* 5mm allen wrench(to remove the wheel)

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2 Spare tubes, tire levers, patch kit, multitool, cellphone, keys and a few bucks if my wallet doesn't fit....not that it has alot in it.
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nothing...no seat bag, just jersey pockets and/or a cut off water bottle on the seat tube cage.
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Alright, am I the only one who has the great stand-by from days gone by? A dog-bone wrench? I've got the same one I packed on my Typhoon when I was a kid. I don't know that it fits much anymore with the metrics, but it has sentimental value just having tagged along with me for so many miles!
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Same Cannondale bag as some of you to hold:
1. 2 x tubes
2. 1 leatherman
3. 1 park multitool
4. CO2 inflater and cartidges
5. bandaids
6. A few Aleeves
7. tiny tube of sun screen
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Topeak Survival Kit
1 tube
cellphone
$5
frame pump
presta adapter
Cabela's micro leatherman w/ flashlight
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