JayhawKen

Allergic to bees?

iheartbenben

I think I might tell you to where to put your head if you asked me that, riding whatever overpriced "racer-dude" bike and not carrying a spare. That's assuming I stop for you.

Walking home/calling your significant whoever gets old, doesn't it?

StevenAkaProek

In saddle bag:
2 Tire Lever
2 Tubes
2 CO2
2 zipp tie
Patch Kit
Wallet
presta to schrader adapter

In Jersey Pocket:
Cliff bar
Cell phone

Gotcha38

Seat Bag
Two CO2 Cartridges
Extra Innertube
Two tire levers
Cell phone
ID
Debit Card

Food in pockets and water in cages.


I need to get a multi-tool for the underseat. Probably going to grab a nashbar special the next time they go on clearance.

Gotcha38

I've gotten 3 flats in the past 2 weeks. Two in one trip. I feel like I need to start slinging extra tubes over my neck every ride.

Runner 1

ID
Keys
Patch kit
CO2
Tube
Cell phone
Water bottles
Multi-tool
ACME anvil and dynamite (+1 on the roadrunners)


As for some of the more interesting things I've carried (in my hands) on my beater bike at school:

2 boxes of pizza
LCD monitor (scary 'cause I couldn't reach the brakes going downhill)
50 lbs of books
Target grocery bags containing giant bottles of laundry detergent
Bags of ice

caloso

Yes. Found out on a ride last summer when a bee got under my jersey. And I got a Road ID and put it on there too.

DGozinya

You just never know when an exam might be beneficial!
Really though, it's many-fold...one is for really greasy fix-its (chain, r-DR, etc.), another is for extra grip. Be it rolling tires onto the rim after your tire lever snaps, or getting a grip on tools and such. Lastly, they make good McGyver'isms. Last week one of my Garmin's rubber bands snapped. I used a glove to wrap around the stem and tie fingers into a knot and tie the Garmin securely.

kimconyc

In the event that I have to operate--a.k.a chain-break.

Kind of Blued

I've had six flats in the last two weeks after having zero in the previous nine months. I've gotten really fast at changing a tube, and a better bike handler too (could have been 9-10 flats). I also had a CO2 adapter blow an O-ring so it was instantly useless.

Point being, if you're not being self-reliant, get there, and don't expect "some Fred" to bail your sorry helpless ass out.

Seatbag:
Two tubes
Three CO2 cannisters
A new CO2 attachment (with no moving parts to break!)
Some squares of old tubes to serve as a tire boot
A $20
A Multi-tool
Two tire levers
The "code" to my bike lock
The bike lock is the skinny, rubber-coated, coiled type, and the natural coil is the same diameter as my headtube, so it doesn't budge at all.
I'm looking for my mini pump around the house to hook to the elastic strap on the bottom of my seatbag. Might go for a Lezyne mounted under a bottle cage if I can't find it though.

In my rear pockets I carry a minimum of: wallet, phone, Shimano cleat covers, heart rate monitor on chest, Road ID on wrist.

Depending on the ride, I'll add stuff, and spread it around so the weight is somewhat evenly distributed, or it'll bother me when climbing out of the saddle, especially if my jersey is open. For longer rides I'll add 1-3 Cliff Bars, a 6 oz. reusable squeeze bottle gel, electrolyte chews, a spare bottle.

I'll add a 100 oz. Camelbak and transfer some of my pocket stuff to its pockets if the ride warrants it, but it has to be >80 degrees, >4,000 feet of climbing, and >50 miles with no known places to refill my bottles.

nuhtowel

Its probably a good idea you carry your insurance card with you in case something bad happens.

DGozinya

If something happens that warrants the use of your insurance card...you probably don't need your insurance card at that moment.

pallen

Mine is always in my mini-wallet, if I'm on the bike or not. It might make some paperwork a little easier...

aeonderdonk

In Seatbag: tube, tire levers, patch kit (used to carry multitool but id dissapeared)
In Jersey pockets: phone, ID, $20, food (banana/cliff bar) if a longer ride
On Bike: 2 Water Bottles, frame mounted pump, shifter mounted mirror

Soloist Assassin

tube
co2
tire levers
cell phone
$10, or debit card
Ruger LCP .380 loaded with Hornady Critical Defense hollowpoints

AdelaaR

brian416

Left pocket
Caffelatex sealant
Food

Center pocket
Small multitool
CO2
Tire levers
Cash, ID, all in a genuine innovations bag

Right pocket
Phone
Camera

Under saddle
160g spare tubular

Kind of Blued

ancker

Left Pocket: Gu, Clif Shot Blox (varying amounts depending on length)
Center Pocket: Phone, $10, ID, Debit Card (ziplock bag)
Right Pocket: Clif Builder Bar, Gloves or ear covers (for cold rides), trash from left pocket

Seat Pouch: Tube, CO2 inflator, Tire Levers, Multi-Tool, Car/House Keys
Bike: Polar Insulated Water Bottles, Two 16oz CO2 (on a neat little holder that goes behind the cages), Garmin Edge 500

Reynolds 

For short rides (under 80 km):
Frame pump
1 tube
2 tire levers
Tweezers
Cell phone
ID
House keys
$20
For longer rides, I add another tube, patch kit, spoke wrench, some more money just in case.

bomski99

Brand new to this hobby. I currently take: spare tube, CO2, presta adapter, patch kit with levers, wallet, smartphone, and car keys all in my small saddle bag.

And I sold my .357 to buy the bike so that's missing.

and1homer

Why do some of you carry a spoke wrench? Have you ever had to use it? Could you not ride home without using it?

Reynolds 

I've never used it on my bicycle, but 3 or 4 times on some friends' wheels - a big pothole, a crash, etc. Usually opening the brake or loosening the cable is enough to ride back home, but sometimes not.

IdleUp

What brand is that multi-tool? Will that work on 10-speed chain?

alexaschwanden

i usually bring: mutli-tool,(2)spares,tire levers,handpump,iphone,wallet, power-bar,water.