skijor

Mine:
levers
Park Tool's patch kit (the wee one)
frame pump
hand warmers
latex gloves
hand cleaner (Wet Ones single)
boot material
spare tube
rag

This is assuming you do not have a warm place to bail and fix the tire.

alan s 

CO2 inflater/cartridge
presta valve adapter

DJConspicious

I don't always carry my kit with me, it's usually loaded up in my panniers. When I went on a day bike trip on my older Trek however, I had several full-size tools so it was quite a heavy load. I had a mid-size pump, wrench, allen keys, small roll of duct tape, Leatherman Core multitool (usually always on my belt), flat patch kit with levers, a 16" towel, and a few bits and bobs like valve adapters and washers.

I didn't have to use any of those on my trip. I'm usually close enough to home wherever I go that I can just walk back or make a phone call and have a ride home. There has only been one time where I was too far from home and had to patch a tire on the side of the road.

Pwnt

Not that it fixes flats, but it in there:

Spare chainlink (SRAM quick link)
Chain tool

Had a derailluer hang break on me once. Now I never leave the house without these items.

Bat56

bead jack all winter. not needed in summer.

crazzywolfie

i don't carry the tools to fix a flat. i just carry the tools to fix the moving parts.

crhilton

* levers
* tube (that's probably the wrong size)
* pump
* patches (that may have grand children at this point)
* Cell phone
* wedding ring

Not sure I've ever gotten a flat in the winter. It's pretty crappy out, so the cell phone is my main plan. My secondary plan involves a coffee shop. And my tertiary plan involves actually fixing it out in the cold.

I know, I'm a bad person. I fix enough flats when it's nice out.

Bat22

Spare tube,patch kit and a Park multi tool in mid size seat rail bag.
Road Morph and Park tool wallet with a tire boot in a medium size day pack.

electrik

Scratch the set of levers and get a quikstick!

edtrek

sorry to have to ask, but what's a "bead jack"? thanks!

skijor

I've never seen or used one either.

https://www.treefortbikes.com/product...Bead-Jack.html

electrik

HappyStuffing

I carry a basic multitool to fix the moving parts of my bike and do minor adjustments here and there. But as far as fixing a flat in the winter, i'm not

Bus token!

xtrajack

There was another thread around here along similar lines. I won't bother repeating my post from the other thread, except to say that basically I carry enough tools so that I can completely tear down and rebuild my bicycle just about anywhere. I have never had to, but, I could.

I also carry a basic tool kit in the ICE vehicle. Not quite as comprehensive as what I carry on the bike, but, it will handle 75% of anything I have ever needed to do.

One time when she was out of town, my wife lost the belt in her car, because she had tools in the car, the guy that stopped, was able to replace it for her.

Hezz

A little small 1 inch steel c-clamp and two 1.25 x 1.25 inch pieces of 1/2 inch thick plywood. This works wonders to get the patch to bond in the cold. If you can get the glue at the right set time which can be difficult in the cold. This is nice if you don't have a tube. After placing the patch put the wood plates on either side of the tube and clamp it with the small c-clamp. Wait while drinking some hot beverage from your cage size vacuum flask.

Back in the old days we used to light the glue with a lighter and let it burn for a few seconds to heat up the area before putting the patch on. I don't know if the new glues are flammable enough in the cold though to do this. I'm interested if anyone has tried this technique recently. I usually hate to fix flats in winter so I have tire liners plus puncture resistant tubes. This combination with the right tire is heavy but rarely gets a flat in the Rocky Mountain foothills.

jamesdak 

Umm, cell phone and instructions to the wife not to leave the valley until I get home. With rides like today in -7 F. I'm now fooling around and changing a flat. I'm calling and getting a ride!

skijor

Interesting about the clamp. I suspect that today's adhesives are more versatile temperature-wise but haven't yet had to patch on the road in winter...knock on wood.

crazzywolfie

i know the glue i use is flammable. the last tube i lit on fire was in the summer. the patch would just not seal so i lit it. in the end i just threw the tube out because the patch would not hold.

Hezz

I have had the same trouble with the new adhesive rubber cement. In the cold it can be very hard to get a bond.

BobLoblaw

I carry an extra layer to put on while changing the flat. I got a flat a few weeks ago when it was ~20 degrees and was glad I had the jacket.

BL

crazzywolfie

it was not cold out when i patched my tire. i would never never patch a tire in the cold. i would say about 75% of the patches i do last but then again i use dollar store patches so it is hard to say whether it could be a quality problem.

gerv 

+1

Bat56

The bead jack is to seat the studded tires in zero degree weather. I can just barely do it bare handed at home, with things thawed out. On the road with snow packed rims and frozen hands, I am not messing around.

irwin7638

All my winter riding is around town, so I carry $1.50 in change--bus fare. I just go home and fix it.

Marc

Bat22

Latex gloves felt too cold last time I changed a winter flat. Hauling a pair of mechanic winter gloves
this year.