Had a blowout over the weekend and was restocking my bag, so I thought to share.
I’ve got:
- Tire levers
- Combination allen key
- $20
- Tube w cellophane
- CO2 w cracker
Looking at this list, I should probably add a quick link. They’re sitting in my tool chest right next to me. My saddle bag is also right next to me… now would be a great time to do that.
Anyways? How do you all pack?
I should add zip ties, that’s a good idea. I also carry some cash or a card usually. And a small emergency kit.
Another Lemmite w TPU tubes! Maybe I should get some. What’s the red thing next to co2?
Tubeless plugs/patch kit.
My old steel road bike is tpu. My carbon road bike and aluminum gravel bike are tubeless.
The carbon has Goodyear tires that are so hard to get off/on those levers are useless. If I can’t patch it I’m walking. (gravel shoes at least)
I usually keep a patch kit in mine as well, and a bottle of chain oil with a rag.
For me, it is a lot of the same as others have listed.
For my shorter rides, I have;
- 2 tpu tubes
- Patch kit(pre glued)
- tyre boots(park tool patches)
- Multi tool (Daysaver)
- chain breaker
- tyre levers
- power link
I also have a pump attached to the frame.
On a long ride, I will add a café lock and a mech hanger at least, usually I throw in a 3rd tpu tube to my top tube bag.
I used to swear on co2 right up until I got a series of punctures, and not enough co2s. I now just take them in the winter alongside the pump. Just so I can reduce standing around in the wet. And if you’re taking 3 or 4 co2s, probably weighs close to a normal small pump at that point, but takes more space.
Daysaver! Never saw that before, its right up my alley. I’ll save up some scratch and replace that combination allen
Yea, it is expensive for an “allen key”, but it is one of the best purchases I have made. such a good tool.
Nothing 🫣
Ultra-light! Love it! You’re in good company
Let me think:
Multi tool with chain breaker. I tried to get a tool without the breaker, and wouldn’t you know I missed the breaker pretty quickly, so I replaced the tool for one with a chain breaker. Of course, now I haven’t needed it. Sigh.
Quick link.
$20
TPU tube
Patch kit
3 co2 cartridges and inflator
Tire levers
Disposable gloves
Hand cleaner wipe
My theory is that I’ll swap tubes for the first flat. Then if I get another one, patch whichever one is in better shape, and had for home, because that ride is cursed.
I do mostly trail biking. I just started carrying a mini battery operated chainsaw in my bag a month ago and it’s already come in handy twice. I also carry the usual tools, a spare tube, a GMRS HT, solar powered GPS, first aid kit, and snacks. If I’m biking on the river trail, I throw a collapsible fishing pole in there, as well.
Chainsaw?? That’s a first, never heard that before.
To be fair, there’s been a few times in my travels where I’ve thought… I need machete rn and maybe a similar feeling took a hold of you. Vrrrnn Vrnnnnnn
The trails around here are very prone to fallen trees and branches and sometimes there’s no easy way around when they come down. With that chainsaw, I can get myself and everyone else on the trail moving again before trail maintenance even gets the call.
Thank you for your service
What are the CO2 canisters for?
Quick nang during the commute
The only way I can focus at work these days
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I need one to inflate the spare tube in case of a puncture. The second one is insurance.
Lighter than an air pump
So my domestique can turn any beer into a draft beer.
I use a pencil case.
- Tire levers
- Spare tube
- 15mm wrench
- Multitool
- 2 nitrile gloves
- Some bandaids
- Hand sanitizer
I keep a mini pump in my bag or mounted to a bottle cage boss. I also have a u-lock and cable in my bag whenever I go out.
A pair of gloves might be a good add to my bag : )
Kind of a lot of stuff, but I like to go on very long rides and usually end up on some gravel even on my road bike, and I’ve been caught out with two flat tires and only one spare before…
In saddle bag
- Bike multitool
- Butyl tube
- Tpu tube
- Patch kit
- Tire lever
- Quick link
In frame bag
- $20
- Tubeless plug tool
- Not-so-mini pump
- zip ties
On my road bike:
- spare TPU tube
- TPU patch kit
- minimal multi tool
- tyre levers
- quick link
- a few zip ties
- small abus wire lock (combiflex)
- 20€
- a few small odds and ends
+ a mini pump mounted to my frame and a small electric pump in my jersey pocket
It sounds a lot, but it all fits in a small saddle bag.
On my gravel bike I have all of the above plus:
- tyre boots (saved my arse once)
- latex gloves
- a pocket sized torque wrench
- spare battery for power meter and speed sensor
Maybe a bit over the top, but it still fits in a medium sized saddle bag.
I’ve always been curious about TPU, love that it packs so small. Do you ride them all the time or just after a puncture?
I ride them all the time. I’m completely sold on them and would use them on any bike except a commuter.
The only disadvantages are the price and them holding air a bit worse than standard tubes so you need to pump them up a bit more often.
My answer is “probably not what I ought to have in it”. I have a bunch of bikes (road bike, cargo e-bike, acoustic utility bike, my wife’s bikes, my kids’ bikes, etc.) and I’m not sure even a single one has everything needed to fix a flat (especially since some have bolted-on axles and such).
Ought to? Theres no wrong way to do it. Tubes and levers are one thing, but they taste terrible. Snacks, tobacco, transit fare, or a cell phone all serve a real need in the saddle.
I mean, carrying some but not all of the stuff needed to change a tube is objectively dumb on my part. I should either carry all of it or none of it.
For example, pumps tend to stay strapped to the frame in their designated place, but tubes and levers stored in bags sometimes go missing when other cargo is removed.
Damn according to this thread apparently I need to start rummaging through more saddle bags for cash prizes.
