What do you carry in your backpack?

matt2085

ok so I settled on which bike to buy (Carrera Vulcan disk 08 ) and now waiting for a couple of weeks for the money, so time to crack on with everything else I'll need lol.

So to help me anychance you guys could post what you take with ya on a ride? leave the personal stuff out, I dont need to knowabout any scatporn you take with ya! lol :twisted:

oh another thing, anyone have any opinions of the Fox Flux helmet?

Thanks, Matt

omegas

its all here:

http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/forums/vie ... t=carrying

Mancunianfightingcat

2 tyres levers
1 multi tool - Topeak Alien2
1 spare tube
1 Sram power link
2 pound coins
3 zip tyes
1Camelback bladder
and weather dependant
1 light weight waterproof top.
1 mini pump with duck tape wrapped round the handle for emergencies

Mobile phone in my pocket
and
GPS on my stem.

spudulike

I take water, multitool, puncture repair kit, waterproof, pump and a spare tube. Some folks like to take a few spare chain links and some zip-ties. Occasionally I'll bung an energy bar in as well but I always forget to eat it- I've probably got half a box of them at the bottom of my bag now

dave_hill

This topic crops up all the time - try looking HERE.

Kiblams

Not tried the helmet, but my own set of 'ride equipment'is quite simple but expanding with the more issues that come up as I go. This is the list so far;

- Spare innertube
- Chain splitter/fixer tool
- Alen key multitool - with phillips and flat screwdriver heads

There are of course things on the bike like pump and puncture repair kit etc. Would be insteresting to see what others take.

matt2085

thanks for the links there guys, but I was wondering what other people actually take, not just suggestions as to what to take.

for instance I go fishing a lot, and would suggest to anyone to take a lamp incase you stay past dark, and I never carry one! so woondering what you all actually carry with ya

thanks for replies, keep em coming! Matt

singlespeedexplosif

water, tool, tube, pump. Plus a couple of spare links, and zipties for medical emergencies

Anonymous

singlespeedexplosif wrote:

water, tool, tube, pump. Plus a couple of spare links, and zipties for medical emergencies

Maybe I'm missing something but what kind of medical emergency requires zip ties?

singlespeedexplosif

I've used them and the pump to splint broken bones before, and coupled with Park instant patches to knit together bad cuts. All 'get you to the hospital' stuff, rather than pericardial surgery, of course

llamafarmer

Water
Needle nose pliers (so useful!)
Folding allen key set
Spare tube
Tyre boot
Tyre levers
Mini pump
Mobile
A few quid for emergencies/ a bacon sarnie!
Extra layer/ waterproof

Really ought to add a puncture repair kit!

llamafarmer

singlespeedexplosif wrote:

I've used them and the pump to splint broken bones before, and coupled with Park instant patches to knit together bad cuts. All 'get you to the hospital' stuff, rather than pericardial surgery, of course

I've been told in the past that superglue is very good for sealing wounds. Not sure how true this is though....

Daz555

I did the Quantocks killer on Sat and carried:

Seat pack:
1xTube, 2x patches, 2x multiools (1 has pliers), 2x spare links, 2x zipties.

Rucksack (camelbak):
Pump (with duck tape on shaft), mobile phone, 2x sausage rolls, 2 x choc bars, water, micro-fleece.

Kiblams

llamafarmer wrote:

I've been told in the past that superglue is very good for sealing wounds. Not sure how true this is though....

I have used superglue in the past to seal a cut, did an excellent job! but you have to put up with the red stain on your finger for a while afterwards until the glue peels off, and for me it left quite a big scar that I think would not have been there if I hadn't glued it. :shock:

Stephen-Hawking

Water, energy bar, pump, 2 spare tubes (might ditch one, looking at everyone elses lists) multitool, phone, maps where required, cash, tyre levers, shades.

ratty2k

4 tyre levers, 1 multi tool, parktools stick on patches, silver whatsit blanket thing... Pump, shock pump, 2 tubes (got 2 pinch flats last ride out- faster and easier to swap in the rain!) couple of gel packs for if I bonk- flapjacks? Depends on the ride... Wallet, phone, few quid in coins- car keys!! And the bladder with PSP22 in it...
Oh, little first aid kit as well.
I wonder what happens to the posters with 3 canister of CO2 when he gets 4 punctures? Or the poster with2 patches? when he gets 3?
I know you can go mad with too much stuff..... A pump cant weigh much more than 3 CO2's can it? and 2 patches? why not carry 6 of the park ones? 1 inch square packet about a 1/4" thick...
Mind you terrain must play a part- I usually pinch flat...

dave_hill

llamafarmer wrote:

I've been told in the past that superglue is very good for sealing wounds. Not sure how true this is though....

They do actually use it in some A&E units - it's great for holding cuts together where sutures/steristrips would be impractical or inconvenient - fingertips are a favourite. I also have a tube in my kit-bag for football.

Daz555

ratty2k wrote:

4 tyre levers, 1 multi tool, parktools stick on patches, silver whatsit blanket thing... Pump, shock pump, 2 tubes (got 2 pinch flats last ride out- faster and easier to swap in the rain!) couple of gel packs for if I bonk- flapjacks? Depends on the ride... Wallet, phone, few quid in coins- car keys!! And the bladder with PSP22 in it...
Oh, little first aid kit as well.
I wonder what happens to the posters with 3 canister of CO2 when he gets 4 punctures? Or the poster with2 patches? when he gets 3?
I know you can go mad with too much stuff..... A pump cant weigh much more than 3 CO2's can it? and 2 patches? why not carry 6 of the park ones? 1 inch square packet about a 1/4" thick...
Mind you terrain must play a part- I usually pinch flat...

There are always a lot of what ifs. I carry 2 patches as well as a spare tube really as a just in case. At the same time - I notice you do not mention spare links - what if you break the chain?

As always....what ifs.

Most of us will be happy with our choice of kit until we get caught out with what we don't have and end up walking for 12 miles.

ratty2k

:oops: Forgot my links, do carry 'em and have snapped a chain before now...

stubs

I have two lots of kit. For local rides no further than I could get a taxi home I have a saddlepack with
1x spare tube
1x packet glueless patches
CO2 chuck with 2 cannisters
1x On-One mini tool
1x pair of powerlinks
duck tape wrapped round gas cans and a few zip ties in the seat tube
tatty old mobile for calling taxi/ambulance
£10 note in a sandwhich bag

For long range I have above plus a Deuter rucksack with
pump
Leatherman
proper chain tool
tyre levers
fig rolls
map and GPS
head torch and rear light
Montane lightweight rain top
tub of lifeboat matches

stubs

double post

fatblokefromwarwick

Now a little modified to this:

2 inner tubes,
Crank Brothers Power Pump Pro,
2 TB-1 Park Tools Emergency Tyre Boot Patch,
3 Sram powerlinks,
Park Tool Rescue Tool MTB 3,
5 ball end allen keys,
8mm spanner,
spare rear mech hanger,
puncture repair kit,
very small needle nose pliers,
really small set of pipe grips,
about 5 metres of gaffer tape,
assorted cable ties,
3 pairs of nitrile gloves,
3 park tool tyre levers,
spare set of brake pads,
65 quid cash,
1.8m cable lock,
phone.
70cl of Bushmills Original

fatblokefromwarwick

last item is only to be packed whilst cycling the Ring of Kerry. lol

Which i'm hoping to do in August

steviemc

Knitting Needles
2 Balls of Wool
Check pattern rug.
Tartan Thermos flask
Cheese and ham sandwiches (must be cut into triangles)
If it's an epic day out i'll take an extra ball of wool and some binoculars for a spot of birdwatching.

stubs

steviemc Cheese and Ham sandhwiches what is the world coming to its CUCUMBER SANDWICHES and it had better be Earl Grey or Lapsang Souchong in the flask

Daz555

fatblokefromwarwick wrote:

about 5 metres of gaffer tape,

Bimey - that's a hell of a lot of tape.

fwb2006

10 sherpa's so when I can't be bothered cycling anymore they carry me around.

marinman1

generally travel pretty light

nikon d40 when the weather is good
a hoodie when the weather is bad
an inner tube if i have one (i generally don't)
phone
keys

Yukon Lad

currently have, two tyre levers, allen key set and screwdriver set, spare tube, puncture repair kit, emergency foil blanket (£2 and can save your life) lightweight running waterproof, pump, phon, 3l of water in camelbak bladder.

Soon to be getting, zip ties, sram powerlinks, topeak mini 18

Yukon Lad

BoardinBob

fatblokefromwarwick wrote:

Now a little modified to this:

2 inner tubes,
Crank Brothers Power Pump Pro,
2 TB-1 Park Tools Emergency Tyre Boot Patch,
3 Sram powerlinks,
Park Tool Rescue Tool MTB 3,
5 ball end allen keys,
8mm spanner,
spare rear mech hanger,
puncture repair kit,
very small needle nose pliers,
really small set of pipe grips,
about 5 metres of gaffer tape,
assorted cable ties,
3 pairs of nitrile gloves,
3 park tool tyre levers,
spare set of brake pads,
65 quid cash,
1.8m cable lock,
phone.
70cl of Bushmills Original

:?

Where are you riding, the moon? Why would you need all that gear unless you're doing 100 mile trips into the middle of nowhere

Me

1 Inner tube
Puncture repair kit
1 multi tool
Couple of quid
Mobile phone

miss notax

Yukon Lad wrote:

emergency foil blanket (£2 and can save your life)

Random point, but did you know that these have a shelf life? My OH mashed himself last year and in his semi-consious state waiting for air ambulance (yes, really :shock: ) he was babbling on about his survival blanket that he'd carried for 11 years and could finally use. I pulled it out and it fell apart in bits....

It had all stuck together and was completely useless so, whilst I realise I am probably a bit anal about this now, i'll be replacing mine every few years. You want them to work when you really DO need them!