What do you carry and how

baldspot

MTBing for years and usually carry all my stuff in a Camelbak. I carry:

Water
Pump
Chaintool
Money
Gearcable
Phone
Keys
Puncture repair kit
Food
Allen key set.

Thing is, I've started doing more road riding and I can't figure out where and how I can carry all my stuff.

STEFANOS4784

Water in bottle on frame
Innertube, money, mobile phone and small pump all in jersey pockets

robmanic1

2 bottles on frame (I sweat like a pregnant nun so need a lot of fluid), inner tube and levers in a tiny saddle pack

http://www.velokit.co.uk/cart_productdetails.asp?PRODUCTID=819

Pump, phone, snack bars money in jersey pockets.

Apparently there are no laws (written ones at any rate) preventing you from wearing your camelback on a road bike though.

ShaunL

Inner tube, toolkit, tyre levers, latex gloves, money and mobile.

STEFANOS4784

Oh yes, forgot levers :roll:

I might actually get a second bottle to put all my stuff in as i don't tend to use gallons of water and there's usually somewhere to stop for a fill-up

Fifer

2 water bottles, snack, 2 multi tools, tyre levers, 2 inner tubes, pump, puncture repair kit, mobile phone and money.

baldspot

2 water bottles, snack, 2 multi tools, tyre levers, 2 inner tubes, pump, puncture repair kit, mobile phone and money.

where do you put it all?

Shezzer

Water bottle (or two) on the frame.

Mini saddle bag contains 2 x tubes, 2 x tyre levers, multi-tool, puncture repair kit, chain link, toilet paper!!

Jersey pockets contain mobile phone and money (in plastic food bag), CO2 pump and 2 cartridges, energy bar.

NWLondoner

On my frame I have 2 water bottles filled with Torq. Plus a mini pup attached to one of the bottle cages.

A top peak Aero wedge pack. Containing 2 inner tubes, Crank Bros. tyre lever, Multi Tool kit, Wallet with credit Cards, CTC insurance card and Everyday Cycling membership card, spare batteries and mobile phone

In my rear jersey pockets I carry spare pare of shorts (incase of a crash) plus many Gels and Energy Bars plus a puncture repair kit.

Just need to get a 1st Aid kit then i'll be happy

Barrie_G

inner tube, multi-tool, a pack of paper hankys puncture kit, money, tyre leavers, small bandage and plasters all in a small saddle bag.

Phone, snacks, and mini pump in pockets.

Jonny Fortnight

Water bottle in cage.
Spare inner tube, levers, puncture repair kit, and cable lock in a small saddle bag.
Phone, cash, sleaves (for gilet) and an allen key in my gilet pocket.
Hanky in my shorts pocket.

SpinningJenny

Jonny Fortnight wrote:

Hanky in my shorts pocket.

Aah - how cute!

Sorry - I'm not taking the mickey, I just think that's lovely :P

And also very wise - better than your sleeve (or bare arm!).

robmanic1

I carry an "Indian hanky" at all times

Jonny Fortnight

Aah - how cute!

Sorry - I'm not taking the mickey, I just think that's lovely

Most people think it's disgusting and something that old men do. I've been doing it since high school.

And also very wise - better than your sleeve (or bare arm!)

I wouldn't dream of using while I'm riding. Just for when I'm stopped. My balance is bad enough without adding to the problem. :shock:

jimmcdonnell

Pump, levers, inner tube; then stuff for school so usually a slim A4 notebook, odd bits of bureaucratic paperwork, pens (a bit fetishistic about pens so usually about 6 of them), iPod, shirt, socks, undies (to change at work), drugs for headache/heartburn (welcome to middle age), half a dozen USB memory sticks - and at the moment often a lighter top to ride home in (which means on the way home I'm carrying base layer from the morning ride, arm warmers and full-finger gloves), and last but not least sandwiches for lunch.

Is it any wonder I'm developing a hunchback?

deal

bottle of water (with electrolyte tablet in hot weather)
bottle of energy drink

seatpack

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spare tube, wrapped in clingfilm to keep it nice and compact
puncture repair kit
2 tyre levers
multi-tool with chainsplitter
powerlink
mobile phone, loose change+list of numbers, incase of problem with mobile
£20 note, just incase
minipump - stuck to the seatpack via two elastic loops I sewed on
keys
spare aaa battery for tail light

Jersey Pockets

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Food, usually Cake of some kind
Packable waterproof / or showerproof gillet depending on weather
extra bottle of water, unless I know I can fill up somewhere
energy drink powder in plastic bag, longer rides only
electrolyte tablets, hot or very long days only

Stewie Griffin

Water bottle and frame pump on the er frame :oops: . Saddle bag has tyre levers, unplanned deflation repair kit, sheet of kitchen towel and latex glove (ooer missus) and multi tool. Phone, front door key and enough money to buy a bottle of water in my jacket pocket.

mattsccm

strewth.
Mini Specialized wedge pack is half empty. 1 tube, 1 gas canister, 1 adaptor. fiver in pocket or shoe. 1 water bottle on frame. road bike that is. Mountain bike means half the garage

dennisn

If you find that your rear pockets are really full, and this can be kind of a pain, I would
suggest using a small Camelback minus the water bladder. Works for me. However
what you have listed doesn't really seem like all that much for 3 pockets. During cold and / or wet weather I carry a shell, arm, toe, and leg warmers, spare tubular, AND more or less what you listed and it all fits in the pockets, although they are a bit full.

Dennis Noward

schlepcycling

NWLondoner wrote:

I carry 2 bottles on my frame.

A top peak wedge pack. Containing 2 inner tubes, Crank Bros. tyre lever, Multi Tool kit and spare shorts.

Mobile Phone,Credit Cards, CtC insurance card and Everyday Cycling membership card and spare batteries.

I keep forgetting to get a 1st aid kit.


ooops forgot. Mini pump on frame as well.

How big is your saddle pack? :shock:

markos1963

For a long ride

On Bike
2x bottles
1x mini pump

In Pockets
chain tool
spare powerlink
spare tube
multi tool
puncture kit
zip ties
phone
credit card
£10 note
Club id card
small pack of wet wipes
food(malt loaf,fig rolls,banana)
Gilet/gloves/skull cap if cold

Headhuunter

Word of warning about the saddle bags which attach to the seat stem with a velcro strap. Firstly, if the stem has any colouration, it rubs off. My seat stem was a flashy black colour with "Concept" written on it, now it's worn away which makes it look a bit tatty!

Secondly, the velcro strap often wears holes in lycra as your legs brush the vecro strap. I kept getting mysterious bobbly patches on my shorts and some developed holes. Eventually I worked out it was caused by my Specialized pack.

Now I shove everything in my back pockets or 1 empty water bottle (if I'm not on a long one and don't need both full of water). All you need is Spare tube, puncture kit, house keys, phone, mini allen key tool thingy, a bit of cash and a credit card and you're set (don't think I missed anything out).

NWLondoner

schlepcycling wrote:

NWLondoner wrote:

I carry 2 bottles on my frame.

A top peak wedge pack. Containing 2 inner tubes, Crank Bros. tyre lever, Multi Tool kit and spare shorts.

Mobile Phone,Credit Cards, CtC insurance card and Everyday Cycling membership card and spare batteries.

I keep forgetting to get a 1st aid kit.


ooops forgot. Mini pump on frame as well.

How big is your saddle pack? :shock:

post now editied

NWLondoner

Headhuunter wrote:

Word of warning about the saddle bags which attach to the seat stem with a velcro strap. Firstly, if the stem has any colouration, it rubs off. My seat stem was a flashy black colour with "Concept" written on it, now it's worn away which makes it look a bit tatty!

i have wrapped some bike tape around my post where the bag is attached.

MrChuck

2 water bottles on the frame, and then in jersey pockets: spare tube, minipump, tyre levers, puncture repair kit (one of those tiny Park glueless patch ones), phone, credit card with a £5 note round it, multitool, and a few muesli bars (depending on how long I think I'll be out for). Very occasionally a showerproof shell gets shoved in there as well.

The multitool is force of habit, I haven't used it for months so could probably leave it behind.

AMcD

Chapstick
Tissues
Food
Mobile
Map!!
Sunglasses
Chamois cream
Two water bottles on frame
Two or three spare water bottles
Two tubes
Sticky patches
Handwipes for greasy fingers
Hand / face wipes for general freshening up
Tyre levers
Two pumps (in case one fails)
Purse
Toilet roll (not a full one)
Multi-tool
Mini lock
Torch
House keys
Alternative gloves (so I have a long finger or short pair to change if the weather does)

All kept down the front of me jersey (and when that gets too full I use a small pannier).

hitthewall

In addtion to normal stuff already mentioned, some small sections of plastic milk carton as homemade tyre boots. Dont take up much space even in a small saddle bag and you can cut different pieces in a variety of lengths and widths.

Anonymous

socket set
jack
arm warmers
leg warmers
toe warmers
knee warmers
Tig welding torch
gas bottle
spare groupset
spare wheels x 3
15 metres of cables
can of foie gras
6 pack coke
crunchie
2 x water bottles
track pump
kitchen sink

Anonymous

Only kidding, couldn't resist though

2 x water bottles on frame

seatpack contains;

2 inner tubes
3 tyre levers
multi tool
tyre boot
super glue
scab patches

jersey pockets;

mini pump
phone
creditcard and a tenner
gels and bars (depends on length of ride)

orderodonata

deal wrote:

seatpack

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spare tube, wrapped in clingfilm to keep it nice and compact
puncture repair kit
2 tyre levers
multi-tool with chainsplitter
powerlink
mobile phone, loose change+list of numbers, incase of problem with mobile
£20 note, just incase
minipump - stuck to the seatpack via two elastic loops I sewed on
keys
spare aaa battery for tail light
...

That's a brilliant idea!

Lunty

There seem to be a lot of people putting hard objects (pumps, tools etc) in jersey pockets...I was wondering if anyone has opinions on the safety of this?

I know a lot of motorbike riders who NEVER put anything hard on their body incase of a crash after horrible stories of shattered pelvises etc caused by minor crash with a disk-lock in their pocket.