apart from tubes what do i need to carry with me on rides?
clunkychunky
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just wondering what tools etc i should carry on rides apart from innertubes.
i always have a multitool and innertube, but have noticed that a couple of people who were on the club run on sunday have a massive wad of tools in their pockets/saddle bags.
are there any nice compact pocket tool sets you can buy? is there any point? i mean will a multitool be ok?
i always have a multitool and innertube, but have noticed that a couple of people who were on the club run on sunday have a massive wad of tools in their pockets/saddle bags.
are there any nice compact pocket tool sets you can buy? is there any point? i mean will a multitool be ok?
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Big Multi-tool, chain splitter, Allen keys, etc...
Mini pliers (new addition)
Tyre leavers
spare tube
Emergency whistle
Tin foil blanket
cable ties
tube patches
toothpaste tube
Rear Mech hanger
quick links
Money
Mobile phone
about 1000 calories of gels
Pump (dual shock and tyre)
CO2 inflator with a couple canisters.
If I am out on a bit of an exposed ride I'll throw in a waterproof, another tube and more gels.
I should take with me but don't
Emergency contact details
Gaffer tape
First aid kit
I take a tube, multitool, co2 thing and a tyre lever. Also have my iphone for music and emergency.
Feckin 'ell :shock:
how big is your saddle bag?!!!
:shock: The question was what do you take in your saddle bag not back pack!
For me, a couple of tyre levers, tube, 2 co2 canisters, tiny patch kit and a small multi tool. £10 note, debit card and phone in my jersey pockets as well as a couple of bananas and some flapjack.
I used to carry tools & stuff, but I've never had a bike break on me. Not saying it won't, but the phone fixes most unexpected eventualities.
1 x spare inner tube:
1 repair kit , patches, glue, ect.
2 tyre levers.
quick link.
chain link removal tool.
4 x hex keys to fit bike.
phone.
10 pound note.
In Jersey back pockets:
1 x spare inner tube.
Form of ID.
House key.
Gel s/ kendal mint cake / Torq bars / food (depends on length of ride).
Cape if looks like getting wet.
Coffee shop covers for my cleats.
On Frame
2 x Btl of fluid, always 2 I like the extra weight when training,
1 x Pump
oh, and perhaps
tyre levers
pump
spare tube
repair patch+glue
mobile phone+money
Rubber Mallet.
Elephant gun.
Magnifying glass.
Wolf.
Yo-yo.
Batman costume.
Guiness Book of Records 1992.
Sheeps clothing (for the wolf).
Boomerang.
Card trick.
Hahaha, funniest thing I've heard all day
sheep clothing?...dangerous if youre in wales!
Anything else is uncessary.
It's all about risk management
always the forgotten bit (missing link) I have vivid memories of a guy with two tubes and a puncture kit Halfords would have been proud of but he could go nowhere without the means to drop a link out of his chain...
I also have a pump which has a gas cylinder and manual option - seen so many punctures 'fixed' only to reoccur just down the road (we have all done it) when gas is gone its gone
I also canibalise an old tyre for a bit of pare side wall as a get you home patch - weighs nowt, and can be a godsend
What about the oxy acetylene kit, brazing rods and spare tubeset?
I am seriously thinking of reworking my wheelstand into something I can mount on the rack :oops:. Complete with spare spoke repository, collapsible dishing tool and tensionmeter.
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Do you have your own team car?! :shock:
Well duh. If he had his own team car that's where all his kit would be!
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Tea all over keyboard
So was mine. Never mind.
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