What do you take on a ride and how do you carry it?

EightOhEight

me - at the moment - keys, mobile, pump, £10 note, peanut butter and jam sandwich, bannana. all in top back pockets. plus water bottle in cage.

fludey

rear saddle pack....emergency funds, slime patches, tire leaver, alien tool kit, spare tube, Co Pump, PAYG cheap mobile.
Two bottles on the frame and some food \ gels in rear pockets.

bianchimoon

2 bottles one with water the other with repair gear, money and gels in, phone and CO2 pump in back pocket.

mattward1979

Little as possible...

Tube and patches with levers and tool in saddle pack, Nanananananaa, oat bar, phone, keys and mini pump in jersey pockets.

And of course, 2 bottles on the frame

1littlevictory

Saddle bag carries inner tube, levers, topeak toolkit, £5 and house key.

One water bottle and a pump on bike.

Shirt holds a banana. And in this weather a suncream stick and an extra water bottle. The bottle is heavy but gets lighter quickly!

1littlevictory

Oh and I keep meaning to put some emergency contact details in the saddle bag, just in case I end up unconscious.

richrock

Camelbak - change of clothes (if commuting), tyre patches, pump, keys, phone (usually running runkeeper), choccy bar and a set of allen keys.

I've got a 3ltr bladder for the camelbak, but typically at the moment, I'll fill about a litre.

greasedscotsman

I take one of these!

simon_e

mini pump
tyre levers
spare inner tube
puncture kit (can also squeeze in 4 & 5mm allen keys, SPD cleat bolt, 8/10mm ring spanner)
toe clip strap
water bottle
fruit/cereal bar
coins

I have used a bumbag but find the strap slightly uncomfortable so considering a seat pack, though someone suggested using a second water bottle (wrap the items in a cloth so they don't rattle).

DCowling

saddle bag
spare tube
levers
tool
puncture k
nuun
cash
pockets
buff ( allways handy to clean glasses etc)
phone
food / fuel
gillet and arm warmers on cooler day

bottles are on cages along with mini-pump[/u]

markpotts147

EightOhEight wrote:

me - at the moment - keys, mobile, pump, £10 note, peanut butter and jam sandwich, bannana. all in top back pockets. plus water bottle in cage.

Pump but no tube or patches

racingcondor

Saddle Bag -
Mini Tool (Lezne Mini 5)
Levers
CO2
Tube

Pockets -
2xBar + 1xGel
Phone, ID, £10, Debit Card
Pump, Keys and occasioanlly arm warmers (as needed)

The food varies but that's about what I take on a 60 miler (+ 2 water bottles, 1 water the other Lime SIS).

MarcBC

In jersey pockets:
Nylon Wallet with cash, cards and ID
Mobile Phone
Keys
Energy Bar(s) (for 50 miles plus)

In medium saddle pack
Nebuliser (I am asthmatic)
Mulitool
2 x tyre levers
Inner tube
Glueless patches
2 x co2 bottles and "valve"

On bike:
Small pump
Water bottle (x 2 if on a long ride)
Garmin Edge 800

WisePranker

Flapjack
Spare Tube
Mini Tool - Freebie from Evans!
CO2 cylinder + valve
Money
House Keys
All in a small saddle pack.

I have one water bottle on the bike but I'm going to be fitting a second cage for another bottle.

Mobile phone is carried in my shorts pocket as I wear my baggy MTB shorts most the time on the bike!

rick_chasey

pump, inner tube, keys, food, phone.

ShutUpLegs

http://www.probikekit.com/uk/hydration- ... ottle.html

unixnerd

I can tell you're all southerners, nobody has mentioned waterproofs yet! :-)

DCowling

unixnerd wrote:

I can tell you're all southerners, nobody has mentioned waterproofs yet! :-)

Strictly speaking ( going by your location) you are probably wearing these not carrying them

greasedscotsman

Rick Chasey wrote:

pump, inner tube, keys, food, phone.

no tyre levers?

shm_uk

Chain splitter & a few spare chain links

meanredspider

For my 30-mile RT commute

Waterproof top (Montane Featherlite thing)
Innertube
Patch kit
2x CO2 cannisters & head
Micropump
Lever
Emergency blanket
Phone
Wallet
Work pass
BlackBerry
All in an Innov-8 belt bag

pickylongstocking

On my rides I carry in a bag made from the skin of an Albatross the following key items of kit:

1. Readers Wives Vol 13 Issue 7
2. A handy packet of Kleenex tissues
3. My signed photo of Daniel Radcliffe
4. A small vile of poisonous toad venom
5. A lock of Carol Vordermans hair
6. A length of telephone cord
7. A map of downton New York
8. A hipflask full of Absinthe
9. A Haynes manual for a 1982 Ford Escort
AND
10. A puncture repair kit

rake

pickylongstocking wrote:

On my rides I carry in a bag made from the skin of an Albatross the following key items of kit:

1. Readers Wives Vol 13 Issue 7
2. A handy packet of Kleenex tissues
3. My signed photo of Daniel Radcliffe
4. A small vile of poisonous toad venom
5. A lock of Carol Vordermans hair
6. A length of telephone cord
7. A map of downton New York
8. A hipflask full of Absinthe
9. A Haynes manual for a 1982 Ford Escort
AND
10. A puncture repair kit

you forgot the chloroform. Or do you keep that secret.

bianchimoon

rake wrote:

pickylongstocking wrote:

On my rides I carry in a bag made from the skin of an Albatross the following key items of kit:

1. Readers Wives Vol 13 Issue 7
2. A handy packet of Kleenex tissues
3. My signed photo of Daniel Radcliffe
4. A small vile of poisonous toad venom
5. A lock of Carol Vordermans hair
6. A length of telephone cord
7. A map of downton New York
8. A hipflask full of Absinthe
9. A Haynes manual for a 1982 Ford Escort
AND
10. A puncture repair kit

puncture repair kit!!! in that case surely u've left off ur inflatable friend?

you forgot the chloroform. Or do you keep that secret.

rick_chasey

greasedscotsman wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

pump, inner tube, keys, food, phone.

no tyre levers?

Never needed them....

pickylongstocking

bianchimoon wrote:

rake wrote:

pickylongstocking wrote:

On my rides I carry in a bag made from the skin of an Albatross the following key items of kit:

1. Readers Wives Vol 13 Issue 7
2. A handy packet of Kleenex tissues
3. My signed photo of Daniel Radcliffe
4. A small vile of poisonous toad venom
5. A lock of Carol Vordermans hair
6. A length of telephone cord
7. A map of downton New York
8. A hipflask full of Absinthe
9. A Haynes manual for a 1982 Ford Escort
AND
10. A puncture repair kit

puncture repair kit!!! in that case surely u've left off ur inflatable friend?

you forgot the chloroform. Or do you keep that secret.

I never forget old Betsy, she sits in a specially adapted seat much like the sort you would place your child in.

As far as the chloroform is concerned I dont use it, hearing them scream is half the fun.