What do you carry with you on the trails?

doublem_1

Getting into trail riding now and just wondering what people carry with them on the trails etc.

I take a small lightweight rucksack and carry puncture repair patches, a pump, tyre levers, multi tool and of course my wallet, phone, keys etc.

omegas

innertube

dantheman1979

I snapped a chain once at Coed y Brenin and a kind passer by gave me a sram powerlink to fix it. Now i always carry them out on the trails.

doublem_1

Thats some good advice. I have a SRAM chain fitted as well so this would could be beneficial.

cooldad

Cake.

snoopsmydogg

multi tool
pump
repair kit/inner tube
possibly food

concorde

Tube, powerlinks, nuts, water, al keys, tyre leavers. The other boys I ride with have the rest...

Northwind

Powerlinks, tube, park patches, multitool, tyre boot, tubeless patches. Think that's it really. Oh and some mech hangers, including none for the bike I ride the most and one for a frame I no longer own, obviously.

homers_double

In my back are the following:-

Inner tube
pump
2 x tyre levers
1 x multitool
1 x gear cable
2 x sram powerlinks

Regular ride additions are

water
wine gums
cake bar for rides longer than 2 hrs
keys
cash
phone (for strava, obviously)

rockmonkeysc

Until my bike is fixed I carry these items:
Shovel,
Mattock,
Axe,
Spade,
Wheelbarrow,
Haribo,
A trail building buddy

cooldad

RockmonkeySC wrote:

Until my bike is fixed I carry these items:
Shovel,
Mattock,
Axe,
Spade,
Wheelbarrow,
Haribo,
A trail building buddy

To leave in a ditch, head on backwards?

pesky_jones

Mushrooms & acid. Whoever said trees don't move.

rockmonkeysc

cooldad wrote:

RockmonkeySC wrote:

Until my bike is fixed I carry these items:
Shovel,
Mattock,
Axe,
Spade,
Wheelbarrow,
Haribo,
A trail building buddy

To leave in a ditch, head on backwards?

But then I would have to carry all the tools back by myself.

chez_m356

RockmonkeySC wrote:

cooldad wrote:

RockmonkeySC wrote:

Until my bike is fixed I carry these items:
Shovel,
Mattock,
Axe,
Spade,
Wheelbarrow,
Haribo,
A trail building buddy

To leave in a ditch, head on backwards?

But then I would have to carry all the tools back by myself.

but it would be a lighter load after you ate all the haribo

njee20

Phone
Keys
£10 & credit card
multi tool with chain tool
tube
CO2 pump

Does me.

rockmonkeysc

chez_m356 wrote:

RockmonkeySC wrote:

cooldad wrote:

RockmonkeySC wrote:

Until my bike is fixed I carry these items:
Shovel,
Mattock,
Axe,
Spade,
Wheelbarrow,
Haribo,
A trail building buddy

To leave in a ditch, head on backwards?

But then I would have to carry all the tools back by myself.

but it would be a lighter load after you ate all the haribo

I might get him to dig his own shallow grave when we finish the trail and bury him with the tools. I don't want to build the final hip by myself.

Chinley Churner

njee20 wrote:

Phone
Keys
£10 & credit card
multi tool with chain tool
tube
CO2 pump

Does me.

Me too... don't get the guys with massive rucksacks on their backs

mcnultycop

Water
Minitool
Tyre levers
Pump
Tubes
Patch kit
Electrical tape
Cable ties
Wallet
Phone
Work phone also if I'm going somewhere daft to guarantee reception

cooldad

Chinley Churner wrote:

njee20 wrote:

Phone
Keys
£10 & credit card
multi tool with chain tool
tube
CO2 pump

Does me.

Me too... don't get the guys with massive rucksacks on their backs

Not massive, but anything over a quick Swinley pootle I have a camelbak - a little one, but in summer I can drain the water easily. Although summer is a fairly rare occurrence.

ellis2012

Food
Drink
Innertube
Multi tool
Chain tool
Pump
Puncture repair kit
Money
Mobile phone
Car keys

A lot I know but don't ever want to be without!

louthepoo

Inner tube, levers, small pump, chain tool, multi tool, inhalors x2, keys, phone, flapjack!

alan1985

all of the above really with
Spare brake pads
Part worn brake pads
Around 40 cable ties
Hangers
Various bolts and power links
Rear deraileur
First aid kit(lucky so far)
Swiss Army knife
Spare cheap phone

snotty badger

If I'm having a blast round Whinlatter, nowt except water bottle.

If I'm heading out on some more natural stuff-

Short, say less than 15 miles;
Multi tool,
Water bottle,
Tube,
CO2,
Cake.

Longer rides;
Camelbak,
Pump,
Chain links,
Tyre boot,
Small first aid kit,
More cake.

WindyG

A little as I can get away with.
Multi Tool
2 Tyre leavers
1x tube
Couple of plasters
Spare Hanger
Pump
Drink
Bar of something to eat
Couple of £
Phone

97th choice

Inner tube
Pump
Cable ties
Insulating tape
Chain splitter
Tyre levers
Power link
Gerber tool
Brake pads
Phone
Water
Hanger

thelonegroover

I have tended to carry all the above, but intend to let someone else (14 year old son) carry it from now on.

swod1

In my vaude trail light backpack i take,

Innertube
multitool my crank brothers has 19 bits and chain breaker.
c02 pump as well as mini pump bought this as got caught short on a 40mile ride
glueless puncture repair patches
2 bottles of lucozade or powerade

and the usual keys, wallet etc.

bonzo-b

Multi tool with link splitter and a spare link
tyre levers
skabs and a piece of old toothpaste tube (for sidewall splits)
pump
phone, credit card and a tenner

cooldad

bonzo-b wrote:

Multi tool with link splitter and a spare link
tyre levers
skabs and a piece of old toothpaste tube (for sidewall splits)
pump
phone, credit card and a tenner

Why do you take scabs with you - just adds weight. Fall off enroute and you can have nice fresh ones.

bonzo-b

Coming back with more scabs than i went out with seems to be my thing at the moment

bluechair84

Some of the above mentioned, but I also have a set of large plasters, anti-bac wipes, bandages and a foil blanket. They weigh nothing and whilst I've never had to use the foil blanket, I've passed people on the trail wrapped up in them waiting for a heli-lift.

And I take my camera.