What's in your Camelback?

Maro

Just curious really to see what people carry on a typical weekend ride. Perhaps there's stuff some of us have that others haven't thought of taking.

I take:
Water.
Spare tube + puncture repair kit.
Pump.
Hex/Allen key set.
Small bike lights.
Basic first aid kit.
Spare mech hanger.
Sometimes Sweets/Chocolate/Jelly blocks.
Phone + Money.

rapid_donkey

Same as above + shock pump, tie wraps, latex gloves, eye drops in summer, chain tool with spare quick links and also one of those gerber combo tool things that has pliers, knife, screwdrivers etc on it.

welshkev

As above, shock pump, chain tool and power links additional to your list

felix.london

water
energy/protein bar
jelly babies
pump
leatherman
allen key set
torch
2x tubes
sticky patches for tubes & tyres
tyre levers
mech hangers
chain splitter
quick links
cable ties
map
small first aid kit with a really enormous plaster!
brake pads

swod1

felix.london, do you go for epic rides in the mountains with that lot or think of nearly everything incase something breaks ?

i just carry in my vaude back pack,
tools
pump
c02 gas pump
inner tube
puncture repair glueless patches.
bike lock

thinking of getting some sram powerlinks and gear cables for if the worse happens and they break.

welshkev

swod1 wrote:

felix.london, do you go for epic rides in the mountains with that lot or think of nearly everything incase something breaks ?

k,
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I think he does live in the alps so its a long way to get home lol

stubs

Depends which pack I am using I have 2. A 14 litre with 3 litre bladder Deuter with everything but the kitchen sink in for big rides and a 6 litre with 2 litre bladder Aldi special that has a tube, couple of zip ties, multi tool, 2 KMC links and a cheapo phone for rides up to 3 hours.

bartimaeus

Water,
pump,
shock pump,
first aid kit,
multi-tool,
patches,
zip ties,
spare contact lenses,
map,
GPS logger,
tasty energy bar,
money,
rear light,
and a pair of pliers.

My friends were laughing that I carried pliers - but having had to borrow some to remove thorns in the past I now see them as 'essentials', and on Sunday they saved on of my friends carbon frames from a stone wedged between frame and chainwheels.

Brown sauce

Water,
Multi tool,
Phone,

I feel like I should be carrying more now. My rides recently have only been 12-15 mile rides. If anything major went wrong I would be calling home.

I have tubeless tyres, do you think I have too much faith that I won't get a puncture? I've only had them about 3 months but fingers crossed after about 100 miles I've been ok.

mcnultycop

Water
Soemthing to eat if more than 3 hours or so riding planned

Spare top/extra layer/jacket depending upon conditions
Spare gloves if it is wet
Different colour lenses for my ridign glasses

Mini pump
Multi tool
Chain splitter
Couple of quick links
Small section of chain
Mech hanger (only for the Canyon, must get one for the Scandal)
Cable ties
Electrical tape
Pucture repair kit
2 tubes (old ones, fixed, currently)
24" tube for my daughter's bike ususally stays in too

Phone
Wallet
Small first aid kit

The Northern Monkey

Mould...

I really do need a new bladder.

welshkev

Brown sauce wrote:

Water,
Multi tool,
Phone,

I feel like I should be carrying more now. My rides recently have only been 12-15 mile rides. If anything major went wrong I would be calling home.

I have tubeless tyres, do you think I have too much faith that I won't get a puncture? I've only had them about 3 months but fingers crossed after about 100 miles I've been ok.

I did a 50km ride Sunday and one of the guys running tubeless had 2 'punctures' huge thorn 1st time and it just burped out the side second time!

Brown sauce

welshkev wrote:

Brown sauce wrote:

Water,
Multi tool,
Phone,

I feel like I should be carrying more now. My rides recently have only been 12-15 mile rides. If anything major went wrong I would be calling home.

I have tubeless tyres, do you think I have too much faith that I won't get a puncture? I've only had them about 3 months but fingers crossed after about 100 miles I've been ok.

I did a 50km ride Sunday and one of the guys running tubeless had 2 'punctures' huge thorn 1st time and it just burped out the side second time!

Ok.....from now on I take

Water,
Multi tool,
Phone,
Pump,
Puncture repair kit.

Haha

bartimaeus

If you are running tubeless a puncture repair kit may not be much use - I'd carry a spare tube, and maybe a 'boot' as I'm assuming the most likely failure after a puncture that won't seal is a sidewall tear.

But sometime you are just screwed...

Brown sauce

Bartimaeus wrote:

If you are running tubeless a puncture repair kit may not be much use - I'd carry a spare tube, and maybe a 'boot' as I'm assuming the most likely failure after a puncture that won't seal is a sidewall tear.

But sometime you are just screwed...

Blimey, that's a serious puncture. Did you have to walk back after that or did you manage to limp home?

bartimaeus

Wasn't me, luckily - but that was the loudest 'bang' I've heard when riding. Luckily we were only 1 mile into our ride, and only about a mile and a half from my friends house... I'm pretty sure he rode home on the rim though :shock:

supersonic

Bladder
Camera
Allen key set
Phone
Wallet
Banana

felix.london

swod1 wrote:

felix.london, do you go for epic rides in the mountains ?

Ha! Yes I do but it's not actually that much, maybe the leatherman & torch is additional? But yeah, could be a long. long walk home down some sketchy trails (potentially in the dark) if something goes tits up.

Oh forgot to add - Waterproof jacket but that's normally well put away by July...seems even down here summer is yet to properly kick in (saying that is was 28ºC on Monday )

welshkev

Brown sauce wrote:

welshkev wrote:

Brown sauce wrote:

Water,
Multi tool,
Phone,

I feel like I should be carrying more now. My rides recently have only been 12-15 mile rides. If anything major went wrong I would be calling home.

I have tubeless tyres, do you think I have too much faith that I won't get a puncture? I've only had them about 3 months but fingers crossed after about 100 miles I've been ok.

I did a 50km ride Sunday and one of the guys running tubeless had 2 'punctures' huge thorn 1st time and it just burped out the side second time!

Ok.....from now on I take

Water,
Multi tool,
Phone,
Pump,
Puncture repair kit.

Haha

I've never used tubeless so i'm not 100% sure, but I think he had some more sealant and a CO2 cartridge to blow it back up...would that make sense?

miss notax

Everyone always takes the mickey about how much stuff I have in my camelbak - it is *possibly* a tad excessive, but in my defence I don't empty it between epic Peaks trips, days coaching or bimbles to the pub. So the same stuff goes with me everywhere;

water
2 x inner tubes
multi-tool
tyre levers
puncture repair kit
pump
first aid kit (a good one!)
survival blanket
snack bars
extra layers
phone
emergency money

:oops:

pilch

mcnultycop wrote:

Mech hanger (only for the Canyon, must get one for the Scandal)

I attach mine under the saddle with a cable tie on all my bikes. I try not to use a camel bak most of the time as I find them very irritating, most of the other essential bits tool/tube/pump/tyre levers I strap round my bike with one of these mount zoom straps. They are very good, not lost anything yet.

miss notax

Oooh, I honestly wouldn't feel happy (personally) riding without a first aid kit etc etc - I completely appreciate how everyone assesses risks differently so i'm not saying that anyone is right or wrong. just that it wouldn't sit right with me

Mind you, I have seen some right old pickles when friends have come off, so that's probably skewed my opinion. I would rather carry it all around and hope I never have to use it....

And yes, friends happily ride without any kit as they know they can rely on me to have my camelbak stuffed full of anything remotely important :roll:

Thewaylander

remindes me need to get a new first aid kit for mine.

Lost my old sack and need to refill lost bits as i think of them.

mcnultycop

pilch wrote:

mcnultycop wrote:

Mech hanger (only for the Canyon, must get one for the Scandal)

I attach mine under the saddle with a cable tie on all my bikes. I try not to use a camel bak most of the time as I find them very irritating, most of the other essential bits tool/tube/pump/tyre levers I strap round my bike with one of these mount zoom straps. They are very good, not lost anything yet.

That's do my head in. I'd have to clean everything every ride. If expect my pump to fall to bits too. I'll stick to a rucksack.

Maro

Shock pump, leatherman and cable ties now in my pack too.

DanDax1990

3 litre bladder.
2 tubes. Tyre levers and a pump.
Set of allen keys, Lezyne multi-tool with chain breaker and a small Gerber.
2 gear cables.
Quick links and a small section of chain.
Money, phone/GPS.
Spare rear light.

For longer rides a snack and maybe an energy drink. And a sweat rag, the most important part of my pack.

I need a spare mech hanger... And first aid kit.

Even though my rides aren't far from home... I'd rather try my best to not let the likes of a snapped cable to finish my ride and most likely put me in a shoot mood. Speaking of cables, Can anyone recommend a multi-tool with a cable cutter? Or just a smallish cable cutter?

stubs

Dont know of a specific cable cutter on a bike multi tool but the Gerber and Leatherman multitools have a cable cutter. They are very useful tools to carry I have one in my pack used it a couple of weeks ago to get a fence staple out of a tyre.

http://www.gerber-store.co.uk/tools-c2/suspension-multi-tool-p68

Gazlar

Vimto/hi5 mix
Malt loaf
Dextro tabs
Multitool
Tyre levers
Pump
Cable ties
Coat
First aid kit

For longer wilder rides I add more food, shock pump and a small adjustable spanner

step83

I probably carry too much but here goes

Quick links
Multitool with splitter
leatherman
Spare tube
Spare valves
pump
Jelly babies
couple of flapjacks
gaffer tape
Gear cable
Spare hanger
Bladder full of a carb mix drink
lights
Paracord
First aid kit
Money

Myster101

Here's mine:

Shock pump
Cable ties
Mini pump
Spare tube
Alien multi tool (great bit of kit)
Puncture kit
Oil.....it's just in there
First aid kit
Money
Phone
Tyre levers
Food depending on length of ride.
Electrical tape

Seems a lot now I've typed it up

lochussie

Why carry a shock pump? I've never known a shock to depressure on a ride.