Whats in you rucksack?????

gtic24

So, I have the bike, the helmet and some gloves.

Now i was hoping someone could shed some light on the essential items you have stuffed in you rucksack for the long days out and about?

ToeKnee

There's many a thread about this but I'll add: Condoms.

The Rookie

Hydration bladder, small tool kit with self adhesive puncture patches, tyre levers, multitool etc, small length of chain and 2 quicklinks and 2 spare tubes and 25 packets of Haribo's* (when I set out).

*This may be a slight exageration!

nicklouse

what ever is needed to fix punctures. change saddle height. Hydration bladder, water proof, camera and a phone or two.

green room

Tatty old lightweight waterproof top, water bladder, a warm layer at this time of year, two tubes, pump, puncture repair kit, spoke key, chain tool, chain split links, spare frame hanger, tyre levers, allen keys/screwdriver minitool, a bit of old rag and a phone. Think that's it although longer or higher rides might attract waterproof bottoms, a blizzard style survival bag and some food also. Sometimes my shock pump comes along too.

I've been thinking about a new first aid kit since my old one died of mould left in the back of a kayak. Figure you need to be able to deal with severe bleeding, fractures and sprains and of course good ol hypothermia, but perhaps that's for another post.....

Mojo_666

bladder (water)
multi tool
tube
powerlink and splitter
spare brake pads
light weight windstopper
pump
energy gels
spare battery for lights

cooldad

Duct tape.
Spade.
Chloroform.


Oops wrong thread.

bartimaeus

Water, snack, tools, tube+patches, pump, first aid kit and often a map. I also carry spare contact lenses, and a small pair of pliers... it's easy to accumulated nice-to-have stuff, but the pliers have proved essential on several occasions so they stay. Before I head out I add my phone and my GPS logger.

booldawg

Depends on the length of the ride and time of year but for a 20-40 miler:

Pump
2 x inner tubes (hate fixing punctures on the trail!)
Puncture repair kit & levers
Allen key multi tool
Multi tool with flat/Phillips driver & pliers
Chain tool
Powerlink
Food (bananas, nuts & raisins)
Spare AA batteries for GPS
Wallet
Mobile

mcnultycop

Water
Tangfastics
Multitool with chain splitter
Tubes
Pump
Puncture repair kit
Electrical tape
Cable ties
Bit of chain
Power links
Mech hangers (one for each bike, I can't be arsed repacking depending on which bike I take)

Seasonal stuff is additional layers, torch and lenses for the glasses of necessary.

Phone, keys and wallet get thrown in too.

paulc

Bladder... Obviously
Footpump
Waterproof jacket
Notepad and pen
Pliers
Allen keys
Glue
Puncture patches
Tyre levers
Screwdriver
Small knife
First aid kit

BigAl

Biscuits
Extra socks
Those 'crack to activate' handwarmers
A rag or some kitchen roll

BigAl

paulc wrote:

Footpump

:shock:
Really!

coulddobetter

Bladder, tubes, toppeak alien, 2 power links, small pliers, emergency contact details, gloves.

Thewaylander

Sheeps mum...

Kowalski675

cooldad wrote:

Duct tape.
Spade.
Chloroform.


Oops wrong thread.

No gaffer tape or cable ties?...

bartimaeus

I have cable ties... but no string... or lime (ah, wrong thread again).

booldawg

I know someone who always packs a bog roll. Can guarantee he'll need a 'number 2' on a ride out! Only happened to me once - dock leaves - natures toilet paper; abrasive on one side for wiping and waxy on the other for polishing.

sgtpepper1969

2 bike locks & lights

cubedean

Bladder
2 tubes
pump
tool kit
chain tool
2 cerial bars

bartimaeus

Having just emptied and repacked my camelbak I need to add "quite a lot of mud".

2x10

hydration bladder
first aid kit
poncho
space blanket
map
compass
multi tool
puncture outfit
knife
lights
all in a dry bag

JayKay3000

Water (better to take more than you need rather than not enough or buy camelback)
Food (if it's a long ride)
Multi tool
Pedal wrench.
Cloth - switches to bog roll in the cold (I have ewwy runny nose syndrome that I can't always sniff out if someone is following)
Mobile Phone, ID & some cash.
Spare clothing dependant on whether it's cold/rainy (normally a top of some sort)

You should carry a puncture repair kit, pump, & spare tubes and know how to use them, but I never bother.

cooldad

You'll take a pedal spanner, but no tube/pump etc?
Really?

Kowalski675

cooldad wrote:

You'll take a pedal spanner, but no tube/pump etc?
Really?

I thought that was a bit strange too, lol.

JayKay3000

Well, I don't always put the pedal spanner in the bag. I don't get punctures (famous last words) I run tubeless @ 30psi mostly on trail centres that are more prone to ripping a massive gaping hole as I fond with my last rear tire.

If I'm riding with people there is generally at least one repair kit in the group.

I generally try and make sure the bike is working before I hit the trail so I don't have to waste time fixing the bike.

cooldad

So you're the bastward that's always bumming my tubes and using my pump?

Rattymussell

bumming your tubes and using your pump ?! Definitely the wrong thread

Kowalski675

JayKay3000 wrote:

If I'm riding with people there is generally at least one repair kit in the group.

I'd make you walk to teach you a lesson And I do mean "walk", that's not the swear filter doing its thing...

Myster101

Bladder.
Spare tube (and puncture repair kit).
Multi tool.
First aid kit.
Pump.
Cable ties.
Phone.
Food, depending on length of ride.
Water proof jacket if not already wearing it (piss*s down a lot in the Lakes).

compo

Phone
Keys
Wallet
Bladder for water
Pump & tubes
Multitool
Bag of random fixy things
Soreen