essential kit

[cycopath]

Hi,
What essential kit should I carry on my bike.

 

[Tyres23]

Tube pump just for start

 

[Ellis456]

I carry pump, puncture repair kit, lights essential for night/winter if you havent got them.

 

[derrick]

New inner tube, gas bottle, tools to remove tyres, and mobile phone and wallet.

 

[Bicycle]

Many people have two lists:

1. What you absolutely must carry:

Pump
Patches
Tyre Levers
A couple of appropriate Allen Keys
A 15mm spanner if no QR

2. What many people (me included) actually carry.

Sod all.
Maybe some biscuit crumbs from my last ride.
An empty bidon.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

lock!!! seriously though, how long is a piece of string, depends on distances ridden. i carry everything except kitchen sink on all rides.

i carry:-

2 tubes
puncture repair kit
3 metal tyre levers
alien multi tool inc chain tool
15mm spanner for fixie nuts (when on fixie)
brompton specific tools when on brommie (pliers, adjustable spanner)
waterproofs (top, bottom, overshoes, over mittens, hat)
pump
zip ties
lights inc lion battery pack
energy gels (just in case)
spare folding tyre
gloves
sunglasses
mobile phone
gps
food and drink, how much, dependent on ride length.
fleece for stops or breakdowns, thin for summer, thick for winter.

all in my carradice camper on a rear rack.

all learnt from experience of when things go wrong on long rides far from home.

hope that helps.

 

[snorri]

TIP

If you use a track pump at home to keep your tyres up to pressure, do ocasionally test the pump you carry on the bike for use in event of a pu****re. Someone I know carried a pump for thousands of miles and only discovered it was faulty when he needed to use it some distance from home.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

TIP

If you use a track pump at home to keep your tyres up to pressure, do ocasionally test the pump you carry on a daily basis for use after a pu****re. Someone I know carried a pump for thousands of miles and only discovered it was faulty when he needed to use it some distance from home.

my brommie pump did that 20 miles from home, flagged down a passing rider who was nice enough to help out.

 

[Dave W]

TIP

If you use a track pump at home to keep your tyres up to pressure, do ocasionally test the pump you carry on the bike for use in event of a pu****re. Someone I know carried a pump for thousands of miles and only discovered it was faulty when he needed to use it some distance from home.

Yeah I had a pump on my bike for 3 years that didn't work.

Whether I'm on my commuter or MTB I always carry basic tools, tube, pump and patches plus a lock if I might be stopping off.

 

[jefmcg]

I've got a friend who doesn't yet know how to change a tube. I've given her a tube. So if she does have a flat, and a kindly stranger offers to help, I think it's a bit much to expect a free tube - plus unless they are on 26" tyres it won't fit.

Don't worry, she mostly goes out with me and she is starting to learn bike maintenance.

 

[ChrisRicho]

I have been looking at this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....ory=22691&_trksid=p5197.c0.m619#ht_1038wt_698

I did sort of forget about this..

I have all the other essentials though

O wait i dont have an inner tube.. that might help can someone point me in the right direction?

Michelin Dynamic 700x23mm

 

[Dave W]

I have been looking at this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....ory=22691&_trksid=p5197.c0.m619#ht_1038wt_698

I did sort of forget about this..

I have all the other essentials though

O wait i dont have an inner tube.. that might help can someone point me in the right direction?

Michelin Dynamic 700x23mm

Decathlon do 2 tubes for £4. Not the best in the world but great as spares.

 

[ChrisRicho]

Decathlon do 2 tubes for £4. Not the best in the world but great as spares.

Brilliant i will check them out. Thanks.

 

[sabian92]

Lock, phone, wallet. I don't go far enough to warrent needing anything else and while I do have spare tubes at home, I've lost my tyre irons and I don't know how to change a tube anyway, so they're useless to me unless i'm taking a tyre off that isn't going back on.

 

[endoman]

Long ride for me tomorrow, 85 miles, I'll have,
2 tubes, multi tool, tyre levers, pump.
Showerproof.
Slices of malt loaf. Gels, hydration / energy powder for top up, cash for cafe stop
Arm warmers.
Phone,