What kit should I carry in my bag?

[Biker Joe]

Quite like the look of that, just ordered one, thanks for the link

I've got one of those. Its like a Tardis inside.
Amazing bit off kit.
You won't be sorry.

 

[Spartak]

Talcum Powder

..... to ease those stubborn tyres back on !

 

[Pale Rider]

I looked at the Topeak survival wedge pack but baulked at the price and made up my own.

Thinking about it, the empty wedge bag I bought was £16, so the Topeak would probably have been a better buy.

 

[KateK]

I have a pannier to carry a fleece top and spanners. Because if I get a puncture it takes me so long to mend it that I would go blottobrained with hypothermia without an extra jumper. Also in the beginning I didn't carry spare tyre,puncture repair etc because I couldn't use any of it anyway. I carried a pump as a sort of lucky charm and a woolly hat and chocolate to keep me warm on the walk home. Luckily I didn't get a puncture for a year... by which time I had learnt how to deal with it.

 

[Kins]

It all depends how far your off the beaten track, if your near wife, transport, ect to get you home you don't need very much kit, but out on country lanes away from towns and no transport I carry all this, yes it seems a lot, but I have used all of these not only for me, but to get other cyclists home that carry nothing.
1 P*ncture repair kit
1 allan keys
1 set of tyre levers + 2 spare
3 inner tubes
Folding tyre
Tyre patches
1 small head torch in winter
marigold gloves
Small length of chain (3 inches)
1 small chain tool
Cassette tool and chain whip
Spare spokes
Kevlar spoke
hypercracker
Spare nuts, bolts, powerlinks
Wire cutters
Pliers
2 small screw drivers
Small sockets to fit screw driver handle
First aid kit with triangular bandage paracetamol, co-codamol, gaviscon tablets
Batteries for rear light and computer and bulbs
Small tyre pump (not mini)
1 Co2 pump
Zip ties
spare keys for house, bike locks
Phone
Pen and paper
10 sheets of kitchen roll
Very small bottle of hand cleaner
Insulation tape
£5 in small change
Small roll of gaffer tape
Brake and gear cables
Spare bite valve for camalbac
Small roll string
Spare gloves

Erm, no kitchen sink?! Wow, don't fancy lugging that lot around.

I carry 2 spare tubes, puncture kit, 2 multi tools, 3 tyre levers, pump, mini bottle of chain oil, all in a little 1 litre Oxford wedge saddle bag.

 

[Rob3rt]

It all depends how far your off the beaten track, if your near wife, transport, ect to get you home you don't need very much kit, but out on country lanes away from towns and no transport I carry all this, yes it seems a lot, but I have used all of these not only for me, but to get other cyclists home that carry nothing.
1 P*ncture repair kit
1 allan keys
1 set of tyre levers + 2 spare
3 inner tubes
Folding tyre
Tyre patches
1 small head torch in winter
marigold gloves
Small length of chain (3 inches)
1 small chain tool
Cassette tool and chain whip
Spare spokes
Kevlar spoke
hypercracker
Spare nuts, bolts, powerlinks
Wire cutters
Pliers
2 small screw drivers
Small sockets to fit screw driver handle
First aid kit with triangular bandage paracetamol, co-codamol, gaviscon tablets
Batteries for rear light and computer and bulbs
Small tyre pump (not mini)
1 Co2 pump
Zip ties
spare keys for house, bike locks
Phone
Pen and paper
10 sheets of kitchen roll
Very small bottle of hand cleaner
Insulation tape
£5 in small change
Small roll of gaffer tape
Brake and gear cables
Spare bite valve for camalbac
Small roll string
Spare gloves

WTF!

 

[black'n'yellow]

WTF!

exactly - he obviously doesn't have a support helicopter like the rest of us...