What Spares Do You Carry?

[HJ]

No need to carry spares, just follow Numbnuts...

 

[Maz]

I did wonder if I should carry more when I had a P-word in the red light district though ....

Is the P-word 'Prostitute'?

 

[domtyler]

Normally I just take a credit card, a twenty pound note and a few pound coins. I sometimes take a spare tube, lever and CO2 if I'm going into the middle of nowhere though.

 

[domtyler]

Spare nuts

 

[levad]

Tie wraps
Tyre levers
Multi tool
P* kit
Mini pump


and today I added an inner tube

 

[Plax]

Mini Pump
Tyre Levers
Fairy repair kit
Multi tool
Clip on lights (front and back)
Spare batteries
2 different sizes of bungees (about the only thing that has come in useful so far!)
Waterproof seat cover (Brooks saddle, was only £3.50 you see!)
Waterproof trousers
Rain Jacket
Overshoes
Skull cap
Spare pair of gloves

Anything else I fancy shoving in the pannier at the time

 

[Mr Pig]

Fairy repair kit

Little pair of wings and a magnifying glass?

 

[goo_mason]

In my saddlebag - two spare inners, powerlink, tyre levers, p******e repair kit, Topeak Multitool, CO2 inflator, Park self-adhesive patches.

On the bike - Topeak Road Morph G pump.

In my rucksack - mobile, wallet, loose change, First Aid bits-n-bobs (plasters, bandages, safety-pins, Germolene, paracetamol, ibuprofen - all folded into a bundle barely bigger than my wallet)

 

[4F]

frame pump
2 spare inner tubes
tyre levers
puncture repair kit
multitool
insulation tape
chain splitter
box spanner
cable ties
mobile phone
spare front door key
£ 5 in change

 

[Freewheeler]

Mini pump
1 spare tube
tyre levers
multitool
patches, glue etc
small adjustable spanner
small screwdriver with changeable bits
chain tool
chain powerlink and a short length of chain
spoke key
pair or rubber gloves (marigolds)

With the exception of the inner tube and gloves, this all fits into a seatpack (just about). The other bits go into the small outside pocket of my pannier.

I don't carry spare batteries as I have two rear flashers and a white flasher at the front, along with a dynamo front light.

Overshoes, rainlegs and a jacket shoved into the pannier as well in case it pours down.

 

[mickle]

...insulation tape...

Why? In case you get struck by lightning?

 

[tdr1nka]

couple of pairs of surgical gloves (in case I'm asked to perform a tracheotomy on a congested by-pass) (or a by-pass on a congested tracheotomy )

I hasten to add, you will then also need to be carrying a wire coat hanger and basic 'Bic' biro in order to carry out this/these procedures.

My 'must have' bits of essential cycling kit would have to include infernal positivity, a love of the great unknown and directions.

 

[zimzum42]

I go with just an allen key set and a mobile. Taxis are cheap here, so if anything goes wrong I can call one and get a ride home.....

 

[hackbike 6]

Chain Splitter...Yeah always useful.

When I was cycling up to Braemer from Aberdeen (1986) the chain snapped.Luckily for me when I was packing I threw in the chain extractor tool with the kitchen sink and how it saved me that day so I always tend to carry one.

Also spoke key if not already posted and that has come in handy a few times.

 

[radger]

Depends where I'm going
on my commute, a multitool (hex keys, chain tool etc included), a pump and a p-repair kit.
(unless I'm walking, and then none of the above)