What Spares Do You Carry?

[Chris James]

I only really go for day rides.

On the bike:
Mini pump (Pocket Rocket DX)
1 or 2 bottles depending how far I am going

In mini wedge
Spare innner tube wrapped in cling film
Puncture repair kit with several spare patches
Tyre levers
Chain tool
Powerlink (in with puncture repair kit)
Mobile phone
House keys


I don't bother with allen keys as I make sure everything is adjusted and tightened properly before I set off.

 

[mickle]

I don't bother with allen keys as I make sure everything is adjusted and tightened properly before I set off.

It's nice to be able to help cyclists who've broken down by the wayside. I can't remember the last time I needed Allen keys on my own bike during a ride but I carry them anyway.


Along with a wheel jig, vice, workbench, de-greasing tank, selection of spare wheels etc.........

 

[Chris James]

It's nice to be able to help cyclists who've broken down by the wayside.

I just cycle past them laughing maniacally

 

[Fnaar]

I just cycle past them laughing maniacally

I always say "Everything OK?" and then ride on if all is well.... I'm dreading the day someone actually asks me for help, as I'm so mechanically inept that opposable thumbs are wasted on me!!!!

 

[Maz]

Can I ask how many times people here have had to fix a chain on a ride?

My chain snapped on me once. I scootered home for about 5 miles.

 

[Plax]

Little pair of wings and a magnifying glass?

Oh no, I've been found out!

 

[4F]

But if I go out into the wilds - e.g. on a London to Brighton - all the stuff like chain tools etc would be useful as one may be stuck in the middle of nowhere.

Most of my commute is out in the countryside so I really like to cover all most things just in case.

 

[biking_fox]

"Can I ask how many times people here have had to fix a chain on a ride?
"

Me.
Hence why I carry a chain tool.

 

[Mr Pig]

Can I ask how many times people here have had to fix a chain on a ride?

Maybe three or four. Other people's bikes a couple of times. I've had my Power Link come undone but as I carry a spare it wasn't a big deal. A friends new chain snapped and I had to fix it, I guess he hadn't joined it properly.

Point is that the things I carry don't take up much space, they live on the bike really, so there's no harm in having them.

 

[hackbike 6]

"Can I ask how many times people here have had to fix a chain on a ride?
"

Me.
Hence why I carry a chain tool.

Me as already posted in Scotland in 1986 and a few other occasions.

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)

Bloody hell must weigh a ton.

 

[Freewheeler]

Can I ask how many times people here have had to fix a chain on a ride?

Me a few weeks ago, and I didn't have a chain tool with me. Very luckily for me, it broke about 3 links away from the powerlink so I managed to break the bent links off and refit the chain.

 

[hackbike 6]

So obviously it's needed because you donut know when sods law is going to strike.

 

[yenrod]

> What Spares Do You Carry?

I carry on me - in my back pockets;

first aid kit;

puncture repair kit;

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wallet;

travel pass (for some inane reason:?:- its not like i'm going to be allowed on a bus with my bike - will have to start leaving that at home!);

keys;

phone;

Then in Saddle Pack:-

cycle tool - which has pretty much every sized spanner you need inc. allen keys too ! :wink:;

inner tube - sometimes I have 2 with me;

spare chain (connecting) link - pretty essential this 1;

tyre levers;

Lastly, small spanner with two box like structures on both ends with different sized holes around the box sections.

 

[hackbike 6]

spare chain (connecting) link - pretty essential this 1;

Never needed it although I have had to shorten the chain to get me out of trouble.Have carried it at times.

 

[numbnuts]

Can I ask how many times people here have had to fix a chain on a ride

I fixed someone else's