What do you carry with you?

Lezyne back pocket pouch with
Lezyne back pocket pouch with tube or two, iphone, very mini allen key and screwdriver set, chain links and minipump in the middle pocket. All tools and pump Lezyne.

Montane featherlight jacket in the left (better in the outside as can pull out whilst riding).

A full gel flask (best £2 ever spent), sachet of 4:1 and High 5 chewy bar(s) in the right pocket.

Did ok for last year’s Etape.

back pockets, mini pump,
back pockets, mini pump, mobile phone, small gillet if its looking dubious.

fizik small saddle bag- co2, tube, £20, debit card, tyre lever, door key.

try to avoid carrying anything i dont need

Slightly different setups
Slightly different setups depending on whether its my road bike or my brompton.

I had a Lezyne tool caddy, the silver plastic wallet which I was swapping between bikes, but ended up with a micro saddle bag for my road bike for two reasons. The plastic of the tool caddy made my hip warm and bromptons and road bikes need different tools, plus it tool up a jersey pocket.

So road bike gels and food in left pocket. pump, gilet, hat and gloves in middle. phone and bank card for id, cash and keys on right in neoprene case. My gore ozone windstopper top has four pockets and this is great, better organisation.
Tube and repair kit, plus multitool in saddle bag and a few plasters etc. The Lezyne micro one is silent and solid. Blackburn Mars 4 is mounted at top of seat tube on frame where is fits perfectly, edge500 and cat eye el130 on bars.

Brompton spare tube, another blackburn mars 4, plus the niterider minewt 150, separate battery so that it works with the fold. 15mm spanner for the wheel nuts.
latex gloves and hand wipes too.
The pump and front light are the only things that moves between bikes.

I’m glad it’s getting warmer again…

Back in the good old bad old
Back in the good old bad old days I used to keep whisky in my water bottle when I was commuting across London on my MTB. It wasn’t as if I’d drink this every day. I’d keep it for cold evenings when I was at work, well I am Scottish.

One time I was waiting at the lights at the south side of Hyde park and had just taken a little tickle (seriously, a taste and no more to open the sinuses) and this bloke alongside me on his road bike asked me if he could have a quick drink as his bottle was empty.

“Nae problem,” I said and handed him my bottle, then watched as he squirted a heavy shot into his mouth, which made him turn purple and cough and splutter.

“Whit’s the matter, you no like whisky,” I asked, “I ken it’s only a blend but it’s J&B an no some cooking whisky like Grouse or Bells,” I added.

I managed not to laugh. I still wonder what he told his friends afterwards, or if that was one of those experiences he kept quiet.

I am well aware that there’s a good chance he reads or contributes to this website.

Under seat bag – spare tube,
Under seat bag – spare tube, levers, spoke key, patches, multitool

Jersey pockets – BB in plastic bag, jacket if may be needed, food, money

Longer rides – tribag on top tube with another tube, food and gels

750mm water/juice bottle with minipump mounted alongside.

Most of us are guilty of breaking rule 29 and 30 but we dont have team cars either.

@Raleigh… see rule 31

Saddle bag: 2xtubes, 2xCO2,
Saddle bag: 2xtubes, 2xCO2, multitool, chain tool, powerlink, large metal staple (to slacken chain when fitting powerlink), mini puncture repair kit, debit card & loose change, phone.
Right pocket: gels/bars, banana, xtra sachet for bidon
Centre pocket: gillette/waterproof (depends on weather)
Left: mini pump
Zip Pocket: keys and id/medical info

Its amazing what goes in the saddle bag – a wee mini tardis 🙂

For longer trips I uses a bar bag as well for gels etc

Commuting: everything ends up in my backpack including work clothes. There is actually an ordr to how it gets packed. No gels though

saddle bag: tyre levels, 2
saddle bag: tyre levels, 2 spare tubes, puncture kit, pump & mini tool.

pockets: 2 bananas, gels & usually 2 plums

Left and right pockets
Left and right pockets various gels and bars. Middle pocket has keys, gillet/arm warmers/glove liners dependant on weather. Sometimes a multitool if I’m “testing” or GPS if I’m “exploring”.
Saddle bag has tube, patches,levers, chain breaker/multitool, spare link and a bit of cash. If the weather is iffy and the wear on the pads is questionable a spare set of pads may find it’s way in. (Got fed up of collecting part worn pads in the tool box.)
Pump is mounted with bottle cage.

Never carried a phone in the last 25yrs or so.