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I’d like to reduce the amount of stuff I carry around with me on a road bike ride.
Mainly reducing the bulk, not really for weight reduction.

Tyres are Pirelli Cinturato. Which have pretty good puncture protection.
At the moment I’m carrying a mini pump, two CO2 cannisters and injector, spare tube, puncture repair kit (glue, patches and cut up inner tube strips for tyre boots) and tyre levers attached to multi tool.

If I bought something like the Stans Dart (I’m using their sealant), could I reduce the carry to:
Mini pump, glue and tyre boot, tyre levers on multi tool.

Thanks for any advice.

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[srchar]

snsb wrote:

snsb wrote:

I carry inner tubes , Allen keys , patches,tyre levers , CO2 in a small under saddle bag. The items in the stem are a backup but it would only take 5 mins to take off the handlebars and put back on. Where do most people keep emergency money safe , secure and dry?

I carry a roll of sovereigns in my seat tube. I can ride across continents knowing that I’m carrying a widely accepted method of payment. And they can be used to bribe the guards.

[fenix]

Can’t help but think there
Can’t help but think there might have been a way to avoid this situation ?

[Spokesperson]

So sad that my little Topeak
So sad that my little Topeak cross-bar bags that I have on my bikes are JUST too small to take my new mobile phone easily. I suppose I will just have to buy a new larger one and give away the three useless ones.

[Hirsute]

I use my phone for nearly all

I use my phone for nearly all purchases now. I can’t even remember when I last used a card. They even accepted contactless on the bread stall in the high st last week.

[Pilot Pete]

Money is plastic now so

Money is plastic now so dampness isn’t a problem…

PP

[Pilot Pete]

I reckon many people don’t

I reckon many people don’t understand that you want to poke the spike through at a very shallow angle rather than straight in perpendicular to the tyre surface….

PP

[Pilot Pete]

Sounds very inconvenient to

Sounds very inconvenient to me. Plus self adhesive patches age and dry out so unless yours are old style glued patches, leaving them in the stem for any length of time without regularly inspecting them may mean when you need them they are useless.

I just carry a debit card and cash in my phone wallet. Can’t see the point of having to remove your handlebars or stem to get at them….each to their own though.

PP

[Pilot Pete]

And therein lies a big

And therein lies a big problem with tubeless at road pressures. Many punctures don’t seal at 80psi, especially larger ones and you are down to around 30psi with sealant sprayed everywhere before they seal. You pump it back up and the plug of sealant blows out. CO2 will invariably blow it up to a pressure that will blow it out. So you need a tyre worm, and applicator tool, some more sealant and a pump/ CO2.

If you are of the ‘always carry a spare tube’ brigade then you need even more gear. You need really strong tyre levers, and a spare inner tube. I would caution against a Conti Supersonic which are paper thin – great because they take up hardly any room to carry, but if you need tyre levers to get a tubeless tyre back on the rim (which many do, and can be quite a battle even at home in the workshop with warmth, coffee and no rain), there is a very strong chance of nicking any tube, even more so with a Supersonic. So your emergency tube is potentially useless. I wouldn’t use a Supersonic unless I knew I could get the tyre on the beads without using tyre levers. Been ther and done that with clinchers and ditched the SuperSonics as spares…

It all comes down to how often you puncture. I get one or two a year, riding in all conditions. So for me, the extra faff of a tubeless set up not working isn’t worth the hassle. Even more so when rims and tyres aren’t all designed to the same standard thus some combinations are nigh on impossible to mount. I’ll stick to two normal tyre levers, a spare tube, extra patches and boot and a mini pump. Never failed me, and a five minute repair every time.

PP

[Pilot Pete]

Surely that is designed for

Surely that is designed for mtb tyres and not road? Bit unfair to blame the company if you are using the wrong tools.

[snsb]

I carry inner tubes , Allen
I carry inner tubes , Allen keys , patches,tyre levers , CO2 in a small under saddle bag. The items in the stem are a backup but it would only take 5 mins to take off the handlebars and put back on. Where do most people keep emergency money safe , secure and dry ?

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srchar wrote:

srchar wrote:

I would just get a tool bottle and carry whatever spares you think you might need. Because, one day, you’ll need that spare tube. Mine contains spare tube, patches, tyre boot, mini pump, tyre levers, multitool, cable ties, chain links, mech hanger, valve core, valve core spanner, boas, spare lights and nitrile gloves.

It sounds like overkill, but I started out with spare tube and mini pump, and added bits based on the bitter experience of standing at the side of the road wishing I had carried what’s now in my tool bottle…

Thank you. Good advice about the tool bottle. 🙂

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snsb wrote:

snsb wrote:

With the stem being hollow and waterproof I have jammed two £20.00 notes ; some small cable ties ; puncture patches etc. No real added weight , fairly easy to get to and fortunately so far never used.

Thank you 🙂

[srchar]

I would just get a tool

I would just get a tool bottle and carry whatever spares you think you might need. Because, one day, you’ll need that spare tube. Mine contains spare tube, patches, tyre boot, mini pump, tyre levers, multitool, cable ties, chain links, mech hanger, valve core, valve core spanner, boas, spare lights and nitrile gloves.

It sounds like overkill, but I started out with spare tube and mini pump, and added bits based on the bitter experience of standing at the side of the road wishing I had carried what’s now in my tool bottle…

[srchar]

Intiguing, but do you have to

Intiguing, but do you have to remove your bars to get at the contents?

[Hirsute]

Dynaplug micro pro is a
Dynaplug micro pro is a beautiful piece of engineering. You should have no rim tape issues due to the rounded ends.
The stans dart gun sounds useful too.

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