[freetime101]

What spares / tools do you all take with you on a ride? 

How do you carry it? Saddle bag? Pocket caddy? Loose in a jersey pocket? Other?

Does it vary by ride? 

I carry 2 x CO2 cartridges, a mulitool with built in chain breaker and CO2 inflator, 3 x tyre levers (my wheel/tyre combo is a PITA to remove/refit), 1 x quick link, 1 x spare tube and a couple of glueless patches in a Leyzene Road Caddy saddle bag. Now that I’m tubeless I also carry a tubelsss repair kit in my pocket as it won’t fit in the caddy. 

It bothers me that I don’t have a normal pump so I’m shopping for the “best” one… but that got me thinking about what I should be carrying and how – I figure the best way to determine this is experience, so I’m asking for yours 

I figure some of you will have been cycling since before I was born, and some of you will have started yesterday, so I wonder if we’ll get a wide range of answers…

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[Eton Rifle]

I prefer to carry stuff in a
I prefer to carry stuff in a saddle bag, rather than in pockets, as it’s always with the bike and doesn’t rely on me remembering to pick it up before setting off. On my road bike, I have the following in a small Topeak aero bag:
Spare tube
Patch kit
Alcohol swab x 2
Tyre boot
Chain link
Multi-tool (Topeak Hexus X)
Swiss Army Knife (SD Classic)
Latex gloves (1 pair)
£20 note
Antiseptic wipe x 2
Plaster x 3
Zip ties
Duct tape (wrapped around the CO2 cartridge)
CO2 cartridge
CO2 regulator
House key

Saddlebag Weight 514g

Pump on frame

[Chris Hayes]

I’ve had a few mini pumps

I’ve had a few mini pumps over the years which couldn’t hit 80psi by the roadside (without excessive effort and the pump overheating). Last year I bought a Silca Tattico (£55) which does it easily.  

It was pricey, but I don’t expect to have to buy another and it’s well on the way to paying its way through savings on cannisters already. 

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