Here's a question for you: What five things are there in your bike bag that you absolutely won't go riding without? We'll take an informal survey and publish the results in a week or two.
If you want to participate, please send me an email or comment below, with a list of the five things (if there are that many) that you always carry in your tool bag, and why you carry them, if an explanation is needed. You can include your name and location if you wish. Our list will help give newer cyclists some ideas of what others take with them that they might also want to carry to help them be self-supported on a ride.
- Email your list to Bicycling.Guide@about.com
- Or use the comment form below
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1.Spare tube 2.Patch kit 3. Tire levers/quick stick 4. Chain tool 5. Foldable multi tool with screw drivers and hex keys.
Let’s see, depends on which bike. If commuting or on the road bike I always have tire levers, tube, CO2 (road bike), hand pump, multi-tool. On the mt. bike I carry much the same minus the CO2. I guess I cheat because I always bring my cell phone. I always take more stuff on the mt bike mainly because I’m a National Mountain Bike Patrol member.
1. Spare tube
2. Patch kit w/patches, glue, sander, tire levers
3. Co2 inflator w/ 2 cartriges of gas.
4. Folding multi-tool w/ hex keys 2mm to 8mm and screwdrivers.
5. Chain tool
Cell phone to call the bike shop to come and pick up my bike (free service), and to call a cab.
1. 2-tubes, 2. frame pump, 3. Patch Kit, 4. Multi-tool that has tire levers, hex and box wrenches, and chain tool, 5. cell phone-just in case…, 6. garage door opener
1. Hand pump
2. Patch kit
3. Multi-tool
4. Tire Levers
5. Cell Phone
Money. Husband carries all the other doohickeys.
1. 2 tubes 2. mini pump ( that works ) 3. Glue less patches 4. mini tool ( with everything ) 5. tire levers
1. Two tubes(just in case)
2. Glueless patch kit
3. minitool
4. CO2 inflater and 3 cartridges
My fellow riders say I should use my jersey pockets, but I prefer this stuff in my seat bag.
1. 2 spare tubes
2. Tire levers/folding multi-tool
3. cable ties
4. money
5. electricity tape
1. Excalibur
2. Inflatable Edsel
3. 1 Cray Supercomputer
4. At least 3 hostages
5. Map of Al Capone’s vault
1. tube
2. pump
3. tire levers
4. health insurance cards
5. cell phone
tube
cell phone
water
snacks
id
Tube
CO2 inflater and 2 cartridges
Multitool with Chain tool
Tire Levers
Money
Cellphone (backpocket)
Simple
1. Spare tube
2. Patch kit (small)
3. multi tool
4. one extra energy bar
and most important
5. Tampon (sometimes mother nature catches me off guard)
Billfold with ID & Bus Pass
Patch Kit
2 Compact Tool Kits (Sockets, Knife, Wrench, Tire Lever, Hex Wrenchs, Screw Drivers)
Blinker
USB Drive (bring work to and from home)
1. ID & Emergency Contacts
2. Tire Patch Kit (CO2 inflater/2 cartridges)
4. Spoon/knife/fork
5. Tools (4 allen wrenches, spoke wrench, zip-ties
Spare tube (I just replace it and patch later)
Pump
Multi-tool
Wallet & cell phone
Water bottle
1. Spare tube
2. Patch kit w/patches, glue, sander, tire levers, presta to shrader adapters
3. Co2 inflator w/ 2 cartriges of gas.
4. Folding multi-tool w/ hex keys 2mm to 8mm and screwdrivers, chain tool
5. $20 bill
1, glueless patch kit
2, 12 in 1 tool kit
3, cresent wrench
4, spare batteries, (for lights)
5, cell phone
i commute 23 miles a day on my bike and would not/ could not ride without these things among others that i carry in my hip bag.