Norboo

What tools, equipments and whatever else do you carry on an everyday ride?
Also how do you carry it?

dougmon 

I carry a spare tube, tire levers, a patch kit, and some snacks in a small saddle bag. I have a road pump that attaches to the frame, and a water bottle that sits in a water bottle cage on the frame. If I know I'm going to end up someplace nice where I might want to sit a while, I often bring a sandwich.

I always thought the water bottle was overkill, but the first time I ended up somewhere with no water on a 25+ mile ride, I learned that it was necessary.

FBinNY 

Each bike is equipped for the road as follows.

Pump
seat bag small enough to just fit the items below.
tube,
tire levers
hex key (or two) to fit most common hardware
$20.00 emergency dough (or emergency tire boot)

The tubular tire bike has only the pump, spare tire, and hex key.

As I said, I consider the above part of the bike. Just as I don't share the spare tire and jack between two cars, I don't try to share the fundamentals between bikes.

dim

2 heavy gold rated D-locks, several small gardening tools (I'm a landscaper), my bike lights in tupperware boxes, my sandwiches etc

then when returning home, I do the daily shopping (milk, bread, food, beers, etc etc which often weighs heavy )

I have 2 large pannier bags plus a rucksack

bobwysiwyg

Ditto pretty much plus some cash. I don't carry my wallet so I carry alternate ID as well as a picture of my driver's license on my phone.

MrWasabi

Newbie here but I'm packing my Topeak Wedge Pack with a spare tube, CO2 inflator w/two cartridges, tire tools, multitool, cable lock for quick stops, some basic first aid stuff, wipes and a backup battery on longer rides (for iPhone and UE Boom 2). Two cages…one for my water bottle and the other for my UE Boom 2 when I take it.

Jimbo47

The basics on what I need to repair a flat......Done it more than a few times!

yashinon

Tire pump attached to velcro straps on side of trunk bag, small Park Tools kit with tire levers, spare tube, and cell phone. Sometimes an extra water bottle and snack bars. I carry this is a BV trunk bag mounted on a rear rack. Always go with one bottle in bottle cage.

Miele Man

When I ride my tubular tire equipped bike I carry a spare tubular tire AND a small bottle of sealant. That's just in case I puncture both tires at the same time like I did in 1986. I was 25 miles from home. Fortunately there was a variety store near when I puctured and i was able to buy electrician's tape and wrap the tires so that thet held enough air to let me ride about 1/2 mile before repumping them. I limped home 1/2 mile at a time.

Cheers

MRT2

Spare tube(s), tire levers, multi tool, cable lock (mostly to deter joy riders, but still worth having), frame pump, water bottle. And, of course, helmet, gloves, and sunglasses/eyewear.

Jarrettsin

In my saddle bag is a spare tube and patch kit, tire levers, a Co2 head and 2 cartridges, 2 mini tools one with hex wrench's the other one is a mini Leatherman with a regular screw driver. Philips and a couple of cutting tools and of cause unfolds to pliers. A cable lock good enough so the bike don't walk away if I have to go into a store to buy water or out of sight using a bathroom. My house keys and $20. Water bottle mounted on frame. I wear a Road ID bracelet. Cell phone in jersey pocket.

mrodgers

For the past year I carried a spare tube marked as a shrader valve. I actually looked at it this weekend, oops, it's a presta valve! That wouldn't have done me any good, LOL.

Much as everyone else said, spare tube (bought the correct valve yesterday after our lunch), levers, couple of allen wrenches, patch kit.

Then for the ride yesterday I added two 24 ounce water bottles, 18 oz water bottle, 12 oz Powerade, 3 granola bars, and package of beef jerky. I drank the 24 oz bottles, refilled and drank 2 more while on a stop near a water pump, drank one more before lunch, 3 glasses of ice tea at lunch, the remaining 24 oz of water and the Powerade, refilled back at the water pump and chugged down 2 fills, and finished both refills of the 24 bottles back to the car. At the car I slugged down the 18 oz bottle of water. 65 miles, 5 hours of riding and 9 hours total and I drank I think 306 oz of fluids including the Powerade and ice tea.

Conversely, one of the guys I ride with, not sure what he drank at our forever 2 hour lunch, but he only drank a single 24 oz waterbottle the whole ride. Crazy!

As for the Jerky, we stopped, I pulled it out, and had a whole group of people gathered around, "You have Jerky!!!!" I think I got a piece of it, LOL.

chong67

Me, my car key, wallet and my cellphone for exercise tracking purpose. Two bottle water. And a pepper spray in my pant. I only go 15 miles one way and back. So not in a panic mode. hehe

fietsbob

Keys to My front Door. Money for my Beverages



Not a Hybrid, My folding bike can go Inside with me..
Brompton O bag has 2 Pouches on the back .. Multi tool + Tube and Tire tools in 1 , water in a Bottle in The Other .

News Paper and copies of 'The Nation' To read while I'm There @ Pub.

Korina

Like everyone else, a spare tube, tire levers, multitool, and patch kit in my seat bag. A frame pump, water, and my first aid kit. Keys, ID, money. Since I commute, I also carry my stuff in a pair of saddlebags.

canklecat

I do a lot of riding in out of the way places and prefer to be independent rather than having to phone for a ride or hitchhike if something goes wrong. So I carry more now on my hybrid than I did years ago when I cycle commuted on a lighter weight road bike. The hybrid already weighed 30 lbs, so adding a few items didn't matter. And I added heavier puncture resistant tires and tubes after four flats in one month last autumn; and a Mirrycle rear view mirror on the handlebar.

On the bike, usually:
*24 oz Polar water bottle, in an inexpensive Nashbar water bottle mount
*Topeak Race Rocket HP mini pump, clipped to the water bottle mount
*Cargo net over the rear rack in case I pick up something on the way, or to hold a windbreaker/rain jacket
*A tough, lightweight and compact hobo bag stuffed under the cargo net. It rolls up about the size of a rolled up t-shirt, but holds a lot. Very handy for a few groceries.
*Two lens pouches from repurposed Lowepro camera waist pack, Velcro'd across the handlebar: one holds a patch kit and multitool; the other holds a first aid kit (which I've used on myself only recently after a couple of minor crashes). For quick trips only a mile away I may leave these home.
*Cable and padlock hooked to the rear of the saddle. If I'm sure I won't be stopping anywhere I may occasionally leave the lock at home. It's my heaviest single item, especially the disc lock.
*Spare tube tucked under the saddle.

In various pockets in the jersey, shorts, on the waistband, etc:
*Small wallet with ID, etc.
*Keys
*Old flip phone for emergency calls -- unlocked, with my contact info accessible and written on tape attached to the back of the phone.
*Locked smartphone, mostly used for maps, riding apps, and snapshots (the GPS feature is handy for returning later with a better camera).
*Banana. Sometimes more than one. And a couple of dollars and loose change. I occasionally encounter homeless folks camped along the way and offer them a snack or a little cash if we happen to stop and chat.
*Couple of pairs of reading glasses. I'm very farsighted and need +1.25 for ordinary computer use and anything at arm's length or slightly longer; and +2 for reading books, my smartphone or tablet, or my cameras (but not the viewfinder). Keep hoping to find one set of bifocals in these strengths.

For longer rides on mixed terrain where I might need some maintenance and adjustment I'll add a spare tire coiled up on the rear rack, a few more tools, tire gauge, WD-40 and chain lube. Maybe a couple of times a month. I like to adjust the tire pressure softer to suit gravel or open fields, then add a bit for the return trip home on pavement.

For shopping errands I'll clip a pair of Nashbar Townies to the rear. Handy open top panniers, just right to hold a single large paper sack per pannier, or two or three plastic bags. And I have a larger trunk bag or heavy duty plastic milk crate for hauling larger and heavier items. But those don't stay on the bike full time.

practical

It depends - on where I am going, what kind of ride it is, who I am going with, and what the expectations are. I have a small saddle bag that has a patch kit, tire levers and a multi-tool. I have never needed any of those things, although I have used the multi-tool to make a simple but not really needed adjustment. I have a small pump on the frame plus a water bottle. I've never used the pump but usually use the water bottle.

I need a slightly bigger saddle bag that can carry my phone, wallet and keys. I don't like carrying them in my pockets. If I'm going for a longer ride and need stuff, I carry a back pack. I used to have a rear rack and bag but I didn't use it that much so I took it off. I also carry a light lock to avoid any thefts of opportunity. I have lights but almost never use them. I have them because I have been caught in the dark.

Norboo

So much to carry! Especially the spare tube takes up so much room!

DaveTMpls

I see most posters are do-it-yourselfers. I use my bike to commute to work, and my short route takes me past an excellent bike shop with mechanics on duty. My post-mounted bike bag has a hex tool, cleat covers, lock and chain, stuffable rain jacket. Plus of course my work clothes and my lunch. My cell phone is in my shorts, and I've used it on occasion to call the back-up van: wife in station wagon :-)

sjanzeir

Cargo pants: my wallet goes into the back pocket, home keys hang from the right-most belt loop, some cash in my right pocket, and my phone goes into whichever of the two leg pockets I happen to slip it into at any given time. I've bought a saddle bag for some multi-tools and a spare tube, but haven't mounted it on either bike yet.

rjmeyer67

2 water bottles, 1 with filter; spare tire; bike multitool; lights, 2 front 1 rear; golf jacket if it sprinkles; first aid kit; bee sting Rx; benadryl, frame mounted bike pump. I use an Ibera rack and trunk bag.

Wanderer

Tcp

yashinon

Rear trunk bag with: Pump, tool kit, spare tube, phone, and snack bars (if going longer).

mgonz1

Pump, water bottle, cell phone, wallet

Delmarva

Under seat bag with Y wrench, lock, cell phone. Riding sun glasses and water bottle