What do you put in your saddlebags?
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How often does this question come up a week on bike forums? Has to be a close second to ... I'm a newbie what bike should I buy?
Anyway here's my usual answer... I don't use one but prefer a tool bottle, because to me they look like an old scrotum hanging from the saddle. I don't need another one. lol
And before anyone comments about the need for a second water bottle on long rides, I don't need a second, because my rides have natural springs everywhere. This is what I carry in my tool bottle.
Anyway here's my usual answer... I don't use one but prefer a tool bottle, because to me they look like an old scrotum hanging from the saddle. I don't need another one. lol
And before anyone comments about the need for a second water bottle on long rides, I don't need a second, because my rides have natural springs everywhere. This is what I carry in my tool bottle.
Last edited by giantcfr1; 10-19-13 at 03:37 AM.
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Standard repair stuff in my saddle bag (tubes, COs, tire tool, multitool), plus phone, one credit card and enough keys to get back inside my house.
But I only have a saddle bag on my road bike. My hybrid has a trunk bag and sometimes panniers. So I include all kinds of useful stuff, like an old T shirt to wipe off with, extra lights, beer, flour, sugar, milk, etc.
But I only have a saddle bag on my road bike. My hybrid has a trunk bag and sometimes panniers. So I include all kinds of useful stuff, like an old T shirt to wipe off with, extra lights, beer, flour, sugar, milk, etc.
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I carry 1 tube, 3 tire levers, a Topeak multitool, patch kit and a credit card and I have a mini-pump attached to the down tube beside my water bottle.
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Not a noob here by any means- I just never bothered to use a saddlebag. Majority of my riding is on local rail trails. Thanks for your input.
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Spare tube (wrapped in an old sock), adjustable wrench, multi-tool (with a chain breaker and spoke tool), Swiss army knife, tire levers, patch kit, basic first aid kit, two gel shots. A small pump is attached to the frame.
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I have a medium-sized saddle bag (one of these) containing:
small first-aid kit
CO2 inflator
2 x CO2 cartridges
patch kit
tire levers
Presta to Schrader adapter
2 x small cotton rags
a few wire ties
small adjustable wrench
multi-tool
small first-aid kit
CO2 inflator
2 x CO2 cartridges
patch kit
tire levers
Presta to Schrader adapter
2 x small cotton rags
a few wire ties
small adjustable wrench
multi-tool
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Just came across this thread; i know it's a little old. I like to add that I put some food (Carbs) in my bag. It helps when I am out on the trail and my sugar starts to drop.
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Corn meal and gunpowder and ham hocks and guitar strings