Equipment To Take Whilest Riding

[mattsccm]

Tube or two if over 100 mile ish. 1 tyre lever. Qr will double up. Small multitool has all other tools needed. All in small seat pack plus spare chain link and disc pads. Pump on frame.
In centre back pocket small plastic bag with a tenner and a debit card which will ID me. Right pocket has a couple of gels plus munchy bars according to distance. A 100 miler sees me in a shop for a pie as well. Door key left at home under the mat. Phone? The twirly cable isn't long enough. I haven't ever had to phone for help apart from once as a kid and I knocked on a door.
Waterproof if taken in centre pocket and left one is for clothing gradually discarded thin gloves, arm warmers.

[Philip Benstead]

Equipment to take whilst riding.

This what I take with me. I also carry an adjustable for others cycle or if I am riding my Brompton.
I use too carry things like cone spanners, I never used them. If a cycle is maintained correctly, you should not any more in fact you should not need most of this except for puncture repair stuff.

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Chain Hook Stainless Steel Wire
Tire Levers Two Integrated In Body
Screw Drivers #2 Phillips & Flat Head
Knife Stainless Steel
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Spare Inner tube
Puncture repair outfit.

Cycle lock type depending on value of cycle, heaver the lock normally the better it is.

[pjclinch]

Equipment to take whilst riding.

This what I take with me. I also carry an adjustable for others cycle or if I am riding my Brompton.

If I'm riding the Brom I don't usually bother with anything else. It's not far and if it goes wrong I fold it up and get on a bus.

[PH]

Things I have dealt with at the side of the road and would carry tools for are, puncture, chain link, tighten lose screws/bolts, true wheel. Commuting and around town, I carry enough to fix a puncture, on my folding bike I don't even bother with that.
Things that I haven't been able to deal with, broken saddle rail, bent derailleur hanger, crash damaged shifter, in all three cases I was able to ride as far as bike shop or train station.
I don't think you can cover every eventuality, but I don't think you need to, just find the level you're comfortable with.

[Geoff.D]

I think everything I take has already been mentioned. I have a bag which contains-

Puncture repair kit, including emery paper and a dust cap with a valve removal tool
Spare tube for each (different sized) wheel
2 spare tubes on the trike
Multi tool (including chain tool)
Cotton gloves
2 spare quick links)
Short (6 links) length of replacement chain
Money
Debit card
Flat screwdriver
A section of old tyre
Spare batteries for lights (which are fixtures)
A few cable ties

This is in a rack bag, along with my waterproofs. I transfer it to whichever bike I set out on. Obviously I have more clothes/gloves depending on weather and

However, there are two items that I don't think anyone has mentioned -
Filled water bottle
Map (even when I know my intended route, I like to read it at the coffee stop)

Strangely enough, I don't take a first aid kit. Don't know why.

[Vantage]

My first reply to this thread was an absolute minimum of what I think should be carried based on Bez's reply but I guess one persons 'enough crap to feel safe and cosy' is another's 'absolute essentials to get through the minefield' list.

In my Pendle I have the following.....with my reasons for carrying it
Left Pocket:

5 Kelloggs strawberry Nutrigrain bars
3 Cadbury Fudge bars
1 mini Mars Bar
6 mini bags of Haribo Starmix. (it's Wiggles fault really)
50g of glucose powder.
Insulin pen.
This is my emergency get out of a diabetic coma pocket as my type 1 diabetes has always been a right royal pita since 1980. Some carb packed snacks wouldn't be a bad idea for your average non diabetic cyclist either.

Right Pocket:

Emergency Rescue Blanket. It's been there (and in other bags) for 4 years without use. Recently my old bike club posted their ride story on facebook and told how they came across another cyclist who they thought had suffered a diabetic hypo and wished they'd had a blanket for her as they waited for the ambulance. Well, that's one reason I have it
Small first aid kit encompassing various plasters (including pink hello kitty ones (my daughter insists), small roll of gauze which includes the most useless pair of scissors ever, a pair of O'Tom Tick Twisters in case I get eaten by one having never even seen one, Codene Phosphate pain killers in case I get hit by a 40 ton truck and allergy relieve pills as I'm allergic to wasp stings. Some heartburn tabs are in there too.
3 tyre levers.
Crank Bros multi tool which covers every single nut and bolt on the bike.
Rema Tip Top pu***ure kit. 2 quick link chain links and 1 spare nut and bolt of each size throughout the bike are in there too.
A Kinder Surprise egg thingy with 10 £1 coins inside it just because I can.
2 rechargeable AA batteries for the Garmin.
A sparkly new Victorinox Huntsman to replace the old Camper that I lost while camping last month

Main Pocket:

Bontrager mini pump strapped to the dowel.
2 inner tubes.
4-5 long zipties in case something snaps. Like my patience.
Spare full finger gloves. We live in the UK.
Waterproof. Either the lightweight for summer or heavyweight for winter. We live in the UK.
Buff which is wrapped around the waterproof Sealskinz hat. We live in the UK.
Long sleeved top in summer. Again, we live in the UK.
Overshoes if I'm not already wearing them during winter/wet rides.
Pair of cycling leggings/tights on days that look dodgy weatherwise.
Gas, stove, mug. coffee and sammiches on some rides if theres room left.

Theres a pair of tan leather Christophe toe straps on the bags lid for carrying other stuff if needed. Plus they look nice

On my person I carry my wallet with ID, the phone and keys for home and bike locks.
MP3 player because I'd rather listen to Timmy Mallets Yellow Polka Dot Bikini song than be deafened by Dave and Steves mums clapped out Corsa with a big exhaust being revved.

[Audax67]

Chum broke his newly-fitted chain on a 200 some years back. Another chum produced a complete spare chain. Sheesh. I used to be impressed if someone had a chain tool & links.

[Vantage]

I kid you not, but there's a bloke who rides around Bolton with an entire spare wheel strapped to his rear pannier and two full panniers there too. What's in them I dunno but they never change shape and the wheel is complete with tyre and tube.

[Geoff.D]

I kid you not, but there's a bloke who rides around Bolton with an entire spare wheel strapped to his rear pannier and two full panniers there too. What's in them I dunno but they never change shape and the wheel is complete with tyre and tube.

I would guess that his left pannier is full of belts, and the right is full of braces.

[ChrisF]

Along with the cash and/or credit card (since I often do a one-way trip and return by train):- Senior Railcard

[flat tyre]

I haven't taken a pump with me for a couple of years now, I take 3 CO2 cartridges instead. They probably don't save much weight compared with the pump, but it's much easier and quicker to inflate the tyre after all the effort required to replace the inner tube. The rest of what I carry is limited to what I can fit in a small saddlebag and the back pockets of my jersey, usually; 2 inner tubes, tyre levers, multi tool, banana, flapjack, phone, spectacles, emergency tenner and credit card.

[MikeF]

One thing I always take is a pair of reading glasses. It's no good taking tools, puncture outfit, phone etc if you can't see how to use them. (That'll only be for the "oldies" of course )