I have recently started to notice that I carry far to much stuff when carrying.
I think this started a few years ago when I bought a Camelback 
Through the 90's (when I rode the most) I don't remember carrying anything except water bottle
Would like to cut down on the stuff I take out riding as my pack is almost the weight of my bike!
What do folk take out with them?
in my camel back I have the following.
bladder
Tyre levers
puncture repair kit
pump
small multi tool
chain tool.
Pump. Multitool. Tyre levers. Spare tube. Patches. Zip ties. Quicklinks. Water. Tasty treats. Mobile telephone. Jacket if I'm not wearing it.
Hmm.
Pretty much what I carry with the additions of a phone and car keys.
Thinking of ditching the Camelbak and going water bottle & luck .....
Changes by the day - but always the following.
Tube - one or two depending on length and location of ride
Puncture repair kit
Multi-tool (must have chain breaker)
A few links of chain
Piece of rag
Space blanket
Go-bar
Probably
Windproof top
Hat or buff or bandana
Winter possibles
Spare gloves
Spare hat
Spare buff
Down gillet
Waterproof jacket and/or trousers (I try not to ride in these as I always boil so they are emergency items unless I have to wear it).
Key not carrying too much is to tailer what you carry to the ride so as not to carry stuff you will never need.
I'm trying to cut down as well. I'm down to multitool, pump, tyre levers, tube. All carried in a saddle bag and the pump in a jersey pocket.
This is fine until I have more than 1 puncture or snap a chain.
binned the backpack for local rides a few years ago. Carry tube, tyre lever, multitool, pump in pockets. Plus phone + keys.
Use a hydration pack + maybe a buff/beanie + snacks for longer rides.
lunge - MemberI'm trying to cut down as well. I'm down to multitool, pump, tyre levers, tube. All carried in a saddle bag and the pump in a jersey pocket.
This is fine until I have more than 1 puncture or snap a chain.
Think I will give this a go.
Either that or rely wholeheartedly on those I ride with 
Default in the bag for this time of year:
Bike stuff: Combi shock and tyre pump, tube (s), levers, patch kit, multi tool, gerber suspension, zip ties, spare batteries and emergency get-me-home lights.
Me stuff: Buff, first aid kit, 2l bladder, couple of ancient muesli or choc bars, water/windproof jacket, thick gloves (I hate cold hands).
Other: Hip flask of ginger wine, and hand-pull chainsaw.
For small local blasts around the wood, I don't bother with anything as I can just walk home if it goes t!ts up. For epics, I'll carry more of most stuff.
Would like to cut down on the stuff I take out riding as my pack is almost the weight of my bike!
Do you ride a full carbon rigid bike with 1.5" tyres?
I have a small seat pouch that contains everything I need which gets transferred between bikes and a pump on a frame clip on every bike
Multitool
Tube
patches and glue
m5 and m6 nut and bolt
cable ties
3x sram links, 2x chain link( only because of the tandem timing chain)
Energy gel
Water bottle on frame
Water bladder
Puncture repair kit (by the time you've put a new inner tube in, you could of fixed the puncture) tyre leavers, patches etc
Snacks - home made flapjack, kendal Mint Cake
Waterproof jacket
A warm top
First Aid kit with sutures, plasters, saline solution, tweezers and tick twisters.
Scran - food
Pump
Multi Tool
Bike Tool
Multi alan key tool
Water, cereal bars, tubes, zip ties, roll of electrical tape, spare gear inner, multitool, first aid kit, space blanket, survival bag, wallet/keys/phone.
Spare cloths live on the outside, a proper waterproof jacket at this time of year, or a gillet in summer. When it gets properly cold theres usualy a pair of ronhills or waterproof trousers as a broken arm 10miles from home in the freezing rain could quickly become a much more serious problem this time of year when in summer it would just mean a painfull walk home.
Group night rides usualy involve less stuff on the basis that if the worst happened theres 10-15 people with jackets/blankets/first aid kits and theres less stopping so I usualy just take bike spares and a really light jacket.
qunny - you are going to stich someone up??
I canno believe the amount of stuff some folk carry. Spend hundreds saving a bit of weight off the bike and carry kilos of uneeded stuff
gunny - why 3 multitools?
TINAS - survival bag and space blanket? are you going to alaska? No where in England is more than a couple of miles from a road
Pump
CO2 Inflator
2*cartridges
2*tubes
tyre lever
chain links and kmc quick link
multitool
small piece of groundsheet (for patching split tyre sidewall)
couple of zip ties
length of gaffa tape wrapped round my pump.
phone keys
bank card
Sometimes I go on short rides only clothing & bike, no tools, no water, no puncture repair, no pump nothing apart from some haribos. Its quite liberating.
Puncture repair kit (by the time you've put a new inner tube in, you could of fixed the puncture) tyre
How are you working THAT out?
Puncture repair kit (by the time you've put a new inner tube in, you could of fixed the puncture) tyre
See I thought that until I had a biggish off and put 8 slits in the tube.
Only had 7 patches so had to repair the biggest & leave the smallest & keep pumping the tyre up.
Was no way I was walking the 15 miles back to the car.
Now carry a tube and patches.
TINAS - survival bag and space blanket? are you going to alaska? No where in England is more than a couple of miles from a road
They weigh 'eff all, sit flat behind the bladder and I'm sure if I ever break a leg a couple of miles from a road I'll be greatfull for them! Cost about a fiver, weighs about the same as an innetube and takes no packing space, no brainer IMO.
I hate carrying stuff... for local rides I restrict myself to:
Seatpack with chain tool, spare tube, patches & tire levers; pump & waterbottle on frame.
Keys, multitool & beer money in my pockets.
Interesting article in this months mbr on going backpack free. Personally I don't mind a pack - it keeps my back warm...
mountain morph pump
chain breaker
power links
puncture repair kit & tyre boot
plastic thingy for shimano cranks
2 x inner tubes
Energy gel
blader
multi tool and 2 tyre levers in shorts
tbh it's the water that weighs the most.... the camelbak and tools can't be more than a couple of kg...
CRC had to re-send my items this morning as t=its been so long since they posted them...
The biggie is not filling your bladder with 3 litres of water when you are just going for a short blast. half full is often plenty.
Heres a top tip,
bugger all weight but worth carrying, a case/clearing cloth for your glass's.
A pair of latex gloves, never mind medical emergencies, good to put on when changing a tube, saves getting your hands/ gloves wet and cover in dog eggs.
Having a survival bag and a blanket in the group is a very good idea.
If as in my case they can't get a chopper in due to tree cover, it took a fair while for the para medics to cover the mile or so from the locked gate. It was Feb and cold and so was I.
In fact with regard to that stupid remark above i was less than 2 miles from home, but spare clothing and a space blanket made me more comfortable.
Never taken me that long to fix a puncture, i wasn't taking into account snake bite punctures or the amount of punctures
By bike tool i meant one of those flat multi-socketed things. My leatherman and an alan key tool with 8 different sizes on it.
I only use the camelback when essential, I have reverted to a bumbag with a few essentials
Puncture repair kit (by the time you've put a new inner tube in, you could of fixed the puncture)
I presume you don't remove the tube from the tyre to fix the puncture then and that that you can easily find the puncture. Trying to repair a puncture in the dark and/or when it's pissing rain isn't easy. I'd rather just stick a tube in and repair later.
lunge - MemberBut those are the two easiest things to carry spares of: park patches and quick links. In fact my biggest issue is they are so small and light finding the buggers in the bottom of the pocket/bag they are in.
I'm trying to cut down as well. I'm down to multitool, pump, tyre levers, tube. All carried in a saddle bag and the pump in a jersey pocket.This is fine until I have more than 1 puncture or snap a chain.
Most of my rides are solo, less than two hours and 10 miles from home, so I generally carry my phone and car keys only.
For me;
Patch kit box containg;
Tiny tube of glue
Some normal patches
A couple of instant patches
Chainring bolt (inner and outer)
Disc caliper bolt (no spare of this size on bike, bottle cage size can be pilfered from frame if need somewhere)
1 quick-link
Small bit of sandpaper
Multi-tool with chainsplitter
Tube
Pump
2 Tyre levers (only because some of my mates either have crap ones or are incapble of using theirs without snapping them)
Zip-loc bag containing;
Small space blanket
2 antiseptic wipes
emergency £10 and some coins
i've recently ditched the camelback - only get it out for long rides where extra water is needed
I carry in my jersey pockets
small drawstring bag containing -
patches
tyre boots
spare chain links
CO2
mini pump
tyre lever
multi tool
couple of zip ties
cash or debit card
food/ jacket or gillet/ phone / keys in other pockets
a spare tube is strapped under my saddle (for a long ride where I'm using a camelback I might include an extra tube) - I run tubeless
bottle on the bike
I love it, feels so much cooler, lighter and simpler
My bag currently has in it
Gerber vise pliers thing
Crank Bros 17 multi tool
Tyre lever
Couple of chain links
Couple of tubes, even though I'm now tubeless I'm paranoid about getting two punctures.
Pump
Shock Pump
First aid kit
Very old energy bar
Headtorch
Some tissues in case I need a poo or get a runny nose
Tyre boot
Hope Mono Mini brake pads (currently running XT brakes....)
Tesco value puncture repair kit
Endura Convert Jacket and a Montane Featherlite
Have removed the featherlite and the pads.
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