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  • What's in your (winter) sack Jack?
  • Dave
    Free Member
    Singlespeed_Shep
    Free Member

    Balls,

    Oh wait sorry,

    usual tools and tube,
    first aid kit with gloves.
    spare gloves, socks and jacket,
    handwarmer,
    STW hipflask
    cake and drink.

    billytinkle
    Free Member

    About £4 in change
    Chain oil
    100 zip ties (never know when it may snow atm)
    Pump
    Spare tube
    Puncture kit
    Tyre levers
    Sram powerlink
    multitool
    spare mech hanger

    ton
    Full Member

    waterproof
    2 x tubes
    2 x tyre levers
    1 x alien tool
    1 x buff
    1 x set of earplugs ??

    will
    Free Member

    Jersey pockets? 😉

    C02 canister x 3
    pump
    2 x tubes
    multi tool
    chain tool
    patches
    3 x cable ties
    £10
    tyre leavers
    phone
    Gilet
    midget jams
    3 x gels

    Well that’s on a usual weekend ride.

    townydc
    Free Member

    2 litre Bladder (although tube froze last night)
    2 tubes
    3 levers
    2 multi tools.
    puncture patches
    chain tool
    spare chain links
    whistle
    snickers bar (other chocolate bars are also available)
    mobile phone
    foil blanket
    anti sceptic wipes
    pump
    zip ties

    ……weighs a ton.

    bikebouy
    Free Member

    Well then let’s count em’

    Handwarmers (the shake and break type) simple things and easy to use, used to use these racing Yachts when it turned chilly..these really help if you have to fix something or mend a sodding puncture.
    2 spare tubes, saves time arsing around mending punctures.
    Park multi tool thingumybobs, that I’ve yet to use in anger.
    2 gels
    2 bars (though these have been in since July so I’m asking for hardened teeth breaking solidity)
    Pump
    4 air canisters and the valve thingy.
    1 tyre lever.
    1 puncture repair kit with about 15 patches and 2 glues.

    And a Waitrose plastic bag for it all to go in, then placed in the middle pack of my camelbak.

    messiah
    Free Member

    Usual summer stuff+

    Winter gloves (spare)
    Winter hat (spare)
    Buff (spare)
    Windproof jacket (or big waterproof if it looks like rain).
    Down-a-like gillet (for when stopped, and/or cruising back to the house/car)

    RustySpanner
    Full Member

    Headtorch.
    Couple of those little emergency LED lights.
    Bit of food (Powerbar – flapjack).
    Map.
    Compass.
    Whistle.
    Sunglasses.
    Thin woolly hat.
    Gloves.
    Buff.
    Bladder.
    Phone.
    Wallet.
    Book.

    Tools & tubes in seatpack.

    coogan
    Free Member

    Different tyres to change to when the terrain changes on my rides.

    Squidlord
    Free Member

    As above, plus emergency union jack.

    andycs
    Full Member

    Pump, tube, patches, tyre levers, mini tool, chain links, mech hanger, cable ties, banana or malt loaf and up to 3 litres of water depending on length of ride.

    BillOddie
    Full Member

    Ummmmmmm a lot!

    Howies Softshell or Proper Waterproof (what ever isn’t in the pack is on my back.)
    Buff
    Dirt Rag Beanie
    Spare Gloves
    Space Blanket
    2x spare tubes
    Patch kit
    Tyre Boot
    Brake Pads
    Tyre Levers
    Tiny little minimalist Topeak Multitool
    Leatherman
    HT2 end cap tool thing (the round plastic one)
    spoke key
    chain tool
    Tape
    Pump
    Shockpump
    Zipties
    chainlinks and sram powerlinks
    few random bolts and bis (eg cleats, cleat bolts and crank bolts)
    Chainlube
    Hipflask
    Couple of emergency cereal/energy bars
    Food for the ride
    emergency blinky lights
    Minimalist 1st aid kit (bandages and wipes basically)

    domino
    Full Member

    Besides the stuff I carry year round, usually there are chemical hand and foot wamers and spare gloves and socks – crap circulation so get cold very quickly if my hands or feet are cold. I have a Haglofs synthetic down vest that packs fairly small too thats perfect for winter as an extra layer.

    gonzy
    Free Member

    for commuting my camelbak havoc usually contains:
    3 litre bladder
    4 multitools…i need 2 of them just so i can remove the 20mm front axle
    tyre levers
    park tyre patches
    2 spare tubes
    pack of zip ties
    chain tool
    spare power links
    spare disc pads
    spare gear cable
    few other random spare tools and spare bolts
    spoke key
    pump

    if i’m off for a dirty off road ride i always add:
    first aid kit
    spare torch
    compass
    food
    emergency blanket
    spare fleece
    hat
    wire saw??…just in case i need to rebuild that fence i’ve just smashed through

    jameso
    Full Member

    2 taped-in-a-ball bags of coins and an aerobics weight – about 4kg of useless weight for training prep / psychological BS

    Usual stuff – Toolkit/Food/Spare tube + UST fixit kit inc gas/Pump/Phone/Windproof-shower resist jkt/Lights

    Plus this weekend, a down gillet and a synthetic jacket, 2 tenners emergency fund (double food / train-bail fund) and a break-n-shake hand / foot warmer.

    honeybadgerx
    Full Member

    townydc – Member

    anti sceptic wipes

    I don’t think they’ll work.

    rockhopperbike
    Full Member

    as above mostly, but after my last off, I have now got a “Spot tracker” on the outside of my pack to keep SWMBO (and me) happy

    ryreed
    Free Member

    Waterproof
    Spare layer – normally a gilet or extra thermal
    First aid kit – wound dressings, bandages, saline pods, blah blah
    Bit of gaffer tape
    Foil blanket
    Cable ties
    Brake pads
    Mech hanger
    Tube and patches
    Levers
    Chain tool and powerlinks
    Multi tool
    Phone
    Money
    Water bladder
    Food and a few gels
    Hat and buff
    Chain lube
    Gear cable
    Pump and sometimes shock pump

    uselesshippy
    Free Member

    Same as in the summer.
    I live in surrey ffs.

    Sam
    Full Member

    Now I know what’s in all those enormous packs I see people carrying….

    “Anti sceptic wipes” I could do with some of those.

    Bregante
    Full Member

    Tangfastics/Jelly Babies
    First aid kit
    Mobile
    Power links
    Mini Pump
    1 Tube
    1 Repair kit
    Multi Tool
    Waterproof
    Tenner

    As above really- same contents all year round.

    steve_b77
    Free Member

    At this time of year / when it cold
    Spare Gloves
    Berghaus Polartech hat
    Spare Tube
    Crank Bros 19 tool
    Leatherman rip-off tool
    2 x Park Tyre Levers
    Puncture repair kit
    Muc-Off Ceramic Lube
    Couple of Gels
    Slab of Malt loaf (for big rides)
    Hi-viz windproof jacket
    Mountain Morph pump

    prettygreenparrot
    Full Member

    all year round. It’s the Peaks.
    Old Alien multi tool with chain tool and pedal spanner (never used)
    3 inner tubes
    Blackburn mini pump
    whistle
    compass
    eTrex yellow
    chemical ‘snap’ light
    emergency reflective blanket
    mini roll of Duck gaffer tape
    candy – halloween leftovers. Not sure which year.
    Clif Bar (peanut butter)
    Power Bar (banana)
    pirate Buff
    Ground Effect Flash Gordon waterproof
    Leatherman
    Energy gel sachet (yuck)
    Emergency strobe
    SMART LED rear light

    I like the look of that SOL emergency bivi and that warm looking teashop patagonia coat

    federalski
    Free Member

    Tube
    Lever
    £20
    Phone
    Multi Tool

    Though taking some hints from the above lists would have saved me a few walks, I just cannot be arsed to carry too much.

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