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My first aid kit is one I put together myself, I just happen to keep it in the original pack for visibility. Its full off large graze dressings, two sterile bandages, gauze, steri-strips and some tape.
All the piddly plasters and stuff in the off-the shelf number are a waste of time for MTB style injuries.
2*tubes
puncture repair kit
carbon mini pump
2*tyre levers
C02 pump
2*c02 cartridges
kmc quick link
multitool
mars bar
phone
debit card/cash
house keys
energy gels
zip ties
length of gaffa tape round pump shaft
All of which fits in back pocket/saddle pack.
Sorting out my kit for a ride tomorrow or Sunday.. Missing a couple of things, but I've added a spare gear cable. 😉
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Science officer - over a kilo!
*gets scales out*
550grammes here - I am surprised it is that much
Multitool
tube
repair kit and spares
pump
Seatpack on ever bike:
Puncture repair kit
SRAM Powerlink
Levers
Topeak Hummer/Hexus
2 Tubes
Park Tyre patch
Pump
plus backup lights for night riding
Milkie - MemberSorting out my kit for a ride tomorrow or Sunday.. Missing a couple of things, but I've added a spare gear cable. [:wink:]
Camelbak Kit
That's some kit to carry.
And some shelf to display the kit on too! 😉
am i abnormal in going for a ride, with two CO2 canisters, a spare tube.... maybe a couple of quid and a few gels....
Contents of my camelpak
tube
patch kit
multitool
CO2 Inflator
zipties
first aid kit (some sterile bandages & wipes and some tape)
one tyre lever
a few spare chain links
phone
keys
money
food (usually brownies or tunnocks)
water
waterproof and kneewarmers if its looking sketchy weatherwise
some gels depending on the length of the ride
led headtorch if its a nightride
Local stuff;
tube
tyre levers
repair kit
pump
multitool
zip ties
phone
flapjack
water
montane h20 jacket
sram chain links
beanie (if very cold)
i'm glad i started this thread, my ride kit is now assembled and sorted ready for action. excellent ideas and suggestions all round.
I'm with mrmo on this one, a wee seat pack with inner tube, CO2 thing, small Park Tool, SRAM chain link, tyre levers. In back pockets Pertex shell or waterproof, gel or bananna or jelly babies, phone and that's it for 90% of my riding if I am heading into the back of beyond I'll carry a wee pack with all the gubbins you lot carry.
Sorting out my kit for a ride tomorrow or Sunday.. Missing a couple of things, but I've added a spare gear cable.
Christ Milkie, how do you get the decks in a camelbak????????
and who the **** carries the generator?????????????????
Christ Milkie, how do you get the decks in a camelbak????????
and who the **** carries the generator?????????????????
With great difficulty, but I swear the mule is a Tardis! 😆
I take everything I think I'll ever need but never use it
but then failing to prepare is preparing to fail. Or better to have it and not use it, then need it and not ahve it
and some other bulldust
Tube
2 levers
Puncture repair kit
Lenzyn multitool
Mini pump
Shock pump (if on full suss)
Disc pads
Zip ties
Velcro ties
Powerlink
Bandages
Plasters
Savlon wipes
Duck tape
Phone
Water
Keys
Batteries (for night rides)
Spare clothing according to weather
Malt loaf
Gel - only for emergencies
Ah, this reminds me on the Fat Cyclist's take on all this...
http://www.fatcyclist.com/2008/01/15/how-to-be-popular-part-i-what-to-carry/
Incidentally, I reckon I fall into the 'overpackers' camp of the STW massive.
stuff?
multitool (allen keys, screwdrivers, torq25, chain tool)
spare gear cable
zip ties
tube and patches
pump
food (not particularly planned)
bandages& plasters, (again, unplanned, just enough to wrap up something thats bleeding a little too badly, no point going overbord, if its that bad your going to need profesional help)
space blanket/sleep sack
money
phone etc
Nothing special in there, 99% of riding in this country isn't remote enough to warrent full on survival kit!
Multitool, patches, powerlinks, at least one spare tube, pump (and none of your tiny pocket pumps, a proper big un that'll actually inflate a tyre before nightfall), waterproof, my "soft shell" which is a cheap Mountain Warehouse fleece with the lower arms cut off...
Couple of big sticky plasters and some painkillers (got a couple of tramadol in there, in case I ever want to walk off a hill with a broken foot or something), phone and money. Oh and headphones for the phone.
Plus loads and loads of food, I like to eat as I ride. Clif Shots, energy bars, gels, dextrose tablets. Oh, and if I'm anywhere remote a foil blanket, good for keeping warm but better for signalling help.
wow!! serious lists, and when we ride out for days touring ours can look like these lists, but when out normally I try to keep to one small tool 9 bits? (Topek Mini)... one tube, Park patches and a mini pump. If I can they go under the seat (tubes + patches) tool in a pocket, pump on the frame. If its a long run and wet maybe a really small bottle of oil / mini first aid kit / food / extra layer. Touch wood - I have been riding off road for years 2-5 times a week and never needed more.
Though sprog James races DH - and they go for 2-3 min runs each time maybe 8-10 in a day and can need a estate boot-full of tools and spares to keep him going.
Lionheart, do you not carry a speedlink?
🙂
Multitool crank brother
Tyre levers
Spare tubes (2)
Spare mech hanger
Spare chain ring bolt
some leatherman like tool
A few SS chain link (when on the SS)
Chain link from SRAM
Patches and glue
Water
Fleece
Waterproof
Knee pads
Glasses Lenses
A couple of bars
Sandwish and a fruit
and depending on the ride a helmet light and/or a SLR
🙄Always leave some space just in case you find a porn mag.
2 x inner tubes
mini pump
CO2 pump and canisters
puncture repair
tyre levers
powerlinks
anticeptic wipes (incase of dog shit)
disc pads
toothpaste tube
latex gloves
lube
multi-tool
zipties
food
Basic first aid kit
Thermal blanket
money
phone
keys
gimp mask
freekin hell you guys carry loads (i didnt carry half of what you guys are carrying for a 3 month tour of nz)
I my self go for the preventitive maintainance route and carry just what i need.
Multi tool (sks toolbox travel)
minipump
tube
glueless patches
a gel
£10 note
for a long day ill add another tube , a co2 cannister or 2 + pump , Credit card and a jacket/gilet
Blimey, makes my kit list seem undernourished;
2 tubes, multitool, pump, tyre lever. couple of bolts and bits in a plastic bag. couple of cliff bars, maybe a jacket if the weather's bad...
1 tube
puncture repair kit
first aid kit
pump
tyre levers
3 x Allen keys
chain tool
small screwdriver
pen knife
couple of cable ties
keys
wallet
phone
change
flap jack / mars bar
occasional map / book
jacket / top to suit
Smoke grenades are great for a quick getaway but they do weigh a bit. I'm thinking of investing in a Bat Man belt.