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I keep a single spare of most stuff to avoid down time and have done so for about 10 years.
Rear mech, chain, chain ring, brakepads, wheel, BB, headset, pivot bearings, spare rim, front and rear tyres, some spokes and nipples (6 per wheel usually) a front and rear tyre, grips, cable inners and out, hydro hose, fork and rear shock service kit, shock bushes.
I am down a GX cassette at the moment, but both bikes were given new in Feb 2021 and I refuse to pay the outrageous prices that are currently about.
I try to keep a spare of consumables
Only getting into mtb recently so don't have anything other than chainlinks and a tyre for the MTB. But chain cassette hanger etc for my road bike
I like my roadie running absolutely mint, so I change the chain fairly often
yes, always have well stocked chains / pads etc.
in the last few years, kept stock of derailleurs to cover bikes,
tend to buy tyres when on offer, and i dont like paying postage so may as well get extras
I have 6 bikes in our house all running 11sp drivetrains, with same size disc, Shimano brakes and Maxxis tyres. So, my spares box has about 3-5 sets of everything waiting to be fitted. As i fit something, i source another to put back in the box.
It does mean my spares box is worth over a grand however, so not a cheap endeavour.
It's paid off in the current supply chain drought though.
I just checked stock with online sellers within China and Shimano Microspline 12spd cassettes are virtually gone everywhere. Some sellers still with some stock have upped the price 33%.
Sram XD cassettes are still available. No problem with hyperglide cassettes
Time to start stocking up compatible cassettes (Wuzei and TRW), or looking into swapping freehub, shifter and mech. Having 148mm MS freehub boost wheels is starting to become a problem!
Currently building a second bike up and using the exact same bits that are fitted to bike #1 for drivetrain and brakes.
After the hassle of getting a 12 speed shimano chain in the summer I'm keeping some spares in...