Looking for the best minimalist, lightweight way to carry tools on the trails.
I don’t want to carry a hydration pack and saddle bags suck.
Does anyone have a race face tool stash or an outvi possum? Or any other contenders o should be considering? Need to carry a 29r tube, inflator, levers and multi tool.

Specialised swat kit puts everything on the frame but will set you back £100. I used to use a co2 cart & tyre lever wrapped in a tube and secured under the saddle with a toe clip, works brilliantly and very minimalist. Doesn’t give you anywhere to put the multi tool though, which on the spesh kit is attached to the bottle cage with the chain tools inside the head tube.

One up Stem tool
https://www.oneupcomponents.com/products/edc-tool
Somebody had one that fitted inside the crank too.
Tube taped/strapped to the frame? CO2 in the mini pump on the frame?

^what mike said! Both look like good bits of kit. Especially the Oneup tool EDC.

That crank one is called ‘All In Multitool’.

Look at Beerbabe. I’ve a down tube bag from her that takes: Topeak pump, inner tube, multi tool, chain oil, small bottle of sealant, spare brake pads, tubeless repair kit, repair kit for other stuff like inflatable mat and a few other small items. This was for the Highland Trail 550 last week so needed a lot just in case.

If it’s too big then she’ll do something custom.

Pockets. I can fit a tube, levers, tool in the pockets if my Endura Mt500 shorts without any bother. Although usually I strap the tube to the top tube just behind the head tube.

Back Country Research Mutherload

http://backcountryresearch.com/race-strap-mtb-saddle-mount.html

This is what i use, its great! I use it on both mtb and road bike. I can fit a tube, 1 tyre lever, 2 Co2 cartridges and the inflator tool thingy under the saddle and a tiny multitool in my jersey pocket.
Only thing missing is a chain tool

As suggested, BCR Racestrap?

Wee cog do a small bag that straps under the saddle and is dropper friendly.

Think they’re in the premier partner space on here.

Stash top doesn’t come with a bladder and found tools in the pockets annoying and dangerous for crashes. Tended to stick my pads and food in there and spares on the bike.

Spesh stem cap chain tool and quick link was typically expensive but neat and doesn’t need threads cut in the stem like the on one, which looks great but that sounds like a faff.

The Beerbabe stuff looks neat.

Pockets are hard to beat for ‘minimal’. In the past I’ve used zip ties and gaffer tape to hold stuff under the saddle.

For short coal rides I do without – it’ll only be a dull walk when something goes wrong. For other rides I take a bag jammed with a whole stack of faintly useful stuff like a waterproof, first aid kit, lights, …

Big +1 for Beerbabe stuff.

All In Multi tool

here’s a link to the chain-set mounted tool. pretty expensive (over £80) but I think the headset mounted one from OneUp requires some pretty radical (ie permanent) adjustment to your steerer tube.

Edit, Topeak do a cage and tool if your bike has space for it
Ninja mount

I make little bundles of tube, levers, tool, chainlink and pump. These fit into my middle jersey pocket.

My wife also uses these, but somehow loses the tool and tube, making it even more minimal 🙄 😀

I’ve been on this mission too. I’ve collated my research into a blog post

Ditching the mtb backpack – research notes

I decided the swat xc box was the best option for carrying a tube, CO2 and tyre lever. I’ve got a couple of EDC’s on order to fulfil the multitool needs

All the EDC info is collated into a post here https://seekerbikes.com/2017/05/27/oneup-edc-now-available/

The Piggy if you use a water bottle.
[url=https://flic.kr/p/TGGmnA]Piggy @ Swinley[/url] by Rob Johnson, on Flickr

Specialized bandit strap mounts a tube and co2 to a specialized saddle. Race Face rip strip for food/phone/multitool. Bigger days out will use a hip pack with hydration bladder.

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Pockets. I can fit a tube, levers, tool in the pockets if my Endura Mt500 shorts without any bother. Although usually I strap the tube to the top tube just behind the head tube.

That could lead to some interesting X-ray images after a big fall 😯

There are some horror stories around about riders crashing and their pump/multitool/spares being embedded into parts of their spine or soft tissue. Evoc pack with back protector here, all tools etc in that.

I do have a bit of a propensity to crash mind you 😀

I’ve landed on my back with my phone not flat against my back and broken a rib. Not good.

A correctly packed backpack can be a good back protector for sure. A badly packed one can be a back damager

Riding without a pack does feel a bit naked and unprotected but also very ‘free-ing’

A correctly packed backpack can be a good back protector for sure. A badly packed one can be a back damager

+1

When my old camelbak was getting tired moving to Evoc packs with the built in back protection seemed a nobrainer for me.