I’m trying to cut back on the contents of my rucksack, to get all streamlined and sh!t.

So, at the moment, I have:

Bike lock
Pump
Puncture repair paraphernalia
Lunch
A book (The Cloudspotter’s Guide, not sure why that’s there)
A spare bike lock
Water bottle
Mould, resulting from decayed apple and banana detritus

Does anyone operate a more efficient transport solution for ^^^^^?

Lunch, banana
Pants/socks
Wallet
iPhone
Puncture kit*
Keys

pump/tube/water on the bike
don’t need a lock

*

No bag for me:

Tool bottle – spare tube, tyre levers, tool, mini pump
Jersey pocket – wallet, phone, keys

Bike gets left in a cycle locker at work so I don’t need a lock, but why don’t you leave a lock at work and just carry the key?

How long is your commute? Mine is an hour each way and I only carry water on very hot days.

Draw at work contains spare clothes etc (towel on coatrack).
Other draw at work contains snacks and breakfast (sachets of porridge).
Draws get refilled/topped up when I drive in.

Cape
Wallet
Phone
ski lock
pen
Lunch
Extra drink ( damn those CX and their one bottle cage)

I once carried a big fat cuddly toy pig strapped to my rucksack.
Just thought I’d mention it.
Was for my dog.

Shirt, socks, pump, tube, tool.

Spare pants and wet wipes if it’s really hot.

Spare pants and a flannel if it’s wet.

Possibly a spare layer if it’s changeable.

Lock and suits stay at work. Selection of ties in The Tiebrary on my desk.

Currently at uni so…

Loads of books to take to library
Files and paper
Bike clothes (changed when got here)
Umbrella
Lunch
Water bottle off bike

Dont bother with puncture kit/pump etc. Fitted puncture proof tyres and will walk home or call for lift if i get puncture, its only 4 mile.

Cape..

Superhero?

Chrome Mini Metro, with pants sockas and shirt for the day (trousers, towel and shower gel live at work), 2x locks (in case I stop somewhere on the way home), pump, tube and tyre levers. That’s every day, then occasionally a waterproof if it looks like rain.

This morning I also had a laptop I’ve been fixing for a friend and a box of weetabix because I’d run out. Wallett/keys/phone are in my pockets

Edit: 10 miles / 40-45 minutes so no need for a drink

bike lock
wash bag
trouser
another trouser
shirt
pant
pant
sock
sock
tube
multitool
adjustable wrench
pump
patches
spare change
soft shell jacket

not light but covers all eventualities and makes the hills harder i.e. good training

I have one of those lock attachments to the seat post, one less thing in the bag. Bottle cage too.
Pump
Tube
Repair kit
Tools
Shower jacket thing
Lights – mini emergency ones
USB memory sticks

Stuff left over from Sunday at the cricket to clear out, wrappers, freebies (Yorkshire Tea, Flankie!).

pants/socks

Aye, there’s cleverness at work there.

pump/tube/water on the bike

I worry it’ll get pinched if I leave it at the bike storage, so all the above is baggged. Might change now, though – who’d nick a bike pump?

How long is your commute?

25 minutes. To be honest, I only carry water so I look cool when stopped at the lights.

Tube
Pump
Zipties
Multitool
Puncture kit
Shirt
Phone
Wallet
Lunch

No lock required, and no water for a 45 min trip. Enough to ensure I can compete my ride and no more.

Superhero?
In the eyes of my family ,yes 😉

cape

not

cape

It all depends on where you have to leave the bike and whether it’s safe or not. If it’s safe I would get a pump that mounts under the water bottle cage and then turn 1 old water bottle into a toolkit holder with a spare tube in etc. If you can find a way to put a chain on the bike that would be good too. Better to load the bike than load you. Gives you more space in your bag as well!

Ye gads, some of you guys carry way more than me!

Allen keys
Spare tubes
Spoke key
Tyre levers
puncture repair kit
chain tool
keys
work pass

That’s stuff that’s always tehre.
the rest varies

dinner
clean shirt
riding home shorts
riding home shirt
rain coat
wallet
glasses case
work items like papers and books
couple of phones

Better to load the bike than load you.

Yeah, that’s what I was thinking. Anyone have those under-saddle storage units for puncture kit etc?

pant
pant

brakes ..hard commute ?

🙂

under-saddle storage units

yup,and a pump on the frame.

I know this is very uncool in some eyes,but quite frankly my dear I don’t …

In a camelbak mule nv-
Main compartment- socks, boxers, work shirt, deo, moisturiser!
Front pocket- levers, puncture repair kit, aws-10, spare tube, mini-pump.
Work trews and towel once a week in main compartment too.

The same as what I take on every ride – 1 tube but + clothes, lock 😀

I carry far too much but sods law states as I use the same bag when I get in the middle of no where I’ll have left something at home between the process of swapping kit from commute ride and proper ride at weekend.

Contents are
2 x 15 mm spanners for freeride bike rear wheel removal
Multi tool Bike
Multi tool general
3 x Tyre leavers
1 x puncture kit
1 spare tube + 1 on proper ride
1 x Pressure gauge
2 x cycle pumps I know I know 😯 (one for each type of valve) I don’t want to be prating around changing things around in a small pump in the pouring rain, cold etc.
1x Shock Pump
2 x Pair of rubber gloves
1 x penknife
1 x Buff

I think that’s it 😀 Oh nearly forgot currently a trail saw as well after editing a trail in Delamere at weekend.

Shirt
Trousers
Pants
Towel
Shampoo
tube
co2
wallet
keys
phone

Bike pump on frame (annoyingly I forget to take it for mtb rides because it’s on the commuter!)

Carradice saddlebag (barley I think) with clothes, lunchbox, tubes, thin waterproof, spanner, chain tool, multitool, puncture kit, inhaler. No water needed – only 45min to 1hr commute.

Puncture stuff, multitool, change of clothes, spare pants, socks for when I forget them, waterproof (that isn’t), lunch, keys, wallet and phone. Plus a collection of assorted shite that lives in the bottom of my pannier.

I think you’re worrying un-necessarily for a 25 minute commute! I used to have a similar distance commute and found myself loading up panniers with stuff I didn’t really need just to make it harder.

Clothes…

…seriously, how do you get them to come out of your bag in the same state they went in?

On the odd occasion I’ve had to bring a shirt in to work, I’ve pulled something out of the bag that looks more like a spent man tissue 😯 than a professional’s fashion item.

Waterproof
Lights
Clothes for the day
Wallet/phone/keys

Tube
Mini pump
Patches
Tyre levers
Mini tool
5 minute lock
Lights
Keys
Phones
Gillet
Clothes

pump chain splitter puncture kit light waterproof jacket multi tool leave lock at work lunch is meal deal tubes in saddle bag

Clothes for the day

How quaint. Just persuade your employer to embrace naturism and save loads of weight on the way in……

Ref camo16

Roll shirts don’t fold 🙂

Waterproofs take more space than anything 🙁

co2

WTF??

think you’re worrying un-necessarily for a 25 minute commute! I used to have a similar distance commute and found myself loading up panniers with stuff I didn’t really need just to make it harder.

Probably right.

But having gone through a period of 4+ punctures a week pre Christmas I’m paranoid about things that could go wrong… and packing accordingly.

shirt, underwear, socks, belt, usual cycling tools, tubes, etc in a 18L camelbak (which is mostly empty at the moment but in winter sometimes has spare kit)

My lock stays at work in the bike shed so I don’t have to carry it

My shoes, trousers, towel, shower gel, deodorant all stay at work in a locker.

I fold/roll my shirt carefully and because the bag is fairly big it doesn’t need to be stuffed in. Also, hang it up near the shower (the steam helps get creases out) and put it on when you’re still slightly damp (post shower!) which also helps remove any creases. Or get non-iron shirts.

multitool
backup led lights
toughest cable lock i could find (long enough for wheels) –
pants,
tshirt
socks
book
waterproof
fluorescent backpack cover – only put it on in the rain/night
lunch- sarnies, orange, banana, kiwis
wallet
keys
phone
paracetamol

(main lock is on bike rack at work)
(marathon plus tyres= dont need pump/tube/patches)
(leave jeans/ trainers/ spare pants/shorts/ towel/ wash kit in work, change them every week or 2 😳 )

My lock stays at work in the bike shed so I don’t have to carry it

clubber – do you leave it locked to the metal posts of the bike rack at night? I thought about that (others do it in my building), but I thought it would look like I was ‘bagsying’ the post and therefore behaving like a tw**.

I’ve pulled something out of the bag that looks more like a spent man tissue

f-o-l-d
I do it like this but without the plastic. only crease is a slight horizontal one across the midriff but that quickly disappears

EDIT: it also helps if you have something to put the shirt next to which will help to keep it flat. my rucksack had a board in it, and my courier bag is stiff enough not to crumple. I also put the shirt on top of folded trousers which helps.

aswell as the usual:

phone+wallet+keys+inhaler+doorpass+lunch+tubesandpump

today i’m carrying:
secateurs
folding saw
folding sickle
mini-mattock

’cause i’ve got some trail-work to do on the cycle path.

Yeah, it lives there permanently – has done for 10 years… other people now do the same. I don’t think anyone’s considered it bagsying – they still lock their bikes to the rail if they’re there before me.

co2

WTF??

Why would you not? Unlike riding for pleasure, when commuting delays usually mean being late for something, and you’ll be doing it in all weather. The novelty of pumping up a tyre in the dark in freezing rain quickly wears off. I carry two tubes and two CO2 canisters, as well as pump and patches. My commute is 10 miles – not far by bike, but it’s a flipping long walk if the team car is unavailable.