Things you wish you’d packed

I’ve snapped saddles before, but I’ve never thought “oh, I wish I’d thought to carry a spare one with me”.

Strangely, last weekend I went away and had fitted a new Brooks Cambium saddle during the week. I was so sceptical it wouldn’t cripple my bum for life I took a spare with me in case it was intolerable.

Despite feeling as comfy as a board when tapped, out on the bike it’s the comfiest saddle I’ve ever ridden!

I carry

1 Tubeless repair worms

2 Spare tube/s

3 Puncture repair kit for spare tube, and

4 spare valve core and removal tool.

This ensures I never get punctures. I did once snap a valve stem off entirely so I’m gong to check I have one in the spares pouch.

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5 spare tubeless stem present and correct.

TBH that feels like too much ‘stuff‘ unless you’re off on a big expedition. But also this:

I don’t think I’d ever manage to get any kind of tyre seated tubeless with a mini pump, so not convinced by the value of a spare valve.

Reseating a tubeless tyre after you’ve had to replace a valve, by a trail, even with CO2(?) I’d give it a 25% chance at best, and the faff time is now off the bloody charts if you can’t…

Dyna plugs/anchovies for most common tyre cuts/holes, if that doesn’t work, fit a tube.

If the valve fails for whatever reason, fit a tube.

So carry plugs, a pump and a tube (maybe 2?) and that covers most “fault on fault scenarios” and should get you back to civilization, beyond that you are having a really shite day IMO.

Reseating a tubeless tyre after you’ve had to replace a valve, by a trail, even with CO2(?) I’d give it a 25% chance at best, and the faff time is now off the bloody charts if you can’t…

It’s doable with a oneup pump.

I carry a couple of valves with my dynaplugs.

On a recent riding holiday I snapped a valve and re seated the tyre with a mini pump,

Then two days later the guide did exactly the same.

I’ve replenished my spare valve with another.

I can fart more weight than a spare valve so seems a no brainer.