[QUOTE=JasonBroussard]Could anyone give me a little feedback on what they normally carry in their backpack during a normal training ride ie... how many bike tubes, pump, multi tools and the like. I normally carry a few extra tubes rather than a repair kit, of course I've never had the misfortune of having more than two flats during a ride. Which multi tool do you find to be the most complete and functional? Thanks.[/QUOTE]
I carry 3 CO2 (no pump), 2 tubes and 1 tool set I think it is from Park, plus several levers. Also a converter for the presta valve in case gotta get air from a gas station...

I just carry a spare tube, small pump, levers, multi-tool (Ritchey - from ebay only $5), two patches and a park allen set (just in case the crank ever comes loose....it happened before out on a ride and by the time I got home the crank was shot). Apart from the pump, I fit this into the smallest seat bag I could find (SciCon). Pockets of jersey carry the pump, food, MP3 player (if not a group ride) and cell phone if I remember it.

[QUOTE=iainbanks1]cell phone if I remember it.[/QUOTE]
That's a must - long training rides out in the farm land - it is a necessity. Mine has come in handy more than once.

I carry one tube, one small multi tool from performance bike, a few press-on patches that take up no space, one tire remover gadget thing, and 2 CO2's when I am solo. When I am with other people or on highly traveled routes I take a tube, a tire remover and a converter and that's it. I'll borrow a pump from someone on the road and top off at a gas station with the converter.

Any reason this was posted in the Running forum?

Nothing worse than being 2 hours from home and stranded........

tube, CO2 canister, the plastic tire irons and a multi tool like this

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Update: also a cell phone and bank card.

BBB

a spare tube tucked under the seat and a slim hand pump clipped to the frame.

[QUOTE=deepbluex]a spare tube tucked under the seat and a slim hand pump clipped to the frame.[/QUOTE]

That's pretty minimal. A couple glueless patches weigh nothing and take up no space. Double, even triple flats have been known to happen! And I usually take my chances on a CO2 inflator with 2 cartridges --- although a hand pump is often carried, too. A couple tire levels and 2 allen wrenches are always tucked away, and usually a small multi-tool -- which I've never needed. Cash, drivers license and credit/bank card, too - just in case.

thehitman

1 tube, 2 CO2 cartridges, 2 levers, multi tool, cell phone, house key, credit card, and driver's license. The cell phone, key, CC, and DL go in my jersey pocket.

A CREDIT CARD
Drivers License (for identification if I am unconscious)
$20
Cell Phone
FLAT KIT

2 Tubes
2 CO2 Cartridges
2 Tire Levers
1 Multi Tool
1 Cell phone
Drivers Licence
$10

A lot of people don't bring the cell phone or the money, but I think they are icredibly important. I've had to call for pick ups 40km from home, cause I was out of tubes, I've called CAA for people broken down by the road, its useful to have. Money is great in case you find you haven't brought enough food/liquid with you on the ride. Thats one of the reasons I use gatorade as my workout drink cause it is so universally available.

Brian

In my seatpack:
1 tube (I don't weigh much and i have armadillo tires for training...)
2 tire levers
patch kit
multitool, mini-chain tool and an extra few pins
$20
emergency contacts
map (the most useful thing in there)
i try to keep one of the large flask filler gu's in there too, but i usually end up eating it on a long ride...

also a frame pump

in jersey pockets:
a cell phone,
id & keys,
enough extra warm clothes (hat!), so that I would be warm enough to wait around for a while if i need a ride, am taking the commuter rail home, or the weatherman's wrong.... I get cold insanely easily...

Carolyn, Brian, etc... specifically mentioned carrying ID. That's something I'm bad about - whether running or biking. I'm usually running with my dogs so my pockets are full of bags to clean up after them and so don't put anything else in there. So, I suppose someone could look at the tags on their collars, but if we got separated...

Does anyone use those id bracelets, or "dogtags" that slide onto your shoelaces? I've thought about it a few times (usually when I'm miles from home) that if something were to happen to me, there's nothing on me to indicate who I am.

I have an id bracelet too (present from mom, any mom will buy you guys one i'm sure) , but I need my normal id to get back into my dorm anyways, so I don't use it much... I just end up sticking my regular id in my shirt and locking my keys in my mailbox when i go running...