Ride Gear – What Do You Carry When You Ride?
Are you a bicycle pack Rats? Although I was never a Boy Scout, I like to be prepared for the worst when I ride on my long commutes.
I have my trusty Timbuk2 messenger bag filled with all sorts of things to keep my ride safe:
- Tire Pry Levers – for those nasty flats
- Spare Tube – I switch this out between a 26″ or 29″ depending on what I’m riding.
- Tube Patch Kit – in case the spare gets a flat
- Multi-Tool – for that bit of tweaking on the road
- Mini Pump – I haven’t bought into the CO2 thing just yet
- 15 mm wrench – for my non-quick release wheels
- Phone – No iPhone just yet
- Camera – to document my Suburban Assault
- Wallet – no money, no coffee
- Watch – to know when I need to get home
- Road ID – never leave home without it
- Cable Lock – for those longer stays and I’m away from my ride
Curious about what other people ride with, I thought it would be nice to get more organized on flickr so I started a group called “Stuff I Carry When I Ride My Bicycle.”
This group is inspired by another flickr group: “The Items We Carry“, posts like this shot from timbuk2, as well as an interesting article in the first issue of Bicycle Times magazine.
“Stuff I Carry When I Ride My Bicycle” is a small group of pics, but growing steady. IF you are a bicycle pack rat or just a Boy Scout at heart, please take a moment and take a shot of the stuff you carry and post it there as well.
Good stuff. I really like the Shepard patches on your bag though. Nice Touch!
100poundsago
September 6, 2009 at 5:31 pm
Thanks! I get so many compliments on the Shepard Fairey patches. I’m glad I got them.
dickdavid
September 6, 2009 at 6:39 pm
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