What do you carry and is it too much?

[Dusty the Whale]

A sore back award?

And when I ride with my DC teammates, also add at least one 12 oz. "roadie" for a mid-ride beer break.

I ride with someone that keeps cans of seltzer in the frame bag.

 

[Dusty the Whale]

Seeing this gave me a good reason to empty out the Camelback. Not shown is the 3L bladder or the 3.5 rock-hard Nature's Bakery fig bars that have been buried at the bottom for who knows how long... and a zip-lock bag of TP.

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Too much? Definitely. But I also need to add some spares that have been used along the way: various zip-ties, a derailleur cable and a 2032 battery.

I should have a shifter battery ready to go.

 

[stb222]

Coffee bike.View attachment 268284

Mountain bike (tube is in a side pocket on the bag)
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Road bike.
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That, that is too much

 

[ilnadi]

Used to depend on the time of the year
NICA season. Full repair kit, too big first aid kit, extra gloves, balaclavas, wool socks, food, hand warmers.
Off season co2 inflator, multi tool, quick link.

Now it's all off-season. No NICA team in the Flatlands.

 

[Robin]

I rarely ride the road any more...but I think there is enough to change a flat in my saddlebag.

As for MTN...EpiPen, snack, multi tool, tube, dart/pump. I have had to walk back to the car...more because I was close enough and didn’t feel like dealing with the flat on the trail.

 

[stilluf]

I went from a giant backpack with water bladder and a ton of stuff that was rarely used (and hurt my back!) to just a seat bag with bare minimum: multi tool, CO2, plugs, tube, levers, and that’s it. Bottle in the jersey and one in the frame for hydration. Much better!

 

[Dusty the Whale]

I rarely ride the road any more...

I'm the complete opposite.

 

[Red Mosquito]

I went from a giant backpack with water bladder and a ton of stuff that was rarely used (and hurt my back!) to just a seat bag with bare minimum: multi tool, CO2, plugs, tube, levers, and that’s it. Bottle in the jersey and one in the frame for hydration. Much better!

This is about where I’ve landed these days too, though I don’t enjoy the bottle on my back. I’ve been using a hip pack for the last year which is surprisingly comfortable.

But even then the repair kit is minimal. Multi tool, plugs, CO2, levers, tube for both bikes.