What are you packing?

[gopedsean]

I was just wondering what extras (besides engine and bike) that you guys brought with or kept on your bike,cause after riding back from my friends house holing my engine up i tapped a allen wrench to my frame to tighten up the lose bolts. I was thinking about getting like a little pack and putting it on my frame with some extras and other stuff. wondering if any of you guys did this and what you brought.
thanks

 

[Esteban]

I thought you were talking about " packing heat !"

 

[gopedsean]

lol

 

[DougC]

I carry some tools, a tire pump and patch kit.
I tend to go pretty far distances, and I need tools just to get the wheels off to fix a flat tire.
~

 

[Alaskavan]

I often have enough stuff with me to fix all but the most serious problem, but even when I'm not riding, I carry a Crank Brothers multi-tool.

 

[Esteban]

A few tools, such as small adjustable wrench , multi-tool , an extra tube in its box ,[ patching a tube in the heat in Fl., can be rough ] pump, CO2 inflator , energy bar., plenty of water.

 

[TwoWalks]

I am planning on this very issue and have come up with the following:

1. First Aid Kit
2. AAA road side service card
3. Cell Phone
4. Pocket full of Ball Bearings.

Reasons for list:
1. is for the repair to my body caused by automobiles.
2. For over looked items like gas or towing if something breaks.
3. To call my wife for a ride home and the AAA
4. Tailgaters that like to make you nervous.

Oh yeah number 5. A sense of humor

 

[mistrem]

But seriously now..

Together with the sense of humour....
Definitely a phone and first aid kit then...

I sat with the Beast and made sure I had the most compact set of tools that will.....fit every fastener I was prepared to service on the side of the road and certainly to:
remove/replace wheels
repair tubes
remove spark plug
abrasive paper to clean spark plug /electrical contacts
small container of oil (2-stroke) and a tiny container of grease
spare tube, plug, fuel line, duct tape, ty-wraps, selection of common thread screws (i.e.M6 in my case), plumbers teflon tape, spare screw fastening cable end,
wrapped in a cloth and rolled in tool roll fastened with velcro

It must work well - 'cos I haven't needed it yet!

 

[machiasmort]

I am planning on this very issue and have come up with the following:

1. First Aid Kit
2. AAA road side service card
3. Cell Phone
4. Pocket full of Ball Bearings.

Reasons for list:
1. is for the repair to my body caused by automobiles.
2. For over looked items like gas or towing if something breaks.
3. To call my wife for a ride home and the AAA
4. Tailgaters that like to make you nervous.

Oh yeah number 5. A sense of humor

Swap out #4 with 1/4 penny wide head roofing nails! (far more effective)!

 

[mark2yahu]

Packing...I heard that you can actually pack heat in AZ. Provided it's holstered and out in the open. Is that true?
Makes for a more polite society.