how do you guys carry your tyre levers and patches etc when on a road ride? is it lycra all the way and use the pockets or do you use a saddle bag or a backpack or what? ta

saddle bag

Jersey pockets should be more than sufficient unless it’s a really big one with changeable weather.

jersey pockets

Tools, tubes, keys etc in a saddle bag and food, waterproof etc in jersey pockets.

basket no hang on I mean pockets

Do a forum search, there was a long thread on this last week.

I’ve a teeny saddlebag for tubes, pump goes on the frame and then jersey pockets.

don’t need tyre levers but puncture repair kit, 2x spare tubes and multi tool in a wee seat pack. HP-X frame fit pump. mobi in pocket (as I use the MP3 on it while riding.)
if all I carried was a tyre lever and patches, I’d ust tape them to the frame.

i find the trick is not to over pack if you want to just use jersey pockets.

i still have a MTB mentality when on the road so brings lots of, I’m sure unnecessary, tools hence I use a large saddle bag.

Standard spares that go on every ride (tubes, allen keys, change, tyre levers, windproof, powerbar) live in the seatpack. Anything extra I might need for a given ride’s weather or length goes in the pockets.

everything you need in here…
http://www.cycle-world.co.uk/products.php?plid=m2b0s73p7823&z=9520

Same as BD

Just got one of these:

I refer my honourable friend to the below thread, and specifically JoB’s typically on pointe response….

http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/road-bike-qs

I use a bike bottle toolbox thing for my roadie, would normally put stuff in a jersey pocket but i need to carry a 15mm spanner to get the wheels off so this is easier.

Rich.

kwick save carrier bag hanging off the riser bar 😆

It must be a big spanner to justify that bag. I also carry a 15mm to undo the nuts on my singlespeed but it fits in my jersey pocket.

What the hell do you keep in that bag?

it’s really depressing seeing a nice road bike with a saddle bag the size of a cow’s udder hanging off the back.
you only need anything like as big as the one on that blue bike above on a long audax.
if you’re going that big you might as well go for a rack top bag.

it’s really depressing seeing a nice road bike with a saddle bag the size of a cow’s udder hanging off the back.

But the one above is a Pompino, so it doesn’t matter.

😉

pump on frame, tube and levers in seat pack, bar, phone, money and lip balm in pocket.

i’ve got a very small saddle bag for a tube. the rest (pump, food, money, lip balm, levers, phone, waterproof and sometimes map) goes in pockets.

2 tubes and patch kit, one lecy taped tot he seatpost, other between the saddle rails.

Pump on frame

multitool, ipod, phone, wallet, keys in back pockets, If it looks like bad weather either wear the raincoat out the door or take a small cammelback.

spare tub taped under saddle
co2 cartridge/multitool/beer and/or cake money in jersey pocket
iPod round neck

What the hell do you keep in that bag?

LOL!

The bag has my change of clothes for work, if you read the text i said i use a bike bottle toolbox thing (as seen in the bottle cage) to hold tools/tubes/spanner/tyres levers etc.

it’s really depressing seeing a nice road bike with a saddle bag the size of a cow’s udder hanging off the back.

But the one above is a Pompino, so it doesn’t matter.

Touche good sir!

STATO
That would have been handy for the French tart I picked up at the weekend.

Camelbag indeed

Yeah, what’s wrong with a Camelbak.

That would have been handy for the French tart I picked up at the weekend.

You shouldnt call them that, Juan might get offended 😆

Tarte aux pommes yummy yummy.

Tools –
Allen key multi-tool, spoke key, teeny chain tool, bit of chain, tyre levers and puncture repair kit all stuffed in a teeny saddle-bag (if you have a large saddle-bag you might be able to squeeze a spare tube or two in as well, although a large gumpy bag will spoil the lines of your bike and mark you out as easy prey for predatory cyclists). Make sure the saddle-bag doesn’t rattle, this can get annoying, especially for other riders. If you can’t stop it rattling then adjust your gears so that they tinkle all the time, and make sure you have a squeaky cleat or creaky crank as well, just for the full effect. With the help of a toe-strap (if you have no idea what a toe-strap is then ask your parents, or the old bloke in the bike shop), a rolled-up rain jacket can be stored under the saddle too. Make sure it’s well secured so an arm doesn’t dangle out and get caught up in your gears ruining the jacket and ripping the rear derailleur off. Make sure you have that special tool for that special bit on your bike that no-one else has a tool for, you know, the 7mm spanner for that bolt that has never needed adjusting ever before but will suddenly decide to come loose 50 miles from home.

I’d advise against a Camelbak for carrying stuff. Apart from the massive faux-pas it would be, if it’s in any way hot it will feel horribly uncomfortable on the back and it will be awkward on any descents – wanting as it will to overtake your helmet. And again, it marks you out as easy prey. Don’t panic about water, bottles will be fine, there’s plenty of petrol-stations and caffs to stop at for refills.

Pockets. Are. Fine. See below…..

Jersey Pocket Etiquette
Left-hand pocket – 2 spare tubes, energy bars/gels.
Middle pocket – lightweight rain-cape, gillet, Buff. As necessary.
Right-hand pocket – more energy bars/gels, and a small bag of monies.

All rolled up and tucked away neatly, no unsightly bulges or dangly bits.

What JoB said.

One of these might be useful.

I’d advise against a Camelbak for carrying stuff. Apart from the massive faux-pas it would be, if it’s in any way hot it will feel horribly uncomfortable on the back and it will be awkward on any descents – wanting as it will to overtake your helmet.

huh? Massive faux-pas? WGAS.
Awkward on decents? How is it different from downhill on a mountainbike?

Of course, spare tubs looped round the body, food in chest pocket, bottle on handlebars is also a very good look.

JoB – chapeau.

No, Jo’s right, Camelbaks are seriously annoying on the road, then again try riding without one offroad, it’s liberating.

They do try and overtake you, one tends to be much lower at the front on a road bike, so it slides up your back.

I use exactly the same as i do for my mtb, Wingnut (but i swap the tubes out for road ones 😉 )

“Awkward on decents? How is it different from downhill on a mountainbike?“

because you’ll be in the drops, with your back flat or even with your head lower than your arse (i know that “being in the drops” is a phrase and position most mountainbikers aren’t aware of), and not sat upright like on a shopping bike

Awkward on decents? How is it different from downhill on a mountainbike?

How high are your drop bars?/How low are your MTB bars?*

*delete as applicable