What are your "must haves"?

[cylegoddess]

I have all the usual in bike seat bag;
2 tubes,
2 Co2
multi tool
three tire levers( its hard for me)
bandages( the roll kind. I kept stacking it, when using my new clips for a while)
fructose energy powder( allergic to those gluc shots)

two bottles of water( big)
I underslung pump
I( in pack) Co2 pump( need to get the small type for bike bag. Whats good?)
2 bananas( for commute - 15 miles per trip)
cycle comp( old only gives time)
phone
money
a teabag( herbal)

If using a pack;
lock
apple blackcurrant juice


I need id and medicare card, whoops! ( Thanks for reminders!)
I have excellent polarized glasses.Cost a fortune but always good for Aussie sun( too bright) and avoiding bugs in eye.

I found lately that its good to bring spare glasses and a contact case.as my eyes turn bright red after a while and it freaks people out at stops!

[indigoiis]

Ivana, my brother works in green food, and tells me that soon bananas as we know them will soon no longer be (some pollination thing, which will make them too expensive to grow and too unpredictable to import as we do now) so I eat them while I can, at every opportunity. And they are the ultimate energy food for me. Unfortunately, they are not really green... I do feel guilty sometimes.

Hey, what's with the tire patch kits? Do people really patch their tires on the road? I just slap a spare on and ride home, and patch at home. I mean, maybe if it was a touring trip... but for a 50 mile ride? Or commute? I can't see myself having the patience to sit on the side of the road patching my tire. LOL.

[Becky]

Hey, what's with the tire patch kits? Do people really patch their tires on the road? I just slap a spare on and ride home, and patch at home. I mean, maybe if it was a touring trip... but for a 50 mile ride? Or commute? I can't see myself having the patience to sit on the side of the road patching my tire. LOL.

Cheap insurance. I'll change a flat with the tube first but, if I have a repeat, it's reassuring to know that I can fix it and it takes up a lot less space than a second tube.

[OakLeaf]

Cheap insurance. I'll change a flat with the tube first but, if I have a repeat, it's reassuring to know that I can fix it and it takes up a lot less space than a second tube.

+1

You do notice no one's said they carry ONLY a patch kit. It could be a long walk.