Bought First Saddle Bag-Supplies?

[goride]

Oh - two other really small and light (but handy) things I carry because they don't take up much room - a couple of zip ties and a few safety pins.

[marni]

there are also things called jersey bins, which are like thick eleastic pencil cases with a good tight zip seal. The Sag guy puts his car keys, cell phone and drivers licence in one and carries it in his jersey pocket. They are really sturdy and see throughable and are just slightly smaller than his jersey pocket so they also work well for keeping cue sheets and maps dry.

I like the zip tie and safety pin idea. another is to wrap your jimi with duct tape so you have some around for emergencies, mending torn clothing, torn skin, and I also have several various lenths velcro bands around my seat stem just in case.

marni

[LivetoRide]

there are also things called jersey bins

Hey, thanks Marni! I hadn't heard of JerseyBin.

[Velocivixen]

@Marni, you're a woman after my own heart regarding food. , but I will get some Gu or similar "just in case". I've bookmarked the page for JerseyBin and it looks like I'd have to order online. Oh well.

So I have a question regarding safety pins and zip ties, since I'll probably add them to my saddle bag. What would be typical uses of these? I'm wondering about specifics so I can figure out what size pins & ties to use.

Thanks again to everyone for their great suggestions.
BTW, I have a small "Swiss Army" type knife that would probably fit. Not sure if I'd ever need it but it could come in handy.

[goride]

I just carry "basic size" safety pins - the size they give you for race bibs when you run. I used pins once when I pulled away the corner of a jersey pocket from a shirt (maybe the pocket was overstuffed), or I thought they would be handy if I somehow managed to have a problem with a full length jersey zipper. Once we used them for temporary repair of a friends saddle bag strap (it attached with Velcro vs. clips) and kept pulling open. Used the zip ties on another friend's saddle bag when the strap broke so it wouldn't be bobbing up and down while she rode. If your shoes have laces instead of buckle or Velcro closures, a zip tie could also be used to fasten your shoe if the lace broke. Marni mentioned duct tape - definitely would be useful.

[OakLeaf]

I've used a safety pin when the zipper pull on my bootie broke. I needed something in that slot to unlock the zipper so I could take it off.

That was in my cycling bag back at the car though, I don't carry them on me.

[marni]

@Marni, you're a woman after my own heart regarding food. , but I will get some Gu or similar "just in case". I've bookmarked the page for JerseyBin and it looks like I'd have to order online. Oh well.

So I have a question regarding safety pins and zip ties, since I'll probably add them to my saddle bag. What would be typical uses of these? I'm wondering about specifics so I can figure out what size pins & ties to use.

Thanks again to everyone for their great suggestions.
BTW, I have a small "Swiss Army" type knife that would probably fit. Not sure if I'd ever need it but it could come in handy.

I have used zip ties to fasten a broken watch strap, reattach my garmin to the handle bar, replace a broken shoe lace, reattach a seat bag, as a lever to get a chain jammed in the rear derailleur and crank unstuck. Myriad uses.

Incidentally, duct tape is an almost instant stop and sterile closure for deep bleeding cuts, not so good on road rash, but when you slice your calf open on your crankk, definitely a god send.

marni