Bought First Saddle Bag-Supplies?

[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