Cycling kit
- Thread starter soulman
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puncture repair kit & spare inner tube.
multi tool.
condoms
lock, lights & lube.
Proofs. A-Z. Magnet.
I always have a frisbee in the bag to.
this makes a great recreational game & also serves welll as a tray for holding bits on road side punctures or for skinning up on & sometimes eating of.
multi tool.
condoms
lock, lights & lube.
Proofs. A-Z. Magnet.
I always have a frisbee in the bag to.
this makes a great recreational game & also serves welll as a tray for holding bits on road side punctures or for skinning up on & sometimes eating of.
Herbsman.
Nah Lotion, Pet, Nor Powder.
I would definitely recommend it. It just saves a lot of time if you do get a puncture as you can simply swap the tubes (after checking the tyre for glass/thorns of course). You can leave repairing the punctured tube until you get home, then and use it as a spare.soulman said:
obviously you're forced to use your patch kit if you get a puncture in the second tube but they say thorns never strikes twice (or was that lightning?
) and anyway I avoid fixing punctures when I'm out by carrying a whole backpack full of labelled tubes just in case 
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
I just have a bottle, lights and locks and an Allan key set.
I have a spare inner tube at home but never a repair kit - a spare inner tube only costs £4 - would rather just replace it than mess about with a repair kit. I wouldn't know what to do anyway. I hate getting my hands dirty.
I have a spare inner tube at home but never a repair kit - a spare inner tube only costs £4 - would rather just replace it than mess about with a repair kit. I wouldn't know what to do anyway. I hate getting my hands dirty.
nino_savatte
No pasaran!
Orang Utan said:
You and me both.
I can't stand having grease and filth on my hands.I carry two locks, an allan key set, a pump, a bottle and my lights.
Herbsman.
Nah Lotion, Pet, Nor Powder.
Spare tubes might 'only' be four quid and that's not much to spend if you rarely get punctures, but, throwing a perfectly good, reuseable tube away every time you get a puncture is terribly wasteful.
Many non-renewable petrochemicals are used in their manufacture and they are extremely resistant to environmental degradation, so they stick around for a long time once they've been disposed of.....
A puncture repair kit generally costs a pound and contains eight patches. That's eight punctures for a quid. Whereas replacing eight £4 tubes would cost £32...
It might be quicker to replace the tube than to fix the puncture, but it only takes about 5 minutes longer and you don't have to take the wheel off.
Many non-renewable petrochemicals are used in their manufacture and they are extremely resistant to environmental degradation, so they stick around for a long time once they've been disposed of.....
A puncture repair kit generally costs a pound and contains eight patches. That's eight punctures for a quid. Whereas replacing eight £4 tubes would cost £32...
It might be quicker to replace the tube than to fix the puncture, but it only takes about 5 minutes longer and you don't have to take the wheel off.
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
I need to go on a puncture repair course.
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
I haven't had one yetHerbsman. said:
Biddlybee
making knots with sticks
I might go on this:
http://www.cycletraining.co.uk/training/individual_training.php#maintenance
It says it's £60 a day, but when I did another course it was only £8... subsidised rates if you live or work in Southwark, Lambeth, and a few other boroughs
http://www.cycletraining.co.uk/training/individual_training.php#maintenance
BiddlyBee said:I might go on this:
It says it's £60 a day, but when I did another course it was only £8... subsidised rates if you live or work in Southwark, Lambeth, and a few other boroughs
http://www.cycletraining.co.uk/training/individual_training.php#maintenance
Sorted
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
I guess I should go on one - I'm completely mechanophobic - I can barely change a plug - I had to get a friend to put the bottle thingy on my bike cos I couldn't work it out.
Can someone recommend where to find cheapo cycling overtrousers for when it's pissing down?
I had a pair of waterproofs on yesterday, which I always carry with me in case, but I still got completely soaked. I don't want the high tech kind you have to keep respraying, just cheap waterproof vinyl or whatever it is. I can't seem to find them anywhere!
thanks
I normally take with me waterproofs, lights, and two locks.
I had a pair of waterproofs on yesterday, which I always carry with me in case, but I still got completely soaked. I don't want the high tech kind you have to keep respraying, just cheap waterproof vinyl or whatever it is. I can't seem to find them anywhere!
thanks
I normally take with me waterproofs, lights, and two locks.
hiccup
King of the Vagabonds
catrina said:Can someone recommend where to find cheapo cycling overtrousers for when it's pissing down?
I had a pair of waterproofs on yesterday, which I always carry with me in case, but I still got completely soaked. I don't want the high tech kind you have to keep respraying, just cheap waterproof vinyl or whatever it is. I can't seem to find them anywhere!
thanks
I normally take with me waterproofs, lights, and two locks.
Blacks? Millets? Somewhere like that probably.
Garcia Lorca
Anger can be power
in my panniers i carry...
puncture repair kit
pump
two spare inner tubes (the two tyres are slightly different sizes)
tyre levers
multi tool
long nose plyers
my lights
spare batteries
a few bars of chocolate
usually a can or two of lucozade
some tape
waterproof jacket
bike locks x 2
a piece of material (auld rag)
if im on a cycle path thats car free then my helmets in there as well!
puncture repair kit
pump
two spare inner tubes (the two tyres are slightly different sizes)
tyre levers
multi tool
long nose plyers
my lights
spare batteries
a few bars of chocolate
usually a can or two of lucozade
some tape
waterproof jacket
bike locks x 2
a piece of material (auld rag)
if im on a cycle path thats car free then my helmets in there as well!
Sunray
Its sunny somewhere.
Currently
Mini Pump
Repair Kit
Multi tool that only cost me 20 quid but has a thingy for everything on the bike apart from the bottom bracket and pedals.
Normally a spare tube, tho not at the moment.
Gortex jacket
Gortex trousers (winter)
Water proof socks.
Metal Tyre levers as those plastic ones are shit.
Set of lights
Mini Pump
Repair Kit
Multi tool that only cost me 20 quid but has a thingy for everything on the bike apart from the bottom bracket and pedals.
Normally a spare tube, tho not at the moment.
Gortex jacket
Gortex trousers (winter)
Water proof socks.
Metal Tyre levers as those plastic ones are shit.
Set of lights
mtbskalover
drive,ski,drive,ski
er, nice pics and all herbs, but where is the cake?
