We all have our list of things to take on every bike ride. Most do not include an adult beverage, as suggested in the post below. But David Fiedler of Ask.Com has a good starter list of seven items:
- Spare tube
- Patch kit (because you can have more than one flat)
- Levers
- Pump or CO2 cartridges (although I have never once successfully used those expensive little buggers, mostly because I’m too cheap to practice at home)
- Multi tool
- Cell phone (for sure) (I’d add on the phone list of favorites “I.C.E.,” meaning in case of emergency call this number—even though a lot of first responders still don’t know the meaning of I.C.E.
- I.D. card/insurance card/money
I’d add the following:
- A boot or just a thick piece of rubber for a tire tear
- A credit or debit card (for when you have to buy a new tire)
- Water and energy food
- Handkerchief (for cleaning glasses, sunglasses or hands that have just put a chain back on)
