General: What do you usally carry?

When I go out most places, I grab my messenger bag. Otherwise, if its just down the street or a quick run, I'll bring a ulock only. I carry enough tools to take care of whatever goes wrong with my bike while out on the road (especially when I commute). The tools consist of a small 15mm open/box ratcheting wrench, 6mm Allen wrench, Soma 100psi mini pump, 3 Soma tire levers, a small patch kit, a swiss army knife, and a Leatherman XTi multi-tool with interchangeable bit drivers (1-6mm Allen wrench, few sizes of Philip's and flat head). The rest of the crap I carry usually consists of a ulock if I need it or not, pair of gloves, sweatshirt, water, mints, deodorant, buff multi functional head wear, a pen and a mechanical pencil, lighter, wallet, meds, and a spare house key.

Lets see or hear what everyone else usually carries!

Tube, CO2, patch kit, multitool, map, lights.

tube,co2,listerine,allen wrenches,grape swisher sweet, contacts, lock (sometimes*),camel filters, flash drive,writing utencils, and veried things from time to time

This seems mighty excessive, but you never know. i spend a fair amount of time no where near my house once i leave for the day, so the boy scout in me ALWAYS carries:

Collapsible baton
15mm peanut butter wrench
3-way
headset/pedal wrench
spanner
spoke wrench
Kershaw Leek knife
2x tubes
2x CO2's
Soma steel lever
Rain jacket
Lock
Platy bag
Pen
Paper
Teabags
trashbag
basic first aid kit
sharpie
asst. powerbars
pocket constitution
travel toothbrush
eye drops
some aluminum foil
extra contacts
bic lighter
a bouncy ball

Its really not as heavy as it sounds, and its good training. when i ride sans-bag i feel like a million bucks

food and a lighter

oh, and an ipod.

gotta have the jams.

only in one ear though. safe T first, kidos.

nothing except iphone and beer (on special events)

desert eagle and a fleshlight.
but really, i live (and sometimes work) out of my bag, so over the summer i used a 1800cu.in. ortlieb backpack, and i ordered a 4300 cu.in. seagull backpack for the winter.. i only pack the necessities but i also carry a washboard, slingshot, and usually some sort of boxed wine or malt beverage.

yeah you like doin your laundry out in wild? just you, your desert and your washboard...

lol
and his desert eagle to protect his laundry

he also wrote fleshlight which sounds kinda weird to me... what does he mean? flesh and light? maybe he meant flashlight which he holds with his teeth in the dark while riding his laundry through the woods?

yeah we live dangerous like that... that dude on your myspace page you said you wanna meet (12Galaxies)... he is kinda weird I once gave him a chinese pastry cause I felt sorry for him... he first seemed like a normal dude but then asked me for food so I gave him my pastry... he also changes that sign every couple of years or so. I know him since 2002 he is kind of an SF legend.

regarding the "12 galaxies" guy - his name is frank chu, read his wikipedia page.. he's pretty awesome except one time he held his family hostage.

that gyroget thing is pretty neat, i'm kinda disappointed though.. i was hoping for a gun that shot gyros. who would want to hurt you after you shot a tasty pita sandwich at them?

my apologies for making this thread get so OT. for the record i don't own a desert eagle or a fleshlight. in reality i generally carry an alien multitool, 15mm wrench, crank bros mini pump, tire levers, tube/patch kit, camera, food/booze, the aforementioned washboard and slingshot, and other squatting necessities.

Thanks! My favorite thing is when someone makes their bike their own.

... I should start a thread about that, actually. Also, I'm totally fascinated by people like Frank Chu. And I'd really like a gyro right now. Mm.

my bike is my exclusive transportation so since its getting cold now my bag looks like this:
tire levers, 6and8mm hex, 15mm box wrench, electrical tape (who needs patches when you have electrical tape), tube, baby sized pump, pocket knife, fixed bladed knife (basically a dagger, seriously), flask o' whiskey, full change of clothes, 2 plastic bags, extra upper layers, goggles. and books if i'm going to class. and a u-lock.

In terms of cycling gear/bike related, I generally have my hexus 16 multitool, leatherman, patch kit, 2 tubes, bandana, dollar in change, and spare keys to my locks.

Maybe I should set up an Ugly Hummer Capacity calculator... Check out the Adorable Kitten Capacity calcuator or the Six Pack Capacity calculator, hosted on velospace of course.

backpack- iphone, credit card, clothes for work, I never really need to go home
(though, wish girlfriend could fit in my backpack)

... washboard?


my backpack was stolen.

but when i did have it.

basic tools
phone
smokers
wallet
thick chain lock.
ipod - sigur ros. before it got jacked Grrr
sweater
pen
moleskine
bic
case knife.
change.
crumbs.
hopefully a burrito.
whatever book im reading at that time. (plus catcher in the rye for when cute girls walk by)

Damn, that sucks Meatroll. Is your collarbone starting to normalize? I've been contemplating getting a seagull or freight messenger bag... My Chrome is too small sometimes for practical stuff like grocery shopping and the like... Also I want something more personal and custom. Chromes are everywhere now, I got mine like 2 years before they were 'cool'. Frankly, their older designs are much better anyway. The D-Ring works smoother on mine than on the newer ones.

Tube, multi tool, C02 device with extra cylinder, tire tool, Cliff Bars, Cell phone, GPS with extra batteries, and if I'm going into the rural desert areas (but not onto a Indian Reservation) I carry a handgun (usually S&W Scandium J frame .38+p which weighs ~17oz, and if I'm really going out there where mountain lions or drug smugglers tend to roam its a .44spl or .357 revolver in a shoulder rig). Also LOTS of H20... two 24 OZ bottles and if on a Mtb a large camelback; in the desert mother nature is an unforgiving bitch.

possibly most importantly, WATER