What I have In My Saddle Bag

Cycliste Saddlebag

I think I have finally come to a stage where I can say my saddle bag is complete with all the necessary spares and tools needed for a reasonable road trip. I have the following items in the small bag.

Two spare tubes (because I have them and I know how it feels to get a puncture on the road)
A Crankbrothers 19 multitool (it can do everything except take the pedal off)
Park Tool tyre lever set of three (to take the tyre off the rim)
A Presta to Schrader converter (in case I need to pump up some serious pressure from a repair shop)
USB cable for headlight (not really needed for routine rides but it's a safe place for it)
Two KMC Missing Links 9R for 9 speed chains (in case the chain snaps)
Topeak pressure gauge (back pocket - for measuring tyre pressure)
Park Tool mini pump (strapped on the frame)

My saddle bag Cycliste is not large enough for the Topeak pressure gauge. The back pocket of my cycling jersey is more suitable for it. If I went on an overnight trip, I would probably carry a long nose kind of pliers and the Ice Toolz puncture repair kit.

A small disclaimer. I forgot to include the KMC Missing Links in my photography (look right). Because they were not in the bag. They are still on my shelf, waiting to be put inside the bag and that's why I missed photographing them. Just goes to show how one has to be doubly sure that one has taken everything before a ride. Forgetting something is very easy.

Here is an index of the picture to the right (you have to expand the image to see the number written on each item in red).

Contents of the Bag

1. Cycliste bag from ViaTerra
2. Park Tool mini hand pump
3. Maxxis tube
4. Park Tool tyre lever set
5. Charging cable for headlight
6. Presta to Schrader converter
7. Topeak Pressure Gauge
8. Schwalbe tube
9. Crankbrothers Multitool 19
10. Crankbrothers case
Missing link is missing.

I must also add that the Park Tool mini pump is not easy to take off the bike frame. It's strapped with a rubber band with a small tongue that you pull with your fingers to engage. But it's so tight and hard that I had to use a screw driver to prise it open. I wonder who is going to supply me with that on the road. I tried with the multi tool. Didn't work. It is possible that the hardness of the band might loosen up a bit (like the cap of the Crankbrother multi tool has) with use but one does not take it off every day.

A small explanation as to why I have two new spare tubes. Well, I had only one which I used up during the first road side repair. First thing I did after coming back home was to order a new one. After this, I fixed the punctured tube and put it back on. So the first new tube that I used up was taken out. Thus I have two spare tubes. If there is space no harm carrying both.