[Closed] Where to stash tools for bagless riding?

Jersey pocket?

[url= http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ortlieb-micro-saddle-bag/ ]Ortlieb Micro[/url] saddle bag works with a reverb, I think Specialised make a bottle cage with a tool compartment on the back of it too

i have a large water bottle type of tool carrier which i can just about squeeze the tools and tube etc in.

this kind of thing
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/zefal-z-box-tool-holder-bottle-medium/rp-prod147331

works well. i can swap from bike to bike without rounding up all the seperate tools. i like it

Topeak have just released something I think. TBH my last rides I've taken nothing as they've been laps of the local woods and I figured I'd just bail if I had to, I'm not dead yet that I'm aware of, although I should have taken water last evening.

One of the small roadie saddlebags should be enough. It shouldn't foul on the Reverb they sit fairly high. Maybe something like an Alpkit Fuel Pod (though they are sold out ATM) mounted on the front end of the top tube.

Don't know of any combined tool/water bidons, most of the tool carriers are in-place of a water bottle. From that I take it that you have only one set of cage bosses? You could add another using something like the DMR mounts though this assumes that your bike has circular not profiled tubing - I've done this on mine.

Specialized do a SWAT cage which has an integrated multi tool, i think. They dd a range of clever things, not all of them specialized-specific.

This might help too

Ortlieb Micro saddle bag works with a reverb, I think Specialised make a bottle cage with a tool compartment on the back of it too

http://www.cyclesurgery.com/pws/UniqueProductKey.ice?ProductID=csbc2182ks&channel_code=300&s2m_product_id=131223_3610&gclid=CNCTmYSAw8wCFRG3Gwoda9gFzA&gclsrc=aw.ds

Specialized SWAT cage with multi tool is great. Top cap chain tool as well.

I use a WeeCog bag under the saddle, happily takes a 29er tubes, tool kit, gas can etc...

and they're a little uk company which is nice

[url= http://www.weecog.co.uk/ ]nice things from lovely people[/url]

Thanks folks, yep, 1 set of bottle bosses but round tubes.
I check out all those options. I also have a small neaprene bumbag for running and 45 so not too proud to use it 🙂

Race Face stash tank Base Layer or race face stash bibs, or specialized swat bibs.

The stash tank will also take a small bladder for drinks.

race face stash bibs

Available yet in the UK? I've had more luck finding Lord Lucan

That Ortlieb mini looks good, do they do spare mounts?

The Scraper from the nice folks, does it not rub against the post? I can't tell from the photos.

Maybe there's an opportunity to build a combined water & stash bottle?

Just don't take anything. If rides are local just accept that one day you may be walking home. It's worked out fine for me for the last few years since going tubeless. Had one unfixable puncture in that time and I do plenty of miles.

Not a fan of actual cycling tops, they look to cycling for me. Daft I know.

Thing is though, it's bound to happen on the one day when I really really need to be home in time for that really really important thingy!

Thing is though, it's bound to happen on the one day when I really really need to be home in time for that really really important thingy!

Yep, they do spare mounts for the Ortlieb for a fiver.

Hve seen a bottle that splits in two one half fluid one half for tools....now where did I see it 😕

http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/under-saddle-nduro-style-storage-solutions

Just buy a £4.5 carbon Stumpy with the down tube storage thing 😉

I use an Alpkit top tube bag, but up against the seat post. Large size is big enough for tube, small pump, multi tool amd chain tool. That leaves bottle bosses free for bottles. I got some elasticated velcro straps which keep it secure.

[url= http://www.bikerumor.com/2016/04/21/soc16-box-builds-a-bttr-bottle-with-storage-and-hydration-in-one/#more-127830 ]Bingo Box components[/url]

I take my phone

They don't call me Sconny, Si! PS, don't tell his missus!!

[url= http://www.decathlon.co.uk/300-bike-frame-bag-black-15l-id_8354453.html ]This is working for me[/url]

pump/tube/tools/spares... just about.

Thinking about adding a top tube bag for keys + phone

Thanks Shredder, 330 ml water, not enough, maybe that's why there aren't so many.

Doesn't that foul your dropper Jeff?

I was about to suggest a saddle bag (I use one on the SS) but then I saw...

Is there a saddle pack that works with Reverbs?

Erm - dunno. Bumbag?

Edit: as above, this looks good: http://www.weecog.co.uk/collections/slider

I've got a camelback hip pouch thing that has a zip pocket and a bottle carrier. Holds keys, chain links , zip ties and a multitool and I've not lost the bottle out of it

Just feel a bit w@nky wearing it sometimes!!

Another endorsement for Wee Cog from me.

Does the Weecog rubb your shaft...

Stash tank was available when I got mine last year so imagine the bibs would be via silverfish?

SWAT bib only used to come with the shorts too, but sure I've seen that you can get them on there own now, which I need to look into as I've ripped my original ones.

[i]I take my phone[/i]

So do I but its not much use in the middle of a forest for a couple of reasons - probably no reception, it wouldn't be possible to drive there to pick me up.

I use a wee cog bag if I'm going back packless.

Mugboo - Member
Not a fan of actual cycling tops, they look to cycling for me. Daft I know.

I think the bike is going to give you away as a cyclist before a top will

I use a toptube bag but relocate it as low as possible. They're long enough to get tools, spares, and a decent pump in with space left over for nibblies.

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Just buy a £4.5 carbon Stumpy with the down tube storage thing

less than a fiver for a carbon stumpy, seems legit.

Summer sleeveless roadie jersey under a normal baggy.

Use the pockets for bits

crashtestmonkey - Member
Just buy a £4.5 carbon Stumpy with the down tube storage thing
less than a fiver for a carbon stumpy, seems legit.

I seem to have missed a K out there! 🙂

One of my mates just uses everyone else as a packhorse! 😉 Mind you he pays back amply by being chief trail builder...

Topeak ninja stuff coming out soon.

A lot of my rides are local and not too far and I'm loving the feeling of not using a bag.

Don't take anything makes it much easier. Bikes don't just go wrong.

Don't take anything makes it much easier. Bikes don't just go wrong.

Alpinestars Evolution protection vest has pockets and a back protector or bladder pocket. Combine that with some shorts with decent pockets like Madison's Zenith.

I can see 'take nowt, lad' thinking for local stuff - esp if you're a faffer. Add up all the time spend getting gear together, for each ride, then you're miles behind those who take nothing, even if they do get the very occasional breakdown.

Small saddlebag and pump on the frame is easy though, so this is what I do.
Not a fan of tools in back pockets for mountain biking - I guess the risk of a heavy crash onto your back is tiny (although I've had one recently), but loose hard objects could do some serious damage there.

Ortlieb or Weecog sound good, is the Weecog a doddle to swap from bike to bike?

Water in bottle, watch for Strava.

No rush though, just had a bunion op today, I'll keep my eye out for the Topeak stuff.

Make a homemade tool roll and strap it to the saddle rails with a toestrap from your spares box, or cut up a dead inner tube 🙂

I hate carrying tools on my body.

In my motorbike days I saw some interesting holes in people from tools carried in pockets. I don't like keys for the same reason.

A small bag left permanently attached to the bike means you're always ready to go.

I use a Zefal Z Light Waterproof Seat Pack.
Holds a tube, tool, CO2 pump and 2 cartridges.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/381233646612

Is the best muppet bag I've found in many years of riding.

I don't take tools other than a CO2 inflator in my jersey pocket. My bike is impeccably maintained and being a rigid single speed what could actually go wrong anyway (other than a puncture)?

Surely the Zefal bag interferes with a dropper?

Surely the Zefal bag interferes with a dropper?

Just do the seat strap up loose and round the seat post/clamp interface.
I run a Giant Contact dropper and a Gravity Dropper and it works fine.

saddle bag on a dropper is making my brain hurt

Why not go on wiggle and buy one of the many bags they offer?

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Lezyne road caddy sits so tight with a very strong strap that it never touches the dropper. 2CO2, mech hanger, levers, patches and multitool in mine. A thin zip tie to the saddle rail stops any possibility of lost bag. Tube strapped cheap but effective decathlon bag with a strap behind the headtube. Bottle on frame.

I'll add that one to the list too, ta.

anyone store things inside the seat tube?

I used to keep a bag of puncture pads inside the seat post, have a minipump strapped to the water bottle cage and a multitool and tyre lever in my pocket.

Last night I went for a quick spin and was looking around for something to hold tools, etc. and remembered I'd got an airline overnight pouch - the bag that contains eye-covers, ear-plugs and the like. Just the right size for multi-tool, levers, patch kit, CO2 and a couple of arm warmers! Cost = nowt (well if you ignore the £550 air fare).

Fits in to a jersey pocket.

Not a fan of tools in back pockets for mountain biking - I guess the risk of a heavy crash onto your back is tiny (although I've had one recently), but loose hard objects could do some serious damage there.

In my motorbike days I saw some interesting holes in people from tools carried in pockets. I don't like keys for the same reason.

There was a story a year or two back about an American rider who crashed and landed on his pack; he blames his shock pump for causing paralysis. Freak accident maybe, but makes what you carry and how you carry it worthy of consideration.

anyone store things inside the seat tube?

I have a seatpost.

Pimpmaster Jazz - Member
"anyone store things inside the seat tube?"
I have a seatpost.

Wouldn't it be nifty if the bottom of the seatpost had a cap so tools could be carried inside the seatpost.

Similar to the method used by Sunbeam to carry tools in the handlebar ends.

I might have to do something about that.

Wouldn't it be nifty if the bottom of the seatpost had a cap so tools could be carried inside the seatpost.

There did used to be a product, sold itself more under the keeping a tenner in your seatpost in case type thing. And of course you used to get the seatpost that was also a pump.

Would a bar end plug fit a seatpost? if so just need that and a bit of foam maybe to stop it clattering around,

YoKaiser - Member
...And of course you used to get the seatpost that was also a pump.

I've got one of those. Heavy thing and not well executed. A better quality one would be a start.

^ also I meant inside the seat [i]post[/i]

saddle bag on a dropper is making my brain hurt

This question often comes up...
I like the weecog idea above, but I've been using an [url= http://backcountryresearch.com/race-strap-mtb-saddle-mount.html ]awesome strap[/url] for many years - I ordered 3 from the states and have them on a few of the bikes. I on the XC bike it's all just strapped up. On teh roadie it's in a small Thomson bag (stem bag?!)
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Nice, tight, and simple...

DrP

where does your multi tool go?

a clip for your saddle rails would be good to store tyre levers, or maybe just gaffe to underside of seat.

RE the multitool question...it all gets strapped together. I've got a topeak mini alien type thing, 29er tube, some levers, and a patch all strapped under there.

DrP

whatever bike mounted bag you get make sure you pack it well. The contents get rattled about a LOT more than they do in bags attached to you. Had a particularly long period without punctures on the commuter, when I eventually opened my bag to find a tube "sawn" open by the threaded valve, spare disc pads polished/worn and the contents of the puncture repair kit a mess. Everything gets wrapped in a bit of rag now.

Saddle packs are good, had a [url= http://www.wiggle.co.uk/topeak-aero-wedge-buckle-medium-saddle-bag/ ]topeak wedge[/url] for a while, was nice but eventually the stitching on the straps went, and they can obstruct seatpost mounted lights. Currently using an aldi clip on number, it's lasting so far. I used a [url= https://www.evanscycles.com/deuter-front-triangle-bag-EV198490?esvt=1438-GOUKE260526&esvq=&esvadt=999999-0-38480-1&esvcrea=61235522456&esvplace=&esvd=c&esvo=EV198490-NA-BLK&esvaid=50080&gclid=CjwKEAjwgbG5BRDp3oW3qdPiuCwSJAAQmoSDO9LBL8Gkhc_L5e_0ThBadNwN7eNS274Uz7ae22nsHBoCFU7w_wcB ]Deuter frame bag[/url] over winter (and on other bikes for short rides when I don't want a pack) works well, but gets in the way when grabbing bike to haul it over obstacles and if you want to use bottles. (and may not work on some suspension/weird frames)