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I used to have a saddle bag and a snack pouch and carry stuff. Now, I ride with tubeless tires and the only things I carry are 2 CO2 cartridges, driver’s license, credit card, phone, gels, and chewies. It all goes in my pockets on my jersey and/or vest, depending on the weather. I’ll never carry tubes or tools again, and I have left all saddle bags and snack pouches off. I only ride on roads so I’m not on trails or gravel.

Even when I had tubes I’d never patch them. It’s much easier to just replace them and tubes are cheap. If I shred my tire enough that I can’t ride it home I’ll just call a cab. I’d rather do that a limited amount of times than carry all the excessive accessories each ride.

For those that haven’t ridden much a properly fitting chamois and chamois cream are essential for every ride.