Ebike EDC Kit

[Cannikin]

I posted this the other day: 3D printed a tubeless patch/chain repair kit - EMTB Forums

The 3D printed case worked great but I started wanting to add a couple more items and it got to be unruly to keep adding more slots and printing another copy! So I went back to basics and made a little leather pouch:



It's 9" wide and about 5" tall once the top flap is folded over. From left to right it currently contains:

• Titanium Pocket Tool (utility knife, bottle opener, 1/4" hex bit opening, universal wrench, bottle opener)
• Super glue (for any big cut on the trail)
• Nitecore Whistle (in case I need someone to find me)
• Alcohol prep pads (2) (cleaning a cut if anything nasty gets in there)
• Dynaplug Racer (plug holes in tubeless tires)
• 20g CO2 Cartridge (should put at least 20psi in a completely flat 2.6" tubeless)
• Mini Bic lighter (#1 rule of EDC is the ability to make fire!)
• CO2 Inflator
• Wolf Tooth Pack Pliers with KMC Missing Link
• Medium size zip ties (2)

It folds in thirds and is just about the size of an inner tube when strapped to the bike. It will probably last longer than the bike and me.



Putting a little kit together got me thinking about EDC on a bike: what else to people carry, if anything? Other than that pouch I've got a Specialized SWAT Conceal Carry MTB Tool in the steerer tube (which includes a bunch of Alley keys and a chain breaker).

 

[wepn]

For solo rides Apple Watch or similar for fall detection & SOS.

 

[Eckythump]

@Cannikin missing some gaffer tape wrapped around the lighter or similar. ??

 

[SquireRides]

Oh yeah, I love an EDC load-out!

So, my thoughts.
For human trail-side repair glue and swabs, good call.
Whistle and lighter? I'm never more than 30 minutes from civilisation, so probably not for me. I'd rely on my mobile to call for help!

I have a few other essentials:
Zip ties, 3-4 in a couple of different sizes.
Tyre levers... surely you carry levers?
Small front/rear LED lights, at this time of year. Partly in case I end up coming home late, but I also have some crazy long old railway tunnels near by, that you need to light up in any time of day.
Small bungees. Mainly to replace my LED lights' bungees which keep breaking, but useful for other emergencies.
Mini pruning shears. New addition to my kit! Chopping down brambles if I find any blocking the trail.

 

[Cannikin]

Oh yeah, I love an EDC load-out!
I have a few other essentials:
Zip ties, 3-4 in a couple of different sizes.
Tyre levers... surely you carry levers?
Small front/rear LED lights, at this time of year. Partly in case I end up coming home late, but I also have some crazy long old railway tunnels near by, that you need to light up in any time of day.
Small bungees. Mainly to replace my LED lights' bungees which keep breaking, but useful for other emergencies.
Mini pruning shears. New addition to my kit! Chopping down brambles if I find any blocking the trail.

Thanks for the zip tie reminder! The chain tool has a tire lever lip on the end, although it's aluminum so it might scratch up the wheel. I'm tubeless so if something bad enough happens where I need to remove the tire to fix it, I'm pretty much screwed at that point!

 

[steve_sordy]

Everything I need goes in my back pack. I can see why people like nothing on their back, but the number of times I have fallen and the backpack has saved me are too numerous to recall.

 

[Zimmerframe]

Everything I need goes in my back pack. I can see why people like nothing on their back, but the number of times I have fallen and the backpack has saved me are too numerous to recall.

You hardly know it's there ..

 

[steve_sordy]

Almost right, mine is black.