Minimalist On Bike storage solutions

gn3dr

This is a first world problem I know but - is there anyone else on here that has a little bit of obsession about trying to minimise the storage of tools etc. on the bike or at least make it look minimal.

It's kind of bugging me a bit these days. I know the solution for some is no saddle bag and put the stuff in your pocket but pockets full of stuff bothers me too.

I bought a Silca tool roll on here recently and while that was an improvement on my previous saddle bag it's still probably bigger than I'd like

So I bought a few cheap Velcro, elastic and rubber mounted Zefal C02 cartridge mounts and pump mounts used the around the frame.

Like this

I was also considering using a tool storage fake bottle but was slow to lose the second drink bottle especially in summer.

I bought a cheap one but haven't used it yet.

Looking around Instagram tonight I came across this dual chamber bottle which is kind of interesting https://dibsports.com/collections/dib-bottle I might try one of these.

And then there are the in bike tool storage solutions such as this https://www.wolftoothcomponents.com/collections/encase-system?gclid=CjwKCAjw5c6LBhBdEiwAP9ejGwMzlttHZRtn1OCXyin2885bLgsYuxR8soh6k-dtqkcDSWB5GG3VlhoC1EIQAvD_BwE where the tools are stored inside the bars (my Ritchey bars are the wrong shape though and these tools are also $$$)

I've seen some other smart little solutions also such as one where the C02 cartridges are stored in a holder inside the crank set hollow axle.

If I had a 3D printer I think I'd be trying all kinds of alternative holders and compartments

(Sorry pics are all sideways - don't know how to rotate them)

So are there other ideas out there or is this juts a lone obsession

Or does everyone just have a normal saddle bag ?

fat bloke

I fill my pockets. But I also have one of those bottle cage jobbies and it works great.

I don't like your just-tape-stuff-to-the-frame idea. Looks naff and you risk marking the frame.

Best way to minimise is to take less. One CO2 canister should do two blasts, one spare tube, no need for a pump if you have CO2. Buy food instead of bringing etc.

gn3dr

Yeah there's a bit of nafness to the strap to the frame stuff alright. (Although it looks worse in the pictures than in real life)

I might drop to one canister maybe and one tube. I rarely get punctures anyway ( 2 in the last 3 yrs I think) so perhaps it's just being over safe. One other advantage to strapping stuff to the bike though is that you can generally leave it there and you won't forget to put it in your pocket when going out on the next ride.

cletus

I'll be honest, I can't see that strapping stuff all over the frame is any better than having a saddle bag

magicbastarder

what's the bike in the three last photos?

gn3dr

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118064505#Comment_118064505

It's a Chinese titanium frame from XACD that I got built years ago (at least 15 yrs at this stage if not more). I more or less copied my Giant TCR geometry (size Medium) but just gave it a taller head tube as I don't have a slammed stem on the Giant.

It's a great bike - I use it as my winter bike.

68 lost souls

I’ve been thinking similar since switching to tubeless. There are a few mounts I’ve seen they screw under the bottle cage, something like this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Topeak-Tri-BackUp-Station-TBU-AST-TRI-BackUP/dp/B01N0F2MVY/ref=asc_df_B01N0F2MVY/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=440352285964&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12803354149985490788&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007850&hvtargid=pla-428829276375&psc=1&th=1&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=105127882511&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=440352285964&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12803354149985490788&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007850&hvtargid=pla-428829276375

but not sure how much more beneficial than a small saddle bag it really is and I find the saddle bag handy for throwing the keys in too, I have an irrational fear of falling of my bike and if I have my keys in a jersey pocket getting impailed by the keys

Seth Brundle

I have an irrational fear of falling of my bike and if I have my keys in a jersey pocket getting impailed by the keys

Stick a bottle cork onto each key. Problem solved!

C3PO

I’m sorry but strapping stuff to the frame like that looks really awful! Pockets, small saddle bag or tool bottle!

WOT

I sent measurements for this little bag to a seller on Etsy who made it for me. It’s perfect for carrying essentials that I rarely use. Tube, levers, multitool etc.

can take some more photos or find the seller on Etsy if it helps.

byrnem31

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That was €3 in decathlon. Small and tidy that carries a tube and two gorilla tyre levers.

gn3dr

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118068829#Comment_118068829

I was toying with that location alright but on the TCR the seat tube bottle cage is very low and there isn't a whole pile of space there. If you know the Etsy seller please send on. Never used Etsy but also didn't realise it gave that kind of option

WOT

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118069027#Comment_118069027

This seller. Based in Ukraine.

https://www.etsy.com/ie/shop/rogovbags?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=610362322

Macy0161

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118065964#Comment_118065964

Closed car key fob in my jersey pocket = 7 stitches (in a messy wound!).

I can't vouch for it, but Decathlon have a bottle cage that has tools https://www.decathlon.ie/bottle-cage/330975-119921-cycling-bottle-cage-with-tools.html#/demodelsize-254no_size/demodelcolor-8640158?queryID=6659526f3fc8fc1f5d6a760e4e76d82d&objectID=4263672

You could always go handlebar barrel bag like Seesense have - it seems in the fecked up world of cycling "rules" handlebar bag good, saddlebag bad...

cletus

I've a seesense handlebar bag, and a saddle bag. I find both useful. I'm aware this doesn't count as minimalist

Jonesy101

strapping a load of crap to your frame along with mudguards and bike light attachments is the opposite of minimal! not to mention all that extra strapping is heavier and less aero than putting it into a back pocket.

km991148

I use the second bottle cage for tools. In the summer or for longer rides I out a plastic 500ml (maybe with a little bit out) in my pocket.

Rare that I wouldn't be stopping at some point on longer rides to allow me to fill up anyway.

Just don't take a bottle straight from the fridge and put it against your back!

loyatemu

small saddle bag - tube, CO2 inflator and bulb, multitool, 2 tyre levers

I don't get this aversion to saddle bags - why not get rids of the bottle cages as well? The most untidy thing on the bike is me, everything else is secondary.