Tools and Spares to Carry
The short list that turns a puncture into a ten minute stop, plus the floor pump that prevents most of them.
Lights, Locks and Ride Essentials
The small kit that decides whether a ride ends at home or in a taxi, plus the lock that decides whether the bike is still there afterwards.
None of this is exciting and all of it is cheap. It is also the difference between a puncture being a ten minute stop and a ruined afternoon.
Start here
Bike Lights and Locks
Being seen against seeing, why daytime running lights matter, and how to spend the right proportion of the bike's value on a lock.
Read the guide