Preparing your toolbox
A basic toolbox can be what makes you do the remaining 150 km of a 180 km scheduled ride instead of calling a friend or your partner because you are stuck at km 30.

Look at the picture. This is only what it takes to overcome most problems commonly found on the road: flat, loose parts, offset derailleur screws.
So, what have we got here?
- A light electrician’s screwdriver to tune your derailleurs. They can turn out to be so pesky!
- clincher unmounters (I assume you have clinchers)
- set of Allen keys (no big ones for pedals though, just the most common ones for smaller bolts)
- an inner tube (make sure the valve length and type suit your rim and CO2 dispenser respectively)
- A CO2 cartridge and its dispenser
By the way, in case of a flat, change the inner tube. Don’t bother patching it, you will have problems later when the patch comes off by itself after a couple of months).
It is a good idea to put all metallic parts inside a plastic bag, or food wrap, to prevent them from getting rusty through rain, or through your sweat if you have a bumbag.