Hey Sweetlife, I am the same way, I don’t like to take much with me. I am just gonna stick with the helmet for now. Especially since I know a guy who broke his wrist on the same trail, but hey, if it were safe where would the adrenaline rush be right? I do keep a water bottle with me, that clips on to the bike frame, which has so far stayed in place pretty well.
I may get a camel pack or small back pack to carry a spare tube/hand pump/tools ect. in, haven’t decide on that yet though. I am still working on acquiring the basic gear(shoes, shorts, glasses, ect.)
thanks for the insight!