When you guys go on your ride what do you use to carry your keys, phone and other things you may need?
How to carry things on road bike
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Seems to be all about picking the right setup for the ride.
I run run a frame mounted pump, saddle bag with a tube and multi tool, them keep an ID, credit card , sun sleeves and clif bar in my jersey pocket. As i do longer rides further from reality/home I will reevaluate what I bring with me.
I run run a frame mounted pump, saddle bag with a tube and multi tool, them keep an ID, credit card , sun sleeves and clif bar in my jersey pocket. As i do longer rides further from reality/home I will reevaluate what I bring with me.
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I use all sorts:
- mountain bike I carry nothing or sometimes a small mtn bike backpack
- on my Lynksey winter/gravel bike I have a Moots Ti rack with its modular bag system - far far lighter than a touring rack, but can strap on a jacket and more stuff than a seat bag. pump, tools, food, phone, etc etc
- on my Tarmac I want it to look cleaner. I used to carry a bottle cut off with tools inside. Then I found this wee pitcher at the dollar store and it is much better. contains CO2, spare tube, levers, patch kit. Rest of stuff goes in jersey pockets
- mountain bike I carry nothing or sometimes a small mtn bike backpack
- on my Lynksey winter/gravel bike I have a Moots Ti rack with its modular bag system - far far lighter than a touring rack, but can strap on a jacket and more stuff than a seat bag. pump, tools, food, phone, etc etc
- on my Tarmac I want it to look cleaner. I used to carry a bottle cut off with tools inside. Then I found this wee pitcher at the dollar store and it is much better. contains CO2, spare tube, levers, patch kit. Rest of stuff goes in jersey pockets
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Here's my list:
In my Topeak Aero Wedge seat bag is a Altoids tin box that I made from this idea but altered for my purpose; see: Bicycle Survival Kit ! Inside this is a Indiana State ID card glued to the inside of the lid, then I have keys for house and bike lock, spare button battery for computer, an old patch box with pills for diarrhea, allergy, and pain, another patch box with Park glueless patches, Park Boot patch, 2 bandaids, 2 butterflies, dollar in coin and $44 in bills. Yup it all fits into an Altoids box.
Then inside the bag is a tube of Gorilla Super Glue, small folding pliers, Park MTB3 mini tool, QuikStik, 2 Soma steel core tire levers (the QuikStik and Tire levers are rubbered band together), 8 hand cleaning Towelettes, 4 zip ties, a tube and a tire. The tire is a thin folding ultralight racing tire that is bound tightly flat with rubber bands; and the tube is in a thick plastic bag.
I know all of that sounds like a lot but I'm the kind of person who doesn't want to bother my wife to come get me when I know with the right stuff I can fix just about anything that goes wrong, and because I like to ride 50 miles or so from home I don't want her to drive that far while I wait for an hour, geez in an hour or less I could have an issue fixed and be riding home. I like the challenge of trying to fix stuff myself away from the comforts of a fully equipped tool box at the house.
In my Topeak Aero Wedge seat bag is a Altoids tin box that I made from this idea but altered for my purpose; see: Bicycle Survival Kit ! Inside this is a Indiana State ID card glued to the inside of the lid, then I have keys for house and bike lock, spare button battery for computer, an old patch box with pills for diarrhea, allergy, and pain, another patch box with Park glueless patches, Park Boot patch, 2 bandaids, 2 butterflies, dollar in coin and $44 in bills. Yup it all fits into an Altoids box.
Then inside the bag is a tube of Gorilla Super Glue, small folding pliers, Park MTB3 mini tool, QuikStik, 2 Soma steel core tire levers (the QuikStik and Tire levers are rubbered band together), 8 hand cleaning Towelettes, 4 zip ties, a tube and a tire. The tire is a thin folding ultralight racing tire that is bound tightly flat with rubber bands; and the tube is in a thick plastic bag.
I know all of that sounds like a lot but I'm the kind of person who doesn't want to bother my wife to come get me when I know with the right stuff I can fix just about anything that goes wrong, and because I like to ride 50 miles or so from home I don't want her to drive that far while I wait for an hour, geez in an hour or less I could have an issue fixed and be riding home. I like the challenge of trying to fix stuff myself away from the comforts of a fully equipped tool box at the house.
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I don't share that aesthetic reaction to seatbags (and am generally not too concerned with the aesthetics of the bike, anyway), but have you considered that one should be cognizant of the look of the whole package (so to speak)? A bike is not viewed in isolation; bike plus rider is what's on view, and the elimination of the seatbag to give the bike that svelte look means the rider's pleasing figure is disrupted by those giant lumps of stuffed pockets. If I cared how I look, that would concern me.
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I don't know how many bikes you have. I have three, and 20 or 30 dollars for each to buy a bag and a mini-tool and a spare tube is a pretty insignificant investment for the convenience, IMO. Especially considering what we all invest in this sport (and my bikes aren't especialy costly).
But, YMMV
I see stuffed pockets as showing that someone is out for the long haul and prepared, so that is a good thing. :thumbsup:
I care about the aesthetics of my bike and make an effort to have it look nice, but I only care what I think of the looks, not anyone else (though the compliments are nice) so it doesn't matter how I or my pockets look.
For me, as a visual person who likes machines, the aesthetics get me excited about the bike and the more excited the more I want to ride it.
Besides the looks, I spent money to get the bike fairly light (though not a true weightweenie) so I don't want to weigh it down with tools, etc., especially with it being at the highest point of the bike swinging around like a pendulum. Another minor point is the first thing people (and in particular non bike people) do is pick up the bike to feel what it weighs, so it is nice to not have to explain that there is a pound+ of weight in the bag
So yeah, no nutsack for me
Now I don't care what other people do with their bike, but it is annoying to be behind someone with their loose sack swinging back and fourth, and even more irritating to have to listen to their tools rattling around in the bag. Keep a tight sack!
That said, I use a Stickypod for my road kit. It goes in and out of your pocket easily, holds a lot and when you do have to use it you throw it on the ground and spread it open so everything is laid out in front of you. No digging through a seat bag, or spilling stuff on the ground, etc. Also being made of water resistant neoprene it keeps everything tight so it doesn't rattle and offers some padding.
Of course the downside is it is a bit of weight in your pocket, but if you wear a somewhat tight jersey you don't notice it at all after a few minutes.
I'm always amazed at how many people carry nothing when they are on the bike. :mad2:
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I don't care about what I look like, I'm riding the bike for exercise not for people to look to see if the bike is aesthetically pleasing or else the bike fashion cops will be called out, I'm not out to win a modeling contest.
I also don't care a whole lot about the weight of tools I'm carrying since I'm not racing, I would rather have the weight of the tools then to find myself walking home because I didn't have the weight of the tools.
I don't even wear those gaudy want to wear what the pros wear kits either, that stuff doesn't make me faster it just makes people look at you and either laugh or think you must be a racer which I'm not so no need to pretend like most people do, or what I call drugstore racers. I just wear plain colored no prints jersey's, I don't like bibs, and I don't like the look of my junk bulging out for all to see with those tight lycra shorts, so I wear MTB shorts...of course if I was single and wanted to impress the ladies than maybe I wouldn't mind my junk bulging out.
I also don't care a whole lot about the weight of tools I'm carrying since I'm not racing, I would rather have the weight of the tools then to find myself walking home because I didn't have the weight of the tools.
I don't even wear those gaudy want to wear what the pros wear kits either, that stuff doesn't make me faster it just makes people look at you and either laugh or think you must be a racer which I'm not so no need to pretend like most people do, or what I call drugstore racers. I just wear plain colored no prints jersey's, I don't like bibs, and I don't like the look of my junk bulging out for all to see with those tight lycra shorts, so I wear MTB shorts...of course if I was single and wanted to impress the ladies than maybe I wouldn't mind my junk bulging out.
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Clearly, you DO care about what you look like; you just have difference preferences than some other people. Nothing wrong with that. I wear the tight lycra shorts because they're comfortable. I don't think anybody is looking at my "junk".
I'll suggest that it might actually do so, indirectly, if you think about it right. I think when I'm wearing a gaudy jersey (I have a few -- I especially like my old "Z" from Greg Lemond days, and the Italian team jersey from the '96 Atlanta Olympica) and lycra shorts I'll look less like a dork if I at least look like I'm going fast (or trying to) or at least riding with some skill and smoothness and effort. So I ride a little harder, and maybe a little better. I'm sort of kidding, but not entirely.
But it's all a matter of taste, finally. You dress how you want, and I won't criticize you.
So, how are those mtb shorts at 35+ mph downhill? Catch little air in the leg and get an air enema for free
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Yes, I love air enemas, it's so refreshing, especially on very hot days. Actually a MTB short has a lycra liner so the air does go in but not under the liner.
I like looser fitting clothes when I ride because I learned when I lived in the Mojave Desert of California I was actually cooler with a bit of a looser fit so the air could move under the jersey and cool the skin off and evaporate the sweat faster, it worked far better than my tight fitting jerseys, so all my jerseys I wear now when the temps go over 85 are loose fitting.
My underseat bag is pretty cool. It mounts with a bracket to the rails and so it sits away from the seat post. Nice as I use the seat post to clamp the bike to my Park Tool work station. Before I had to remove the seat bag each time and occasionally would forget to put it back on.
However 99% of my rides start at my driveway. I have a number of low traffic hilly rides that start here at the house. I do not carry money, wallet, or keys, I do carry my cell phone with a photo of my drivers license in case somebody wants to figure out who the dead guy is.. I do have a minimum flat tire kit in my little bag. I carry a tube, one lever and one CO2 container. I ride Gatorskins 700x25 so a flat tire is a rare occurrence. If I had a bad day and had 2 flat tires then out comes the cell. My wife loves me and will mount a rescue party to the ends of the earth as I would for her. (she goes for hefty walks so no flat tires)
When I go on a ride that starts from my car I will carry some money, license and keys. I can put that in my little pack if I remove the key from the key chain. Also in the car I will have some sweatpants or jeans to slip on and my Birkenstocks and of course water and maybe a snack.
However 99% of my rides start at my driveway. I have a number of low traffic hilly rides that start here at the house. I do not carry money, wallet, or keys, I do carry my cell phone with a photo of my drivers license in case somebody wants to figure out who the dead guy is.. I do have a minimum flat tire kit in my little bag. I carry a tube, one lever and one CO2 container. I ride Gatorskins 700x25 so a flat tire is a rare occurrence. If I had a bad day and had 2 flat tires then out comes the cell. My wife loves me and will mount a rescue party to the ends of the earth as I would for her. (she goes for hefty walks so no flat tires)
When I go on a ride that starts from my car I will carry some money, license and keys. I can put that in my little pack if I remove the key from the key chain. Also in the car I will have some sweatpants or jeans to slip on and my Birkenstocks and of course water and maybe a snack.
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this used to be all I did (not my pic). Will do it this way again on my vintage race bike. Just need to find a XL silca frame pump
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Try asking these people: Classic Italian Silca Impero Framefit Pumps at Yellow Jerseythis used to be all I did (not my pic). Will do it this way again on my vintage race bike. Just need to find a XL silca frame pump
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