Transporting Fuel???

[Sherri]

Can ya'll please share what works best for you/your methods for taking fuel along on long rides?!?

Do you simply use a handlebar bag? If so, anyone have any favorites that they recommend?

And I really wish I could mount another water bottle cage on my bike!

Please tell me what works for you!

Thanks ya'll.

S.

[HillSlugger]

For solids I have a Bento box. I used to cram that stuff into my saddle bag but my smaller bag doesn't have room for it with the tubes, etc.

For liquids I use a fannypack Camel Bak that I refill from my regular bottles: I have two bottle cages on the frame and I just added a double cage and holder on the back of the seat for long rides.

[equus123]

From a racing perspective, my jerseys have 3 pockets in the back and since I only have one bike to train & race on I don't use a saddle bag. I just put anything I bring in the pockets. In the left I usually have keys and gel or cliff bloks. center is flat kit in a bag wrapped tightly and bound with a rubber band. right is cell phone. If I bring a vest or take off arm warmers then I just combine keys, gel, and phone into one pocket and put the extra stuff in the other.

Hope that helps

[meridian]

For all my rides up to 6 hours I use an expandable saddle bag (Topeak Medium Aero Wedge Seat Pack) and my jersey pockets.

The food items I carry are mainly powerbars and powergels, which both stand up well to mashing and cramming into tight spaces. I place one of each into a jersey pocket, and any remaining in my saddle bag. I'm tight on storage space with the tools, extra tube, phone, etc.. but it works with all my items strategically placed in the right spots. Though, soon I'll be trying a Profile-Design E-Pack on my bike so I've got my food items right in front of me.

[SadieKate]

To me, transporting fuel = propane in a Sigg bottle. I get it now.

[KnottedYet]

SK, my first thought was Sigg bottles, too!

But as for biking fuel:

On my utility bike I carry everything in a pannier. There is usually one pannier (left side) on the utility bike.

On my road bike I have a BEEEEOOOOOOTIFUL Rivendell handlebar bag that my sweetie gave me. (she has a matching one) If that isn't enough space or if I don't want to have it on the bike that day, I also have a fanny-pack.

I don't wear jerseys, so the pocket option isn't available to me.