What's in your pack?

[Dogmama]

Toothbrush, 'cause of the braces. They are a mess if you don't brush every time you eat anything. Travel-size deodorant. Comes in handy so many times! Lipstick. You never know.......... and it sure doesn't take up much room. Duct tape. Never travel without it. Pen and small pad of paper. Plus the usual stuff - tools, tubes, CO2, money, cell phone, etc.
annie

Good heavens! How big is your pack? Does it have its own set of wheels?

[annie]

Good heavens! How big is your pack? Does it have its own set of wheels?

LOL - VERY loud!
I have to confess, this is particularly funny to me right now because just yesterday, I attached a BOB trailer to my bike. So, yes, it DOES have it's own wheels.
It's attached to my mountain bike which is what I've been riding, due to the snowy, icy, and sloppy conditions. I've never used a trailer before and am trying it out to see if I prefer it or panniers for loaded traveling. I don't intend to ride with it all the time! Cute tho' BOB might be, I like my solitude.

Seriously, tho', when I ride my road bike, I do carry all that stuff I mentioned, and more. I have an under-the-seat bag on my bike and a fanny pak that I wear. I know lots of people who can't stand the fanny pak hanging on them, but somehow, it doesn't bother me at all. I just like to have my stuff when I want my stuff. Lots of time, I don't touch it. But when I do, I am glad to have it. I started out biking as a minimalist - the less, the better. Less weight, you know. As the years have gone by, I've found it doesn't matter all that much. Unless I am racing (and that is less and less) I carry what I want and the weight bedamned! Each to their own - I truly believe that.

annie

[pedalfaster]

LOL - VERY loud!
I started out biking as a minimalist - the less, the better. Less weight, you know. As the years have gone by, I've found it doesn't matter all that much. Unless I am racing (and that is less and less) I carry what I want and the weight bedamned! Each to their own - I truly believe that.

annie

Hmmmm very interesting. I started off as a mountain biker, joined the IMBA mountain bike patrol and carried everything-but-the-kitchen-sink for years. I find that the older I get and the longer I've been riding, the LESS I carry.

I'm also going through a de-cluttering phase in my personal (home) life. Less is...less. And I like it!

As you said: "each to their own"!

p.s. Can't fault you for the lipstick thing. One day I was riding home from work and caught a glimpse of myself in a store window, with my "work face" (powder and lipstick), and thought "damn I look good!"

[Veronica]

I often wear lipstick on a ride - especially if I'm mountain biking. I find it amusing to be a girly girl riding a gnarly trail covered in mud.

V.

[MightyMitre]

I often wear lipstick on a ride - especially if I'm mountain biking. I find it amusing to be a girly girl riding a gnarly trail covered in mud.

V.

I once painted my nails bright red for a time trial - just for a laugh.

What about jewellry? Do people ride adorned in all their bling? I sometimes wear small earings but don't want to loose them so don't always bother, plus they can catch on my helmet strap. I also got engaged in April and have only just got used to wearing my engagement ring while riding as I don't want to loose it or damage it. If I'm going off-road I leave it behind.

[Veronica]

I usually wear a pair of Honu (turtle) earrings we got on our first trip to Hawaii when we circled the island on our tandem. My goal of the trip was to see a turtle while we were snorkeling. Turtles are good luck symbols. This is the one we saw.

http://www.tandemhearts.com/hawaii/images/turtle.jpg

I wear my engagement ring. We were very young when we got married and it's very small. Thom's offered to get me a replacement - my standard reply is I'd rather have a custom tandem.


V.

[MightyMitre]

I'd rather have a custom tandem.
V.

LOL!

My ring isn't especially big, although it is the most expensive piece of jewelry I have, and I'd be devestated to loose it. We chose it together and I purposely chose one that has a very firm setting and doesn't really stick up very much as I didn't want it snagging on things or getting full of mud!

Superb turtle pic - I'd love to see a turtle in the flesh, they look so groovy just bobbing around in the ocean.

[Trek420]

Veronica says "Thom's offered to get me a replacement - my standard reply is I'd rather have a custom tandem." and his standard answer is???? ;-)

my pack has: nifty co2 cartridge shaped container that holds patch kit and tire thingies, also carry a Torelli mini pump, 2 spare tubes, mini first aid kit where I put my keys.

In my rear pocket another mini wallet thing with id, cash and medical card and my cell phone. I wear road ID now that tells whoever finds the carcass that my id's in my pocket and who to call to take care of my dog. That's about it.

[cruziegirl]

I always carry duct tape - it has so many uses. And also a little bit of 2-sided tape. I just put a couple of turns of each tape around a small piece of PVC pipe and put that in my bag. Also a tiny tube of sunscreen. I never could master the use of a frame pump (please don't laugh) so I carry one of those CO2 cartridge things to pump up my tires if I flat. They work pretty well. And finally a $20 bill for emergencies. And that's it! I try to carry as little as possible so my bike bag is pretty small.

[spazzdog]

Originally Posted by Trek420
Back to the bags. My theory is two kinds or riders; the cool ones who carry little to nothing, just what's in the rear pocket and snear at us with even an under the seat bag and then there's the riders with everything but the kitchen sink ...oh look! She DOES have the kitchen sink in the rear trunk!

You hurt me Trek420... I've never sneered. I'm usually saying "Hey, could ya carry my..."

[MightyMitre]

I think I probably fall into the worst camp. I carry very little at all then end up borrowing stuff off the Kitchen Sinkers. Where would we be without you?

[RoadRaven]

Wow... you all carry so much
But I'm not an MBC, so maybe that's the difference

All I have is the seat bag (keys, puncture repair kit, cell phone) and my pockets on my top (food - a banana or a couple of muesli bars, perhaps a windbreaker). And the bottle cage for 1 litre of water.

Thats me and my stuff

(LOL, def no room for a dog on my bike!)

[spazzdog]

How about this MomOnBike...

I use something similar for my roomies Shih Tzu (on hikes). He loves it.

Found this one at: http://trixieandpeanut.com/travel-tr...fabdogcarriers

spazz

[MomOnBike]

Somewhere here (Dog On Bike?) I posted pics of Monty in the basket on DH's bike. Monty's noisy - lots of excited yips and whines - and active - he just can't get the bike to steer where he wants to go.

This makes for an exciting ride for poor DH. We take him to a nearby park for picnics, but that's about as much as is really practical.

So we won't take Monty on our cross-country epic tour, but in a limited way, this experiment has been a success.

And as for the front carrier, um, no. It's far too much like being pregnant. I've been there, done that, and have the hips to prove it. I was one of the mean and nasty pregnant women. We'll stick with the basket.

[singletrackmind]

Bobs are great. I used to use mine for commuting to work, towing groceries home, even transmission parts when mine blew up-and cars seemed to give me the slightest bit extra berth, especially when I'd use the stupid flag. My husband uses bob to carry the chainsaw and/or tools around for trail maintenance.

One thing is sure-bob is a heck of a lot easier to haul behind you than a kid trailer!! I'll be so happy to swap back to the bob-or even better-RIDE NAKED!
You know, without anything attached to my bike besides myself...

My pack is pretty boring-tube, flat kit, tire levers, co2 cartridges and thingy, chapstick, multi-tool, chain tool, some money.