What's in your pack?

[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.

[LBTC]

lipstick! what fun!

since I almost NEVER wear lipstick, maybe I'll start wearing it just for mountain bike rides. that would be a kick!!

I carry a big pack too, except when I race, and when I ride my road bike. Still have the undersaddle bag on the RB, but it's minimal. mountain biking I've always got lots of stuff: tools, food, handi-wipes, etc. I figure it just makes me a stronger rider if my usual pack has loads of stuff in it! oh, and if I ride to work, add a few more pounds for the lunch and change of clothes!

so, what colour lipstick do you pack? bright? earthy? glimmering? hmmmmm decisions, decisions...


namaste,
~Teresa~

[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.

[Veronica]

He says sure and I say someday. Custom ones are wicked expensive.

V.

[cyclingnewbie]

I started out with just some water and a cell phone for rides through the neighborhood. Then I needed a small bag for keys, id, etc. Then I needed a little bigger bag for repair stuff (until then I was happily ignorant about the possibility of a breakdown!). Now I have a much bigger trunk bag on a rack, which I think looks kinda silly. But for a long time it seemed like every time I needed something, I didn't have it with me. So I have the usual repair stuff (I'm a new tube girl, not a patch-it girl), snacks, more water than I need, keys, id, money, phone, extra gloves (I hate it when my gloves get wet from sweat!), a jacket or something if the weather is questionable, Tylenol, chap stick (no lipstick), and always a hat for when I take off my helmet and my sweaty, wet hair is stuck to my head!

[pedalfaster]

and custom tandems...Oh my!

I used to paint my nails before races...to match my bike. Luckily my bike at the time was blue. I like those funky colors.

I have 4 solitaire diamond studs. Solitary solitaires to be precise. None of them match. I finally gave up wearing earrings at a very muddy, verry cold 24 hour race. My earlobes were freezing so I stopped to to remove my studs. I lost one in ~2ft of mud and said "the heck with that!".

Custom tandems...oh yeah! I'd take a custom tandem over a useless ring any day!. I'd have a hard time choosing between a custom Calfee or the Seven Ti tho'....

[nuthatch]

A ratty old tea towel (I have to blow my nose alot) and homemade peanut butter balls! Hmm, lipstick, huh?

[Veronica]

I usually wear a bright color lipstick. What's the point otherwise? My current color is Berry. I usually only have one color in my cabinet at a time and I don't bring it with me on the bike, but do have Chapstick or such.

I used to think I wanted a Calfee, but we're not a super light team and not likely to ever be so. Now I think I'd like a Mercian.

V.

[LBTC]

Nuthatch!! Please, can you share the recipe for your peanut butter balls? They sound fabulous!!

and Veronica....a custom tandem over a ring? fabulous! I hope Thom knows how LUCKY he is!!

namaste,
~T~

[SadieKate]

I used to think I wanted a Calfee, but we're not a super light team and not likely to ever be so. Now I think I'd like a Mercian.
V.

Veronica, we have got to meet! I've given up on the lipstick because it won't stay on, but I did get a custom tandem instead of an engagement ring. Actually, no engagement ring, an inexpensive wedding ring, a tiny wedding and the right help from our friends and family at our wedding meant a custom tandem. Back in 1988 there weren't many choices and a custom tandem was the best of 3 options: 1) expensive Italian, 2) lightweight flexy fliers, or 3) custom. I can still remember testing riding a flexy flier and getting seasick and scared on the back because it swayed so much side to side! I got off and walked back to the shop.

Plus! I have a 1981 King of Mercia -- my precious vintage ride. That was the frame hubby hid in the attic at Xmas and gave me a giant box inside of which was buried a tiny box with a Campy seatpost bolt. Mercian just sent me their brochure. I'm just drooling over it. Miss Mercia is crying out to me. Don't know what I'd do with her, but she's just wonderful.

[jobob]

I'm the one people borrow stuff from when they forget or can't fit it in their teeny little under-saddle bag

- Jo "you name it, I probably have it" bob

[nuthatch]

These peanutbutter balls are no big deal, LBTC! Just my feeble attempt to avoid the high cost of energy bars. I take about a cup of chunky organic peanutbutter, a few scoops of vanilla soy powder and maybe a half cup of honey and mix it all up (with a sprinkle of "lite" salt because it has the potassium chloride as well as sodium chloride in it). You can adjust the portions if it seems to gooey but the goal is to get a roll-able ball out of it. Just pop them in a ziplock and refrigerate or freeze them. They get drier and easier to handle as they sit so they aren't sticky when you eat them. Now, grandma's recipe is much naughtier with a chocolate coating!

[Veronica]

I wear Revlon Colorstay. It stays on through most of the work day.

I think we're going to ride Briones with you guys this weekend.

V.