What are your "must haves"?

[ZenSojourner]

Just something to keep in mind as you compose your responses. I can't tell you how wonderful it is to have a "safe" place to ask very basic questions without fear of snarky responses or ridicule.

Pam

Well thanks, but considering some of the snarky responses I've gotten in other threads this doesn't seem to be a forum wide concern.

That said, the particular statement you picked out was intended to make light of a situation where frankly I felt I had gotten a snarky response. In case you didn't notice, this is what I was responding to:

This is a lot of stuff. You carry extra shorts and gloves on every ride over 50 miles?

I try to strike a balance between being prepared and keeping the overall weight of bike+rider to a minimum. I have enough trouble getting up hills without extra stuff weighing me down.

I think expressing that kind of incredulity and telling somebody the stuff they've got on their "must have" list is unnecessary extra weight, that, in effect, I have NOT "struck a balance between being prepared and keeping weight down", is pretty snarky. It's my list after all.

Don't you think I ought to be able to assume this is a "safe" place to post also?

YMMV. I suspect we'll just have to agree to disagree.