Bicycle Gizmos

[owlice]

I have

• a saddle bag with tire irons, a spare tube, CO2, multitool, patch kit, and latex gloves in it.
• a handlebar bag with bandages, gauze pads, Bactine and handwipes, and Neosporin; I also stash cell phone, PowerBars, keys, wallet, etc. in it
• a bell
• a lock (cable type, as I used to ride with my son and sometimes would have to cable two or three bikes together)
• a ridiculous bottle holder, because my bike came without braze-ons for a water bottle; what I have is a Cannondale velcro cradle, which requires a bottle with velcro on it. I use a regular one-liter bottle, put velcro on the outside of that myself, put it in the cradle and then use a bungee to hold it in place. When I carry an additional water bottle, I just bungee it to the bike frame. This is the only thing I hate about my bike: no water bottle braze-ons!!! (The men's bikes had them, so why not the women's? What, girls don't drink water?? Grrrrrr!!!!!!!)
• a rack, just recently added (I hope correctly )

When I pick up my bike from the shop (in for maintenance, and boy, I hope I get it back today!), it will have

• a cyclocomputer

Within the next two weeks, I will be adding

• a headlight or two (Planet Bike's 1-watt Blaze and Sport Spot)
• a taillight (probably Planet Bike's Superflash)
• a minipump
• a rear trunk, which I haven't picked out yet, and suggestions are most welcome!