Ride foiled by missing gear

[andtckrtoo]

In the summer I would drive somewhere cool (like the beach, because I am a heat-wimp) wearing sandals, and then pull out the shoes and OH NO! No socks. So now I keep two pairs of socks in my cycling bag just in case. With everything in one place I now have gone one year without forgetting/loosing anything, which is quite a trick for me. Normally I'm so dense I don't know I don't have something that I need till I'm 30 miles from home so my bike bag is my portable brain. It's not bad in a way, because I'm not stressing over the missing stuff that I don't know I don't have, but at the moment I need it I feel like such a putz.

We drove up the mountain nearby to a mountain biking trail. We got there, got unloaded and the bikes checked, only to realize I had forgotten my bike SHOES! So yeah, I've done this, too. Now for events, or anything that requires travel by car, I pack the night before and put everything into the car. :P

[Ana]

Wow, thanks for sharing. I feel a lot better now

I really want to get out there and ride since the weather is "warming up" (i.e. high of 63 between 2:00pm-5:00pm instead of a high of 49 F).

[Biciclista]

it's really fun when you leave your front wheel at home.

[OakLeaf]

it's really fun when you leave your front wheel at home.

Wheelie!

[lph]

Heh. I bike commute and have more bike gear than I can shake a stick at (which isn't very hard, come to think of it), but I can certainly think of a number of times that my, uh, work attire had been "foiled by missing gear"

I've had to rush out to the local store and buy undies or tights several times, and heavily used wool bike socks have been pressed into service all day. I've only once forgotten pants (and had to wear muddy overtrousers with a nice dressy top ). Since it's now a long way to the closest store I've had the foresight to stock my locker with several changes of clothes, including a least one pair of don't-wanna-wear-unless-desperate undies and bra.

[Biciclista]

yes! i forgot my bike shorts once. All I had on were my tights. Fortunately the riding event we were participating had some vendors and one had a pair of bike shorts that fit me.

My DH forgot his bike SHOES once too. He actually bought another pair that day because he couldn't just drive back home (3 hours) to get his good ones.

[Owlie]

Last weekend, BF and I were driving out to the bike trail. We were in the car, partway there (it's not a long drive) when I realized that I didn't have my helmet. I thought I'd left it in the car when it was floating around in the kitchen somewhere. He freaked out for a bit--he thought I'd left it in Cleveland.

I've also gone back to school without my suitcase. Can you say "Emergency trip to Target"?

[MommyBird]

We took a cross country camping vacation last summer that included two nights in Moab, UT. We had four mountain bikes with us for campground transportation and sightseeing but we had to ride Red Rocks since we were there.

As we were getting ready to go my hubby asked for the water bottles. I had eight with us for hiking but they were too big for the bikes. Oops.

We stopped at a local bike shop and purchased some with their logo. They became our souvenirs.

They have also become our favorites. They look basically like your standard Specialized bottle but they are an off brand. They open easier and the lids screw on better. I wish we could get some more!

As for gloves, I purchased two sets of all basic clothing needs when I ramped up my cycling for my new road bike last month. I know from trying to keep hubby in clean gear for 20 years that more is better.

It won't be long and I will be able to justify set #3!
My elliptical is feeling neglected but my plantar fasciitis is even less irritated.

[Pedal Wench]

That's why I carry tons of spares in my "pig-pen" car!

But, once four of us drove to a ride in a friend's car. We got to the start and realized one of them forgot their shorts. We scrounged and figured she could use a pair of boyshort undies. Until we realized I forgot my shorts too. Two out of four of us.

We drove home and rode from there.