Quote Originally Posted by jessmarimba View Post
Not so much first aid - but a good idea, at least when mountain biking or road riding in remote places (*ahem* mountains of CO where phone reception sucks) - carry a whistle or flares or some other way of attracting attention. If you wreck on an unpopular trail or go over an embankment beside a road, you want someone to find you!
Good idea this - most of where I road-ride has terrible cell reception. There isn't much in the way of embankments around here, but of course that changes in southern Indiana where I will be riding my mountain bike and doing some hill road-training. I will add a whistle to my list.