What do people do? I'm gonna shoot out with my camelbak but realise it's not the done thing. Jersey pockets? Saddle bag?
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How to carry stuff on road bike
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Posted 1 year ago #
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camelbak for me, and just to annoy the fashionistas I also have a peak on me lid and mtb pedals, ohh the shame
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Pockets.Tube,multi tool,co2,levers,2gels,pack jacket and £5.
Seven....you'll BUUUURN!!!Posted 1 year ago # -
All fits nicely in the pockets.
Tiny weeny seat pack is okay for the longer rides.
Bottle style tool pack...fits in the bottle cage.
This is mine, with some tyres I don't need the levers.
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if you only have one co2 cannister what happens if you get two punctures?!
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if you only have one co2 cannister what happens if you get two punctures?!
You don't....but seriously folks, over 100km then I take two tubes and Co2s. After that it's 'Mummy'
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Everything in jersey pockets. Tube/phone/CO2/repair kit/food.
Extra gels/bars up short legs for a long ride and I've run out of pockets.If I get too hot and have to take off my gloves/arm warmers etc and there's no room in pockets I stuff them through the neck of my jersey so they kinda sit on my back. Or under bib straps. It can make you look a bit odd/deformed/fat if not done correctly...
I have carried bananas on my back before. The UCI tried to stop me for being too aero.
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Tiny weeny seat pack is okay for the longer rides.
+1 and all the bananas I'll eat in pockets.Posted 1 year ago # -
I'm a mtb'er goes road for work and fitness reasons - just to make that clear
My Camelback is too big and clashes with my lid when tucked(I looked up the terms on the internet) and felt a bit wierd so got the biggest saddle bag I could find that holds:
* 2xTubes
* 1xTyre Lever
* 2x Gels
* 2x Bars
* House Key
* Work Pass
* Credit Card & Cash
* Mobile
* Small MultiToolOccasionally put food in jersey pockets for a longer ride
Pump mounted on bike (One of those mini track pumps from the mtb)
2x Bottles for WaterTempted by a Bottle type container for tools/levers/tubes when it's not too warm
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if you only have one co2 cannister what happens if you get two punctures?!
my pump works as an ordinary pump and co2 inflator, plus i take park patches. everything fits in pockets (shorts have a race radio pocket so spare gels/food goes in there) only need a saddle bag for 100+ milers with possible bad weather.
road riding with a camelback feels horrible.Posted 1 year ago # -
I use this :- http://www.genuineinnovations.com/tire-repair-and-inflation-seat-bag-deluxe.html
Saddle bag:- I take 2 CO2 cartridges on a ride, with 1 tyre lever, Puncture patches, Chain breaker tool, Spare KMC missing-link chain link, Allen key and also my asthma inhalor in the saddle bag. My house key also goes in the bag. The bag and bits stay on the bike. I just put in my house key in the bag every ride.
Jersey pockets:- Gels/food(if long ride), Spare tube, Mobile phone (with a £10 in the phone pouch) If it looks like it might rain or a long ride i take a small packable rain jacket (packs down to about the size of a pair of rolled up socks. Or if its a bit chilly gore bike gear wind proof arm warmers.
On the Bike:- 2 Bottles if long ride or 1 if short.
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I would drink two bottles of water in about an hour, Camelbak all the way!
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I MTB and also road bike, Backpacks/Camelbaks are horrid on a proper road bike/ride due to your position on the bike (tuck). For commuting fine but not on a proper road ride. On a MTB your riding position is totaly diferent to a road bike with drop bars.
Saddle bag and jersey pockets for me, 2 bottles last me 40miles ( 1 with water the other with SIS PSP22). If longer rides just stop at a shop and top up lucozade sport or such like. And use gels/bars to repalce the PSP22.
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I use a Camelbak on longer rides, WGAF what people think. Do you want people to think you are actually a roadie? Be proud of your true self!
I do sometimes use just bottles and jersey pockets if it's a short one - I do feel like I am in disguise though
Roadie kit is a multitool, pump, spare tube, puncture kit and then there's phone, money/card and keys. After yesterday's puncture that took a good 10 mins to re-inflate I think I might get some CO2 as well.
People who sneer at camelbaks - saddle bags are far lamer! Never had any problem whatsoever with camelbaks on the roadie up to MULE size.
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small saddle bag with 2 tubes, multi tool,3 Tyre leavers & emergency £10
Jersey pockets Phone, Pump, Montaine Featherlight top - other stuff depending on the weather eg arm warmers - spare lenses - some times gel / bars
Cafe stops for refuelingPosted 1 year ago # -
Everything in jersey pockets. Tube/phone/CO2/repair kit/food.
Extra gels/bars up short legs for a long ride and I've run out of pockets.If I get too hot and have to take off my gloves/arm warmers etc and there's no room in pockets I stuff them through the neck of my jersey so they kinda sit on my back
That sounds way less comfortable than a camelbak!
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Pump on frame, everything else in jersey pockets (on today's commute that was camera, 2 tubes, tyre lever, microtool, armwarmers, gilet, jacket, keys, energy bar). Oh, also had my phone in shorts race radio pocket so that I could listen to radio 4)
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I MTB and also road bike, Backpacks/Camelbaks are horrid on a proper road bike/ride due to your position on the bike (tuck). For commuting fine but not on a proper road ride. On a MTB your riding position is totaly diferent to a road bike with drop bars.
Errr, I have a "proper" road bike, and regularly go on "proper" road rides. Camelbaks are fine.
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That sounds way less comfortable than a camelbak!
i shove armwarmers down the back of bibs, you don't realise they are there.
they weigh next to nothing unlike 2 liters of water.Posted 1 year ago # -
2l of water weighs 2kg, I weigh 84kg so I don't notice that either
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bum bag for longer rides? Seriously, I have an ancient one with a 5l capacity that's great for taking a spare drink, jacket, sandwiches, food etc. Needless to say my helmet has a peak and I wear baggies and mtb shoes so don't really care about the proper roadie look . I have worn a camelbak classic on a road rides, but only in the middle of summer on long rides where the oportunity to refil water bottles is very limited
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I have a road specific helmet, shades, gloves, shoes, pedals, Assos shorts and a team jersey. The camelbak is all I have left of MTBness
Oh and hairy legs, too. And an ability to bunnyhop obstacles.
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Roadies looks queer as anyway
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Its nowt to do with fashion and everything to do with comfort and practicality. On the road you are rarely far from a shop / house / garage so why carry loads of stuff. Punctures are much rarer on the road, tubes are smaller, pumps are smaller (its about pressure not volume) and even 100 miles in spring when weather variable you don't need more than three jersey pockets' worth. Travelling light is one of the joys of road riding.
I use a Mule Camelbak when off road but you need more stuff off road.
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breakneckspeed - Member
small saddle bag with 2 tubes, multi tool,3 Tyre leavers & emergency £10Jersey pockets Phone, Pump, Montaine Featherlight top - other stuff depending on the weather eg arm warmers - spare lenses - some times gel / bars
Cafe stops for refueling
^^This really, but with pump + 2xCO2 in the saddle bag as well and only food/phone and discarded warmers/buff etc in spare jersey pockets.
2x 750ml bottles have seen me over 110 miles without refills so thats all fine.
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I'm with oldgit. Toughen up lady boys..!
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Errr, I have a "proper" road bike, and regularly go on "proper" road rides. Camelbaks are fine.
Rather you than me.Its nowt to do with fashion and everything to do with comfort and practicality. On the road you are rarely far from a shop / house / garage so why carry loads of stuff. Punctures are much rarer on the road, tubes are smaller, pumps are smaller (its about pressure not volume) and even 100 miles in spring when weather variable you don't need more than three jersey pockets' worth. Travelling light is one of the joys of road riding.
I use a Mule Camelbak when off road but you need more stuff off roadDitto
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On the road you are rarely far from a shop / house / garage so why carry loads of stuff.
That involves stopping. Toughen up yourselves!
Seriously though I don't carry a lot of stuff. Just often more than 1.5l of water, and I find even that small list of stuff above is actually a little uncomfortable in jersey pockets.
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You are actually supposed to drink a litre an hour when exercising.
Much easier to do that with a Camelbak on.Posted 1 year ago # -
You are actually supposed to drink a litre an hour when exercising.
Much easier to do that with a Camelbak on.Says who?
I must be some sort of camel then.
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Well my bike carries one bottle and that's all, so 750ml is all I'll drink. On a blistering day I'll try and find more en route.
Don't do food either.Posted 1 year ago # -
Roadies looks queer as anyway
queer as what?
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Says who?
Google "1 litre of water per hour exercise" I bet you find hundreds of results. Don't take my word for it, I don't know shit.
queer as what?
FOOK!
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I used to carry one bottle when I was a kid only if it was really hot, and then I never bothered to drink it.
Then I learned why it's good to drink a lot and now I do, and ride better for it
No offence to oldgit like...
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That sounds way less comfortable than a camelbak!
Tell it to these guys:
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