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What is it with these massive rucksack/camelbak things ?

  • 293 posts & 115 voices | Started 1 year ago by kingkongsfinger | Latest reply from kingkongsfinger

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  1. kingkongsfinger - Member

    willyboy - Member
    On a short jaunt out I prefer to carry the following:

    9 malted milk biscuit (one for each of the 7 dwarfs & 2 for zac toogood)
    Grandpapas old poo spade (from the great war)
    My trust Bowie knife
    A snifter of Mrs Hoggins finest Sloe gin (kept in my battered hip flask)
    2 woods valve tubes
    My sterling silver Rapha dogtags & a bar of the finest 'Ventoux inspired' hand soap
    A short cage & long cage reach mech & 114 link chain
    16 sram split links & 6 pairs of latex gloves
    An avalanche probe
    2 spare walkie talkies
    My trusty barbour jacket
    Up lift pass for the day (essential for days at Cannock)
    My mobi pressure washer
    2 spare tyres (for inclement conditions)
    A hard bound Park Tool maintenance book
    16 Snap on Spanners, a chain whip, cassette tool and my homemade headset press
    160 & 183mm disc rotors
    Willo the Jack Russell, his food and his Alessi dog bowl (he won't eat out of anything else).
    My Brooks leather trouser clips
    And finally a small pack up (2 cup a soups, a bag of monster munch, my gentlemens relish and 3 triangle marmite sandwiches)

    When riding for more than 3 hours i also like to carry..............

    Promote this man, at once.

    Loving the Grandpapas old poo spade (from the great war), My sterling silver Rapha dogtags & a bar of the finest 'Ventoux inspired' hand soap and basically all everthing else. AMAZING !

    Posted 1 year ago #
  2. Cougar - Member

    Genius.

    Posted 1 year ago #
  3. molgrips - Member

    The alternative is spunking 80 quid on a 'proper' small pack for riding

    No, camelbaks are not that expensive.

    Posted 1 year ago #
  4. greyman - Member

    dunno how I've just seen this thread - read the lot, excellent men - it's what this site's all about

    "pump on the frame" - that's what we're dealing with here

    all you guys who attach stuff to the bike - yer insane.

    G (off to read that thread about unobtrusive mudguards - LOL)

    Posted 1 year ago #
  5. Cougar - Member

    No, camelbaks are not that expensive.

    If they're more expensive than 'free', I'll be out of pocket (buying something I neither want nor need in order to look good to the intolerati).

    Posted 1 year ago #
  6. Sonic Boom Boy - Member

    My turfed tote-bag tally is mind boggling. On any given ride , I carry a wad of;
    paid bills,
    another wad of unpaid bills,
    a menagerie of makeup,
    a pack of tampons,
    Advil pain pills,
    receipts,
    coupons,
    expired coupons,
    way too many loyalty program plastic cards,
    tangled pony tail elastics,
    a bevy of barrettes,
    a pen,
    a check book,
    some chocolate,
    and dental floss.

    Posted 1 year ago #
  7. molgrips - Member

    I'm not telling you to get one, I'm telling you they are not £80 I don't care what you ride with.

    Posted 1 year ago #
  8. philconsequence - Member

    i carry full body armour and a full-face helmet in my 85ltr little camping bag on my back when riding, stops me getting too hot if i carry them isntead of wear them...

    Posted 1 year ago #
  9. rewski - Member

    You can never have too much kit, now if I can just find my carbon multi tool and workbench.


    Posted 1 year ago #
  10. peteroughton169 - Member

    Well ok moron op, why start such a pointless thread? You obviously knew the answer before you started, are you lonely?

    Posted 1 year ago #
  11. Bunnyhop - Member

    I've landed on my back pack a couple of times and it's broken the fall nicely, so I shall stuff it fully with many buffs, fleeces, gilets, spare gloves and waterproofs as possible.

    cinnamon_girl (sorry for the late reply) I'm usually riding the sewing machine, or that's what it feels like.

    Lol @ willyboy.

    Posted 1 year ago #
  12. oldagedpredator - Member

    I have the kitchen sink cinnamon_girl.

    Is that part of the bunnyhop bake-o-matic cake machine?

    This is really just the mountain biking version of the balloon debate isnt it?

    I vote cakes stay.

    Posted 1 year ago #
  13. don simon - Member

    Is this still going on? Did we find an answer?

    Posted 1 year ago #
  14. alpin - Member

    wow.....

    i must say that whilst guiding over the summer i was amazed at what some people took with them on a day ride. ok, we were crossing the Alps, but you always had your luggauge waiting for you at the end of the day.

    the women were generally the worst. they'd have a windproof top, windproof trousers, water proofs - top and bottom, a top, socks and all manner of other shite. and no, they weren't carrying any body armour around or even a bladder.

    some of the people were then complaining that their bags were too heavy.

    i think that my bag would on average weigh around 3.5-4kg: windproof jacket & waterproof trousers (150g max), a spare top, maybe my thicker Gore jacket depending upon weather, three innertubes, multi-tool, pump, innertube patches, first aid kit, camera and about 1.5ltr water.

    some of the guests had packs weighing about 6-8kg! i didn't have that much when my mate and i went bivvying through the Alps last year....

    Posted 1 year ago #
  15. TandemJeremy - Member

    yes - we are all 'tards

    Posted 1 year ago #
  16. Trent Steel - Member

    come on

    just

    a

    couple

    more

    posts

    to

    reach

    page

    eight,

    this

    needs

    further

    examination

    Posted 1 year ago #
  17. slugwash - Member

    Right, I'm off for my regular Saturday morning blast around the local trails. I've got to be back home by midday 'cos me nan's coming round for lunch so I'm travelling fairly light today.

    Just one small dilemma though, hardtail SS or full susser?.....

    Posted 1 year ago #
  18. MidlandTrailquestsGraham - Member

    Well ok moron op, why start such a pointless thread?

    Ha, that told him, didn't it.

    Posted 1 year ago #
  19. TandemJeremy - Member

    for a pointless thread it got plenty of debate.

    Posted 1 year ago #
  20. MidlandTrailquestsGraham - Member

    What if the debate is pointless though ?

    Does a thread need pointful debate to have a point its self ?

    Posted 1 year ago #
  21. Love Tubs - Member

    WOW, this tread has tranmogrified!

    We are a funny species, you can turn over a page containing the latest global catastrophe...but dare to question the contents of one's bag! Anyone taking this thread even remotely seriously should recieve a public birching

    May I add that I found the latter stages/posts particularly amusing, thanks.

    Have Used On Trails

    Tubes x2
    CO2 (if I'm feeling exotic)/pump
    Power link (when I remember to pack em)
    Topeak mini tool (not the penknife type)
    Mini chain tool
    Leaches (patches, as opposed to trackside blood letting)
    Jacket, (if not donned)
    Couple of velcro straps (usually when night riding)

    Have Packed, But Since Ditched

    Plasti-tie
    Leatherman
    compass

    Have Never Needed

    Rear shock pump
    Sleeping bag
    Silver bag
    flares
    matches
    first aid kit
    survival shelter
    hammock
    SAS handbook
    Lofty Wiseman
    Sir Ranulph Fiennes
    Bear Grylls

    ..........

    Posted 1 year ago #
  22. kingkongsfinger - Member

    (Darkside content :roll:)

    Just been out on the "road bike" for 2.5 hrs, took nowt except a mobile phone and one bottle of water, I SURVIVED, just........

    My mates had a few spare tubs and pump, thats what mates are for, next ride I will carry the stuff.

    Posted 1 year ago #
  23. ononeorange - Member

    Just for you KingKong I rode today with my tiny (uselessly small, it wasn't a good buy) camelback. By the time the car keys, pump and 2 tubes were in, it was full. Felt very unprepared but hope you can rest better today knowing that.

    Posted 1 year ago #
  24. Love Tubs - Member

    Finally, the minimalist retaliatory salvo..... I'm riding out tonight with nothing more than a durex for back-up I'll drink my own....sweat to survive.

    Can you tell I've not been able to cycle today?

    Posted 1 year ago #
  25. stumpynya12 - Member

    I've just returned from an epic out on the moor with minimum kit and guess what I'm alive, I actually made it home .....ta dar and thank you.

    Posted 1 year ago #
  26. flamejob - Member

    yes - we are all 'tards

    Speak for yourself. I was pure awesome yesterday.

    I used my first aid kit again yesterday (girl in our group took the top of her finger off, it's now kept at the top of my 'pack it's used so often. I'm actually thinking of putting a tiny bottle of alcohol in there to clean cuts.

    I think road kit is a bit different; I take-
    Tube strapped to seat
    Bottle in cage
    In jersey;
    Tiny pump
    Two tyre levers
    Keys
    Wallet
    Phone (in waterproof case so it doesn't get sweaty)

    Posted 1 year ago #
  27. findo_gask - Member

    You haven't lived until you've walked a couple of hours (in cleats) to the nearest settlement, begged a loan of equipment from a hardware store or petrol station, then had to time-trial it back in terrible weather and failing daylight along grim and busy 20 miles of trunk road.

    Minimalism helps create epics, discuss.

    Posted 1 year ago #
  28. TandemJeremy - Member

    Minimalist means carrying everything one needs but nothing extraneous. See my list earlier

    Posted 1 year ago #
  29. h4muf - Member

    Camelbak's are for gheyer's.

    This is my set up.

    I'm quite fast going down jacob's ladder too!

    Posted 1 year ago #
  30. _tom_ - Member

    Just to help getting this onto page 8 "for the epic win", I may as well post what I have in my bag so someone can slag it off... 1 innertube, puncture kit, multi tool, chain tool, tyre levers, spare links of chain, food and my trusty dennis the menace pump. It all just about squeezes in.

    Posted 1 year ago #
  31. TandemJeremy - Member

    _tom_

    IMO thats the sort of kit you need - not the kitchen sink and all

    Posted 1 year ago #
  32. _tom_ - Member

    I would like to be able to fit a proper camera in, just got my compact in my pocket. another tube might be useful for longer rides as well but I don't do many of those.

    Posted 1 year ago #
  33. cynic-al - Member

    How much kit you carry is really important.

    Posted 1 year ago #
  34. ooOOoo - Member

    It makes me cry, because it is so important

    Posted 1 year ago #
  35. crazy-legs - Member

    I remember biking over Helvellyn when I was about 17 and the only tools/spares I had fitted neatly into a bumbag (cos they were cool back then OK?). And also, CamelBaks hadn't been invented. Bottle of water and pump mounted onto the bike.

    Can anyone explain why 3 l of water is needed for a ride of a few hours?

    Never ridden in Utah have you? We got through 5L each on a 10 mile ride round Slickrock, most people still did the last couple of miles having run out of water...

    Loving some of the replies to ths thread though!

    Posted 1 year ago #

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