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What do people do? I'm gonna shoot out with my camelbak but realise it's not the done thing. Jersey pockets? Saddle bag?
camelbak for me, and just to annoy the fashionistas I also have a peak on me lid and mtb pedals, ohh the shame 🙂
Pockets.Tube,multi tool,co2,levers,2gels,pack jacket and £5.
Seven....you'll BUUUURN!!!
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?!
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'
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.
Tiny weeny seat pack is okay for the longer rides.
+1 and all the bananas I'll eat in pockets.
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 MultiTool
Occasionally 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 Water
Tempted by a Bottle type container for tools/levers/tubes when it's not too warm
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.
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.
I would drink two bottles of water in about an hour, Camelbak all the way!
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.
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.
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 refueling
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!
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)
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.
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.
2l of water weighs 2kg, I weigh 84kg so I don't notice that either 🙂
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
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.
Roadies looks queer as anyway
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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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.
I'm with oldgit. Toughen up lady boys..!
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 road
Ditto
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.
You are actually supposed to drink a litre an hour when exercising.
Much easier to do that with a Camelbak on.
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.
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.
Roadies looks queer as anyway
queer as what?
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?
****!
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...
That sounds way less comfortable than a camelbak!
Tell it to these guys:
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Eating is good too 🙄
People want to look pro. Pros don't carry much. Pros have a team car following them.
Small saddle bag for the hard stuff annd heavy stuff that you don't want to land on in a fall (unlikely, but still). Everything else in pockets.
Small pump, c02, tubes, keys, phone, multitool in saddle bag. Food, warmers, jacket, map in pocket. 1.5L of water will easily get me round a 4 hour ride at less than 20degC. If you don't want to stop then put a disposable bottle in a pocket and chuck it when you're done.
You can actually get to remote places on a road bike. Often there are no shops and the small local ones tend not to be open on a Sunday.
The main reason to avoid a camel back is not fashion but comfort. I have a racing setup and after a while it would really hurt my bag.
You can actually get to remote places on a road bike. Often there are no shops and the small local ones tend not to be open on a Sunday.
...or if you're me, don't like stopping once out.
Similar to previous posts, I have a small seatpack that's permanently on my road bike. Has spare tube, multi-tool and spare chain links (overkill for many roadies but I'm the only person I know unlucky enough to snap a newish chain on a road bike), CO2 inflator and adhesive patches. House keys go in as well. Mini pump on bottle cage as back up. Arm warmers, phone and £10 note (together in freezer bag) and snacks in jersey pockets. On longer cyclosportives I use a small top tube mounted 'tri-bag'- mainly so I can access my phone easily and it doesn't get doused in sweat.
tools in a small saddle bag thingy - if I came off I wouldn't want to land on a spanner/screwdriver or multitool.....
Water bottles and pump on bike, the rest goes in my pockets. If it's a properly long ride I'll take a saddle bag.
And as above, man up. You can fill up with water when you get home. You won't die if you get a bit dehydrated. I don't bother with water up to 20 odd miles. I only take one bottle for up to say 50-60 miles and I only take food if I'm heading for a century plus.
I carry my pump on the frame and a single 750ml bottle, and a multitool, patch kit, levers, tube, phone and small wallet in a tiny saddle bag. If I need a jacket, my Featherlite gets Velcro-strapped to the frame, and all my food goes in the jersey. No need for a map, if I plan out my route I can put it in my phone and also commit the majority of it to memory.
If I run out of water, I just stop in a shop but I find a single bottle is good for at least a couple of hours unless it's properly warm.
Flow, I'm doing 100Km this weekend, 3 hours, in 35 degrees c. I just need 3 litres of water?
mainly so I can access my phone easily and it doesn't get doused in sweat.
Dog poo bag does the same job.
@ fourbanger, riding 100k at over 20MPH average in 35 degrees will mean topping up. 18MPH average in a small group is different.
Flow, I'm doing 100Km this weekend, 3 hours, in 35 degrees c. I just need 3 litres of water?
At least that if you don't want to get dehydrated and feel like crap.
And as above, man up. You can fill up with water when you get home. You won't die if you get a bit dehydrated. I don't bother with water up to 20 odd miles. I only take one bottle for up to say 50-60 miles and I only take food if I'm heading for a century plus.
Rehydrating when you are at home is no good either, don't you boys know anything 🙄
Instead of "maning up" and only taking minimal amounts of fuel and water, try drinking and eating the recommended amount then come back here and tell me how much better you feel for it.