[Closed] Riding without a Camelbak?

tape a tube or pump under the saddle

In your mates pack 😀

That's what jersey pockets were INVENTED FOR!

Tube, multi tool and gas cartridge taped together in one pocket, keys in another. Go!

Multitool + tube + CO2 cartridge will fit in your jersey pocket. Or in your saddle-bag if your allergic to lycra.

lycra belongs in underwear 🙂 🙂

Seatpacks & rear jersey pockets have been around for years, try them.

Seriuosly though, riding without a backpack is quite a liberating experience.

I hate camelbaks - germ infested, sweaty etc.

Small pump fitted to bike at bottle cage.

Pack under saddle with 2 tubes, tire levers, multi tool, chain splitter and power links. And emergency gel.

Phone and money in plastic bag in back pocket. Waterproof in other pocket. If wearing baggies a few more pockets for stuff.

If you are lucky tall person with big bike you can likely fit two bottles and stay out even longer !

I go camelbak free on short solo rides, its nice to ride without one...

I use a small topeak saddle bag, packed tightly so it doesnt rattle...then pump and bottle on frame...jersey pocket for a snack and/or windproof layer...

lycra belongs in underwear

What did you used to wear when racing Tri Jedi? Full face and baggies? 😉

@qcamel - You started this 🙂 So you're carrying my gear tonight then!

I don't own a jersey with pockets, I'm a mountain biker not a roadie.

sofatester, underwear! 🙂

This was done last week.

[i]I don't own a jersey with pockets, I'm a mountain biker not a roadie. [/i] Bit of a narrow minded, silly statement that.

Food and spare clothes like gilt/arm warmers (if required)and mini pumpo in back pockets. Phone/keys/bank card/cash/phone in zipped jersey pocket. Multi tool/2nd tube/patches/co2/zip ties/chain link/tyre lever in micro saddle bag.

[i]lycra belongs in underwear[/i]

What is that supposed to mean?

If I don't use my camelbak its usually because its a short ride and my car is close enough that I can get back to it if I get a puncture or whatever.

If not, take 2 bottles, 1 with water and the other with your tube and stuff in!

@hels
[i]Pack under saddle with 2 tubes, tire levers, multi tool, chain splitter and power links. And emergency gel.[/i]

You get all that under the saddle, wow.

@Gary_M, sorry i did try using the search, but it's shite and yes i'm narrow minded.

Also tops with pockets don't look cool (i could be wrong)

Easier just to put the backpack on and go rather than faffing about.

Fully laden - water, tools, tubes. Co2 & pump, levers and lights. All would normally go in a back pockey.

Pants phone pic.

DOH!

Try again
ARGGGGGHHHHHHHH
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All that to post a piccy of a saddle bag 😳

I have a bottle that fits in a cage to store stuff in - side opening flap thing.
£5 posted

or you could use this
http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/bbb-tools-andamp-tubes-toolcan-fits-bottle-cage-id21723.html

[url= http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/carrying-stuff-on-a-ride-darkside ]here you go toons[/url]

No need to apologies, I wasn't complaining just letting you know.

It's your choice whether you think jerseys with pockets are cool or not. If you go for the baggy baggy pants with the baggy baggy style then I guess not.

Easier just to put the backpack on and go rather than faffing about.

Hmmm, I very rarely wear a pack, have a little seat bag with a spare tube, multitool, spare link, tyre boot and a lightweight wind cheater. This stays on the bike all the time. Pump is attached to bottle cage.

So in fact, fill bottle and go. No pack no hassle.

if i'm riding bottle only i just chance it withhout tools etc.. or take a the camelback without the bladder.

@Gary_M Cheers for that link.

BTW i'm a fat bugger hence baggy clothes 🙂

EDIT
Ah, to be fair to stw, the search did bring that thread up. But because of my narrow mind, I dismiss it because of the word roadie! That’ll teach me

Awesome strap is the way to go.

[i]BTW i'm a fat bugger hence baggy clothes[/i]

[i]Also tops with pockets don't look cool (i could be wrong)[/i]

Ah so you mean they don't look cool on you cause you is one of em fat mountain bikers.

I'm happy to ride with tools and pump etc. in a seat pack or jersey pocket but I struggle with the bottle. I have broken several bottle cages leaving me with a bottle and no where to put it in the middle of nowhere.Any suggestions for a particularly strong cage or one that has a retainer to keep the bottle in or is it down to inner tube rubber bands again?

This is the coolest toolbox I've seen (made from Titanium) and belongs to Greg Herbold.

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Do it, do it.

Youll love the sense of freedom and no sweaty back and wonder "Why havent I done this years ago?" "Why do I need spare spokes, spare rear mechs, spare dishwasher gear"

Once you have done it for one or two rides, youll do it for them all.

I have a tube taped to my seatpost, then rest of my stuff (keys, powerbar/gel, multitool, patches, armwarmer (if needed)) in my jersey pockets.

Any suggestions for a particularly strong cage or one that has a retainer to keep the bottle in or is it down to inner tube rubber bands again?

I've repeatedly bent the TA alloy cages my LBS sells. They seem to bend back too. Which is nice.

Weigh your bike down with as much crap as you can so it handles as badly as possible 🙂

EDIT: you may or may not notice this depending on how good a rider you are 😉

this is why I like riding my road bike. Not so much crap to carry around with me and what I do take fits in a bottle cage and a tiny saddle bag. Personally I don't like too much rubbish stuffed into jersey pockets either

I take the same amount of crap on the mtb as I do on road, apart from a shock pump sometimes.

Alternative to ditching the camelback completely (I tend to drink more efficiently with one [less more often])... I have a very slimline pack which came with my 2L platypus and is only designed for the bladder and nothing else, but when the bladder's not full there's just about enough room for tool, pump, tube, keys, phone. Really light and you forget it's there. Much nicer than riding with my usual 20L day pack.

I take the same amount of crap on the mtb as I do on road, apart from a shock pump sometimes.

On the road bike I don't bother with first aid kit, spare brakes (pads), map, food, hat, spare jumper... Must be because I'm a fair weather roadie 😆

I'm a bit backward so ride with a bottle and the camelback bag full of stuff.

I only really have an issue with the bladder, so the pack stays with me for those 'just in case' moments.

On the [s]road [/s]bike I don't bother with first aid kit, spare brakes (pads), map, food, hat, spare jumper... Must be because I'm a [s]fair weather roadie[/s] cyclist, not a Marine

That's better.

I dislike wearing a Camelbak, and have never had problems with bottles ejecting, currently using a Bontrager Race X Lite carbon cage, Tacx Taos are nice though.

For quite a few blasts of 1.5 hours or so i dont even bother with a drink at all. Depends how hot it is, in the winter i tend to drink hardly anything.

[i]Awesome strap is the way to go.[/i]

Are you speaking from experience oldgit? I've been thinking about buying an [url= http://backcountryresearch.3dcartstores.com/Awesome-Strap-_p_3.html ]awesome strap[/url] but just not sure how secure they are. So how secure are they?

For me its a Lezyne Micro Caddy for tube/lever/fast link/hanger/multi tool/CO2 Cartridge/patches and a pump in my back pocket... dont trust CO2 enough yet. Never ride with a Camelbak these days... 2 bottle cages and I can be out for 4hrs plus quite happily.

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two bottles on frame - bag can carry about 6 cans or 8 bottles of beer a couple of pies and yer fags + plus all the boring stuff like tools,tubes,jackets etc I've even carried eggs over a few farm tracks without breakages - you wouldn't do that with a camlebak would you ? and for camping out etc. you can always add a camelbak to carry some stuff - jobs a good 'un. just need to work out how to carry sleeping bag without nit wobbling and we're sorted for the circumnavigation of the globe

i rode for a about 45 mins today just shorts and tee shirt no water no nothing but i was on my way to my rents where i could re-fuel xD

I'm thinking of doing this soon as the last time I rode without a bag it was so nice - the feeling of straps is awful and tbh it feels like I'm limiting my riding as I find climbing uncomfortable with it on (makes my back ache as well). I made a very similar thread and the response was to have 2x750ml bottles on the frame (if big enough to fit), saddle bag with tools in and keys etc in jersey or short pockets. Decathlon do cheap mtb/baggy jerseys with 2 large pockets which should fit keys, wallet, phone and some food.

Not sure what to do with a pump, are the crank brothers mini power pumps any good?

Only problem is bikes look ugly with bottles on em haha. Function over fashion though!

I always thought camelbacks were a gimmick.Having said that I did buy a cheap copy didn't like it and went straight back to bottles.Everything else goes in pockets.What is this i'm an mtber not a roadie thing ?I am a cyclist I ride most types of bike.

Can't be bothered with the faff for short local rides - much easier to put stuff in bottle cage/pockets/saddle pack.

Andy