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It strikes me that some of the rules were put together by posers rather than proper roadies. 😉
It strikes me that the rules were put together by a bunch of guys who knew which buttons to press
They were spot on mostly
It strikes me that anyone who takes "The Rules" seriously has no sense of humour.
[i]It strikes me that anyone who takes "The Rules" seriously has no sense of humour.[/i]
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Saddle bag, I love mine - 2 tubes, multitool, puncture repair kit, tyre levers, pump, surgical type gloves, spare brake pads and some emergency haribo.
[i]Saddle bag, I love mine - 2 tubes, multitool, puncture repair kit, tyre levers, pump, surgical type gloves, spare brake pads and some emergency haribo.[/i]
Sooooo wrong, its difficult to know where to begin.
Firstly, "[i]Saddle bag[/i]", its a European, Posterior, Man Satchel. That you own one, yet alone admit, publicly, to using it, explains all that is wrong in the world, generally.
"[i]emergency haribo[/i]"
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For the Love of Merckx !
A saddle bag is one of those wonderful things that Carradice make, not a fiddly little thing that holds a tube or two and a multi tool. No idea what they should be called* but seat pack is abhorrent as its American. Quite why anyone would want one is beyond me. Just where does one strap ones faded yellow cape?
* I call mine all sorts of rude words when I can't zip it up with cold fingers in the rain.
Rules are so true in spirit but so American and therefore so wrong in detail.
I have a Carradice Barley, never found an occasion when it was the right bag for the job, unused 50% of retail if anyone's interested.
Back pocket, it's a pocket on the back and things go in it. My Road Morphs pretty big and you'd not know it was in there.
I have a Carradice Barley, never found an occasion when it was the right bag for the job
I have the Carradice SQR Slim. Holds a pump pretty comfortably 🙂
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Small camelback?
Why buy a light bike then stick 1-2lb ontop in water etc?!
Has to be a troll hora ! Either that or stupid.
Co2, jersey pockets.
Occasionally use a Lezyne micro caddy when space is at a premium.
Troll? Ah I see. Must follow established rules
Plus wear lycra with lots of writing on your top.
don't carry one, i run tubs, if i get a puncture ill call home/get a taxi
Was more your justification for it
I have the Carradice SQR Slim. Holds a pump pretty comfortably
A 1000g bag with a 500g bracket would seem like a fairly ridiculous way to carry a 80g tyre pump.
Yes, yes it would.
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A friend has engineered his to click into place [b]inside[/b] his seat post. Very ingenious.
Until he forgets his multitool and can't get the post off 👿
On my winter bike the pump is attached to a bottle cage mount and tools are in a seat pack. On the summer bike - for aesthetics reasons only - every thing goes in my jersey pockets.
I can't ever feel things in the pockets but if it's attached to the bike it's one less think to forget.
On the summer bike - for aesthetics reasons only - every thing goes in my jersey pockets.
Aesthetic reasons:
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have no problems carrying what I need in my jersey pockets on my road bike?
road inner tube, tire lever and patches in left pocket
mobile phone, house keys, bank card and cash in middle pocket
mini pump and energy bar / gel in right pocket
cannot feel these items whilst riding...
...hate having anything bolted to my road bike except water bottle cages and bottles
Nope, don't understand that at all. If I'm riding a horse then it wears the saddle, not me. 🙂
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Sorry what?
i ride MTB with jersey pockets full if im doing a ride where i can either call in at a shop, or get away with 1x bottle
camelbaks are hateful things
I'm a 57 yr old MTBer/very occasional roadie, so I don't give rats backside what I look like with my Camelbak or Dakine on the road bike, hateful thing that it is. (the road bike)
A backpack is especially handy in Autumn, when fields are full of potatoes/carrots/peas etc etc. 😉
i do use mine for commuting, long rides in the wilds, but the freedom of no backpack is so good 🙂
Can't beat a good muddy mountain bikes seat pack on the roadie and pumps go on the frame end of.
I am never going to look pro,partly because I am tubby and slow but mostly because I hate bulging road jersey pockets it means less room for my lard