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Personally I don't care for Camelbaks not enough space for essentials, this is my setup
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however on the last ride I did tape it to the stem...
to the op, does it really matter? i mean really? does it do you any harm? i hate these types of threads, theyre doing my frickin head in. get over yourself. ride your own way and let others do the same. 👿
Please don't ride with me, I couldn't bear to explain why I need a comb, nail file, lip salve, flask of coffee, picnic, emergency food, pack of tissues, first aid kit, loo paper and at least 50 other items.
I have some tools too.
Somtimes there is no knight in shining armour on the trail. 🙄
I have the kitchen sink cinnamon_girl.
i am poor there for i only have 1 pack , a leyzene allpack thing, good for stints to dartmoor etc , or local stuff up haldon, FFS ask your selves , does it really matter what some weirdo like me , or like most on here , wear when they are on there bikes, enjoying the gnarr of it all,i may decide one day to put some stuff in mine. 8)
Bunnyhop - do you have room for a sewing machine too? 😉
I'm actually ashamed I don't have a gingham tablecloth in my CamelBak. Some of the blokes here carry a full chorizo in there 🙂
I came across this today which pretty much sums up why I carry all that crap in my 'Bak
[url= http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/5395842/ ]Date: 2010-07-26
Trail: SRAM&B-Line
Riders: wolfie
Description: he fixed our bikes and also fixed us after a crash[/url]
PS My nickname is Wolfe or elLobo in these parts & I moonlite as a guide 😉
It really depends on the kind of riding you plan on doing, doesn't it? If I'm going to a trail centre, I may take a spare tube, pump and a puncture repair kit.
If I'm planning a day out in the mountains, I'll take as much as I can comfortably carry, in order to carry on riding (almost) whatever happens. If my mate turns up without a bag and asks me to carry his 2L bottle of lemonade he'll be offered a carrier bag to hang off his handlebars. I'll be more than happy to lend him a tube though...
peteroughton169, read my last post "JUST ENJOY RIDING YOUR BIKES NO MATTER WHAT THEY ARE AND WHAT YOU HAVE GOT ON OR WHAT YOU ARE CARRYING"
If you dont like the thread, dont read it MORON.
Trent Steel, great post..fridge taped to stem, love it. 😛
Anyway, no one asked about what I had for dinner last night, feel a bit dejected, my fiance was sat at the table waiting when I got in, had to take a photo for you, think she had had a bath as well, she smelt lovely.
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Please don't ride with me, I couldn't bear to explain why I need a comb, nail file, lip salve, flask of coffee, picnic, emergency food, pack of tissues, first aid kit, loo paper and at least 50 other items.
And a spare brake lever eh CG? 🙂
Steady on, kingkongsfinger, this isn't YouTube, old chap.
i hate these types of threads, theyre doing my frickin head in. get over yourself. ride your own way and let others do the same
Like a lot of threads, it has the potential to be useful.
Different people do similar things in different ways.
However, instead of it becoming an opportunity to share advice and experience;
"Oh, so you tape your spare tube to your stem, that would be a good way to save space in my pockets" or
"You carry a spare mech hanger ? Why didn't I think of that ?",
it becomes an opportunity to insult anyone who has different ideas.
But i do both anyhow, i ride minimal with no pack, sometimes in jeans and tee with no gloves lid or pack when i ride local, or i take a pack with the kitchen sink, armour full face and the works when i think the need calls for it.. am i just weird or is it just my split personality rearing its head again?
This message was brought to you today by personality number 127. Thank you.
Margin Walker
kingkongsfinger
Your replies are like "war & peace", keep simple and smooth, same as when your out on the fire roads, may be then your can keep the pace when needed.
Grow up Sonic bum hole, you cant keep up at he best of times 🙄
Some of the blokes here carry a full chorizo in there
I find stuffing it down your shorts saves weight and looks good.
KKF, I've never seen a picture where a dog is so obviously smiling.
It's made me happy, thanks for that mate.
Did I just read that someone has a 35 litre rucksack for riding WTF.
Yep. If you'd read the rest of my post, you'd have found out why. Short answer for the hard of reading; it's what I have to hand. It's not full, far from it, though it comes close on the rare occasions that I'm carrying clothing (fleece or waterproof) for two people.
Do I need it? No, of course not. Is it causing an issue for me or anyone else? No. So what's the problem?
The alternative is spunking 80 quid on a 'proper' small pack for riding. I might have a rucksack that's too big, but I also have 80 quid in my pocket to spend on beer and hookers.
I have a Northface Hammerhead bag:
Contents mostly:
Pump, Multitool, Puncture Repair Kit, SRAM Link, Millions of Zip Ties, Mech Hangers, First Aid Kit, Yellow Bag Cover, Bionic Coat, Saw, Camera, Food, Water Bottle, Secateurs, Money, Knife, Plastic Bags, Twigs, Leaves and Spiders.
It always weighs a ton 🙁
I might tip mine out for a photo as well.
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..............
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 !
Genius.
The alternative is spunking 80 quid on a 'proper' small pack for riding
No, camelbaks are not that expensive.
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)
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).
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. 😐
I'm not telling you to get one, I'm telling you they are not £80 🙂 I don't care what you ride with.
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...
You can never have too much kit, now if I can just find my carbon multi tool and workbench.
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Well ok moron op, why start such a pointless thread? You obviously knew the answer before you started, are you lonely?
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.
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.
Is this still going on? Did we find an answer?
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....
yes - we are all 'tards
come on
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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?..... 😉
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Well ok moron op, why start such a pointless thread?
Ha, that told him, didn't it.
for a pointless thread it got plenty of debate.
What if the debate is pointless though ?
Does a thread need pointful debate to have a point its self ?
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.
[b]Have Used On Trails[/b]
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)
[b]Have Packed, But Since Ditched[/b]
Plasti-tie
Leatherman
compass
[b]Have Never Needed[/b]
Rear shock pump
Sleeping bag
Silver bag
flares
matches
first aid kit
survival shelter
hammock
SAS handbook
Lofty Wiseman
Sir Ranulph Fiennes
Bear Grylls
.......... 😛
(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.
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.
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?
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.