What is it with these massive rucksack/camelbak things ?

Minimalist means carrying everything one needs but nothing extraneous

A meaningless distinction, surely everyone carries what they think they are going to need?

I think whats worse than carrying loads of kit everywhere you go is:

A: listing it all out.
B: taking a photograph of it all neatly lined up.
C: posting it on the Internet.

Although I was quite pleased the other day when I found a long forgotten rocky bar at the bottom of my pack.

Because I ride with numpties I tend to take spare kit for their geared freak bikes even though I ride SS. Is this acceptable or should I just carry what I need and leave broken down folk to the wolves & lynx ?

This still drivelling on?

“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…

Most of us are riding around local to us.

Anyway that is one heck of a lot of water – I bet you peed most of it straight out again.

Sold!
I’m buying a Camelback tomorrow.

jam bo
I think whats worse than carrying loads of kit everywhere you go is:

A: listing it all out.
B: taking a photograph of it all neatly lined up.
C: posting it on the Internet.

I thought about explaining my justification for doing that, then thought ‘**** it’
*shakes head in the general direction of this forum

It’s joyous for me to be on a forum here in Spain where everyone rides with each other, the forum is a nice fun place to be and there aren’t any sniping comments or cliques.

flamejob, Spains different, they dont take the piss as much over there thats all, and the humour is different.

Hasta Pronto

got bored of lists at page four.

for winter rides i find it difficult to fit all the essentials in anything smaller than a HAWG, i have tried, but its too much of a struggle.

tools – pump, tube, patch, multitool, chaintool, levers, bits of chain debris, tangfastics wrapper for emergency tyre boot, probably some laccy bands and a bit of leccy tape.
personal – phone, wallet, baccy, lighters, mp3, spare batteries
bike – lights, waterproof, spare layer
food – several large pieces of flapjack, bag of hairbo, hot chocolate (1.5L ish) hip flask whiskey or brandy (8oz)

SOOBalias – Member
got bored of lists at page four.

for winter rides i find it difficult to fit all the essentials in anything smaller than a HAWG, i have tried, but its too much of a struggle.

tools – pump, tube, patch, multitool, chaintool, levers, bits of chain debris, tangfastics wrapper for emergency tyre boot, probably some laccy bands and a bit of leccy tape.
personal – phone, wallet, baccy, lighters, mp3, spare batteries
bike – lights, waterproof, spare layer
food – several large pieces of flapjack, bag of hairbo, hot chocolate (1.5L ish) hip flask whiskey or brandy (8oz)

Its important to confirm what typr of hip flask, pewter or leather bond.

But more importantly what type of Brandy ?

I usually have one of these running behind me…..

Bingo !!! Hip flask, never thought of that, what a splendid idea. What tipple ermmmm sloe gin,cherry brandy,Taboo & lime,Dandy lion & Burdock…

for winter rides i find it difficult to fit all the essentials in anything smaller than a HAWG

That would be because some of your “essentials” aren’t really.

If I’m riding with others, then I don’t need to carry owt because they’ll be carrying al the stuff I need. Senseless in schlepping round myself with all that weight.

All I need:

My lunch from yesterday 🙂

Just seen this, no need to tape a tube to the stem anymore, very neat….