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Thread: 17 NE - Get out and ride thread
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07-22-2017, 07:45 PM #501
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07-22-2017, 10:04 PM #502
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07-23-2017, 04:38 AM #503
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07-23-2017, 06:14 AM #504
So Strava thought I rode with the kook with the toddler in the soft carrier:
https://www.strava.com/activities/1096367393
I've seriously never seen anyone do that before. Can't be comfortable for you or the kid.
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07-23-2017, 06:41 AM #505www.apriliaforum.com
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07-23-2017, 08:18 AM #506
Always carry a multi-tool with a chain breaker as well as a quick link.
One of the reasons I still wear a pack is to have a tool, link, tube, minor first aid kit and air. I'd love to ditch the pack but haven't figured a good way to carry the necessities.
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07-23-2017, 01:33 PM #507Registered User
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Rog says jersey pockets. I dunno though, I'm not into the way a weighted down jersey pulls down. I use this http://bikase.com/product/long-john-frame-bag/ and move it from bike to bike.
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07-23-2017, 02:20 PM #508
In spite of the truly horrific way it looks on a guy of my shape, I have joined the hip pack cult. I don't know it's there, have 1.5L of water, keys and repair essentials. Again, shockingly embarrassing in appearance, but rides awesome and ISN"T a back pack (NTTAWWT).
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07-23-2017, 05:54 PM #509
Can we all just call it what it is? It's a fanny pack.
Did the full circuit for the second time ever today and it was good fun.. Dry everywhere for the first time this season. Rain tomorrow.
Our safety meeting spot and more blueberries...yum!
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07-23-2017, 06:00 PM #510
Yeah, for sure, the best day yet this year. Grip was endless, and the bike came back cleaner than when it left. That looks most excellent Straw.
crab in my shoe mouth
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07-23-2017, 06:38 PM #511
17 NE - Get out and ride thread
I think for most of my post-work/mid-week rides my MH waist pack that holds a water bottle and has a small pocket that should fit air/multi-tool/tire lever/quick link could work. I don't know about a tube though. I pre-hydrate and then ride for less than 2 hours so one water bottle should last. Experimentation begins this week.
Bigger weekend rides might require the backpack.
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07-23-2017, 08:43 PM #512Registered User
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I've been using the Source Hipster for a little over a year now. The only gripe I have is that it gets loose as the water level drops and I have to stop and snug up the belt. I don't use the shoulder harness part though. I want to try the Dakine one because I think it has enough storage capacity that I can lose the mini frame bag but I haven't seen one yet to try before I buy.
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07-24-2017, 07:56 AM #513
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07-24-2017, 08:01 AM #514Gluten Free Dan
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I've been rocking bib shorts with back pockets for the past few years, haven't let me down yet. Have comfortable spots for all the essentials: tube, pump, CO2, food, tire lever, multi-tool, zipties/random bits. If its not deadly humid or hot, I can sometimes squeak by to the 3 hour mark if I have keep hydration up the previous few days.
Conversely, the last few weeks I have done chill rides near home and gone through 2 bottles in under hours. Humidity is a killer!
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07-24-2017, 08:34 AM #515
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07-24-2017, 08:39 AM #516
I ride with a vape pen and my phone/Strava, and a gu in my jersey pockets. And one bottle on the frame. And that's it. Tubes and tools? puhleeze, this isn't 1993.
You guys are doing it wrong.
Take a lapcrab in my shoe mouth
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07-24-2017, 08:44 AM #517
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07-24-2017, 08:50 AM #518
I go bib, no shirt, pasties and a beer helmet. So far so good.
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07-24-2017, 08:52 AM #519Gluten Free Dan
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Haha, yeah no arguments there. Been rocking the raceface ones, they're sheer in some spots to cut down on overheating, so I opt to not flash my junk when swimming.
I lead a lot of group rides, tool and tube usually get handed out to to helpless people running themselves into the ground.
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07-24-2017, 09:11 AM #520
I have the larger dakine one. You can really stuff some shit in there -- I've had the bladder going, all tools, tube, small first aid kit, and still space for digital camera -- although it feels a little awkward with the weight and just the one waist strap.
I pulled the bladder and just use a larger bottle on the bike and am totally fine for a two hour ride. Want to find a smaller pump though, my mini floor from Lezyne just barely squeezes in there.
The one up headset tool thing looks dope but I'm not about to drop $130 or whatever it is to rebuild my tool kit."We're in the eye of a shiticane here Julian, and Ricky's a low shit system!" - Jim Lahey, RIP
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07-24-2017, 09:28 AM #521
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07-24-2017, 09:51 AM #522Registered User
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07-24-2017, 10:40 AM #523
Backpacks offer nice protection for your back when you kook out and eat shit.
I still cannot wrap my head around a fanny pack with all that gear plus water. I've had a few over the years and still have my Chouinard that was the most stable, but when they came out with small approach packs it was so much better than constantly adjusting the belt from sliding down.
You have the same weight, so what are you saving? Slight weight savings on the pack itself and heat build up on your back? Center of balance?
What's old is new again. You guys riding 26ers too?
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07-24-2017, 11:00 AM #524
Schweaty back and getting the weight down low by your center instead of flopping around by you shoulder everytime you gets airborn.
Camelbak has an interesting fanny pack/backpack combo and seems like more of the brands are putting the bladders horizontally across the back instead of vertical, which I imagine will help a ton"We're in the eye of a shiticane here Julian, and Ricky's a low shit system!" - Jim Lahey, RIP
Former Managing Editor @ TGR, forever mag.
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07-24-2017, 11:14 AM #525
My waist pack looks more or less like this one so it's quite a bit smaller than my backpack. It kinda holds everything and I've used it for nordic skiing for years, so it's pretty stable. I don't need the large bladder, the extra weight, or the lack of breathability on my back. What made me think about it was a ride a few weeks ago when I forgot my pack in the truck and seemed to do fine (luckily no mechanicals).
I doubt I'll get out before the monsoons end on Weds. but I'll be sure to report back.
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