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Old 07-10-16, 08:06 AM
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Do you have a link or more product info for the airfoil cargo box?
Sorry that it was unclear, but it isn't commercially available. I'm on my 5th iteration though since May and I'm seriously tempted to kickstarter it.
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Triathlon bar.
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Take A Look Mirror (plus the cheap sunglasses to which they are zip-tied)
Bike Computer (I ride more when I see the miles add up)
Tail light (This and my headlight are always on)


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You aren't an accessory, you're the ENGINE. It just looks nice and sits there otherwise.
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Originally Posted by Bikeling
My dynamo. I can't imagine why these aren't more popular in the US. I ended up having to order my headlight, taillight, and dynamo from sellers in the UK or Germany. I now have incredibly bright lights on my bike that stay on for more than long enough when I stop, and I don't have to worry about batteries. The amount of drag it creates is absolutely meaningless on my cruiser.

Second would be my Brooks saddle.
Mostly, it's the price of admission when compared to USB rechargeable lights
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I don't like to take anything extra with me when involved in any sport. Cyclocomputers are a distraction and I like to rely on my senses for pacing and speed and distance estimation. Most rides require only one bottle and I have two cages. I take a cell phone and a small flashing tail light if I don't get home before dusk. I think I'll get some kind of cell phone holder so it isn't in my pocket and getting moist from sweat
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Although they have no functional purpose, I've gotten very fond of my bar mounted pinwheels.
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Old 07-17-16, 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Lakerat
I don't like to take anything extra with me when involved in any sport. Cyclocomputers are a distraction and I like to rely on my senses for pacing and speed and distance estimation. Most rides require only one bottle and I have two cages. I take a cell phone and a small flashing tail light if I don't get home before dusk. I think I'll get some kind of cell phone holder so it isn't in my pocket and getting moist from sweat
I don't often look at the speed or mileage on my cyclocomputers anymore, but as someone who uses my bikes for transportation, not just sport, I find the clock on the cyclocomputers invaluable.
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Originally Posted by Moe Zhoost
Although they have no functional purpose, I've gotten very fond of my bar mounted pinwheels.
Can you post pictures, I would love to see that.
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Old 07-18-16, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by morgothaod
Anyone have experience with those things that hold your phone on the handlebars? Do they work well?
This works all for me. I had to add a layer of inner tube to shim it tighter on my handlebar. Other than that no issue.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01FQKO2MU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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All of my (too many) bikes have a water bottle cage and a bell. I move a tool bag from bike to bike, and it attaches to the saddle.

I've tried many phone handlebar brackets, and most of them are terrible. It's pretty serious when my expensive phone is tossed to the ground. Do your research, and get one with excellent reviews. Don't be cheap as I was.

I agree about dynamos. A few of my bikes have them. I know charging batteries is a fact of daily life, but it's more dicey with a headlight than with other things. Two reasons: 1. a good headlight discharges a battery substantially in one or two uses, and 2. a drained battery in the middle of a ride is a problem. Other drained batteries matter a lot less.
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Old 07-18-16, 05:34 PM
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Favorite accessory is my phone holder. I ordered these after my girlfriends phone went flying out of a cheaper less well engineered holder.

The best phone holder that I've found.



It is a little bit bulky but worth it for the security.
Here's a link in case anyone is interested, they're only $19.95.

Found a
about it as well.
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Old 07-18-16, 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Lakerat
. I think I'll get some kind of cell phone holder so it isn't in my pocket and getting moist from sweat
I carry my phone in a ziplock bag to keep the sweat and potential rain off it. It's happy in a rear pocket of a cycling jersey or jacket.
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When Ir Comes To Lighting Shade Is A Good Enough Reason...

By the way, around where I live I have yet to see anyone riding with a rear light on in the daytime, yeeeettttt sometimes I do!!! Which means I'm probably the only one who does where I live![/QUOTE]....

Living in Maine, riding rural roads on beautifully sunlit days is a great thing... but next to our roads are tens of thousands of shadow bearing trees... it's being lost in lost shadows that concerns me the most as both my eyes and the eyes of oncoming motorists seldom have time to adjust ... That dictates my use of lights no matter what time of the day. It costs nothing... but can mean so much.
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Old 07-19-16, 05:14 PM
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Edge 200. Love that little thing.
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Originally Posted by morgothaod
Anyone have experience with those things that hold your phone on the handlebars? Do they work well?
I first started out with one like this:

which is basically a big clip which holds your phone. Worked OK except when I ran over a bunch of bumps. There's one street in my town I regularly bike with a section with a lot of cracks, every time I'd go over those bumps it would shake my phone loose. On a recent country ride, I wasn't paying attention to my phone and it flipped out of the clamp, landed on my arm, and then fell to the road before I managed to stop. Luckily it was undamaged, but that was the final straw. Not to mention that no matter how I tightened everything up, the phone would still shake around a lot making it hard to read.

So I got one of these, a Stowaway 400:

I like it so much better since I know my phone is going to be secure, and if I run into rain I know my phone won't get wet. The touch screen works through the plastic. And this pouch is bigger and holds more than the previous pouch I was using. The only downside is that the audio from the phone is muffled, so if you listen to music without headphones you won't hear it all that well. I'm looking for a good external speaker I can mount on the headset and plug into the phone. The only bad thing about this pouch is that my phone won't fit with its protective case on, if the pouch were about 1/4" wider it would accommodate it. But it's no big deal to take the case off, put the phone in, zip it up and go.
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My Garmin ETrex 30 GPS and my Air Zound air horn.
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Hub powered head/tail lights.
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Originally Posted by Booger1
Hub powered head/tail lights.
Ooh, I do love those. I have them on a couple of bikes. They end up being the bikes I ride the most.
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my computer, I guess, cuz I like knowing how many miles are remaining until I reach my destination. I think it helps me psychologically & I need all the help I can get
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Originally Posted by morgothaod
Anyone have experience with those things that hold your phone on the handlebars? Do they work well?
I use the HandleBand from Nite Ize for my Iphone 6. Hasn't failed in a year. I looked at the Quad Lock but didn't want to add anything to the phone to make it more difficult to fit in a pocket. I already have a LifeProof cover which bulks it up enough.

https://www.niteize.com/product/HandleBand.asp
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