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Old 11-02-05, 08:54 AM
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in your pocket?

What do you stuff into your jersey pocket on a ride. I have been carrying:
Can of Halt.
Cliff bar
Chapstick
License, credit card and a little cash.

I save my underseat bag for tube, co2 Cartridge, bag of damp wipes and assorted tools
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radio
5mm hex
$8
sports drink powder
front door key


no bag.
tube & puncture stuff is taped to my pump
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Old 11-02-05, 08:57 AM
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keeps me happy!
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Cell phone, sun-glass cleaning cloth, powerbar or 2 on longer rides. Tools and tire fixing stuff is in my saddle pack.

Edit: Oh yea my ID, Ins card and a few bucks is also in my saddle bag.
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Originally Posted by Grasschopper
sun-glass cleaning cloth, .
good idea -- I sometimes carry some tissues. Nothing worse than dirty clear glasses at night...drives me k-nuts!!
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cell, id/insurance copies, couple of gels, power/clif bar(s), arm warmers if it heats up. same as grasschopper, blowout kit is in saddle bag.
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jersey: hankie, ipod shuffle, cell phone, sometimes a cliffbar
seat bag: some cash, metrocard (for subway just incase), mini-tool thingie, patchkit
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jersey: cell, photocopies of ID, some cash, house keys, a Clif bar or two or granola bars, depending on length of ride.

seatbag: hex keys, chain tool, spare Connex link, loaded co2 inflator with two spares, extra tube and glueless patches, Crank Bros. speed lever taped under my saddle.
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Ditch the Halt...it's watered down pepper spray. Instead, get "cop strength" pepper spray and you'll have at-hand protection from both dogs, and two-legged varmints.
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Left Pocket:
Gel packs

Middle Pocket:
Printed map of my route
Cell phone

Right Pocket strapped together in a velcro band:
Tube
C02
Tire tool
A few dollars
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Old 11-02-05, 10:16 AM
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Something squishy and soft that wont hurt me if I fall.
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I keep just about everything in my saddle pack. However when I do stuff something back in my jersey it is normally arm warmers, food replenishment, sunglasses.
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I don’t like the feel of anything tugging on my jersey pockets. Everything goes in the saddle bag - except maybe a Chap Stick.
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Here's a way to eliminate keys if you're riding from your house:

https://www.capecodbrass.com/simplex_auxiliary_locks.htm

I use one of these on my garage entry door, and for added security and convenience I have a combination keypad outside that opens the garage rollup door.

I cannot be locked out of my house. It makes walking the dog and going for a bike ride that much easier.

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Originally Posted by Laggard
Left pocket: Chain tool, frame pump, spanner, floor stand, TIG welder, crank puller, floor pump, third hand, fourth hand, truing stand, pedal wrench, bearing press, levers, hex set, sprocket chain, spoke wrench, picture of Bette Midler.

Middle pocket: two water bottles, cell phone, gps unit, $172.50, power bar, pork roast, spare socks, arm and leg warmers, spare spokes, flare gun,

Right pocket: mace, a video of the 1992 Liege-Bastogne-Liege, bike lock, and on really long rides, a generator.
i can add nothing to this.

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cell-phone
money-clip with credit-card, ID, biz-cards & cash
pen and paper-pad
breath-fresheners/gum
nail-trimmer & file
3 energy-bars/gels
condoms
baked-potato
mini digital camera
3-4 bananas
small photo album
cologne
binoculars
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water color kit and paper... 4 x 5 camera. Oil paints and two canvases for rides over 50 miles.
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In the pockets: For a solo ride: Cell phone & keys. For a group ride add a map/cue sheet, some real ID and a few bucks.

In the seatbag: Spare tube, tire levers, multitool, $5, glueless patches, photo copy of ID and Ins. Card and my "latte" lock (ie. a cable lock just strong enough to secure the bike for 5 minutes outside a coffee shop).

For commuting: hand grenades.
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Originally Posted by steve_wmn

my "latte" lock (ie. a cable lock just strong enough to secure the bike for 5 minutes outside a coffee shop).
I have a K2 snowboard lock that I could probably use for this purpose. Thanks for reminding me.

Anyway, on the Saturday group ride I usually carry a cell phone, a little plastic wallet with ID, a credit card, and a few bucks, arm warmers, gloves, and Clif Bar.
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Cell phone and wallet containing $20, visa, drivers lic, and health ins card
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I don't keep much in my pocket. But that's because I ride with a Camelbak. (Never got around to feeling comfortable reaching for a bottle. Of course, not having a bottle makes it hard to get used to it, so I'm not sure if/when this will change.) My Camelbak carries my keys and wallet on shorter rides, and also my cell phone on longer rides. For longer rides, a bunch of Wheat Thins in a bag goes in one pocket. And on cooler days, if/when I remove arm or knee warmers, they go in my pocket.
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Originally Posted by KirkeIsWaiting
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Lipgloss
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I guess the flat kit may be optional, but the lipgloss is mandatory, Kirke?
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Jersey pockets: iPod, cleat covers, garage door opener.
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6 packs of gel, two power bars.

Rest goes in the seat wedge.
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I carry a camelback too...fits everything. I've gotten used to the extra weight. Heck...if I were concerned with weight I'd lay off the cheesecake!! Anywhoo...I carry my flat kit in my water bottle cage. Always carry my flat kit...can't change it if it happens but Murphy's law is in effect.

Good tip...an empty tennis can fits a flat kit perfectly.
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