I ride solo all the time - I like to hit it as hard as I can without worring about pushing somone else too hard, or about popping and not keeping up with others. The rides I do are remote, and I have been traveling a bit light lately - no pack- tool, tube, patches and a couple C02s, cell, ID, credit card, and cash shoved in the jersey pockets. With the weather changing the pack will come out soon.