Originally Posted by cehowardGS

This is my Beater #1 bike, and 1986 Schwinn Prelude.

I wanted to take some pictures down by the harbor, and wanted better pictures than my point and shoot could deliver. So, I carried my DSLR, with telephoto and kit lens in a camera bag. To make shooting really fun, I carried my Manfrotto 055XPRO tripod along with its padded Manfrotto case. No racks on my bike either. Did a 30 mile round trip with this rig..

With all that gear, the ride was interesting and fun.

BTW, the pictures I took turned out to be crap too!