Be not afraid, this stuff is easy. Keep warm and dry with layers, and fenders if needed. Carry a tail light bright enough to be seen and a headlight bright enough to see by. Carry whatever you think you need, in whatever container you want, however you want to. Remember the American Autoduelling Association motto: "Drive Offensively"
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Genesis 49:16-17
"Well, well!" said Holmes, impatiently. "A good cyclist does not need a high road. The moor is intersected with paths and the moon is at the full."