Originally Posted by
kuroba
I keep a change of clothes at work (and my employer provides lunch) so the only thing I carry on the bike is a small handlebar bag with my personal items (wallet, mobile phone, etc). I hang the bag on my rear rack though because there's no space on my bars (with the bell, lights and cross top levers it's a bit crowded). I'd have ditched my rear rack long ago otherwise lol (no like riding with backpack).
This is my bike on usual commuter mode.
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If you don't have to carry anything, ditch all the racks and bags. spare tube and air in a jersey pocket, wallet / phone in another pocket.
And if descending that mountain daily, maintain your brakes religiously!