Originally Posted by MarkS
Well, we can't all be Machka
I have this image of you being rescued by one of those St. Bernard rescue dogs with a canister of spirits around its neck.
Do you carry all that for say, a 30 mile trip out? Including lights and spare tire? If I'm planning to be back before dark, I only carry an emergency "barely legal" light.
The books I have don't say much about boots -- other than the dollar bill trick. What do you use for boots?
Yes, I carry quite a bit with me on all my rides.
For a 30 mile ride done in the middle of the afternoon, I would only have my rear blinkie lights with me, and possibly my helmet light (because it is almost always on my helmet), but for anything where there is the faintest possibility that the ride might end up in the dark, I'll bring a light. I've got the spot for it on my bicycle, it's just a matter of clicking it into place.
For a 30 mile ride, I would likely only carry tire boots because they'll get a person home. I've got the Park Tools tire boots which I got from MEC, but I see that they don't appear on the site or in the catalogue anymore. Good thing I've got a whole stack!! But for my centuries and longer rides, I've got that spare tire with me.
This is what it all looks like packed onto my bicycle. The first is my long distance setup (centuries and longer), and the second two are basically my shorter distance setup.
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