I'll have to remember this one, I have about 1' of the stuff left over from doing the legs of my camera tripod, the easiest way to carry it, is over one shoulder, so the foam on the legs makes it much more comfortable. Still haven't figured a way to carry it on the bike though, thinking about lashing to the top of the rack, once I get that installed, but I think it will hang past the end of the rack, maybe tie a piece of red cloth to the end, sort of an indicator of a long load