halocon

how many of you out there wear one of these www.roadid.com? im considering getting one but i don't know which one i should get. im looking at the dog tags but i have a feeling they'll bounce around too much when im out of the saddle hammering the pedals. any of you have the dog tags? what's your take on it?

EricDJ

Bracelet one. The shoe pouch on that site makes me laugh, thats so old school. Maybe Kangaroos will make a cycling shoe with an iD pouch someday.

ken cummings

How secure is the place you are biking? ID in my bags and ID on me (wallet) and I am happy. In some places ID is only of use to the coroner. Like Columbia, Sudan, and Iraq. Out of the country keeping the passport in a money-belt under your jersey could be a good idea. The thing on a shoe is for runners out training.

Joe Dog

I have two - a neclace type and another that wraps around my ankle and has a reflective band on it. I wear mine a lot. Bike ID has also been good to deal with - never a problem and very prompt.

CommuterRun

Dog Tags are another idea that work for ID. I wore them for many years, they don't get in the way of anything. Just slip them on, drop them under your shirt or jersey and you forget they're there.
https://www.id-ideas.com/
https://www.dogtagsonline.com/
https://www.dogtagsdirect.com/

Artkansas 

I used to have a co-worker who had fought in the Pacific during WWII. He had his ID number tatooed on each one of his limbs and body to make identification easier, just in case. You could try that.

CommuterRun

That reminds me.
When I was in the Marines "meat tags" were somewhat popular, particularly with the younger Marines.

A meat tag being a tatoo of all your dog tag info on your torso under your right arm.

Cycliste

I also often considered getting one, I would go for the shoe ID because I could leave it on there without fearing I'd lose it or misplace it (like my watches, wedding ring etc.), and I don't like wearing wrist, hankle or neck stuff on the bike.

Meanwhile, I have an ID card in my saddle bag that I leave permanently there.

Map tester

I took my business card, wrote emergency contact info on the back, laminated it, and zip-tied inside my helmet.

ItsJustMe

I have one, a dogtag. I forget I'm wearing it. I got the rubber surround strip, it helps. I decided that an ID that attaches to shoes is kind of pointless, I'd think in a serious accident you'd be very likely to lose your shoes. I don't like bracelets, so that left the dogtag. It doesn't bother me at all, and it gives me something to clip my work ID to when I get there.

samundsen

I use the Road ID wristband. I also have one for each of my kids, though the youngest wear his on his shoe.

supcom

I use a RoadID dogtag. I have also used a military-style dogtag available from many online sources. These are about half the cost of the RoadID but they are not as attractive and you get less information on them.

If you use a non-metallic cord instead of the metal bead chain, the dogtag is silent without the rubber bumper.

Psimet2001 

I've ridden with a dog tag for years. I got a RoadID one last year and I am very pleased with it.

Jerry F

In a separate recent post, I outlined my recent bike accident. I always wear the ‘dog tag’ style ID tag when riding. I was unconscious for much of the time from the accident through being in the ER. In addition to name, my id tag has home phone#, doctor phone#, blood type, and my one drug allergy. The Ambulance guys found it when the cut my jersey/jacket off. The ER personnel commented that the tag was a good idea: gave them a starting point.

Psimet2001 

Ouch! Yeah that's why I wear tags. I figured that if I was unconcious odds are the EMT or Doc would be cutting off my jersey going for my chest and wind up seeing it.

I too have my Home Phone, and drug allergies. I also have my wife's name, etc. I never thought about doctor's phone number though....something to consider.

here and there

The road ID sounds like a good idea, but I feel more comfortable carrying something on me that also has my picture, thus I always carry my driver's license, insurance info, and medical insurance info in a small plastic wallet. It would be wise of me to make an emergancy information card and carry it with me.

Jerry F

FWIW --- I had full ID card in my bike trunk. The good samaritan that found me secured by bike (with trunk bag and ID) by keeping it in his place of business. He left his contact info for me with in ablulance driver but, unwittingly, took all my ID info with him --- except, of course, for the 'dog tag'. "belt AND suspenders"

here and there

Good point. I usually stuff my ID in a "fuel box" I got at performance along with my granola bar and cell phone. It does make more sense to carry the ID on me and not on the bike though! For extra piece of mind I stopped by the military surplus place today and got a dog tag for myself and my younger brother for $10.

wsexson

I wear the one that velcros to your shoelaces. I haven't been in an accident, so I don't know if people would notice it or not. Does anyone have any idea about that?

ItsJustMe

I think ID on a piece of clothing is of dubious value. The EMT guys are going to look for ID, but possibly not until they have you in the van. By that time (or maybe even when they get to you, depending on the severity of the accident) you may be separated from your shoes. You're VERY likely to be separated from your helmet. You will CERTAINLY be separated from your luggage. IMHO bracelet or dogtags are the only way to go.

I don't think dogtags are a choking hazard if used with the original chain. Bead chains are designed to separate if they get pulled on that hard.

I don't like bracelets personally, and I'm not sure I trust THEM not to get tangled on brake levers or car mirrors or whatever, and deglove my hand or something.

Psimet2001 

I look at it this way...the military uses dog tags for a reason. You have to think that in their world of real trauma the dog tag is probably in the best place to provide the needed information to critical care technicians...


Oh..and ItsJustMe...thanks for that deglove thought. I got shivers.

thebankman

To the people who use the ankle or wrist ID's, do they start to smell after a while? I have a watch with a very similar fabric band and it smells like old water after one or two time sweating on it.

caligurl

i wear a fixxer (road ID's dog tags) and also have a copy of my driver's license and insurance card in the handlebar bag on my bike. and "ICE" for my hubby's cell phone and our home phone on my cell....

i didn't get the ankle or wrist id's cuz i'm anal about tan lines (get enuf strange lines while cycling without making it worse!)

i bought a couple of their silencers (the little plastic rings for the tag) and i wear it into the shower to keep it clean!

San Rensho 

I just got a real dog tag. Petsmart has a machine for making dog ID's. I put my name, emergency phone, penicillin allergy on the tag. All for about $8.

HoosierBiker

I got a Road ID (dog tag style) a month or two ago. I really hope I never need it! I don't notice it at all while riding.

I imagine it could also be good during a bad bonk. Who am I? Where do I live? Who should I call to rescue me? Is there someone in my life that could bring me a candybar?....