Can anyone suggest a good back pack light?
12-26-17 | 10:10 AM
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Tell that to nearly every mountain biker in existence.
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Dreamin' of Bemidji Down the Mississippi (in part)
Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
12-26-17 | 10:21 AM
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12-26-17 | 10:02 PM
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I don't have anything to add to this thread, nor do I understand what a backpack ever did to [MENTION=199172]KD5NRH[/MENTION]
Thanks [MENTION=17095]sweeks[/MENTION] for the info on the light though. I may pick one of those up for my commuter.
Thanks [MENTION=17095]sweeks[/MENTION] for the info on the light though. I may pick one of those up for my commuter.
12-27-17 | 10:19 AM
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Now considering that mountain biking has been responsible for about 90% of all the innovation that has occurred in bicycling in the last 30+ years, I think I'd take my clues from the trailer trash mountain bikers than just about anywhere else.
On the other hand, Camelbaks were invented by a roadie for a road event. Mountain bikers, as with most things bicycle, recognized their utility and, frankly, their brilliance, early on. They are a whole lot easier to drink out of than trying to fish a water bottle out of a cage on a rocky descent...if the water bottle even stays in the cage.
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Dreamin' of Bemidji Down the Mississippi (in part)
Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
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Dreamin' of Bemidji Down the Mississippi (in part)
Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
12-27-17 | 10:49 PM
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I'm glad I learned all about molle before this thread went to hell
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12-28-17 | 09:59 AM
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For this winter's dark winter rides home, I've got my backpack wearing my Noxgear360 vest, over a Sugoi "Zap" pack cover. Getting lots of positive comments about the visibility of this combo. The pack cover also has the benefit of being a waterproof material that has kept my pack completely dry in extreme downpours.
Noxgear360
https://www.amazon.com/noxgear-T3V-N...ds=noxgear+360
Sugoi Zap Pack Cover
https://www.amazon.com/Sugoi-Pack-Co...ugoi+zap+cover
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Noxgear360
https://www.amazon.com/noxgear-T3V-N...ds=noxgear+360
Sugoi Zap Pack Cover
https://www.amazon.com/Sugoi-Pack-Co...ugoi+zap+cover
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12-29-17 | 12:12 AM
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I hate having to tote an extra 10 pounds on my 22 mile commute to work. But it's the best way to carry laptop. The bonus, though is that I have room for spare inner tube and extra clothing, etc. It does seem weird when I bike on the weekend without the backpack; it feels like I am forgetting something when I walk out the door!
I am not interesting in putting a rack on my CF road bike.
I have gotten used to sweaty back.
This thread is missing the "no real biker uses a Camelbak hydration pack" :-)
I am not interesting in putting a rack on my CF road bike.
I have gotten used to sweaty back.
This thread is missing the "no real biker uses a Camelbak hydration pack" :-)
12-29-17 | 03:48 AM
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