I just got one of these for my gravel bike

https://www.amazon.com/RockBros-Moun..._at_pdctrvw_dp

I love it. Holds a spare tube, my phone, wallet, tools, keys, and still has room for a couple granola bars. And it doesn't hit the back of my legs at all.

You guys bring wallets on bike rides?

Do you throw them away after they get soaked with perspiration or do you somehow wash them?

Getting a wallet and its contents soaked with perspiration and then carrying it around at work seems like a health hazard.

Always, ALWAYS keep some form of identification on your person. Do not store your only form of ID anywhere else but on your person, somewhere, somehow.

In the event of an accident, should you be rendered unresponsive, when the rig gets on scene there will be very little time spent searching through (or for) your gear for identification. And the more serious your situation, the LESS time will be spent on scene.

If you have ANY information that might even remotely be beneficial or important for health care providers in an emergency, make that info easily accessible ON YOUR PERSON.

It might not be comfortable, convenient, or easy, but it’s really important when things go bad. Wallet, bracelet, dog tags, whatever it takes, figure it out. Minutes - SECONDS - can be precious. Don’t force the crew to play hide-and-seek for your info.

Sorry if this is coming off scolding or preachy, but as a provider I’ve been witness to too many unnecessarily painful situations for victims and families.


-Kedosto

I ain't putting stuff like that on my bike, I want it on me.
I wear jeans whatever the weather, if i'm not wearing combats. One front pocket is for phone, other is for money, cards, keys.

Lycra is for girls.

I do not use a wallet. I don't like them. I do not carry what I don't need, and that includes keys - my key sets clip together so I only take what I need.

pannier bags all the way.

That has never happened to me yet and if I know that there is a possibility of getting my wallet soaked I just wrap it in a small ziplock bag just like my cell phone.

That's what I do too...I want my personal items on me and not on my bike or inside my car where they are easily stolen.

Phone: Front right pocket
Wallet: Don't carry it on rides, front left on commutes
Keys: Right rear pocket
Misc: Front left pocket

+1. :)

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Speaking for my long rides where I typically drive to a location an hour or so from my home to do various loops ... I just bring my car key with me, leaving other keys at home. Then, 4 different plastic cards - my driver's license, AAA card, insurance card, and one credit card. Finally, some cash. I carry the key, cards, and cash in a zip lock bag and put that in my jersey pocket (never bring my wallet). My cell phone also goes in my jersey pocket. When I'm doing longer gravel rides that will be farther afield, I use my touring bike and a handlebar bag which allows me to carry more stuff to cover emergencies than I might not worry about as much on more well-traveled paved roads.

niiiice. That looks like a sweet touring bike. What kind is it?

The "feed bag" type handlebar bags are very convenient for access though not weatherproof in general. I use one on all by bikes except my road bike. When I ride it I have them in my jersey pockets, but for the commuter and mountain bikes they're great.

Back in my racing days I didnt carry my wallet on training rides. No ID, no drivers license. I just put a dollar or two in my jersey pocket and a banana and off I went. Cell phones didnt exist. I miss those days.

The outside pockets on my cargo shorts don't get sweaty even if the rest of my clothes are soaked.

We had another thread on this topic, and either you or another poster made this point. It caused me to change what I was doing, I used to put everything in a handlebar bag, but then went off and bought a bunch of cargo shorts.

So, if it was you, thanks for the perspective. I had never thought about what would happen with me unconscious off of a smashed bike.

2011 Surly Long Haul Trucker. Only the seatpost and chainrings are not stock. The former that came with the bike sucked. The latter I wore out after 7 years of touring and commuting. Also replaced the wheels about a month ago after they wore out.

I think this way also, with phone, wallet and keys always in my jersey pocket. Or cargo shorts if I'm not wearing a jersey. Everything else is on the bike.

He likes to stir the pot with drivebys.

I sure hope he was trying to be amusing (even though he wasn't.) Otherwise, that post concerns me.

If you've ever experienced sweaty wallet, it is actually pretty gross. I learned that lesson in the gym.

I did some 90+ degree rides this year where I could literally wring sweat out of my clothes (bleeccccccH!), and my wallet stayed dry in the outer pocket of my cargo shorts. And you are concerned about this, why?

I am concerned about him if he really thinks a sweaty wallet is a health hazard at work, which I don't think eh really does.

Giant roaches falling from your A.C. vent in your office and nearly landing on you are a health hazard at work.

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