Interesting tyre pressure gauge, unfortunately the gauge is on same side that faces the wheel, so how can u tell level while pumping, obviously poorly designed, should b able to see it on rear as pumping, obviously designed by non cyclist
All that gear is good, but since I carry a Cell Phone that can also be used as a MP3 player thats what I carry. I also carry a small first aid kit. Rain jacket, knit hat and gloves, when you live at 6200 feet above sea level, it can get cold, even in the summer. I also carry a small bottle of puncture sealant. I have been riding since 1981. Keep pedaling!
I can imagine you would need the hat and gloves at that altitude! I prefer to have a separate music player from my phone, as quite often it is hard to charge electronic gear when 3 or 4 days between places. This way, I get the benefit of the music before it runs out (great battery life of dozens of hours), and still preserve my phone battery for GPS and working.
Good that you list off your 10 thingy's . I carry a multi tool, spare tubes , Swiss knife, bike lock , fire making stuff, and a pump. I do not use GPS ,Cell phones, or electronics of any type, when I am on a tour . Keep it simple and listen to what is around you, breathe the air and enjoy a bit of time away from city life.
Julie, Oddly enough if I need to know a particular area ,I can google it beforehand and take a hard copy with me ( called a map ) and it requires no batteries or downloads and I can start fires with it. Amazing old school technology. Now to be fair I do not fly to foreign destinations to ride my bike on a tour. Research is time consuming and well worth it.
Sorry I did not mean to be sarcastic, just boggled with all the tech most cyclists depend on now when riding. When leading group rides in unfamiliar territory I too use cue cards or a written memo so that I appear to know where I am going and astound others with my knowledge of dead end roads for cars but not bikes.
Last year, with only 3 weeks planning, I got a lift down to southern Ukraine and then spent 5 weeks cycing 2000 miles back to Amsterdam, (for a ferry back to the UK,) via the Baltic coast of Poland. I did some Googling before I left but just bought a map of Ukraine when I got down there, (a map of the WHOLE of Ukraine that is. Not really the ideal scale for cycling but hey, I made it home!) I do carry a phone but only a simple, old fashioned Nokia. I don't use a smart phone ever. There were, of course, times when I'd find myself in the middle of no where, at a junction with no signs and not shown on the map. I'd look up the various roads, curse the lack of signs, curse the stupid map, curse myself, curse cycle touring, vow I was never going to do it again, and then a car would come along and I'd stand in the middle of the road and stop it. Never had any trouble getting help from locals. Bottom line is, you can do without loads of tech. How many people have cycled the world without it? I'm always amazed at the amount of electronics I see some people packing for their tours. I travel on my own and have to leave my bike and gear unattended when I go into shops or for a swim. I'd never dare if I was lugging hundreds of pounds worth of techy stuff. Happy cycling everyone.
Ouch! Yep, I think those rear map pocket things are the only aspect of the design I question. Can't say I ever use them as a pocket, and like you mention, sooner or later if it's not a door handle, it's going to be a handlebar!
5 of 10 for me...
I would have thought a sleeping bag would be on this list...
Can you please let me know who makes that belt. Love that product.
For me...cable ties and ductape goes in first..
Interesting tyre pressure gauge, unfortunately the gauge is on same side that faces the wheel, so how can u tell level while pumping, obviously poorly designed, should b able to see it on rear as pumping, obviously designed by non cyclist
All that gear is good, but since I carry a Cell Phone that can also be used as a MP3 player thats what I carry. I also carry a small first aid kit. Rain jacket, knit hat and gloves, when you live at 6200 feet above sea level, it can get cold, even in the summer. I also carry a small bottle of puncture sealant. I have been riding since 1981. Keep pedaling!
I can imagine you would need the hat and gloves at that altitude!
I prefer to have a separate music player from my phone, as quite often it is hard to charge electronic gear when 3 or 4 days between places. This way, I get the benefit of the music before it runs out (great battery life of dozens of hours), and still preserve my phone battery for GPS and working.
Good that you list off your 10 thingy's . I carry a multi tool, spare tubes , Swiss knife, bike lock , fire making stuff, and a pump. I do not use GPS ,Cell phones, or electronics of any type, when I am on a tour . Keep it simple and listen to what is around you, breathe the air and enjoy a bit of time away from city life.
Julie, Oddly enough if I need to know a particular area ,I can google it beforehand and take a hard copy with me ( called a map ) and it requires no batteries or downloads and I can start fires with it. Amazing old school technology. Now to be fair I do not fly to foreign destinations to ride my bike on a tour. Research is time consuming and well worth it.
Sorry I did not mean to be sarcastic, just boggled with all the tech most cyclists depend on now when riding. When leading group rides in unfamiliar territory I too use cue cards or a written memo so that I appear to know where I am going and astound others with my knowledge of dead end roads for cars but not bikes.
Last year, with only 3 weeks planning, I got a lift down to southern Ukraine and then spent 5 weeks cycing 2000 miles back to Amsterdam, (for a ferry back to the UK,) via the Baltic coast of Poland.
I did some Googling before I left but just bought a map of Ukraine when I got down there, (a map of the WHOLE of Ukraine that is. Not really the ideal scale for cycling but hey, I made it home!) I do carry a phone but only a simple, old fashioned Nokia. I don't use a smart phone ever.
There were, of course, times when I'd find myself in the middle of no where, at a junction with no signs and not shown on the map. I'd look up the various roads, curse the lack of signs, curse the stupid map, curse myself, curse cycle touring, vow I was never going to do it again, and then a car would come along and I'd stand in the middle of the road and stop it. Never had any trouble getting help from locals.
Bottom line is, you can do without loads of tech. How many people have cycled the world without it? I'm always amazed at the amount of electronics I see some people packing for their tours. I travel on my own and have to leave my bike and gear unattended when I go into shops or for a swim. I'd never dare if I was lugging hundreds of pounds worth of techy stuff.
Happy cycling everyone.
Why don't you carry inner tubes?!
I use the Endura Humvee shorts, excellent choice 😎😉👍🏻 Only downside is if you catch the rear pocket on a door/shower handle & rip it like I did 😱
Ouch! Yep, I think those rear map pocket things are the only aspect of the design I question. Can't say I ever use them as a pocket, and like you mention, sooner or later if it's not a door handle, it's going to be a handlebar!
I was waiting for the first aid kit
Liquid refreshment/electrolytes a must
Out of all of these, “touching cloth” was what I learned....
Now you have to work it into everyday conversation at least once a week :D
Dave Briggs hahahahaha! Challenge accepted,
Some great ideas for touring i did not think off .
i take almost all them things, but i have never owned a money belt.
The money belt has actually proven itself just as useful on a couple of nights out when I ran out of money and had left my cards at home :D
Cheers for the vid. Looks like a sturdy bike lock - what make / model is it?
Thanks.
Thanks for this information
saludos
Michael