what do you carry to work?
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what do you carry to work?
Postby karlbonator » Fri Sep 04, 2009 7:01 pm
im designing a commuter bike like many more before me
but i need to find out what items people carry to work or study.
whats in your bags? ie computer, books, clothes, food.
the more info the merrier.
and also if you have any ideas for a commuter bike, what do you want to see in a commuter bike would be gladly taken on board
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Re: what do you carry to work?
Postby rhancock » Fri Sep 04, 2009 9:25 pm
Tioga pannier: Shoes (Size 11 Doc Martens!), pants, shirt, underwear, socks, towel, toiletries.
If I could have anything, the one thing that would make me most happy, would be to be able to pull panniers on and off the bike with a flick of the wrist. The Deuter quick release is close: http://www.deuterusa.com/img/systems/quickLock.gif. If I cycle to work, then to uni, then stop at the post office, and the chemist on the way home, I getting fed up with taking bags on and off. Maybe a lockable box on the rack would work? Like you get on motorbikes: http://www.motorcycletopbox.com.au/onli ... p-boxes_6/
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Re: what do you carry to work?
Postby rkelsen » Fri Sep 04, 2009 9:28 pm
Attached to bike: toolkit, pump, water bottle, lights, odometer.
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Re: what do you carry to work?
Postby webman » Fri Sep 04, 2009 10:35 pm
I think that is about all... makes for a pretty heavy load though... I'm trying to lessen the weight a little, but can't quite find anything that I can remove without potentially causing a hassle... I should add a water bottle, but I rarely have one... Sometimes I'll only have a single pannier attached (does that pose a problem with all the weight on one side?) to try and reduce a little weight....
The thing that annoys me most is I can't carry the pannier as a backpack, so if I use both, I am left carrying one in each hand. I'd prefer a way to lock the stuff to the bike, but I suppose that will result in a heavier 'box'...
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Re: what do you carry to work?
Postby kiso » Sat Sep 05, 2009 8:42 am
I bought my bike with commuting in mind. It's a flat bar hybrid with 700C wheels. Strong wheels, puncture-resistant tyres, lots of lugs for rack, mudguards etc. Added lights (2 headlights, 2 tail lights), rack and panniers.
Wishlist: mudguards, dynamo hub and brighter headlights.
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Re: what do you carry to work?
Postby Aushiker » Sat Sep 05, 2009 12:17 pm
Clothes and bike gear (tubes etc) go in my pannier on Sir Lancelot. Sometimes food, sometimes work papers, sometimes a laptop.
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Re: what do you carry to work?
Postby mikesbytes » Sat Sep 05, 2009 12:25 pm
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Re: what do you carry to work?
Postby Fletcher » Tue Sep 08, 2009 11:50 am
In underseat bag:
spare tube
multi tool
rag
spare batteries for lights
In backpack/messenger bag:
another spare tube
pump
lock
food
some spare clothes (leave work shoes, towell, toileteries and some clothes at work)
windproof/spray jacket
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Re: what do you carry to work?
Postby not4resale » Tue Sep 08, 2009 12:28 pm
hey mike i'm pretty green and would love to find out better ways to rack up etc. I recently had my first rain ride and boy was it crap... not the actual ride (i ride a moto when it rains so don't really care about getting wet) but cleaning the bastard afterwards!!! and now my bloody brakes feel funny when i squeeze them.mikesbytes wrote:Hi, are you in Sydney? I'm a hardcore all weather commute and I often carry an obscene amount of stuff in and on my bag. It would be good for me to show you what I carry and how I carry it.
Damn i hate being a n00b!
PM me if ur keen to meet up, I don't mind trekking out your ways, I know the roads and cycling paths up that way pretty well.
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Re: what do you carry to work?
Postby gdt » Wed Sep 09, 2009 2:53 am
Elsewhere on bike: minipump, hospital patient tag afixing my name, address and n.o.k to the bike.
On bidon brackets (4): two water bottles, water-bottle sized container with nylon rain/wind jacket, water-bottle sized container with keys, money, phone.
Jersey pockets: food (cheese+crackers, banana), tissues.
One very serious set of lights (Ayup), one small backup set of lights (Knog frog). Bell. Various 3M reflective strips. Basic cycle computer. Bar-end mirror.
I park behind my desk, so I don't carry a lock. I've got a draw of cycling odds and sods at work (sunscreen, etc).
In hot weather, drop the rain jacket for more water, put keys, etc in ziplock bag in pocket for more water. It has been pointed out to me before that this is roughly double the water which might be required for less long, hot and exposed routes.
Five days of clothes are at work. I use a commercial laundromat a block away to wash and iron them across the weekend and I pick them up on Monday. This saves a lot of stuffing about and drops most of the need for backpack or pannier.
I use a alloy frame road bike with all-Ultegra, compact cranks, SPD clips, low end wheels. This specification of bike is doomed by the cheaper carbon frames coming onto the market, but it's a good fit for 80-120Km per workday. I'd very much like it if the frame had come with pannier mounting screw holes. Then i wouldn't be stuffing odds and sods (such as bills to pay at lunchtime) into my pockets. I wear cheapish glarefoil sunnies, nicks, gloves and a non-logo jersey.
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Re: what do you carry to work?
Postby itsaghostcar » Thu Sep 10, 2009 10:54 am
Saddle wedge: spare tube, tyre levers and little spare LED lights
Messenger bag: pump, multi tool, patch kit, coil lock for quick shopping trips, work clothes, towel, shower gel, deo, book(s) for lunchtime reading
At home: race blade type fenders and waterproof jacket for when the weather turns for the worse
At work: rain jacket for when the weather turns for the worse during the day
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Re: what do you carry to work?
Postby thirtytwospokes » Thu Sep 10, 2009 11:21 am
- Mini-pump or frame pump
Water bottle
Lights
Bell
- Spare tube
Tyre levers
Multi-tool
Glueless patches
- House keys
- Phone
Stuff sack with wallet, coins, office keys, memory stick, earphones, bluetooth headset, spare batteries for lights
Multi-tool
Tyre levers
2 more spare tubes (one for 700x23/25, one for 700x28/32)
15mm stubby spanner (for axle nuts on SS)
CO2 inflator
Sunscreen
Deodorant
Wet-wipes
Shirt & underwear (suit, belt & shoes stay at work)
Wind vest (if not being worn)
Arm warmers (if not being worn)
Mini u-lock
Small rag
Emergency muesli bar
- Messenger bag
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Re: what do you carry to work?
Postby itsaghostcar » Thu Sep 10, 2009 5:36 pm
LMAO - I used to do the same when I was using rack and panniers - Backpack into the pannier. Pannier (which was duct taped together where the stitching had come undone) was then left on the bikethirtytwospokes wrote:In pannier (if being used on soggy commuter)
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