Everyday carry: On/Off bike

[-HvA-]

Here's a site some of you might enjoy, great place to find new wallets, knife, etc. ideas.

EDC

[zetroc]

Cool site. Maybe this can be an EDC thread?

[-HvA-]

Cool site. Maybe this can be an EDC thread?

That'd be a cool thread!

Main reason I was on the site is because I need a new wallet, keychain and maybe watch. Time to do some xmas shopping...

[Brandon White]

I thought this would be a VSalon EDC. I do follow the EDC on Tumblr. I'll post my EDC when I charge up my camera to take a photo.

[Too Tall]

Everyone has two versions of their EDC.

7/7/13 5 hrs. road ride
*I carry several valve extenders because I never would remember to swap out the correct spare and I've saved a number of cats who were in need.

[XJBaylor]

I'll post up my bike/off-bike pocket contents when I get home, but to get started...

I received this little guy as a gift, and I love that I can drop it in my pocket for a ride to dinner/around town with the wife. It mingles with my wallet and change and I don't even know it is there unless it is needed. A tiny patch kit and a frame pump makes you somewhat self-sufficient with minimal effort.

[cny rider]

I thought this thread would have cool ideas about how to ride with my .357.
Anyone?

[Too Tall]

I thought this thread would have cool ideas about how to ride with my .357.
Anyone?

Leave it.

[FlynRide]

I thought this thread would have cool ideas about how to ride with my .357.
Anyone?

I was thinking the same thing...

Sorry Josh. ;-)

[Chauncey Matthews]

I was thinking the same thing...

Sorry Josh. ;-)

Ha, me too.
I only opened the thread because I know HvA and thought, he carries a gun?

[fortyfour]

I'll bite. Posted this on my Smoked Out, but this is pretty much what I carry on each ride. Note this is a mountain bike load out and 6th Class Road "Not to be messed with" load out. Road is typically just a spare tube, lever, small pump in back pocket with toe strap to hold it all together behind the saddle.



1. Spare 29er Tube - JUST in case
2. Park self adhesive patch kit - JUST in case the JUST in case goes down...
3. x2 Spare Hangers
4. x2 Soma tire levers
5. Soma Multi-tool
6. Burt's lip balm
7. 10spd quick link
8. ZIP Ties.
9. Park 3 Way for gettin' my gorilla-force torque on (that's actually the first bike tool I ever purchased)
10. Leatherman Squirt PS4
11. Park CT-5
12. 2 spare seat post bolts (I've broken them in the past - sucks not being able to sit down...)
13. Lezyne Alloy Drive Pump - customized with 44 "Swear to Shred" sticker - it inflates faster this way...
14. Spare chainring bolt - I've cracked them in the past - listening to a creak on a long ride is for the birds.
15. Those little nuts on the valve stems? I can't tell you how many times I've used these in MacGyver style trailside disc brake repairs.. Thus they stay.
16. "Voodoo Medicine Man" Patch. This was my fathers while serving in Vietnam for the U.S. Air Force. He gave it to me when I was a kid. It's got all kinds of major Mojo and fights off the evil trail nasties. It goes on each ride no matter what.

Everything but the 3-Way, Pump and Spare fit inside that old Mafac tool case.

If anything stays at home it's typically x1 tire lever, x1 hanger, lip balm and the Leatherman.

Nutrition depends on the length of the ride. If it's cooler out, and it's below 20 miles, then gel's or shot blocks are fine. If it's hot out and it's 20+ miles, I need real food...

[-HvA-]

Ha, me too.
I only opened the thread because I know HvA and thought, he carries a gun?

Hi Chauncey :)

I did shoot a cactus with a .22 on the Mesa once!

[Too Tall]

Nice work K.H. I appreciate your attention to past experience.
I get some laughs over the painters razors I carry but hey what is the point of carefully removing an already clapped out tubular if it is popped and it's just going to get tossed??? Zipp and done. Not to mention if you somehow find a kilo of blow on the trail you'll be an instant hero when some wise arse says "rats, if only we had a fresh painters razor". Bet that happened one time somewhere. Yup.

[Brandon White]

Nice work K.H. I appreciate your attention to past experience.
I get some laughs over the painters razors I carry but hey what is the point of carefully removing an already clapped out tubular if it is popped and it's just going to get tossed??? Zipp and done. Not to mention if you somehow find a kilo of blow on the trail you'll be an instant hero when some wise arse says "rats, if only we had a fresh painters razor". Bet that happened one time somewhere. Yup.

There have been times when I was cursing for not following your advice about a painter's razor when a tire was done-done and I couldn't loosen the glue. C word (clinchers) or Razors!

[fortyfour]

Nice work K.H. I appreciate your attention to past experience.

In the spring I typically pack a folding hand saw too. Deadfall is everywhere after a long winter and nothing stinks more than riding local trail and having to wait for it to be cleaned later in the spring/summer by the local trail group who meticulously cleans our trails or having to stop every ride for that same downed limb on your favorite line. Now if I can only convince them to stop lopping up downed trees into tiny pieces and start doing more of this...



So I can enjoy more of this...

[christian]

What's the best way to do that? Vertical cuts every 6" and then an adze? Chain saw/Alaskan mill? First one looks milled...second one dont.

[fortyfour]

Both were done with a chainsaw. The first one was done by a friend who does a lot of tree work and is handy with a chainsaw. Basically lay the chainsaw on it's side and cut a long strip off the top. Then just make X's or / \ / \'s and you're golden.

[christian]

I'd be hesitant to do that frequently without a ripping chain and an Alaskan mill if you care about the saw, but maybe it'd work ok going slow.

If you had access to a bunch of boy scouts and adzes/Pulaskis I think you could do a nice job with 3" vertical chainsaw cuts every 6", and have the scouts knock out the remaining pieces with the adzes. I think the resulting surface might not even need as much cross-hatching as a milled surface would. You might end up with a couple of bloody scout shins though.

Good stuff - our trails here are in amazing shape, but there are plenty of downed logs we can work.

[XJBaylor]

In the spring I typically pack a folding hand saw too.

I do this as well. Our trails in N. Texas are tight and idiots will break off tree branches that they feel get in their way, disrupt their sightlines, whatever... Sometimes they will do it on the outside of a fast turn leaving a 2-4" dagger sticking out of tree in an area likely to meet an out of control rider. Like I said, idiots.

[blasdelf]

Folding pruning saws have gotten pretty damn good recently

These japanese pull saws are baller: Folding Straight Hand Saws

This thing is a worthy chainsaw-replacement for trail work: Silky KATANABOY, 500mm ( XL Teeth ) | Silky Saws