How do you carry your shit?

Here's what the Occam BOA strap looks like with the 76 Piggy Pouch:
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I don't have very much in it currently: some bandaids, zip ties, micro Leatherman, EXT 3d printed shock tool, Tubolito.
Since I took the photo, I flipped the strap so that the BOA is on the right. I was noticing that since I ride left foot forward, my knee would sometimes catch on the BOA knob (which is kinda nuts considering how far forward it is). I might flip it again so that the strap wraps around the downtube instead.

What are you guys using to hold your phone? I saw the Gearlock shout, what else?

I always stowed mine in my bag but it would be nice to have it handy for music, etc.

I keep my phone in my pocket.

Just tried out a new tool and jacket carrying system last week, works great!

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What are you guys using to hold your phone? I saw the Gearlock shout, what else?

I always stowed mine in my bag but it would be nice to have it handy for music, etc.

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Pocket. Ideal arrangement to me is a hamstring pocket like my Patagonia Landfarer shorts have, but I don't usually have problems in normal hand pockets either. I have an iPhone mini though, so if I had one of the jumbo versions I could see wanting to put it in a pack.

Somewhere in this thread someone mentioned bibs w/ a back pocket.

Anyone?


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Shorts with zippered side pockets. If your shorts don't do that well get different ones. Most PI are pretty good, poc essential enduro have the pockets on the front for some reason. I tried phone in the side cargo pocket on my PI expedtion bibs but even riding casually on a cool day it gets kind of sweaty from being pressed up against your leg.

I just got a small frame bag from Evoc and I can get a couple CO2s, tool, irons, tubolito and a clump of gauze and some vet wrap in there. The color looks like cat barf but at least I saved 15 bucks?
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Somewhere in this thread someone mentioned bibs w/ a back pocket.

Anyone?


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I like the pockets in the specialized swat bibs the best. And the rest of the bib is OK enough that I'll wear them.

I have some Race Face shorts that have a lumbar pocket, which is where I put my phone and cards. Love having them there as opposed to side pockets.

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Minor rant on this topic. A bunch of bikes I've owned, both past and present, have to mounting bolts under the top tube (water bottle mount spacing). I want a little bracket that screws in there, and a little pouch that attaches to the bracket that's just big enough to carry a tube, a co2, and a tube. And I want it to be super easy to remove so I can swap it between bikes.

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My first thought was a ‘Cast-like’ system for sliding off a kit from bike to bike.

Another was simply using side access bottle cages to secure a pouch or even an old water bottle with tools inside. There are a lot of water bottle cage kit options with a quick search.

The Osprey Raptor packs have a tool roll that unhooks and can fit in a cage or in a water bottle/ canister in a cage.

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Edit: corrected pack name.

OneUp pump with EDC and plug/pliers covers most of what I need and is easily swappable between bikes. The rest is either strapped to the bike, or goes in my pockets. Long rides are different, but the main things I'm adding are a water filter, first aid kit, and a few additional tools. Stuff that's major if you need it, but almost never gets used (excepting the filter) cause the EDC covers so much.

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Somewhere in this thread someone mentioned bibs w/ a back pocket.

Anyone?


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Nukeproof bibs are pretty nice. The side thigh pockets are kinda useless and hard to get to with baggies over them, but the three pockets in the back that hang over the waist of your shorts are nice. I got mine from Chain Reaction on sale with a cultural appropriation-y Dia De Los Muertos print for cheap.

Some Club Ride tops offer a mini lumbar pocket for cards/cash, glasses, etc, along with chest pockets and a small lens cleaner.

I remain impressed that the MTB world continues to work so hard to solve a problem that was mostly solved decades ago.

Cycling jerseys, it turns out, have 3 pockets, all of which are easily accessed while riding and can carry quite a lot of stuff. Add in the new style bibs with mesh thigh pockets, and you can load yourself down.

Snark aside, on my Ripley I strap a tire plug kit to the frame and have a small bag which carries a TPO tube strapped below the bottle cage. Another small bag above the BB carries a selection of tools (chain tool, Leatherman Squirt, zip ties, tape, chain link, etc). My hex tools are in the crank spindle (Lezyne kit made for handlebars fits in a Shimano crank). I zip-tied a bottle cage to the top tube in front of the seatpost so I can carry 2 full sized bottles, and I have a frame bag on the bike that can hold more food or another 500ml bottle. Beyond that, I sometimes carry a second 500ml in a top-tube bag. This usually works for 50+ miles unless it's pretty hot, in which case I'll stoop to carrying a running hydration vest, which stays high enough on my back to work well with the aforementioned jersey pockets (which carry food, a phone, and usually a jacket).

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Cycling jerseys, it turns out, have 3 pockets, all of which are easily accessed while riding and can carry quite a lot of stuff. Add in the new style bibs with mesh thigh pockets, and you can load yourself down.

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But don't you run into issues with your nipples getting chafed from your form fitting outerwear?

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Nice. That sinbad stash pack might be the mini tool bag I'm looking for.



That sounds great. I think I'm gonna grab one of the sinbad bags and try making a bracket out of some scrap aluminum I have lying around. But if that doesn't work, I'll hit you up for the print file. I think I know one or two people with printers that might be able to make it for me.

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Figure out a way to attach a fidlock bracket to it. I know JC at High Above attaches fidlock bottle mounts to his hip packs.

They also sell this, which isn't exactly what you asking for.
https://www.fidlock.com/consumer/en/...tial-bag/09661

I carry the basics on bike (Tube, pump, quick link, levers, one bottle, etc) but the big problem is additional water for anything more than a super short ride. I dabbled with pocket bibs which are nice to ride with but a pain to stash an extra bottle in the back. Personally I hate waist packs because I feel all the weight on the strap squeezes me in the wrong place during climbing. So for me the solution has been the running style vest - it's way more stable than a full pack, but much more comfortable than a waist pack. I use the Camelback Chase 8 which is larger and can fit up to 2L of water in the bladder which, when combing with a bottle is just the right amount of water for me on a 4-5 hour ride in the summer.

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But don't you run into issues with your nipples getting chafed from your form fitting outerwear?

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That's why you make sure your bib straps cover your nips
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I remain impressed that the MTB world continues to work so hard to solve a problem that was mostly solved decades ago.

Cycling jerseys, it turns out, have 3 pockets, all of which are easily accessed while riding and can carry quite a lot of stuff. Add in the new style bibs with mesh thigh pockets, and you can load yourself down.

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When I started MTB, my brother told me to get a "cycling jersey with pockets." I think I got about 2 minutes into a descent before the crap in the back pockets started falling out. It went into the trash can after that ride. Likewise, the couple times I put anything more than a driver's license and credit card (such as multi tool or cell phone) into those goofy zip pockets some jerseys have, it drove me nuts banging into my side and pulling the collar of the jersey against my throat. That kind of stuff is probably fine for road, but it's got no place in technical MTB.

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That's why you make sure your bib straps cover your nips
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I just ride no-handed in that exact pose. No chafing ever.

This thread is taking an unfortunate turn... rapidly

I can’t handle any shit in my pockets other than a gel or a half eaten bag of chews. Phone and keys?! Y’all have never seen an iPhone shaped bruise on a buddy’s thigh.
Even if not crashing, it’s all floppy and heavy.



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For long and hot+humid days a properly fitting roadie kit is hard to beat for the comfort. It’s the in between loose fitting, club cut road jerseys that are terrible. Those are the ones strangling you and flopping all about.

These days I’m heavily in favor of pocket bibs (specialized swat and nukeproof are favorites) on the MTB and even loaded w tools + phone they don’t choke you or bounce around nearly as much, even on rocky descents. The don’t fit an extra bottle as well as a good jersey pocket. For really long rides go w hip pack that Carrie’s an extra.


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What are you guys using to hold your phone? I saw the Gearlock shout, what else?

I always stowed mine in my bag but it would be nice to have it handy for music, etc.

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I like this one. Holds up to jarring and chunk

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If you don’t bring a tube and patch kit, you’d have less shit you carry[emoji848]:

https://www.theproscloset.com/blogs/...s-the-simplest

“I started riding tubeless tires in 2015 and never looked back. In fact, since I went tubeless and added tire inserts to all of my bikes (yes, even my road bike!), I no longer carry spare tubes on my daily rides. I can repair any unsealable puncture with a tire plug 99.9% of the time.”

Sounds like a steep rotational weight and cost trade off.

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