Just curious.. backpack question
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Speaking of backpacks, CamelBaks, jersey pockets and sweaty backs, anything that can't get wet better be in something waterproof if it is going in a jersey pocket. That folded up cue sheet is one example. There's always a chance that your GPS phone/electronic device will die and leave you with no direction out in the middle of BF--------(fill in the blank) It happened to me one time on a century in mid/late August in the sweltering heat/humidity of VA. I ended up doing 155 miles before I finally got back to the start/finish line. You can never have too much water capacity. I was stopping and filling up my bottles at rural churches at their outdoor faucets. I was at this rural school getting my bearings when the phone died. I took off hoping I was headed in the right direction only to end up back at that same f-n school about an hour later. Very demoralizing, to say the least.
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This is a derail, but if you've never used waterproof paper, I recommend it. There are two kinds: there's printer paper, which is really a sort of printable plastic (different kinds for inkjets and laser printers), and notebooks, which use a sort of wax-coated paper that requires a special pen to write on. I've used both for different purposes. The printable stuff is extremely durable and looks great when printed.
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Firms which cater to the performance crowd like Pactimo for instance. Pockets add weight, limit evaporation, and catch wind, don't you know? I have a jersey where it's hard to get 3 fingers in the pockets. Skin tight, man, just like in all those product photos of the Beautiful People. I can only wear it in my thin phase. Wonderful jersey though. I wear it on hot event rides, where it's the almost perfect thing. I usually put a Camelbak over it. - decreases wind resistance enough that they're UCI banned. Every little advantage, that's what I say. They used to shove sponges down their jersey backs. Maybe that's illegal now too.
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As for tubes and repair kit, I use a saddle bag.
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Speaking of backpacks, CamelBaks, jersey pockets and sweaty backs, anything that can't get wet better be in something waterproof if it is going in a jersey pocket. That folded up cue sheet is one example. There's always a chance that your GPS phone/electronic device will die and leave you with no direction out in the middle of BF--------(fill in the blank) It happened to me one time on a century in mid/late August in the sweltering heat/humidity of VA. I ended up doing 155 miles before I finally got back to the start/finish line. You can never have too much water capacity. I was stopping and filling up my bottles at rural churches at their outdoor faucets. I was at this rural school getting my bearings when the phone died. I took off hoping I was headed in the right direction only to end up back at that same f-n school about an hour later. Very demoralizing, to say the least.
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Firms which cater to the performance crowd like Pactimo for instance. Pockets add weight, limit evaporation, and catch wind, don't you know? I have a jersey where it's hard to get 3 fingers in the pockets. Skin tight, man, just like in all those product photos of the Beautiful People. I can only wear it in my thin phase. Wonderful jersey though. I wear it on hot event rides, where it's the almost perfect thing. I usually put a Camelbak over it. - decreases wind resistance enough that they're UCI banned. Every little advantage, that's what I say. They used to shove sponges down their jersey backs. Maybe that's illegal now too.
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I commuted with a backpack for about a week. Humid mornings and sweat rolling down by back and saturating my undies was enough for me to get saddle bags. This was with a very pricy "cycling" backpack.