Bananas on a ride. Does anyone take them?

[The Bystander]

Jersey pocket + bubble wrap

 

[Paulus]

Why don't roadies wear backpacks?
Are they worried it will affect their Strava sectionals?

Thats what the back pockets on the Jersey are for

 

[Olikana]

Why take a banana with you? I always have a bottle of water.
If we are talking about a snack, you can take an apple.

 

[GilesM]

I just take ones that aren't too ripe, no problem for a few hours in your back pockets.

 

[GilesM]

Why don't roadies wear backpacks?
Are they worried it will affect their Strava sectionals?

Backpacks are cool on a mountain bike, but wrong on a road bike, there is actually more to it than just fashion, on a road bike your back is usually bent forward more, on a mountain bike, your back is quite upright, the weight of the pack on your back for several hours on a road bike is not very comfortable, and not really that good for your back.

 

[mudsticks]

Backpacks are cool on a mountain bike, but wrong on a road bike, there is actually more to it than just fashion, on a road bike your back is usually bent forward more, on a mountain bike, your back is quite upright, the weight of the pack on your back for several hours on a road bike is not very comfortable, and not really that good for your back.

It's long troubled me that bent over position adopted by roadies.

I'd have thought it would seriously compromised lung function by reducing chest capacity. And be bad for your back.
Not to mention compromising the delicate neck structure..


Has anyone studied this??

If not why not??

Ps is that a banana in your pocket?

Or are you just pleased to see me..

 

[fossyant]

Back pocket works fine. Don't go putting it in a saddle bag/camelbak and forgetting it.

I did leave a banana in my desk drawer for about 8 months. Wasn't planning too, but when a driver broke my spine I was a little distracted and forgot. That and the fact I wasn't back in work for that long. Anyway, there was a perfectly 'dried' flat black banana in my drawer. No nasty growth, just black and hard.

 

[fossyant]

Backpacks are cool on a mountain bike, but wrong on a road bike, there is actually more to it than just fashion, on a road bike your back is usually bent forward more, on a mountain bike, your back is quite upright, the weight of the pack on your back for several hours on a road bike is not very comfortable, and not really that good for your back.

Nah it's fashion. I'd never wear one on a road bike, but just makes sense on a MTB, plus it pads your back out in a crash - landing on a pump and puncture kit in a pocket isn't pleasant, I'd imagine.

 

[SuperHans123]

Thats what the back pockets on the Jersey are for

Tools, wallet, food, extra drink, hand towel for mopping brow.
So much easier to stick it all in a small backpack surely?
Also, if it slashes it down, the backpack will offer more protection than your Superman outfit you crazy roadies seem to love.

 

[SuperHans123]

Backpacks are cool on a mountain bike, but WRONG on a road bike, there is actually more to it tha

Wrong...lol.

 

[GilesM]

Has anyone studied this??

If not why not??

I am sure very clever people have, and once you are used to it, it's actually quite comfortable, just weird when I go from a few rides on a mountain bike to my road bike.

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Ps is that a banana in your pocket?

Or are you just pleased to see me..

I guess somebody had to

 

[GilesM]

Nah it's fashion. I'd never wear one on a road bike, but just makes sense on a MTB, plus it pads your back out in a crash - landing on a pump and puncture kit in a pocket isn't pleasant, I'd imagine.

It is fashion, but I'm sure there is some logic there somewhere, if not it doesn't matter, people who use a backpack on a road bike are wrong even if it's just a fashion crime.

 

[GilesM]

Wrong...lol.

okay, Very wrong.

 

[fossyant]

okay, Very wrong.

Very, very very wrong !!

 

[Milzy]

Forget all the marketing BS just use Bananas & malt loaf. Enjoy & save money.