Carrying mobile and keys

[cyberknight]

Keys in saddle bag with tubes etc , phone in jersey pocket .

 

[confusedcyclist]

Slightly off topic. Why do people need to carry bunches of keys? Isn't the front door key the only one that needs carrying? Why lug around the shed key that you needed twenty years ago, or all the rest of the security crap that accumulates? On the bike, I need front door, cafe lock and sometimes a D-lock. The rest is ballast.

On the bike I carry my front door key, garage key, office key and D-lock key at all times, they are all slim enough not to make it awkward, only the car key is bulky, plus the additional weight can help prevent a key from bouncing out of your jersey pockets. Or make more of a racket in the unlikely event that they do spontaneously eject. I have actually lost my front door key while out on a run, I didn't hear it fall from my running shorts. You can imagine it wasn't fun to re-run the entire route again, luckily spotted it in a puddle, naturally at the further point from home possible, sods law and all.

Mainly due to this event, I only ever buy jerseys with zip pockets now!

 

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On the bike I carry my front door key, garage key, office key and D-lock key at all times, they are all slim enough not to make it awkward, only the car key is bulky, plus the additional weight can help prevent a key from bouncing out of your jersey pockets. Or make more of a racket in the unlikely event that they do spontaneously eject. I have actually lost my front door key while out on a run, I didn't hear it fall from my running shorts. You can imagine it wasn't fun to re-run the entire route again, luckily spotted it in a puddle, naturally at the further point from home possible, sods law and all.

Mainly due to this event, I only ever buy jerseys with zip pockets now!

I have a pair of baggy cycling shorts with deep zip pockets. I still managed to drop my passport out of them half-way up the Dutch coastal path three year ago. It was an expensive mistake but I got another day in Amsterdam out of it.

BTW, some clever cycling accessories have a short length of strong cord inside the pockets with a clip on the end to which you can attach your keys. That's a thoughtful touch.

 

[Drago]

Mobile goes in there's pocket of whichever cycling top in wearing, in a food bag if it's raining. For cycling I have a minimalist keyring with only essential keys - no back door key, car key.etc - and clip this to the strap of my rucksack where l can see it, and where it's easily accessible without going hunting for it.

 

[Big_Al]

Thanks for all the posts here, great info for a beginner - thanks!