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Thursday, September 01, 2005

Whats in you Pack?

So i went out riding with my sisters boyfriend
it was an experiance, i got two flats and striped an axle nut
and almost killed my sisters boy
but hay, he said he wanted to go riding

but he asked me when i threw on my pack what i bring with me
so here is another quiz to see if you are a mt rider, or a wanabee

1, what kind of pack is on your back
a, hidration with extra pockets
b, some sort of old school back pack
c, currier bag
d, bag hooked to the bike

2, does a cell phone come with you
a yess in the pocket
b yes stays in the truck
c yes in the pack and off
d stays on my belt where it always is

3 time piece
a, yes its time for peace
b, attached to the sholder strap
c, on my rist
d, in my bag

4 water
a, in a bottle in the pack
b, hydration pack
c, in a cage on the bike
d, im lance armstrong, i dont need water

5 tools
a, what?
b, just what i need to make it go just in case
c, tubes, allen wrenches and a chain tool, anything else needed
d, i got a leatherman

6 Tunes
a, i have to consintrate, no out side noises please
b, i spent 250 on an ipod, sure why not bring it along
c, cd player, it shoulndt skip right?
d, i play my own tunes in my head hummmmhmmmhmmhmhmhmhmhhhm

7 map
a, only if i need it, usually not
b, if you get lost back track
c, bring a road map? i thought we where on a trail
d, i use gps bitch! haha, shit i think i droped it

8 wallet
a, in the bag
b, in the truck
c, in my back pocket
d, moved to the front pocket

9 sun glasses or eye protection
a, only when it gets muddy
b, all the time
c, i ran over a pair of oakley's, learned my lesson
d, put them in the pack, take them out when we stop for a rest to look cool

10 food
a, money in the pack for when we stop
b, power bar or something like that
c, candycandycandy
d, full lunch

so i hope you can figure out with i bring.... but here is what i bring anyways
i use a northface day pack with a hydratiuon pocket and built in raincover, it has straps to hold my padds on the out side and compression straps to keep it tight. inside i got a 15mm wrench for the axle bolts, and a set of park allen wrenches, two tubes 26x2.10-2.50DH, a masterblaster pump, wallet, cell phone ina deep padded pocket off (just in case i really get hurt) quarters nickles and dimes, cuz i put them in there and never got them out, now they jingle around. and finally a bottle of water or two, i havent cleaned out my hydration bladder and hose, its kinda nasty!

hope that helps
squid on hold

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