On your bike

• White light for the front
• Red light for the back
• Water bottle cages with at least one bottle of water
• Bicycle computer
• At least one small bag (like under the seat) to contain stuff below

At a minimum

• ID (see previous post)
• Snacks
• Money
• Small bicycle repair kit (allen wrenches, screwdrivers, etc)
• Inner tube
• Tire patch kit
• Tire levers
• Pump
• Medicines
• Cell phone or money to make a call
• First aid kit

Good idea to have:

• Lock and key
• Tissues
• Paper towels or wet wipes
• Electrolyte drink or powder
• Seattle bike map
• King county bike map
• Sunblock
• Chapstick

Weather dependent (usually in a panier)

• Shower cap to cover the seat if the bike is parked.
• Knit cap or band to cover your ears
• Spare wool socks
• Jacket
• Gloves (Long fingered if cold)
• Long pants
• Shoe covers

When riding, we should all have a piece of paper or an ID tag that lists our information and emergency contact info when we run/bike etc. PARTICULARLY if you’re running/biking for distance or when going out by yourself or in a group where you’re not familiar with all the people.

When I run, I have a 3×5 index car in my fanny pack that has:

My name
Address
Phone
Emergency contact name and phone
Physician and preferred hospital
Any known medical allergies/issues.

(Additionally I run with my driver’s license, 1 credit card and about $20 in case of emergencies. I bike with more but that’s because I have the paniers)

You could also get one of these: http://www.roadid.com/

I highly suggest by your next ride: at least get a 3×5 index card and put your information on that card. It’s small enough that you can keep in your seat bike bag with your spare tube etc

Fill out this form and you can have a Seattle Bicycling guide map sent to you. Probably a good idea for everyone riding with us to have one of these and one from King County.

http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/bikemapform.htm

http://www.metrokc.gov/kcdot/roads/bike/map.cfm

Here is a compendium of answers to my question re: bicycle trainers

• Two of my friends have Cycle-Ops fluid trainers and say that they are good and worth it. One thing that you can use to deal with stability issues is http://www.rei.com/product/48047981.htm?vcat=REI_SSHP_CYCLING_TOC. It will hold the wheel in place better than the old school telephone book.
• We have an old Travel Trac from www.performancebike.com that works just fine.
• The trainer that I’ve borrowed is this one: http://www.kurtkinetic.com/. It’s stable. I have no complaints. It does what it needs to. It’s a little loud, but I don’t know whether other trainers are quieter. An alternative to a trainer is rollers. There, you actually have to work to stay upright and balanced, and to not ride off them. It’s more like real riding. It takes more focus, which can be good or bad depending on what you’re looking for. Note that a bike trainer will wear down your tires more quickly than riding outside or than rollers. If you’re going to be riding your bike on a trainer a lot and not taking it outside, you might considergetting a cheap tire for the rear to avoid wearing out the hopefully-nice tire that you have on there now.

The final artwork for the jersey is in!