training with a musette

Team Banana Spokesman

does anyone do it instead of stuffing pockets full of stuff?

do you get sweatty like with a ruck sack?

wrecked a jersey today and only have a skinsuit to train in. no pockets. but the lbs has a nice lycra musette which I may try because I could carry a lot more stuff.

STEFANOS4784

Ooooooooh, dahling;

http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/ ... ette-32101

Look like it'll swing about and get on my tits in more way than one


(assuming thats the type of thing you mean, never heard of it before now...

Team Banana Spokesman

that is what I mean, but thats a courier bag, not a musette that the road racing teams use in le tour etc.

the one im looking at is a proper team issue lycra one.

I dont sprint much and climb seated a lot so I think there wont be much swinging about. when my pockets are stuffed full I sweat a lot there because of no ventillation. I think a musette may be better for this, no?

stokepa31

isnt the idea of a musette just to grab it, empty it and chuck it? im sure a lycra one will slip round your sides and become a pain.

miggers

Worth taking a look at this bag.. http://www.rapha.cc/bonk-bag-1

I have one and its great if you dont over load it... much smaller than the musette bag shown earlier.

And I am in no way connected with Rapha ;-)

LeighB

May need help with inserting the image but if it worked the picture shows me (in the right hand side of the picture) in about 1982 with what was referred to as a bonk bag on my back. Was quite useful for food, sweets, tools etc and lots of people used them. Sorry for the poor quality of the image.

Moaner

The rapha mussette has a thin chest strap that stops it sliding around and no you don't get sweaty like a rucksack.

Also a lot less messing about than stuffing stuff in pockets until they burst.

Anyone worrying about the manbag thing when they ride around dressed in skintight black lycra - especially if they stand on their pedals waving @rse in air..............
well, I mean, it would be like Quasimodo worrying about a zit

LeighB

Any idea what I am doing wrong with the image?

crumbschief

I have tried,but i just can't hear the traffic.

LeighB

I think its worked.

Old Pedaller

I finally managed to track down a cotton musette years ago but can't remember where and haven't seen them for a long time. The obvious first phone call was the local "racing" shop but, I hope, I got the Saturday staff.

"Do you have any musettes?"
"Hang on"
Pause while he asks around the others.
"What kind of bike is that?"
Aaaargh!

ExeterSimon

ZipVit are doing a deal at the moment where you get a few samples in a musette...although the link on Google dosn't seem to work.

But there is an advert in this month's Pro-Cycling.

toadontheroad

LeighB wrote:

I think its worked.

there is so much that is right about that picture. the hair, the clothes, the bike. awesome
:-)

pmac1893

I own a team saxobank musette and they are not made of lycra.

bobtbuilder

Prendas have a selection of team musettes, but they are cotton, not lycra.

crumbschief

That pic is quality.

cougie

How can you be a cyclist and not have a cycling top - yet have a skinsuit ?

Musettes aren't for carrying with you like that - just buy a jersey like the other 99.99% of cyclists. All my crap in one big bag on my back ? V annoying. 3 pockets in my jersey - much better.

Monty Dog

I use a musette sometimes when out for a bimble - but they're not good for staying put - tending to swing about and always needing readjusting - a nylon is even worse as the slippy material would slide about. A lightweight nylon drawstring rucksacs that kids use for sportskit are better for prolonged use with light stuff - don't move about and when empty you can fold-up into your pocket.

Monty Dog

I use a musette sometimes when out for a bimble - but they're not good for staying put - tending to swing about and always needing readjusting - a nylon is even worse as the slippy material would slide about. A lightweight nylon drawstring rucksacs that kids use for sportskit are better for prolonged use with light stuff - don't move about and when empty you can fold-up into your pocket.

skyd0g

Musettes are designed so that they are easy to grab by the team domestique, distribute the contents amongs fellow team members (who stuff the items into their jersey pockets) then disposed of. Not for carrying with you for the length of your trip.

If you want to do that, you should get a paper-round instead.

softlad

Monty Dog wrote:

I use a musette sometimes when out for a bimble .

if you're only out for a 'bimble' - why would you even need a musette....??

ColinJ

I use a Camelbak bag without the bladder in it. It can hold quite a lot of stuff and is comfortable. It's not so good in really hot weather because it makes my back sweat but in cold weather it helps keep it warm.

andyrr

I use one quite often to carry a couple of things commuting to work - they tend to swing round as mentioned and that is really annoying. If it had a light chest strap then that might solve that problem. Alternative would be a very lightweight rucksac - bonkbag I think they are nicknamed, - not a full rucksac with thick shoulder straps but a very light one, I've nicked one of my daughter's spare gym bags which does the trick.
What I sometimes do in winter when I wear a couple of jerseys is to have the musette under the top jersey then it is held in place.

coldeverything

Check out www.prendas.co.uk and go down to categories - Musettes.

They have Musette bags for £7.50 if they are what you are after.

Anonymous

This seems like an exercise in futility.
I remember when I first started riding, I tried all sorts of ideas, on a budget of how to carry this, what to put where. I then looked at the good racing guys in my club and copied them, if it works for them and all that. A bit of expenditure now will save money, effort and comfort in the long run, IMHO.

cougie

So 7.50 for the musette option, or wiggle have cycle tops from £13.....

cougie

So 7.50 for the musette option, or wiggle have cycle tops from £13.....

South Bound

How to get flamed on a roadie forum...

If you have too much crap with you to fit in jersey pockets, get one of the little Tri-bags to fit on your top-tube just behind your stem. The purists will abuse you (while debating campag vs shimano) but you won't get a sweaty back from carrying a bag. Whatever works for you, although the alternative is to plan your route better with more cake stops!

MICHAELCYCLES

These look a bit bigger than most if you still want one:

http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-t ... SSOEFOO200

pottssteve

I got a cotton musette as a free gift - the wife nicked it to keep pegs in for the washing :x

pottssteve

I got a cotton musette as a free gift - the wife nicked it to keep pegs in for the washing :x