Where do you put your keys??

Mikey23

That's made my day!

rolf_f

markos1963 wrote:

I bet that Boost bar is in a great state on a hot day!

Easy - just treat it as a gel!

apreading

g00se wrote:

A tenner, bank card and the door key goes in an co-op sandwich bag. Weight weenie

Sainsbury sandwich bags are 0.75g lighter...

wheezee

But not as stiff.

mattgeezer

I carry the phone, in a case that carries all my cards/id's in the first pocket, Work keys, house keys and safe key go in the middle pocket with my inhaler and maybe a gel or a bar if i'm going on a long ride after work, Multi-tool and puncture repair kit in third pocket. Obviously if i'm not going to work i can lose some things, in summr i will carry arm warmers and a vest for the night ride home.

lawrences

Stick it under a rock next to the door.

nolight

Pocket 1:
Empty hell ya!

Pocket 2:
Zipped pouch with batteries, allen keys, keys, etc

Pocket 3:
Phone

I don't change tires while riding.

jordan_217

In the glove box of my truck.

:oops:

saprkzz

nolight wrote:

Pocket 1:
Empty hell ya!

Pocket 2:
Zipped pouch with batteries, allen keys, keys, etc

Pocket 3:
Phone

I don't change tires while riding.

So pocket 2 is for things that rhyme?

Why do you need batteries? :roll: :roll: and for that also why allen keys?

bernithebiker

Just don't leave the key tucked under the back wheel of your car like I did.

Drove to MTB ride in Westcott, Surrey with mates. Big heavy jangly key so hid it under wheel. 3 hours later return to car, key gone.

Asked around local shops, no sign. Had to get a lift back to London, deflated tyres before I went. Asked nearby house to keep an eye on car if poss. No spare key as I live in France.

Arranged to meet key coding man at car next day - he got in and recoded me a key, but backpack full of cycle stuff and any loose money had gone from car, although they missed my wallet in CD rack.

Basically some toerag kids had found the keys, waited for night time and quickly grabbed whatever they could from the car. Cost me £200 for the key thing and a lot of hassle, they got about £150 of cycle stuff too.

Morale of the story - you can hide your keys under car in France (20 years) but not in Surrey (once).

(N.B. I don't do that anymore.....!)

mhj999

ALIHISGREAT wrote:

Here's my jersey for a 50-60mile ride -> phone goes in ziplock bag with monies and card.

At least you remembered your Tesco Clubcard!

Bustacapp

BigLights wrote:

I put it in one of those little bags that goes on the frame. This one, in fact, but the rain cover version:

http://www.cyclesurgery.com/topeak-trib ... duct/19216

I also have that afor phone, wallet and keys, and the saddle bag version for tube, tools etc.

Bustacapp

Strith wrote:

My tubes, tools, keys etc, all go in my second water bottle. I only use one for water.

never thought of that!

drlodge

Everything including pump, keys etc goes in a Topeak small aero wedge saddle bag (yes the pump does fit, just), leaving jersey pockets for food, cleat covers and phone.

Leemerlin

Have you thought about one of these? Might be of use, depending on your situation.


http://m.screwfix.com/p/master-lock-5-k ... y%2520Safe

I used to use one of these when I went surfing. Electronic car keys and seawater don't mix so used to attach this out of sight under the van with the key in it.

special11

I have a small aperture between the base of my spine and the top of the backs of my legs, I find that with a small dollop of chamois cream I can carry small objects up here. However do avoid cobbles wherever possible if employing this method

thegibdog

saprkzz wrote:

ShutUpLegs wrote:

What do you need keys for?

how you got to 3022 posts i will never know! :roll: :roll:

Well you did say keys - plural.

Unless you're commuting a good rule of thumb is that if you are carrying more keys than tools or tubes then you are carrying too many keys!

simon_masterson

In a rear pocket, generally under the emergency packet of jelly babies.

My Polaris winter jersey has well elasticated pockets and I have no particular worry about the things I typically carry falling out of them; I generally have my spare tube in my middle pocket and my phone in the zip pocket, my little bag of tools in my right-hand pocket, and my pump on the frame as it is a framefit (Zefal HPX). I know that I ought to carry a £10 note...

zx6man

keys wallet and phone go in my tri bag on top tube, rest of gear in seat saddle bag

navrig

Nothing solid and bulky goes in my jersey pockets. Nor does anything sharp.

It is all too easy to stab yourself with a key or damage a kidney if you land on your pockest stuffed with gear.

I took the same approach when riding my motorbike and that was wearing leathers.

slowandsteady

Everything I need for a ride goes in the saddle bag. The smallest one I could find.

The only thing that doesn't is my phone and food.

saprkzz

wow that is a small saddle bag, still dont know if i can go down that road though.. cant explain why i dont like them really

nolight

saprkzz wrote:

nolight wrote:

Pocket 1:
Empty hell ya!

Pocket 2:
Zipped pouch with batteries, allen keys, keys, etc

Pocket 3:
Phone

I don't change tires while riding.

So pocket 2 is for things that rhyme?

Why do you need batteries? :roll: :roll: and for that also why allen keys?

Batteries for lights just in case. Allen keys for tightening stuff like bottle-cages, saddle if needed.

saprkzz

nolight wrote:

saprkzz wrote:

nolight wrote:

Pocket 1:
Empty hell ya!

Pocket 2:
Zipped pouch with batteries, allen keys, keys, etc

Pocket 3:
Phone

I don't change tires while riding.

So pocket 2 is for things that rhyme?

Why do you need batteries? :roll: :roll: and for that also why allen keys?

Batteries for lights just in case. Allen keys for tightening stuff like bottle-cages, saddle if needed.

Fair enough, didnt think about lights .lol I use exposure so havn't needed batteries for 4 years,

And also regards to allen key bolts, none on the bike should come loose on a ride, especially bottle cage and saddle, just check them once a month if your paranoid. I dont think i have even checked mine on my winter bike in 2 years :roll: :roll:

rolf_f

nolight wrote:

Batteries for lights just in case.

Why not put the batteries in the lights then?

slowbike

saprkzz wrote:

And also regards to allen key bolts, none on the bike should come loose on a ride, especially bottle cage and saddle, just check them once a month if your paranoid. I dont think i have even checked mine on my winter bike in 2 years :roll: :roll:

I've used my multi tool to adjust friends bikes (they're not cyclists) whilst out ...
More importantly I've also used mine to drop the saddle height when returning home (from work) in the snow - a lower saddle meant it was easier to get my foot down when (not if!) I caught the front wheel on ice.

The multi tool also contains a chain breaker ...
And without a multitool - what are you going to do when your gear cables break?

Whilst I don't expect things to go wrong I do at least ensure I've got some minimal toolkit to resolve the basics should the unexpected happen.

rolf_f

saprkzz wrote:

And also regards to allen key bolts, none on the bike should come loose on a ride, especially bottle cage and saddle, just check them once a month if your paranoid. I dont think i have even checked mine on my winter bike in 2 years :roll: :roll:

Maybe not allen keys as such but a multitool (with Allen keys) is a sensible precaution. Cables can break even if you are careful and some tools generally enables you to keep going with a jury rig whereas no tools may stop you. I'm pretty obsessive with maintenance but I still occasionally need the multitool whilst on a ride.

philwint

Rolf F wrote:

Maybe not allen keys as such but a multitool (with Allen keys) is a sensible precaution. Cables can break even if you are careful and some tools generally enables you to keep going with a jury rig whereas no tools may stop you. I'm pretty obsessive with maintenance but I still occasionally need the multitool whilst on a ride.

Absolutely - maybe it's my MTB background where catastrophic failure of just about anything due to a crash is not unusual... But I'd feel just as naked going out without a multi-tool as I would without a pump & tube.

cougie

Things shouldn't come loose but why risk being stranded 50 miles from home because you didn't take a little Allen key with you ? I prefer seperate tools rather than a multi tool. Much easier to use.

inkz

I've got a BBB tools and tubes bottle and only carry one water. Everything goes in there except my keys and phone which go in my jersey pocket.