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This is a question for Paul Barnard and others. I just got a new bike and it's been great so far. Great exercise and easy on the knees. We have a lot of trails so I can pretty much stay off the road but there are some spots where I have to take roads for a short distance.

What type of holster do you prefer? I want to have my pistol easily accessible in case some coal-rolling gaptooth gets too close and bumps me off into the ditch. I want to be able to get off a few rounds before he drives off and gets out of range..

I'm thinking some kind of SOB holster, what do you use?

Cyclists??


Prison Wallet Carry.

I'm not familiar with that one Jim, how does it work?

Paul will fill you in.


Its like his Magic Bag of tricks.

TFF

It’s a crappy holster in my opinion!

Hahah. I imagine it would work best with a hammer less weapon though

On the plus side...if you start to "print" you can just say it's hemorrhoids.

The other cyclists will understand.

Saran Wrap, electrical tape, vaseline and lots of practice. I’m thinking a Lamaze class may be beneficial.

You’re going to need to vacpack it in case it rains.

It never rains here.

So, a chest rig then?

Never had a problem with the fobus small of the back holster camping , bicycling , or about any ride gadget .
But I guess that might not fare to well if your opposed to wearing a belt
But I have worn a belt over jogging shorts or pants if. I felt an absolute need to carry .
Kenneth

Shoulder?

Sawed off shotgun in the old school handle bar mounts.

Like what folks used on 3 - wheelers.

😂🤣😂

How gauche, we are cyclists.

I have done some research on this and learned that nothing is ideal. When I carry on the bike, I carry in my CamelBak. I have practiced fast access drills. It's not great but not horrible either. The average GMC/Chevy rager/driver is old, fat and slow, so even if your set-up isn't ideal, you'll probably still get the drop on them.

Cyclists who ride faster tend to favor tight-fitting clothing because loose clothing creates a lot of aerodynamic drag. The drag goes up as the square of the velocity, so a mountain biker on a singletrack climb might wear baggie shorts, but it behooves a road cyclist that maintains over 30mph to wear a tight-fitting merino jersey or lycra rather than anything that will act like a drag chute. Close-fitting clothes make it difficult to conceal a firearm within the clothing. Open carry is legal in Colorado except in Denver, but it isn't advisable. If you can't conceal it within your clothes, your choices may be to have it in a backpack, waist-pack, or chest bag or on a bag that's mounted on the bike.

Cycle tourists and bikepackers have the opportunity to take the weight off their body and put it on the bike, but a handgun is one thing that may be preferable to keep on one's person rather than on their bike for the same reasons it's preferable to have it in a holster rather than in the car or a handbag. A body-mounted bag like a backpack may therefore be preferable to a bike-mounted handlebar bag, saddle bag, frame bag, or pannier.

Paul Harrell has recommended his Five-Seven for cycle-touring at least a couple times because of its low weight. I think it's his solution looking for a problem and I've not heard him ever claim to have cycle toured or even ridden a bike instead of driving one of his classic muscle cars.

Riding on the road can be intimidating in our car-centric culture where women and little children get bumped-off with possibly not even a legal consequence to the driver. Nevertheless, bicycling is still statistically safer than driving a car. Want to wear a helmet? Use it in your car where you're far more likely to sustain a head injury, but use it on the bike too because they work. But don't be afraid to ride on the road because the roads weren't built for cars and they don't belong to motor vehicle drivers.

Do you wear your helmet in your car?

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