Carrying on my Peugeot

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On my bicycle I have been known to open carry an aluminum Kimber 1911 with 4 inch barrel. But more generally I carry a .357 LCR in a fanny pack along with MACE and a reloader. I bought such a pack that was made for carry but I was at Walmart and found a smaller bag that was perfect at a fraction of the price.

Of interest a trooper stopped me on my bicycle claiming my 1911 was not properly concealed and I explained to him that Kansas allowed open carry and I had intentionally open carried the pistol allowing it to be fully exposed to following traffic.

On my motorcycle if the pistol/revolver does not go in a jacket pocket then it goes in the tank bag.
 
3Crows said:
On my bicycle I have been known to open carry an aluminum Kimber 1911 with 4 inch barrel. But more generally I carry a .357 LCR in a fanny pack along with MACE and a reloader. I bought such a pack that was made for carry but I was at Walmart and found a smaller bag that was perfect at a fraction of the price.

Of interest a trooper stopped me on my bicycle claiming my 1911 was not properly concealed and I explained to him that Kansas allowed open carry and I had intentionally open carried the pistol allowing it to be fully exposed to following traffic.

On my motorcycle if the pistol/revolver does not go in a jacket pocket then it goes in the tank bag.
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Saw a guy pull up to the range on a K1200 BMW once with a bagged AR strapped to his back. Our state only requires "securely encased" in a car, but wearing the case on a bike is probably asking for trouble....
 
I used to carry a 4” python in a triangle bag back in my college years. (It was a friend’s gun) When I lived up on the North Coast of Ca the roads I traveled were pretty darn rural. I felt well protected with that piece on many a ride. :thumbup:

Stay safe.
 
I have been a cyclist my entire life. I used to live in Houston, cycled all over even in "rough" areas and never had any issues, just smiles and waves or was ignored. Here in Kansas on roads so open and so few cars that I see more cows than cars and in a place where the law is to pass 3 feet clear of cyclist, I have been intentionally buzzed to make a point. I have reached that age where if they do not kill me I will take my chances with the courts. I figure open carry to be a good and fair warning and it seems to work, I think.
 
Same here. I've been biking on 10 speeds for 50+ years. I just started carrying regularly when biking after I got my first e-bike and started hitting the forest service roads. I wear a ComfortTac Belly Band around the waist. It holds a J frame and a cell phone nicely. It has the added benefit of making me look skinnier.
 
I haven’t ridden a bicycle in 3 years, but when I did I had a small can of pepper spray made for joggers on the handlebars. It had the little Velcro strapped holster that makes it easy to attach.
I also had my S&W 442 in a handlebar bag on occasion. That was almost a big mistake one day because I stepped away from my bike to buy a soda at a convenience store. When I came out of the store there was this guy wearing all the Lycra bicycling gear next to my bike getting ready to unzip my handlebar bag. Without boring you with the colorful conversation…His girlfriend had a flat. He needed a tire patch kit. He didn’t think I “would mind”.:mad:
Anyway, I bought an under seat mounted bag with quick detach straps for maintaining concealment when I had to leave my bike. The bag went with me.
 
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I don't carry when I ride my motorcycle. Got hurt by something in my pocket when I last had a spill and rolled a few times, and I worry about forgetting it if it's in a bag on the bike and I walk away.

I only had one instance where I needed a gun on a motorcycle, and that was in the late 70's. A Porsche driver on the LIE decided it would be fun to push me into other lanes, twice. He came on the entrance ramp and moved into where I was in in the right lane. I moved to the middle and he did it again, grinning at me while he pushed me into the left lane.

When he started moving over in his lane towards me again, a S&W 36 pointed at his face soon persuaded him that would be a bad idea. If his tires had crossed the lane divider, I was out of space and was prepared to fire. His smile disappeared and at that moment he decided to do a performance test to see how fast his car could accelerate away from there.
 
TarDevil said:
Yep. We're a work in progress.
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I usually put new tape on mine at the start of each year. It can get pretty rough as the summer wears on. :)


Pat Riot said:
I haven’t ridden a bicycle in 3 years, but when I did I had a small can of pepper spray for joggers on the handlebars. It had the little Velcro strapped holster that makes it easy to attach.
I also had my S&W 442 in a handlebar bag on occasion. That was almost a big mistake one day because I stepped away from my bike to buy a soda at a convenience store. When I came out of the store there was this guy wearing all the Lycra bicycling gear next to my bike getting ready to unzip my handlebar bag. Without boring you with the colorful conversation…His girlfriend had a flat. He needed a tire patch kit. He didn’t think I “would mind”.:mad:
Anyway, I bought an under seat mounted bag with quick detach straps for maintaining concealment when I had to leave my bike. The bag went with me.
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Thats why I carry mine in my Camelbak. I dont want it attached to the bike, should I get separated from it.

I came to like using the Camelbak while mountain biking, and it carried over to my road bike. It lets you carry all sorts of stuff, and extra fluids on those long rides. It lets you have a spare tire, a couple of extra tubes, a pump, canned air, some tools, etc. With a holster velcroed in the outside pocket, it keeps the gun safe and secure, and away from you with some padding in between, should you happen to wreck. Its also pretty quick to get to once you figure it out.
 
NIGHTLORD40K said:
Saw a guy pull up to the range on a K1200 BMW once with a bagged AR strapped to his back. Our state only requires "securely encased" in a car, but wearing the case on a bike is probably asking for trouble....
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There is something so many people just don't get. It may be legal, but that does not make it a bad idea.
 
TarDevil said:
Why did you not?
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I think I know the answer, but will keep it to myself, I try that "high road" thing once and a while.

Really I think carry on a bicycle is a REAL good idea. The bike paths around KC can take you into some fairly remote areas, and in areas that are pretty not good. You are usually a bit tired, sometimes alone, and so many people have this spandex thing that I just don't get. Eh it is a hobby, I ride in shorts and a Tshirt.

We have this thing in MO called the Katy Trail, and it is bike paths made from old Rail Road lines. Some real nice riding. But you can get out in the weeds a bit. You could if you wanted to ride from St. louis to KC on this trail....and the views are fantastic. There are also several loops around KC in different places. No way in hell would I go to some of those places unarmed. I generally say well that is far enough, time to turn around.
 
The spandex shorts have a couple of things going for them. One, they have a nice gel pad in them that makes that saddle a lot more bearable, even if you're only out for a short while. They wick moisture and basically air dry as you ride making things a lot more comfortable. Being fitted to you, they cut down the wind resistance, and they offer some compression.

In general, the shorts arent designed to carry anything, and while the jerseys do usually have a row of pockets across the back, arent designed to really carry much either, and not anything heavy. Not to mention, they are usually soaking wet most of the time on those warm humid days.

A lot depends on how you ride to. When I first started mountain biking, I just wore the same clothes and shoes I normally wear, and carried my gun the same way. Once I figured out that I really liked riding, it didnt take long to figure out there had to be a better way to do some things, and there is. You just have to figure out what works best for you however you ride.
 
I've often wondered when in the history of bicycling that a padded saddle got replaced with padded pants. :evil:

Back when I rode suspension-less mountain bikes, I kept a small pistol in a fanny pack when riding after work. I never did put a gun in a bag and hang it from the bike, just in case I got separated from the bike for whatever reason.

I'm a casual rider these days and I just hop on wearing casual clothes on either my "grocery getter" commuter or my town bike. I get away with pocket carry in loose fitting pants. No one has once pestered me about the lump on top of my thigh while stopped or while moving. Probably because I look like a non-memorable middle aged dude on boring looking bikes. :ninja:

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chicharrones said:
I've often wondered when in the history of bicycling that a padded saddle got replaced with padded pants. :evil:
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When the price of steak shot up. :)

(the pros used to put a steak in their shorts on those long races)

And you look an awful lot like Hickock45 in that pic. :)

Thats something I dont think Id try either. Either ride or fight. I can literally be gone with a couple of good kicks on the pedals. If I get stopped, or knocked off, Id bail and run. If you want to chase the old guy in spandex shorts, already reaching into that pocket on his unlimbered Camelbak, doom on you. :p
 
Good time to ask; Is carrying a concealed gun in a bag attached to a bike considered the same as a concealed gun the glove compartment of a car?
 
I do not wear padded shorts and I like a hard leather saddle (Made in England Brooks). I do wear cycling cloths, tights in winter and bicycle shorts in summer, when riding for sport, just unpadded styles (which are hard to find). Me on my Guerciotti SLX I built up the first time in 1984:

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I love my single speed Pista:

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The idea we have to become MAMILs (middle aged males in Lycra) to get on a bicycle is quite contrary to what I saw in my short time in Europe where I saw naked girls in the Netherlands and German men in buisness suits riding F-A-S-T and smoking a cigarette! And old women who would push their grocery laden bicycles up hill and then coast down!

There are also frame bags:

https://www.amazon.com/Ibera-IB-FB1...ocphy=9057892&hvtargid=pla-330696109199&psc=1
 
Speedo66 said:
If his tires had crossed the lane divider, I was out of space and was prepared to fire.
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Have you considered what would happen after the driver of an automobile has been shot? Do you think for a moment that shooting would pass the reasonableness test? Were you prepared to spend the rest of your life in prison?
 
Kleanbore said:
Have you considered what would happen after the driver of an automobile has been shot? Do you think for a moment that shooting would pass the reasonableness test? Were you prepared to spend the rest of your life in prison?
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Had he pushed me into the guard rail at 65mph, which seemed to be his intent, there's a good chance I would have been critically injured or I wouldn't have survived.

I'll leave it at that.
 
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