Re: RC: Cell phones & carrying water bottles

["Glenda R. Snodgrass" <grs@TheNetEffect.com>]

> Just a word of caution about "carrying":
<SNIP>
> I landed on my 
> fanny pack.   The impact of the phone on my spine caused 
> a disc to move and I lost some riding time from that 
> incident.  I now carry my phone in a seperate carrier on my abdomen.  

With that thought in mind, I make it a point not to carry anything solid
on my back. I have a bellypack for hard stuff, and my camelback has a big
soft water bladder for me to land on. <BG> I think maybe the waistpacks
with water bottle holders under the arms might be okay, but I think
carrying anything at all solid on your spine is just asking for trouble,
as you found out!  It's a good thing to remind people about.

Speaking of water bottles, does anyone know of a good water bottle holder
style for the Desoto saddle?  I absolutely LUV this saddle, just got it 2
weeks ago, but none of my water bottle holders will go anywhere on the
front without either hitting my knee or banging Lakota in the shoulder.  
I don't use a BC here in the swamplands, so there's nothing else in front
to attach one to.

Glenda & Lakota
Mobile, AL
AERC # M18819 & H27310
SE Region


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