Show Us Your Cockpits

[cyclingfool]

Inspired by a thread here earlier today and other similar ones I’ve seen on other cycling-related internet forums, I thought it would be fun to get a first person POV perspective on what people see from their bikes as they ride. It’s interesting to see what kind of handlebars people use, color of tape or grips, bells and of course all the lighting and GPS/bike computer gadgetry mounted on handlebars. Let us see what you see.

Here’s my view on my old Trek 830 drop bar converted MTB with a few generally superfluous labels added.

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[dkel]

Light. Bell.

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That’s all I need 99% of the time, though sometimes I could use a clock, since I don’t wear a watch.

Also, if you’ll indulge me a small rant: the clip that holds the light to the handlebar bracket broke as I was taking the light off when I got to work! 😡 Now what am I supposed to do? The replacement bracket is $15! I think I’ll glue the clip back together, clip the light into it (while hoping that snapping the light in doesn’t break it again), and resort to unclamping the whole bracket from the bars when I need to charge the light. Stupid dingus.

Ok. Rant concluded.

[Steve O]

@dkel 78264 wrote:

Also, if you’ll indulge me a small rant: the clip that holds the light to the handlebar bracket broke as I was taking the light off when I got to work! 😡 Now what am I supposed to do? The replacement bracket is $15! I think I’ll glue the clip back together…

Good luck with that. I have never ever ever ever had success trying to glue a broken bike thingy. It might work for about a day, or maybe a week. But I totally hear you about the ridiculous $15 for a 29 cent piece of plastic. Time to hone your McGyver skills. (Did I say “never ever ever ever?” I meant “never ever ever ever ever.”)

[KayakCyndi]

@rpiretti (formerly Rando Guy) 78245 wrote:

. (Americancyclo’s directions are still up because you know, it’s going to snow on into May).

Those will probably come in handy tonight and tomorrow morning … sigh.

[rpiretti]

That’s what I fear.

@KayakCyndi 78271 wrote:

Those will probably come in handy tonight and tomorrow morning … sigh.

[Dirt]

Where do y’all put your coffee mugs???

[DismalScientist]

@Dirt 78277 wrote:

Where do y’all put your coffee mugs???

Water bottle holder? :rolleyes:

[vvill]

@dkel 78264 wrote:

The replacement bracket is $15!

@Steve O 78267 wrote:

Good luck with that. I have never ever ever ever had success trying to glue a broken bike thingy.

I can’t wait for 3D printing to get cheaper.

[DismalScientist]

Bicycle mounts for flashlights cost about $1 on Ebay. Just saying…:rolleyes:

[Dirt]

@DismalScientist 78281 wrote:

Water bottle holder? :rolleyes:

Mine doesn’t fit there very well. It bends up the cage a lot.

[consularrider]

@Dirt 78288 wrote:

Mine doesn’t fit there very well. It bends up the cage a lot.

Maybe a slightly smaller coffee mug. Yeah, but it doesn’t give the same caffiene jolt, does it? Maybe brewing an extremely strong cafe Americano (or a quintupal espresso?) instead of that that insipid drip stuff?

[Dirt]

@consularrider 78291 wrote:

Maybe a slightly smaller coffee mug. Yeah, but it doesn’t give the same caffiene jolt, does it? Maybe brewing an extremely strong cafe Americano (or a quintupal espresso?) instead of that that insipid drip stuff?

My handlebar coffee mug holder seems to work pretty well.

[consularrider]

@Dirt 78294 wrote:

My handlebar coffee mug holder seems to work pretty well.

But it takes up so much real estate.

[dkel]

@DismalScientist 78287 wrote:

Bicycle mounts for flashlights cost about $1 on Ebay. Just saying…:rolleyes:

I have one of those, and used it with a flashlight (which was terrible; I spent the dough on a real light very soon thereafter). The problem is that the opening is round, and my light isn’t. I might be able to come up with some packing for it, though. Tonight I’m going to try a rubber band around the back end of the light, as a stop to keep it from sliding out of the bracket. I have high hopes for it (and I always favor a MacGyver solution anyway: very pro).

[Dirt]

@consularrider 78295 wrote:

But it takes up so much real estate.

I guess I just don’t need that much real-estate. 2 lights, garmin and a coffee mug holder and I’ve still got virtually the entire right side of my bars available for what-ever. Problem is…. I can’t think of anything else I want to add to my bars. Maybe another coffee mug holder!

[consularrider]

@Dirt 78302 wrote:

I guess I just don’t need that much real-estate. 2 lights, garmin and a coffee mug holder and I’ve still got virtually the entire right side of my bars available for what-ever. Problem is…. I can’t think of anything else I want to add to my bars. Maybe another coffee mug holder!

Where’s Hello Kitty? Besides you always seem to have at least one hand off the bars taking pictures.

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