>>1490850>mounted water bottleits very important to get one that holds your bottle strongly in place
most of them are made to work with plastic bottles that bend a little before popping into a lip / detent
I dont like the way water tastes when stored in plastic so use stainless steel bottles
but they are really hard to find decent bottle holders for, so for offroad use are best avoided unless you shop around
otherwise if you are made of $$$ and dont mind wearing a tiny back back hydrapak are nice
allows one to sip all day and night without too much trouble
and even the smallest bag has enough space to put keys and wallet and phone in (phone is handy if you wreck hard)
+ if you crash with the water bag full it gives a little cushion
main downside is drying out the bladder after use such that it can not grow mold
and that the system can not hold carbonated or hot drinks
>glovesgood for if you fall off palm first or if the bike has bad grips
they can get a little warm and itchy from sweat tho so buy the thickness and insulation suited to where you bike
slightly large finger less cycling mitts can be put over thin cotton gloves for a kind of bastard glove for all temperatures
same idea as to wear shorts under track pants or have zip of or roll up leggs
>mounted flashlightall of that stuff has gone LED and lithium battery now
downside being that LED requires momentary switches and or good conductivity due to minimum forward voltage required
going for a 600 to 800 lumen spot light powered by a 18650 lithium cell seems the bare minimum
flood lights or postional lights can be of a lesser sort
>sunglassesand clear glasses if you are going to spend a long time biking
sunglasses are most useful at the start and end of the day anyway
and big sunglasses case that can hold two pairs are fairly cheep now
just pad them out with tissue or cloth to stop the glasses rattling about
also get a beko nose guard just for kekes
or beko cheeko if your really cold
