I carry a S&W 442 in a zip bag under the seat. Not quite as handy as having one on my person, but probably safer should I have a fall.

 

I will look for very small chest pack when I start riding my bike again. Something to house Keltec 7.65 auto.

 

This would be my guess. Your upper body doesnt really move while cycling, a chest pack would stay put and be comfortable if done right.

 

Sig Sauer P938 in the back middle jersey pocket inside an Uncle Mike's soft holster.

 

As a guy who has spent many years working in trauma centers: please be careful when sticking a chunk of metal to the base of your spine and engaging in activities where you might end up falling or crashing into something!

 

I use to cycle a lot in my early 20’s. Carried a Jennings .22 in a pouch attached under the handle bars with velcro on my Trek Road Bike. Later, after moving to Idaho, I found my DWM Luger would fit in the triangular pouch attached to the top tube of my mountain bike frame. With bike clothes and helmet on, I doubt anyone ever had a clue they were there!

 

One of those sling bags fits G19 in a regular OWB holster inside. Not the fastest way to grab it if you need it but I like a layer of kydex over a trigger.

 

Motorcycling...yes. Springfield RO Compact .45.

 

For my road bike (Trek Domane SLR) I use Relevant Design frame bag. Most of my rides are 20-50 range. Glock 43X or S&W M&P 340 works well in the bag. Bag is durable and well designed interior.

 

Forgot to add link..

Tangle Frame Bag

Half-size frame bag.

www.revelatedesigns.com

 

It's context dependent.

I've done lots of long distance training for racing. The area I train in is very rural. I'm more concerned with loose farm dogs that people. So, I carried a SS .380 junk gun in my jersey pocket. I can ride pretty fast and, with a little heads-up, can out sprint a dog. The gun was if I got caught off guard and couldn't outrun them.

People, on the other hand. That's different story. If push came to shove and we were both stopped with me off the bike, I think I could have "deterred" someone, even having to reach around to the back of my jersey

I never considered the gun in a position where I would draw a fire like my concealed carry.

If you don't want to have it on your person, you might consider a small bag mounted on the top tube and neck. Topeak makes one but there are others. Search for "top tube bags."

I don't have any experience with riding or commuting in urban situations, sorry.

 

Ride a lot but have not carried doing so, tho this is something I have considered.

Consider reach, though, there is a reason cycling jersey pockets are in the back. If you have to reach it on the bike it is easier to reach around behind you.

Given most bike jerseys have rear pockets I imagine a lightweight small pistol could fit.
I've carried a third water bottle there and it weighs more than a small ccw gun I think.

Edit: Retention might be an issue if riding offroad. Or in a spill.

 

yes in the pocket

 

Yes.

 

I ride every day. Generally no, not around where I live. If I'm making my "uptown loop" I carry pepper spray. I look at it this way, if I fall and land on my side-arm, it could be bad. Broken hip, gun happens to go off (for whatever reason), etc. The probability of me crashing "I think" is greater than me encountering a situation where I'd need a side-arm.

When I'm not on my bike it's with me 100% of the time. I know that goes against the established protocol of carrying everywhere/every place/every time, but that's how I do it.

 

I did a lot of mountain biking and had close encounters with black bear and cougar.
Keeping the weapon on my person is a priority.
Think about how your carry method will fare in an ambush or wreck. Landing on the weapon can be like landing on a rock. Fashion be damned, the least awkward and safest method with reasonably quick access is a fanny pack holster. Size it to hold some pepper spray too.

 

I always carry when bicycling. I've had people in vehicles harass me, and when mountain biking there's often a risk of attracting a cougar or running into feral dogs. I normally use a fanny pack, which allows me to carry pretty much any handgun I want. And yes fanny packs look perfectly normal on a cyclist. You're not going to run into a lot of "operators" who can instantly spot that you're carrying, simply because you'd never catch most of those guys engaging in an activity where they'd have to wear Lycra shorts in the first place.

 

I always carry when bicycling. I've had people in vehicles harass me, and when mountain biking there's often a risk of attracting a cougar or running into feral dogs. I normally use a fanny pack, which allows me to carry pretty much any handgun I want. And yes fanny packs look perfectly normal on a cyclist. You're not going to run into a lot of "operators" who can instantly spot that you're carrying, simply because you'd never catch most of those guys engaging in an activity where they'd have to wear Lycra shorts in the first place.

Exactly! Used to a fanny pack (with a 1911) when cycling on the Burke-Gelman Trail when commuting into Seattle. There had been recent robberies of cyclists on that trail. Transitioned to appendix carry when I arrived at work. Didn't do it when I did the Seattle-to-Portland (STP) ride in 2007, because I didn't know at that time that a Washington resident could get an Oregon carry permit.

Ah, the fond memories of the STP ...

 

When I tried cycling once I carried a G19 in a small back pack along with a couple of other essentials.

 

I prefer to conceal a firearm at all times, but there are times when certain situations/activities may dictate otherwise. For me, cycling is one of those times. I’ve had quite a few spills in the past 18 months, many of which would’ve been much worse if I was strapped with a pistol. LanEvo’s Post #6 is spot on.

Conversely, I’ve had exactly 0 situations within that same timeframe, where it was necessary for me to quickly present a firearm while maintaining cadence. My threat assessment is calculated. I know full well that a threat could present itself at any time, but I also know that the likelihood of a crash with compounded injuries due to a firearm on my person, is more likely to occur than situations requiring immediate access to my firearm while in the process of riding.

But, I am committed to having a firearm with me at all times. For a more immediate threat, I ride with a titanium neck knife, with an M&P 340 stowed in my seat bag as Faulkner noted in Post #2. A Sig P365 fits in the same seat bag.

I rotate a trio of bikes throughout the week; fitness, road and MTB. They’re all setup the same with a quick release seat bag. My M&P 340 has logged nearly 4900 miles in my bag. It goes on every ride with me, except on the rare occasions that I ride onboard a Naval Air Station.

Had a nice 20.7 mile ride this morning. Still recovering from a nasty spill, my M&P 340 faired much better than I did, but we’re both dern near bulletproof.

Todays load-out.

 

For me I just have a small can of pepper spray strapped to the stem with a pice of Velcro. I probably do 4k-5k miles a year and for the most part I feel this will get me home. I haven’t found a way to carry in cycling clothes that doesn’t print terrible and make someone in a group rides head explode or safe enough it won’t get covered in sweat and junk…


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Ruger LC9 in a zippered bag behind the seat post.

I did triathlon for a while and many rides were in the 75-90 mile range. I didn't even have a ltc back then. But screw that, I was often out on back roads here in Texas crossing between highways for 10-15 miles. Dogs...a few punk ass people. Never had to open it up but...I had it.

 

There are jerk bicyclists who refuse to follow the rules of the road, and there are also jerk drivers who refuse to share the road with cyclists. I've had stuff thrown at me by passing cars, and I've read news stories where a cyclist was intentionally struck or run off the road by a road-rage driver. I've also had a few dogs snap at my heels as well. Once I was riding on some logging roads near home, and upon cresting a hill I heard some unearthly noises and spotted a pack of feral dogs tearing into each other a couple hundred yards away. I got the hell out of there pronto, but had they seen me and chased after me I'm not sure anything I normally carry when cycling would've sufficed.

 

Thanks for the ideas. I won't carry off body, so those suggestions are out.

I think I will try a chest rig. I really like the idea of a rig that carries under the arm, but what I'm seeing looks like the gun would flop around too much. I'm tempted to try the Enigma by phlsterholsters.com, but I'm not sure it could be used for 3 O'clock carry as appendix carry is out of the question for me.

 

Back when I was doing more long rides it was in NJ, so the idea of carrying a weapon was not a realistic possibility. We had full size frame pumps to whack someone with if need be, if we were lucky
Now you all have got me considering one of those tiny `1911 style pistols like the sig one... or even a polymer 380!

 

I was riding in my subdivision a few months ago and even with ear pods in, I could hear a lady screaming. Her pit got loose and then I realized that he was trying to snap at my feet. I accelerated more, but Cujo was relentless, I swear I could smell his breath.

I continued to make my way up an incline, but it wasn’t until I hit 17.5 mph that I was able to leave him behind. This chase went on for well over 1/4 mile. But I circled back to see if he decided to set his sights on my daughter. But she casually rode right past him. Ha, ha, I think he was wore out.

Prior to the Cujo encounter, the fastest I’ve ever ridden up that incline was 14 mph. Adrenaline is real.

Even if I had a firearm at the ready, it would’ve been cowboy action tough to use it while trying to aggressively accelerate out of harms way. Plus, Cujo was indeed someone’s family member. As such, I had no desire to eliminate him, unless of course he would’ve knocked my daughter off of her bike and was mauling her.

In my scenario, flight was a better option than fight.

 

Her pit got loose and then I realized that he was trying to snap at my feet.

I have to wonder if he was actually chasing the WHEELS...

We used to have dogs that would run alongside us as we zipped about the acreage on small motorcycles - and the damned fools had the dumbest habit of LUNGING to bite the tire, and then get spun & thrown across the field - to jump back up and continue the chase. Repeatable.

(Maybe it ranks up there with lolling a tongue out when yer head is out a window)

 

The beast was relentlessly snapping at my feet, causing me to have to swerve to the right, his saliva was on my shoe. It’s crazy how quickly a bike can swerve off track in the blink of an eye. Just a quick glance down at Cujo, then eyes back on the road, is all it took to realize I was heading towards someone’s mailbox or front yard.

 

I've had people in vehicles harass me, one pickup fishtailed as he came even with me, to try to dump me in the ditch. No camera back then.
While I always CCW, bicycling, I changed to my largest handgun and switched to using a pancake with oversized shirts and make sure the bulge is very noticeable. This seems to be the only thing that works.
Always use a helmet too .

I try to stick to rail trails, but they cross roads. I’ve seen drivers go into the opposing lane at high speeds to pass good drivers stopped at crosswalks all lit up with blinking lights and every marker and stripe you can imagine. I swear, if we get open carry here I’m going to strap my SBR on my back.

Seen some Motorcyclists carry IWB at 5 o’clock and deliberately print.

I think having a camera is probably even more effective, although in Florida, there are a number of cases where the cops don’t care and prosecutors don’t pursue charges against reckless drivers unless the public sees the video and it’s sufficiently dramatic. I think they kill more bicyclists in this state than any other.

SORRY, just venting, it’s sooo frustrating.

 

I've had people in vehicles harass me, one pickup fishtailed as he came even with me, to try to dump me in the ditch. No camera back then.
While I always CCW, bicycling, I changed to my largest handgun and switched to using a pancake with oversized shirts and make sure the bulge is very noticeable. This seems to be the only thing that works.
Always use a helmet too .

I try to stick to rail trails, but they cross roads. I’ve seen drivers go into the opposing lane at high speeds to pass good drivers stopped at crosswalks all lit up with blinking lights and every marker and stripe you can imagine. I swear, if we get open carry here I’m going to strap my SBR on my back.

Seen some Motorcyclists carry IWB at 5 o’clock and deliberately print.

I think having a camera is probably even more effective, although in Florida, there are a number of cases where the cops don’t care and prosecutors don’t pursue charges against reckless drivers unless the public sees the video and it’s sufficiently dramatic. I think they kill more bicyclists in this state than any other.

SORRY, just venting, it’s sooo frustrating.

I learned long ago there is a small psycho in many drivers itching to get out.
When they interact with cyclists, motorcyclists, or anything else not a car, it gets even worse, as their anger is amplified by their ignorance of what they do not understand.

25 years of cycling, Six hits, only three ending in injury thank goodness. But I wouldn't change a thing. it'd be nice to have two normal shoulders and not have a buggered leg, but I got to hang with some cool people and experience and see things I never would if I never rode. From beers after a century, to taking a fixed gear up a massive local switchback (twice), to commuting by bike at night in rush hour, to my tires being the first thing to mark a northeast snowfall at 5am on the way to work... It's been a wild ride, but worth it!
That said, I could have done without the violence...

The weirdest one was thankfully a miss, a guy who drove in reverse for a block after passing several of us riders trying to hit everyone. fortunately his aim was as bad as his judgement!

Our society takes people who could never pass a 4473 and sets em loose in two ton guided bullets.

New-fangled 'social justice' approaches like not prosecuting road infractions or even engaging in traffic stops is liable to make this behavior worse over time as people realize they can get away with vehicular homicide.

On the plus side moving to a free state I have found more of the drivers here are mellow. More than in NJ. I haven't had someone try to kill me on purpose in over a year, which is a refreshing change, though negligence like swerving / inability to hold a default center-lane position, or not signaling turns is still an issue and will be as long as people cannot conceptually understand why such things are dangerous. But I think that has to do more with intellectual complacency than people specifically hating or targeting bikers. They do not examine their actions or their consequences when interacting with us on the road because they don't examine anything they do. These are probably the same people who have negligent discharges. For some the unexamined life is sadly a way of life.