Bicycle CCW?

[alphabrace]

I do a lot of biking in the summer and i am trying to figure out how i can ccw on my bike.
Any thoughts on holsters etc while bicycling?

 

[alphabrace]

I do a lot of biking in the summer and i am trying to figure out how i can ccw on my bike.
Any thoughts on holsters etc while bicycling?

 

[The Big D]

This has been addressed before...try searching. FWIW, I also bike and CCW the same ways I do every other time I carry...IWB or OWB, strong side belt...95% of the time.

This works unless you're wearing biker "team" jerseys and pants.

Be safe.

 

[flop-shank]

Taurus 605, appendix carry. YMMV.

 

[josp]

When I do my long road rides, I do wear the spandex gear. I carry my airweight J frame in my camelback pack. Not terribly fast draw, but I'm not going lose it if I'm seperated from my bike. I don't believe I want to try to fire as I'm riding..... a two wheeled bandito of sorts.

 

[JamesArthur60]

I've contemplated this question myself. At times I wear a small biking pack. But I'm concerned about surprise would-be robbers (hidden on bike paths) saying, "give up the pack". Then what? They know bikers rarely carry a wallet in a pocket (I know sometimes we do), so anything of value must be in the backpack. At one time I had a pouch/case carrier attached to the handlebars which would actually work well for a small auto or J frame revolver. I'll continue to always carry my folding lock blade knife inside my shorts pocket for some kind of defensive weapon if needed.

 

[M29since14]

I'll continue to always carry my folding lock blade knife inside my shorts pocket for some kind of defensive weapon if needed.

I gave up trying to carry a pistol on the road bike and do as you say with a folder, usually in a jersey pocket. I am no knife fighter but having it makes me feel better, and who knows, if necessary, it might discourage an unarmed attacker, just a little.

 

[ENH]

I carry a small Fanny pack with a Kal-Tec P3AT or 340PD, but most of the time I wear a regular cycling shirt with the 3 rear pockets. I put the Kal-Tec in the right pocket in a Galco pocket holster, spare clip in the center pocket and cell phone in the left pocket. Works well, balances good, does not pull the shirt into you throat and no one has ever noticed.

 

[bhk]

My wife is heavy into road biking and keeps a Model 60 in a DeSantis belt pack. Not too many other ways to carry when wearing spandex and biking shirts.

 

[MTKTM]

Ditto on the small fanny pack. I carry a small brand-x one with the gun (in my case a 327PC) and zipper situated for a relatively quick draw. In my case I situate it over my left hip-bone and use a cross-draw technique; in this way the pack isn't behind me and relatively inaccessible, and yet it doesn't interfere with my pedal-stroke. I agree that it's not going to be as fast as a good holster set-up, but with a little practice you can sort it out and be relatively quick. I doubt that many n'er-do-wells anticipate a spandex-dressed cyclist to be armed. I strongly suggest carrying a stainless or, better yet, a Scandium/titanium gun for rust-resistance qualities and, in the latter case, weight considerations. Dedicated cyclists will spend hundreds or thousands of dollars to pare a few pounds, or even ounces, off of the bike, so it makes little sense to do so and then carry a 2 or 3# gun.

 

[Farmer17]

I ride a bike and am not too comfortable with anything extra around my waist. You might try a half-zipped pocket on one of the tight fitting bike vests.

 

[HIKayaker]

I picked up a S&W 317 2" for just this purpose. I plan to carry it in a Bianchi fanny pack. This one carries the weapon inside a velcro accessible pouch--nearly the same motion to take it off as to open it up. It's worked very well for my snubby 357 as well.

I can spare an additional 10.5 ounces after the reasoning that the best CCW is the one that you will carry. Much better than the 1911 in the safe.

The 22 is lightweight for two legged predators, of course, but most recently it was a raccoon on the trail, acting aggressively, charging my bike. Wouldn't have wanted to discharge a .357 in that location without a much better reason. Definitely unusual daytime behavior, though, for a raccoon. I took it to be sick or worse.

HIKayaker, north of Cincinnati

 

[M29since14]

Dedicated cyclists will spend hundreds or thousands of dollars to pare a few pounds, or even ounces, off of the bike, so it makes little sense to do so and then carry a 2 or 3# gun.

Very true. Sometimes I will be looking at these jazzy $5000 bikes (and they are wonderful!), and then along comes some old clown like me, gets on it, and rides away. He could shed 20 pounds at a lot less expense, and it would do him more good, than that fancy $500 stem and handlebar set that saves him, maybe, 2 ounces!

But, hey, the guys running the bike shops, and the workers in the factories making the fancy parts, love it. Hobbyists of any sort are not known for making a lot of sense.

 

[MTKTM]

Originally posted by Farmer17:
I ride a bike and am not too comfortable with anything extra around my waist. You might try a half-zipped pocket on one of the tight fitting bike vests.

I agree, don't like anything directly around my waist when riding. So what I do is situate a fanny pack a little lower, just below the hip-bones and over the head of the femur. I cinch it snug, but not real tight. It seems to stay there for a long time and yet doesn't interfere with my breathing like it might if it were a few inches higher. Note that the 'bag' portion of the pack is on one side, definitely not in front as that would be very uncomfortable. I have ridden with a fairly heavy fanny-pack for a lot of miles that way in relative comfort. Try it sometime and see what you think. Everyone is a little different.

 

[MTKTM]

Originally posted by M29since14:

Dedicated cyclists will spend hundreds or thousands of dollars to pare a few pounds, or even ounces, off of the bike, so it makes little sense to do so and then carry a 2 or 3# gun.

Very true. Sometimes I will be looking at these jazzy $5000 bikes (and they are wonderful!), and then along comes some old clown like me, gets on it, and rides away. He could shed 20 pounds at a lot less expense, and it would do him more good, than that fancy $500 stem and handlebar set that saves him, maybe, 2 ounces!

But, hey, the guys running the bike shops, and the workers in the factories making the fancy parts, love it. Hobbyists of any sort are not known for making a lot of sense.

Yeah, it's kind of ironically funny, the old fat guys (like me) seem to be the ones who can afford those high-end carbon-fiber/titanium wonder-bikes, but it's the 20 year-old studs who can't afford them but that could make them sing.

 

[M29since14]

Yeah, it's kind of ironically funny, the old fat guys (like me) seem to be the ones who can afford those high-end carbon-fiber/titanium wonder-bikes

Those same old, fat guy types are the ones who can afford the Ferrari! There is some truth to the notion that youth is wasted on the young.

 

[MADISON]

Back during the 1980 Jimmy Carter Recession I used a bicycle for basic transportation.
I carried a 2 3/4 inch SS Security Six and/or a Colt 1911 wither in a FRONT BAG or on my hip.

 

[ttpete]

When I rode years ago, I did most of it out in the country on 2 lane blacktop. Farm dogs were the biggest problem, but there was always the occasional drunk redneck white-trash trailer dweller in a rusty pickup to contend with. If you ride, you'll know about them.

I carried an M37 with a Speer shot cartridge first up, the rest were the old FBI load. I figured that a round of shot in the face would run a farm dog off most of the time, and it did. Carry was in a small handlebar bag along with a couple of speed loaders.

 

[MTKTM]

I recently acquired a Bond Arms derringer chambered in 45LC/410. I have been thinking about carrying it next bicycling season in lieu of my 327. I'd load it with shot-shells and perhaps carry a couple of rounds of 45 along as well, although if you have to stop and reload in a situation where lethal force might be warranted, you're probably already screwed. But the biggest threat to most bicyclists is definitely dogs, and a 410 with bird-shot might just be the best answer for that, wouldn't be quite as lethal but would probably send them running in the other direction. And it would be an okay defense round against a bad guy as well. Something to think about. I like the 8 round 357, there is something comforting about having that much firepower at hand.

 

[flop-shank]

I'll bet a NAA mini would make an almost weightless bird shot gun. Backed up by a S&W snubby it would give an appropriate first shot for any threat. Actually, the report of a pistol would probably scare off most dogs.