Here in Vegas when I ride my bicycle it is usually very hot. I just putt around the neighborhood. I carry a 3in k frame in my right pocket and a 2 in j frame in my left. I don't wear a shirt, I'm getting older and don't care as much. I also agree with the above poster---- don't go with stupid people to stupid places and do stupid things.
CC while on bicycle
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Whitwabit
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Friend has one of these or like this not sure if its the same one or not .. Wears it like you would a shoulder harness high on the chest under the arm .. more expensive then just a belly band .. he uses it when he is riding his motorcycle under a shirt with snaps that is easily opened to access the pistol ..
TRUSS(R) Holster. Comfortable advanced belly band undercover tactical concealed carry.
I've thought of getting one to wear when we are traveling and sitting in the Jeep for hours ..
TRUSS(R) Holster. Comfortable advanced belly band undercover tactical concealed carry.
I've thought of getting one to wear when we are traveling and sitting in the Jeep for hours ..
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I used to carry one in my seat pack along with my repair kit. Not exactly quick access, but at least I had it. I didn't really want a handgun on my person if I took a spill on my mountain bike. A friend of mine just kept one in a holster openly strapped to his handlebars. I never was much on open carry though.
Triggernosis
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Can you please provide a link to the band you are talking about here?
Whitwabit
US Veteran
running /bike trails aren't stupid places many are along side and in public parks .. and yet many people are accosted on them .. you can read about it in the news that it happens in about any city ..
There is low life everywhere not just the ghetto !!
All I have to go by is what the OP posted:
Now that sounds to me like a place where you are likely to run into trouble and my personal rule is to avoid places where I'm likely to run into trouble.
There's a bike path that runs right down I-25 in Colorado Springs. It's a nice bike path but it runs right through two known homeless camps. I don't ride there.
I dug an old waist pack holster out of my big box of holsers and use that. I carry a gun, spare mag, license to carry, and a protein bar in it.
I usually ride with my loose fitting not to silly looking bike jersey partly covering it.
Of course I have a "Don't Tread on Me!" bike shirt, so that partially blows my cover.
I usually ride with my loose fitting not to silly looking bike jersey partly covering it.
Of course I have a "Don't Tread on Me!" bike shirt, so that partially blows my cover.
As Smoke mentioned, OP noted that it was home to lowlifes.
Furthermore, bike paths and the like, for me, occupy a particular "zone of danger". They're isolated, secluded, and frequently deserted. But they're not so isolated and remote that it's too far for predators to access easily.
The other thing is that they're home to prey, which is something a lot of people don't think about. Just like I wouldn't go to where I know predators are, I also don't go to where prey items can be had. Because an abundance of prey attracts predators, even to places where predators aren't known to be.
Let's not overlook the fact that (At least here in Colorado) you can run into REAL predators like mountain lions and bears.
Very good point.
Some people who know I carry sort of laugh because I carry everywhere I am able to. They ask me if I expect to run into trouble.
My answer is always the same. If there is a place where I expect there to be trouble, I do everything I can to avoid going there. If I have to go there, I bring a gun, or maybe two. I also bring a friend, or maybe two, and they bring guns.
The other type of place I go is where I don't expect trouble. Which is not the same as not being prepared if there is trouble.
While the first type of place is high risk, the second is unknown. Stuff happens, it's best to be prepared mentally and physically.
Some people who know I carry sort of laugh because I carry everywhere I am able to. They ask me if I expect to run into trouble.
My answer is always the same. If there is a place where I expect there to be trouble, I do everything I can to avoid going there. If I have to go there, I bring a gun, or maybe two. I also bring a friend, or maybe two, and they bring guns.
The other type of place I go is where I don't expect trouble. Which is not the same as not being prepared if there is trouble.
While the first type of place is high risk, the second is unknown. Stuff happens, it's best to be prepared mentally and physically.
Bill Bates
Member
I've never carried while riding my bicycle but if I did I would slide my pistol in a pocket holster and tuck that into one of the three pockets across the back of my jersey.
This a pic of my grandsons...looks like one of them brought his phone.
This a pic of my grandsons...looks like one of them brought his phone.
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Indeed, the selection of predator/prey terminology was deliberate!
mnshutterbug
Member
You can just Google PT One or PT Two. Amazon sells the PT Two.
mnshutterbug
Member
You can just Google PT One or PT Two. Amazon sells the PT Two.
There are several nice bike trails (locally called greenbelts) that I ride a lot when it's warm enough......and like a few others have already suggested I "carry" in a fanny/waist pack. Works great, unobtrusive, enough room for my cell phone and keys, etc...
I've been using a fanny/waist pack made by Bagmaster for years for concealed carry at all kinds of places when it's not feasible to use some other means.
Don
I've been using a fanny/waist pack made by Bagmaster for years for concealed carry at all kinds of places when it's not feasible to use some other means.
Don
rick1085
Member
I ride 20 miles almost every day weather permitting. That's nearly every day where I live. All on city trails.
Wear mountain bike shorts by areo design. There is always a Beretta 9mm nano comfortably in my pocket inside a desantis holster. There is pleanty of room.
Much more likely to need the weapon for an out of control dog than a lowlife person.
Wear mountain bike shorts by areo design. There is always a Beretta 9mm nano comfortably in my pocket inside a desantis holster. There is pleanty of room.
Much more likely to need the weapon for an out of control dog than a lowlife person.
Concerned Citizen
Member
A fanny pack worn on the lower front is a good way to CC on a Bicycle. There are models that are specifically designed for CC that break open for quick drawing, but I've never had one of these. I was thinking of getting one.I guess this would be very dependent on what type of handgun you carry. If it is a smaller type revolver or semi-auto, you might consider a fanny pack type worn with the main compartment at about 2 o'clock (if you are right handed, 10 o'clock for a left handed person.
There are some very small and comfortable Fanny Packs on the market that can be found with an internet search. Just be sure to practice drawing an unloaded weapon from it before you actually wear it.
Some guys have a complex with fanny packs or "*** Bags" as they call them but I can't see why. It's a good way to keep your valuables (and your gun) secure and in front of you when doing outdoor activities where concealing a gun in a pair of light shorts would be undesirable.
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elm_creek_smith
US Veteran
Since I don't wear "bicycle gear" when pedaling my one-speed cruiser bike along the bike trails locally, I don't change my carry methods. I can't see myself in Spandex®, and no one else ever should either!
Probably why OP is asking about carrying on a bike?
Anyway, fanny pack w/velcro straps for holding pistol is good option. Gives you a place to carry ID, keys, cell etc, too. And when you get off the bike, they're all still with you.
BTW on the two-shot derringer idea: a back road is more likely to result with a car or truckload of yahoos, who decide to "mess with the bike rider". In that situation, more range than a derringer, and a second mag, would be a comfort (and still fit fine in a fanny pack.
Re-read the thread. Smoke suggested that if the bike path was a known "trouble area" that you weren't required to visit, then the "Rule of Stupid" applied--don't do stupid things, don't go to stupid places, etc.
Whitwabit objected that a bike path didn't count as a "stupid place"--which is true, they don't fit the traditional definition--but admitted that they can be troublesome.
I opined that there were many areas that constituted a trouble spot that we don't ordinarily think of. Bike paths are one. The convenience store ATM at 4AM is another. More or less anywhere you're isolated, and especially if there's an abundance of prey and the "watering hole" effect applies.
Hence, I'm proposing that the best solution isn't to worry about armament, but rather avoid the crocodiles and the watering hole altogether.
Whitwabit objected that a bike path didn't count as a "stupid place"--which is true, they don't fit the traditional definition--but admitted that they can be troublesome.
I opined that there were many areas that constituted a trouble spot that we don't ordinarily think of. Bike paths are one. The convenience store ATM at 4AM is another. More or less anywhere you're isolated, and especially if there's an abundance of prey and the "watering hole" effect applies.
Hence, I'm proposing that the best solution isn't to worry about armament, but rather avoid the crocodiles and the watering hole altogether.
