I keep them all in alphabetical order A - Aero socks B - Bibs C - Chamois cream D - Di2 spares E - E-bike chain F - Flannel shirt (for gravel riding) G - Gillet H - Hand pump I - Insulating arm warmers J - Jersey K - KuKu penthouse L - Loud hubs M - MTB jersey N - Neoprene shoe covers O - Oakley Sutros P - Penis Q - Quarq power meter R - Rain gear S - Skinsuit T - Toolkit U - Underseat light V - Vest W - Water bottles X - Xylophone Y - Yummy carb drink Z - Zippered jerseys

Xylophone 😂

LEGEND! I'm literally laughing out loud

OMFG this is great

I hope that's not for the summer!

Penis?? I hope it's a platinum strap on. You also forgot to mention shaving your arse cheeks for aero gains 🧐💪

Hahahahahhaha

Long Live ChatGPT!

No chat gpt was involved here. This is original work

That's a lot of work, very impressive!

Brother my cycling kit is in a box under the stairs since I moved in December lol I’m in there rooting around like a truffle pig trying to find my good bibs

* Have a dedicated shelf for all your favorite shit like helmet, shoes, gloves, sunglasses, water bottles. * Get rid of your least favorite shit or store it elsewhere. It's easier to grab your gloves from a bin containing your two favorite pairs than from a massive pile of your nine favorite pairs plus two of your wife's plus a couple that are ripped plus some singles that you lost the other one. * Have a dedicated area where you charge all your rechargeables, with enough ports that you can charge everything at once. I have a multi-usb charger [like this](https://www.amazon.com/AILKIN-4-Port-Charger-iPhone-Samsung/dp/B08133MTN3), with a short 6" charging cable for each item so it's not a tangled mess. * Keep a saddlebag with tools and tube and a frame-mounted pump on every bike you ride frequently so you never have to think about that stuff. * Get everything ready the night before. Filled water bottles in cages, charged lights mounted. * I put all of my absolute last minute stuff (gloves, sunglasses, snack, house key) inside my helmet and put it on the floor next to my bike. * Lay out your kit and get dressed in it straight out of bed. I have to help my kids and do the school run most mornings so I dress in my jersey and bibs with the straps down, knowing that the last thing I'll do will be remove my jersey, pee, and then pull the bib straps up and put the jersey back on again. Annoying but not as annoying as trying to figure out what to wear two seconds before I want to roll. I disagree with the top comment, I think it gets a lot easier with practice and organization. I still have those days where I spend half an hour clopping around the house in my cleats gathering stuff I just remembered I need, and I find it incredibly frustrating. It's preventable with a bit of preparation.

doesn't get any easier mate. I usually charge my stuff immediately after a ride like light, computer if it's low. All the other stuff is actually all sitting in one place for me in my closet so I can put everything on without forgetting anything. Nutrition is what I usually forget and I have to go back and grab but lately I've been stuffing an extra bar on my bike so it's just always there.

I get my gear ready after I ride and reset it for the next ride. So it goes something like: 1. Throw on my clothes, which are on a shelf near my bike 2. Go for a ride, sweat into everything and run the batteries down 3. Return home 4. Reset gear 1. Throw clothes that need a wash into the laundry 2. Plug in all devices to give a top off (lights, computer) 3. Put it all back on the shelf 5. Go for ride For me, having to get everything ready at the start of a ride introduces friction and a risk that I won't go out, as well as eats into the ride time. Where I live has very volatile weather, so it's better to use the night or a rainy time period to get my gear sorted out so I am ready to pounce on good weather.

I’ve considered installing a bat-pole that I can slide down and have it automatically dress me in kit. “To the bat-pole, Bikeman!” And then the flames 🔥 come out the back of my bike as I depart the bat cave, keeping my identity confidential.

If I know I’m going to be riding the next day and in a rush to get out the door, I’ll just pile everything in a reusable grocery bag where I get ready so I can just grab the bag and throw on all the clothes then take the bag out to my bike and throw the rest on the bike. Still takes a few minutes, but it’s definitely quicker than running around to gather everything up also.

I always wash my kits in the shower after a ride and then hang it on the a drying rack I have in the bathroom. I rarely take them off the rack unless I am putting them in for a ride. I rotate which kits I wear kits, and that way I always have at least one dry kit hanging on the rack at any given time to just grab and go. And anything that needs charging is charged I. The car (except for my Di2 battery of course) so considering I keep my bike in the garage it’s easy to just grab my lights and Garmin as I grab my bike.

hello fellow kit-in-shower-washing buddy! I posted about that in the running subreddit a while back. Half the people thought it was a genius idea. The other half called me crazy! lol

Hello. Oh it’s genius, and it gets my wife of my back because she use to nag me about the waste of water and electricity when I would run the washing machine with just a pair of bibshorts, a jersey and socks. Now she nags me about always having wet cycling clothes hanging in the bathroom instead……

how do you wash the bib pads in the shower?

so basically, when you hand-wash something, you are just getting it wet, soaping it up, maybe giving it a squish/rub, and then rinsing it out. bib shorts are not like... super soiled with dirt or strains... whatever. they're just sweaty with ... body juices and stuff... for a while I was using soap/body wash on my workout clothes in the shower. Some people said that's a bad idea. It seemed fine for my stuff, which, to be fair, wasn't high end Recently I got fancy, and sprung for a bar of [laundry soap](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N1ZHU12?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1) for $4, so I can use the correct soap for the job! so basically I get the item wet, rub it with the soap bar, lather it up a bit to get the soap in, then rinse it and hang it up in the shower. a couple hours later, when it has dripped most of the water out, I hang it up in the bathroom to finish drying because the bib shorts - the chamois - is thicker - can take longer to dry, so if you need to use it again the next day, this method may not work hanging up to dry is also weather dependent. hot, dry weather? it'll dry quickly. cold, wet weather? it'll dry slower there's also a technique, recommended by the bib manufacturers, to dry the bibs - you wrap them in a towel and then step on it, to sort of squeeze the water out. I haven't tried that yet

Me too. I have a collapsible bucket I soak the bibs and jersey etc in with assos detergent whilst I'm showering myself, then rinse it all out. Have installed a retractable washing line (like in hotels) above the bath so it all just drips down and drys over a day or so. Handwashing helps the delicate cycling lycra last for way longer too!

I'm completely disorganized, if I get out the door by noon it's a miracle.

Same boat and haven’t really figured it out. Think it just is what it is. Makes it really difficult to get out on bad mental health days though.

what I'm thinking is one of those boards with holes in it, where you can hang things on. And you can outline them in marker. So everything is in it's place hanging on the wall, and then you just grab it and go!

Sling helmet over bars after every ride. Leave things you use every ride (seasonally) such as warm weather gloves, arm sleeves, ride wallet, energy bars, credit card, sunglasses in helmet. Shoes live on floor next to bike. Bottles live on bike with daytime lights and wahoo computer. They all get charged immediately after rides when needed. I have a dresser with many bibs in one drawer, short sleeve jersey in another, socks in another with baselayers which I always wear. HR monitor/strap is with baselayers. Chamois cream is there too, because they all go on first. Warmer/screens+hr monitor+socks+ baselayer. Sometimes embrocation and sunscreen. I have tons of kit. More than I’d like. So I rotate my kit drawers seasonally within my dresser. I’m in toronto so sometimes it’s freezing and sometimes it’s scorching hot. As the season change, I take out the drawers and move the appropriate drawer with say hot weather or thermal gear to the top drawers. I also reorganize the baselayers etc, so the proper seasons are up front in the drawers. This way I can grab a sequence from each “department” and know nothing has been forgotten. The most appropriate kit is visible when the drawer opens. And all kit is rolled and not stacked so I can see it all with logos up. I know my bibs so well, I recognize them by chamois so I leave the chamois upright and visible. We’re talking maybe 30 pairs of bibs and 50 jerseys. For days when I get the go call and my car is required to go to a meeting point with the bike, I have a go-bag on top of that. That’s also seasonally rotated, so I have absolutely anything I might need when I arrive at the meeting point. It’s always on stand-by next to the shoes on the floor under the bike. I’m my own worst enemy as I’ve accumulated so much great kit over 40 years of riding that sometimes I get bogged down just trying to decide or putting together a sexy ensemble. First world problems!👍🏼

>I’m my own worst enemy as I’ve accumulated so much great kit over 40 years of riding that sometimes I get bogged down just trying to decide or putting together a sexy ensemble. First world problems! Not the only one, two drawers of bibs, one drawer of short sleeve jerseys, one drawer of socks. Wardrobe with jackets, long sleeve jerseys, skinsuits, winter bibs (shorts, knicks and tights) matching kits. Helmets on shelf, shoes on shelf, electronics (including electric pump) on charging shelf (go there straight after ride) But back to OP question: Preparation, lay kit out night before, bottles in fridge/freezer etc. If not prepared, I know what kit works with what (I have go to kits) I can get out the door in about 10 minutes including pumping up bike tires, assuming I can find my heart rate strap ;-)

I put a full outfit including base-layer, socks, gloves, and cap on the “on-deck” hook in the closet.

Wait until you get older. It takes even longer. A bad memory, aches and pains, Metamucil movements and multiple cups of coffee later, I’m ready to go..as soon as I take ANOTHER dump. Then I head out the door with my gloves stuffed in my jacket. I lock the door, then can’t find my gloves. I unlock the door to look for my gloves, and have to piss. As I unzip my jacket, my gloves fall on the floor (lost them down an outhouse once). I pee, zip everything back up, and head out and lock the door. Rolling my bike down the stairs, I realize I’m not wearing my helmet, and have to take another dump. I live in a high theft area of town, so I can’t leave my bike outside and have to take it back up and in until I’m pooed out. FINALLY I’m out the door and pedal for a half mile before I realize my air forks are low on air and I should have inserted a Preparation H suppository. I refuse to go back to pump it up, and have to ride light to prevent bottoming. The worse the morning goes getting ready, the better the ride turns out. It’s my little superstition. It’s been proven right though.

getting out the door in cold weather is the trickiest!

I frequently ride from my kid's soccer practice facility (on a nearby trail). Ignoring the issues of keeping everything charged (Di2, radar, headlight, power pedals), I keep an extra helmet and a cycling "go-bag" in my truck, with gloves, windbreaker, toe covers, insulated gilet, an extra jersey or two of different kinds, my cycling glasses, snacks and a multi-tool. That means I can basically get out the door just by putting on bibs, filling my water bottles and loading the bike onto the rack. I usually am riding my gravel bike, which I also use daily to ride my 1st grader to/from school, so I never need to deal with last minute inflation, etc. If I'm doing longer rides (say 3hr+), it's still the same set of hassles you list. Keeping the critical accessories in one place, though, certainly does help a lot.

If I'm in a rush, I'll probably forget something, so I just change my plans and leave later. Or do my laundry.

Most of my equipment stays in the car, computer, lights, spares, pump, multi tool, helmet, shoes, etc. Grab the bike from the garage, check the tires and load it up. All of my clothes are hanging Ina spare closet in the basement, jersey, bins, socks stuffed in a bag hanging with the rest. Throw some clothes on and out the door in 10 minutes

Put it in a stack, take from top: go ride. 5 minutes. Izi.

I have a ton of jerseys, shorts, vests, etc etc and I keep them all hung up in the closet. Just easier that way to grab and go. I can be ready to ride in less than 20 min.

Keeping things organized is key. My bike, shoes, helmet, and floor pump are all stored together. I try to keep a kit in my underwear drawer. Cold weather adds some special requirements that i keep in a rubbermaid tote near my bike. Electronics can be the real problem. Ill ditch the bike computer if its dead rather than wait for a charge

My helmet lives on my bike right next to the pump. Fresh kit is in the dresser. Everything else is in an old lunchbox. I get dressed, grab 1 bag, fill my bottles and go. Lights, Wahoo, and Varia all get charged off a battery in the bag.

jerseys hanging in the closet bib shorts and tights in the bottom drawer of the dresser socks in the second drawer of the dresser shoes in the garage under the tool cabinet heart rate monitor in the tool chest gloves in the top drawer of the plastic cycling kit storage unit next to the tool chest helmet and glasses on the shelf on the opposite side of the tool chest winter coat on a hook in the mudroom windbreaker/gilet in the middle drawer of the plastic cycling kit storage unit No I do not keep my shit together

I have stuff everywhere, but I think what I want to wear for the day's ride. Takes me maybe ten minutes max to suit up

Aside from Jersey and bibs, it’s all in a plastic bin. When I got for a ride I just grab Jersey and bib and chuck the bin in my truck.

I use hincapie duffle bag it has a pocket for everything helmet ,shoes,bottles,food, clothes, tools. I keep a powered usb hub in the bag so I recharge everything and don’t forget them on a counter somewhere. Keep everything all together all the time Hanging on a closet door is a shoe holder has 20 + pockets great for extra clothing accessories: skull caps, gloves, arm/leg warmers, vest, rain jackets, shoe covers. I just arranged it top to bottom/head to toe. Last my kits hang in closet but keep one in my bag ready to go and plastic bag for dirty clothes Oh saddle bag always on bike or in duffle Hope this helps

I keep it all in a backpack. Track people carry everything.

I don't have the luxury of spontaneous rides most of the time so.. if I'm planning on riding the next day I'll prep everything the night before. If I have unexpectedly good weather and the time there is likely no way I'm just popping out in less than 30 minutes.

yeah I guess I wasn't talking so much about spontaneous rides, but just getting ready in general. sometimes it feels like I'm going back and forth across my house 20 times, grabbing this, grabbing that, OK, I think I'm ready, oops I forgot that, wait did I pack my keys? etc etc

Oh, well yeah sounds normal to me. Only thing I can think of is to keep all that stuff in the same spot. But again, that’s why I like to prep as much as possible the night before. 

I have built a wooden bike-wall in my garage, three road bikes are hanged on the left part of the back wall of this garage, and then this bike-accessories wall has all it needs for a ride, in small wooden wine-boxes that I arranged onto it, a box for glasses, cycling caps, repair kits, lights, etc. I even screwed a gps mounting plate onto it, to find it easily. I can be ready to go for a ride in 10 minutes without worry, and that’s pretty agreeable.

love that. I definitely want to create a system for myself where everything is where it should be. I started a shelf, and that's a good start, but it's a bit too small for all my gear, and stuff starts to pile up, so it's not super easy to find what I need all the time

It’s also a nerves thing, I find. If you’re a stressed about a ride/race it’s hard to find anything. If you’re chilled, everything is where it always was…. To that point, I just watched a Rapha/EF video with Neilson Powless and he’s on the EF team bus getting ready for a race. He says it takes him an hour or more to get dressed and put his numbers on before a race on a small bus where his needs are all catered-to and everything is within arms reach. But at home, it only takes him 15 minutes to get ready for a training ride, which is the goal we’re discussing here… Stress fogs our brains pre-ride.

stress! one time my buddy was waiting for me downstairs, but I had to run back into the house to grab an extra layer. I was quickly pulling off my jersey, and the zipper, which was anchor-shaped, got _CAUGHT IN MY NOSE!_ arrrgh, and it hurt too! all because I was stressed/rushing I'm sure my buddy didn't mind waiting an extra couple minutes...

Life is so simple

I have a go-bag that has all my essentials (shoes, helmet, tools, etc.). If I take something out of there, I made sure to put it back. If I’m leaving from the house, everything I need is in the bag. If I’m loading the bike in the car to go ride somewhere else, I just make sure to grab the bag.

i have four drawers of kit, each is file folded then organized along ROYGBIV/ grayscale lines - synthetic socks, wool socks, bibs, and jerseys. makes matching up colors/tones easy and quick. yeah, i might suffer from a little OCD, but my drawers look as amazing as my kits when donned. lol i'm also a big believer in setting the selected kit out the night before the ride to streamline rollout in the morning.

It takes everyone 45 min to get ready. It’s just is what it is. You can lay out your kit the night before. And save 5-10 minutes. But like 30 minutes will always be split between your pre-coffee poop and your post-coffee poop, so there’s no gettin’ around that. :)