Bicycle gun mount?

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RamItOne

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I recently purchased a rather expensive bicycle (wheels alone rival the average monthly mortgage). I haven't found a comfortable way to carry in my shorts. I've been considering a bag that mounts to the frame but they (specifically designed bike bags) all seem extremely shallow. I've also thought about an ankle holster but strapping it to my arm (like those iPod armbands). Looking for some suggestions from other cyclists.

Some of the areas I go through wouldn't be considered "prime real estate"

My typical EDC is a S&W BG .380, considering getting a P290RS

Thanks for any tips.
 
Would a bellyband under your bike shirt work. Be prepared to clean the sweat soaked pistol after every ride:rolleyes:

I Would not mount the pistol to the bike. Too easy to get seperated in an altercation cor my tastes
 
Mounting to the bike will be problematic when you go into the store to get food/drink or for bathroom break. I use a bellyband and it's not the most comfortable thing but it works great for my LCP. It even keeps the gun from getting sweaty. I'll see if I can find the one I use online and post a link here.
 
Fannypack.

I agree that the gun needs to be on your person. In a confrontation, you may have to quickly ditch the bike to flee or take cover.
 
How a couple of Brit's thought it should be done.....

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Is open carry a possibility, or are you only interested in cc options? I use a thigh holster when I'm out on my quad, it's always within reach. Not exactly discreet though. I don't think that ankle holster on arm sounds like a terrible idea either though...
 
Hate to say it, but fanny pack is really your only choice.
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I agree
It could be hung on the bike while riding, and worn if you leave the bike

Get one made for guns and it will have a seperate compartment with quick access
 
1st line of defense: pepper spray & run [cycle] away; you're just transiting anyway.

Best of luck to you. Sometimes nice things are just too much trouble. :o
 
No serious cyclist, of which I think the OP is since he spent that much on wheels, would be caught wearing a fanny pack while riding. Your choices are a small 380 or similar in the back shirt pocket or this is the belly band I use occasionally when it's not too hot.
 
No serious cyclist, of which I think the OP is since he spent that much on wheels, would be caught wearing a fanny pack while riding.
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He wouldn't need to wear it while riding
It could be attached to the bike
 
Anyone in Indianapolis? There's a Villar Perosa twin 9mm smgs mounted on the handlebar of a bicycle in their War Memorial bldg.
 
is it not comfortable to wear an undershirt? if it's not a big deal, I would think something like this would work.



although that would solve the carry part, you would still have to figure out how to get to it

I think the ankle on the arm is a good idea, have to be a good tight fit though
 
southjk said:
No serious cyclist, of which I think the OP is since he spent that much on wheels, would be caught wearing a fanny pack while riding. Your choices are a small 380 or similar in the back shirt pocket or this is the belly band I use occasionally when it's not too hot.
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I agree with southjk here. The only way I'll ever be found wearing a pack dressed in bike kit is a CamelBak on a mountain bike. Dressed in road kit? No way. I also always figure I'm riding on the road with distracted, oblivious people driving multi thousand pound battering rams, making me worry less about needing a CCW and more about getting clipped and left in a ditch...

An ankle holster isn't going to work for a serious rider either. He'll be wearing Lycra shorts or tights riding that bike. Not sure the under shirt is going to work either, anything on the sides of your chest is going to be pretty exposed when you assume the position on a proper road bike.

As for the OP, the only thing I can think of is a P32 in a wallet holster in your jersey. It weighs less than a spare water bottle and costs about as much as 2 sets of decent bike tires. The Bodyguard might be small and light enough to fit there, I've never taken a close look at one. Much more weight than that gets kind of distracting.

P-990 - who's current road bike cost as much as his first car...
 
Instead of pepper spray go witha peppper grenade. You pull the pin and toss and it fogs the whole area where it lands.
 
I mean no offense, but why give a rat's arse about what a fanny pack looks like? IMO, while cycling, nothing else is as comfortable and convenient. You're putting in the workout and protecting yourself at the same time. Win, win. :)
 
Once upon a time I thought a fanny pak looked ridiculous and I would never be seen wearing one.
Once upon a time I thought a headlamp looked ridiculous and thought I would never be caught wearing one.

Then I got over it, and today I don't know how I would get by without occasionally relying on either of those two things. It would certainly not be as much fun.
 
Hmmm... I appear to have needed to clarify my comments about packs and road kit. It's not a matter of appearance so much as comfort. On a road bike fitted for the conventional leaned forward aero position, any weight on your back is not going to be directed down through your seat. It bears the small of your back and down through your arms. Not very comfortable. The furthest I've ever ridden my road bike with a pack on is about 5 miles and I couldn't wait to ditch it when I finished.

On a mountain bike or cruiser it's a completely different animal. You sit up, weight goes down through you and onto the saddle. Putting something heavier than an energy bar in there becomes an option.

I am of course assuming the OP is fitted to his road bike in a fairly conventional manner. Believe me, I'm the last one to suggest doing something just based on style, I'm trying to make suggestions based on comfort and function. My non-shooting hobby is cycling.
 
That misses the point to carrying. You're not carrying so you can go to danger, you're carrying in case danger comes to you.

The shirt holster might work, then just cover it with a day glo orange vest or the proper cycling similar.
 
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