Do you carry your camera in a bycicle?

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I like cycling as much as photography. Both are my hobbies.
However I don´t like to carry my camera when doing some cross country, but I can do it if I´m just conmuting.
It´s like doing street photography from your bycicle. :cool:
anybody else likes this approach? What bag do you use to carry your camera?

thanks

Neto
 
The normal handlebar-bag works for me. For many years I didn't even have the modern slightly padded 'photo-bag' version, just a plain nylon handelbar-bag with a bit of an old foam mat in the bottom. For rain protection I had a couple of carrier-bags inside each other, and the cameras etc. inside that within their own ever-ready or lens cases too.

It was necessary to arrange things so that the handlebar-bag was on a frame (not hitting the handelbar stem on every bump) and not banging in to the front-carrier either, but it worked ok. The modern version I now have is with a clipfix system and sort of 'automagically' sits in a safe position with no messing about.
 
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I carry it in a bag I wear on my body, so as to minimize the amount of shocks the camera is subjected to.
 
I usually carry the camera on a strap or in a pocket (if I can get away with that!). I really should get a handelbar bag or something though.
 
I always have a camera with me, no exceptions! So that means on bicycle too. Because I commute in downtown Montreal, I need all the agility I can get, so I would rather not have bags attached to my bike.

I have a Cocotte Équipement messenger bag that fits everything I need in a day including a camera. I don't lug a lot of gear, mostly it will be a point and shoot or my bessa w/ 1 lens. I usually pack a rag for wiping down a a wet seat, so I use that to protect the camera from bumping with other stuff.

Not to overly promote this company, but they also sell a photo insert for one of their bags with 3 hard compartments. I would think if you cycle, and have a DSLR with more than one lens, that would be your ultimate choice!
 
I'm also a cyclist. I've carried a pentax 6x7 on my back for ten miles before without a problem :p but typically I keep a little yashica T4 tucked in my seat bag.
 
I always carry at least a point and shoot, sometimes a DSLR or a film RF. I keep the camera and extra lenses in a rear basket inside a backpack that also carries my wallet, keys, maps, bike tools, and some plastic bags in case of rain. One of the reasons I go bicycling is to be able to take pictures I might overlook in a car, so I like exploring and being able move a few hundred meters quickly for a better view.
 
I commute on my bike, and always have a camera on me as well. It used to be my 5dmkii and 50/1.4 on my back (with a strap). Since I got my M6 ttl, I only want to shoot with it so I carry it the same way with my 35/1.4 scale focused for quick "drive-by" shots. I usually cruise no hands and snap things of interest. During the magic hour on my ride home in downtown LA, there are many things of interest to shoot!
 
Interesting comments.
So we have:
-handlebar bags
-bakpacks
-seat bags
I guess backpacks are more secure for the camera, but also more uncomfortable.
 
I bought an Olympus PEN EES-2 specifically to carry on when my bikes. So far I've been putting it in a wedge bag when I'm not carrying a bag; if I have a messenger bag or ruck on, then it goes in there.
 
I always ride with a Camelbak hydration pack so I carry either an Olympus XA1 or a Yashica T*AF...I'll even stop at garage sales looking for camera stuff...
 
I try to carry my cameras in a handlebar bag - usually a padded case inside the handlebar bag. I have crashed a few times while carrying gear and it has always survived - being protected by the handlebars and the case.

Not too surprisingly, the custom bike with custom handlebar bag works best:


Side View: Frances Cycles by Blind Robert, on Flickr
 
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I try to carry my cameras in a handlebar bag - usually a padded case inside the handlebar bag. I have crashed a few times while carrying gear and it has always survived - being protected by the handlebars and the case.

Not too surprisingly, the custom bike with custom handlebar bag works best:


Side View: Frances Cycles by Blind Robert, on Flickr
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That's just too cool:)
 
I have taken my camera in a Lowepro camera bag, but now when I ride my mountain bike I always take my hydration pack:

http://www.dakine.com/sport-packs/bike/drafter/

Its pretty small so something like an XA or other small P&S is what I use. Dakine also makes camera backpacks, and their quality and customer service are top notch, I would recommend any Dakine product.
 
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I went for a ride through Sydney last night from St Leonards, Nth Sydney, over the Harbour bridge, up Martin place thorough Sydney CBD then on to Kings Cross red light district and back via Woollomooloo (stopping for some hot dogs at Harry's Cafe de'Wheels). I love my Sunday night rides. I usually take a friend but we cover so much ground and make so many stops that nothing really compares to it. It does mean however that you need to be self sufficient with both bike and camera gear. packing light is essential. I use a lowepro slingshot which is the best so far but lately I want to free myself of that as well. I'm looking for a replica sling like the one for the M9 titanium that is more like a holster to fit my Lumix GF1. I can't be leather though cause it would just soak in the sweat. I think something like that with a gorillapod tripod wrapped around my handlebars would be the ultimate minimalist setup for on-the-bike photography.

Edit: I have considered baskets or front racks but I ride a mtn bike or similar and tend to drop off gutters and stairs sometimes.
 
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I typically carry a camera in a small shoulder bag, and if I need to carry more stuff, I have a messenger bag. I use those for walking as well as cycling. Sometimes (in good weather) I just swing the camera onto my back with a long strap around my head and shoulder, although on a racing bike it sometimes swings forward and hits the handle bars. Recently I have started using a very short strap around my neck. The camera bounces around a bit, but it is always ready to go. I have taken pictures like that while rolling along.
 
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