Anyone bike with an SLR?

[shoeytennis]

I did it last year and love doing it but my bag stinks and is anoyying. Anyone bike with a nice bag that works good?
PS-Bicycle not motorcycle lol

[Rhys]

A backpack style bag works well.

[tizeye]

I suspect when he stated "my bag stinks" he wasn't refering to functionality - but sweat retention and getting a little ripe.:(

I've thought about the same thing. This link are some I took with a D40 to document that Florida isn't flat! Difficult and awkward - particurally the "action shots" which bordered on dangerous. Most were stop and unpack from camera bag. Missed a great shot of a hawk that had captured a squirrel - spooked as I stopped. http://forums.bicycling.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/632104717/m/5381011143?r=5381011143#5381011143

What I use isn't ideal. Standard LowePro over shoulder pack, altered to attach as a fanny pack. Personally don't like camelbacks, so doubt I would like backpacks for cameras. A riding buddy has a similar case and a rear rack (both his touring and HT mountain bikes, but not road bike) and attaches the case to it with bungee cords. Hesitant to put a clamp-on rack to a carbon seatpost of his roadbike (plus, he candrop roadie's with his mountain bike). This has the advantage of physically separating your sweating body from the camera bag.

I don't have a mountain bike yet but seriously considering it. Would be great for lugging gear on "light" trails for remote photo ops rather than hiking. My roadbike is older and has eyelets to accept the more traditional rack if I wanted to mount it.

The other possibility woukd be to consider the slingshot case over the backpack, but don't know how that would interfere with riding.

And of course the obvious. Dump the DSLR and use a good P&S kept in your back jersey pocket.

[shoeytennis]

Im impatient and love the speeds of SLR's haha. I have a bag but it bounces alot when I go faster it gets real anoyying, plus it doesnt come in and out. Im looking into a lowepro bag but eh. Prolly going to roll around with my d50 and 50 1.8 prime this year.
Using primes to me is also better because its one less thing to fool around with it lol.
Although mounting it to my hybrid bike may be a good option but see where im biking is mostly in the city and downtown and random stopping and going and ranom picturss of cars, tree and homeless people (serious).

[kgosden]

I have bicycled with a number of digital cameras from my Olympus C3030Z to my E series SLR. About 90% of the time I carry them in my larger Camelback. Once in a while I use a hip/waist pack, but that really doesn't work for more than a few miles. Waist belts and a lot of weight hanging out back translates into the belt digging into my abdomen.

[BikerJohn]

I've heard that handlebar bags are good for easy access. I haven't done it myself yet.

Bad part of mounting it to the bike, is with every little pothole the camera sees it.

[kgosden]

Personally I avoid handlebar bags at all costs. The only benefit they offer is access, but they have the greatest impact (in a negative way) on bike handling of any bag mounting location. This is particularly important for less experienced riders. The change in steering dynamics can be profound particularly if the bag is large and the contents have uneven weight distribution.

If you want easy access carry a small point and shoot in your jersey for grab shots. If you are carrying a DSLR on a self propelled journey I assume that photography is important enough that you would be stopping and dismounting to take important photos.

[Csae]

I bmx quite often with my lowerpro Slingshot 200AW, though there is still some delay to getting to the camera.

Personally, i love rollerblading with my camera more, its far easier to take pictures, and i can keep my camera in my shooting hand with a handstrap, using the neckstrap as added security.

If you really want instant action on a bike, you could mod your bike to have a quick release plate like they use on tripods.

It would be a simple matter of drilling a hole really. Though i wouldn't suggest something like this for rough roads, bmxing, or mountain biking as the vibrations received by the camera might damage it over time.