rethinking my cycling FAK

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so, had my first good wipeout on my bike while riding home from work. I was 3 miles from home (but exhausted, since I had ridden 12 miles already)
fortunately, I was wearing my helmet, so I kept my noggin safe.

my current cycling FAK was just a few bandaids, a gauze pad and some neosporin. I didn’t think things through, and just decided to throw in the same stuff as my edc fak (actually, less, since I didn’t add burn gel, medicines, etc)

unfortunately, it wasn’t enough!

I had three major scrape areas (3 on the right hand, 2 on left elbow, 2 on the left knee) that I had to irrigate with my water bottle (which i’m not sure was the smartest course of action)- so that’s the first thing I’ll be adding to my FAK (a small bottle of hydrogen peroxide)
combine water and sweat, and you’ve got a great anti-sticking material. the bandaids wouldn’t stay on!
so, I need some more gauze pads, and probably some tape to keep the pads in place.

when I got home, I irrigated with hydrogen peroxide, dried (ah, add a towel!) and put some proper bandages on my scrapes. I’ve got some tender spots, and there’s some bruising/swelling (so I do in fact need to add in ibuprofen), but otherwise I came out all right.

any other cyclists? what do you carry?
the thing about cycling- there are two kinds of accidents, falls that lead to scrapes, and catastrophes. the second one, I can only hope I’m ok enough to call 911, but the first one, I can definitely prepare for.

hope this helped someone else!
and always wear your helmet!

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