When a Hip Pack is Really Just a Fanny Pack [Cartoon]

Mountain bikers are probably the only group that currently thinks hip packs look cool.
By Jeff Barber
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Flannel jerseys and baggy shorts may help mountain bikers blend in at the bar, though helmet hair is one thing that still tends to stand out. Another dead giveaway: normal people stopped wearing hip packs in public back in 1988.

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