pre-ride checklists

I'm posting these here mostly so I can find 'em again.

I have this list posted in the garage; this is the one I use prior to loading the car if I'm driving to the ride, or as I'm suiting up if I'm leaving from home:

• Air
• Bags
• Bars
• Bottles
• Camera
• ¿Clipboard? (or sign-in sheet, if I'm leading)
• Glasses
• GPS
• Gloves
• Helmet
• Mask
• Phone
• ¿Ring?
• Shoes

A few notes: "Air", of course, means inflating the tires; "Bags" are the saddlebag and top-tube bag that I switch from one bike to the other (Laura OLPH swears she will never trust a clip-on bag again after a mishap years ago, but I check my clips regularly, and carry a temporary get-me-home patch in case of failure); "Bars" are the granola bars I carry for energy. The item for "Ring": my wedding ring has come close to falling off my finger on hot days when I'm wearing half-finger gloves, so I sometimes will leave it at home (see my wedding ring hack). If I'm wearing full-finger gloves, it won't be a problem.

Just prior to departing, I go over the following list, which I have memorized:

• Air
• Ankle (I used to wear a Road ID ankle band, which is no longer available; now it's a reminder to have identification and medical insurance cards with me)
• Axles
• Bags (zip 'em up)
• Bottles
• Brakes (close the quick-release)
• Camera
• Car (lock it up)
• Cell phone
• Computer (start the GPS)
• Coppertone (put on sunscreen)

Pilots are in the habit of using lists. Surgeons have picked up the habit from pilots. If it's good enough for them...