[Bike] 5 - 6 hours in a day

Can anybody tell me if this is legal and/or safe?

Obviously I'll cut the rope and tie it off. Seems a bit iffy but I'd prefer to not have a backpack on my back for the entire trip.

Also here is my newly-installed aftermarket thermometer:

Ambient air temperature readout -- because you can never have too much information.

All it needed was a spot of blu-tac.

And finally, here is my newly installed "ride timer", aka "stopwatch", aka "wrist watch strapped to the handlebars":

Never forget to take a rest break! Brilliant.

Tomorrow is the ride.

-Gray