Gear Check List
/ Emergency repair tips
For Every trip take
Helmet
Landowners permission
Pump
Spare tube
Puncture repair kit [including patches, glue, chalk and a file]
Tyre levers
Drink [1 Litre +]
Allen keys [correct sizes for your bike]
Cycling gloves / Shoes / Shorts
Cycling glasses
Maps
On day trips add
Food [Muslli bars, bananas] and drink [2 Litres+,water bottle or hydration system]
Rain jacket and warm top [if riding in the winter]
Money
Sun block
Chain oil
Chain tool
Pliers
Screwdriver
Grease
Spoke tool
First aid kit [if your riding with crazy people]
For overnight trips add
Lots more food and drink
Eating utensils etc
Matches
Sleeping bag
Torch
Duct tape
tent
Big bag to carry all the stuff
Other space wasting stuff
Camera and spare film [useful for catching those priceless moments]
Insect repellent
Ground sheet
Bottom bracket tool
Spare spokes
Spare brake blocks
Cone spanner
Freewheel tool
Crank tool
Spare cables [for brake and derailleur]
Mobile phone
A spare bike!
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