Puncture repair kitįor when two inner tubes haven’t been enough. Especially if your hands are wet and freezing during filthy winter rides. Tyre leversĮven if you’re tyres and rims can usually be removed/installed with bare hands, sometimes it’s just easier to use tyre levers.
#Taking oul on mtb ride full#
Multi-tool with built-in chain toolĪgain, leave your dinky multi-tool at home and pack a tool that has a full complement of Allen keys (2mm to 8mm), a flat head screwdriver, a T25 Torx wrench and a chain tool. Get a decent mini-pump that’s efficient at shifting air and is comfortable in your hands. When you’re out on the hills you don’t want to be struggling with a rinky-dink mini-pump. It’s also good to be prepared for your riding buddies needing to cadge a tube from you. We all know that once you’ve punctured once on a ride it’s not unusual to have another one. > Checklist for a big day out in the mountains 1. But most of the time we take most of this kit. We’ll be honest and admit that we don’t always take all of this stuff on every proper ride we do. Also vital for your Stravas and your Instagrams. Can you come a pick me up please?” Whether it’s your Mum/partner/999, you need a phone on you.
If you have more troublesome tyres/rims then at least one tyre lever will be required. You might not need these if you have tyre and rim combos that enable you to remove/install your tyres with just your hands. Something with a few Allen keys and flat head screwdriver on it is fine for 99% of tweaks. Multi-toolĪgain, we often take our ‘spare’ dinky multi-tool out instead of a full-on multi-tool. The sort of pump that is a pain to actually use but we’ll just about do the job and get you home in limp mode. For short blasts, we often pack just a CO2 cannister (and an inflator adaptor), or we take a really diddy mini pump that fits in a jersey pocket.
No point carrying an inner tube if you’ve nothing to inflate it with. Tyres get torn and even the best sealant in the world won’t fix a cut that’s 5mm or more. Yep, even if you run tubeless you should always have an inner tube with you. Have you ever seen American Werewolf In London? 1. If something goes wrong, you’ll be screwed and stranded in total darkness. All you need on top of this is a water bottle really.īe warned: don’t head out into the big hills late in the day with just this little lot. With judicious use of insulation tape and the right clothing, you can ditch your backpack with this kit list.
You can risk it a bit more on short rides Kit list for short blasts
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