big ride checklist

jakjtb

Hey guys,
what's your checklist for a big ride out?

cooldad

Couple of cereal bar things and fill up the camelbak. Everything is already in there - tools, tube, pump.

waby1234

Tools, drink, food, tubes, phone, money, ID, bike!

ilovedirt

Everything I bring on a short ride but more food and spare clothes.

diy

8-10 flapjacks 1 extra spare tube, more drink powder, chain lube, pain killers plus all the normal stuff. Plus a tail light.

njee20

Depends how big, where and when. Nothing special, tool, tube, pump, phone, money, maybe a gilet if the weather looks iffy, couple of energy bars if it's a really big one.

YeehaaMcgee

jakjtb wrote:

Hey guys,
what's your checklist for a big ride out?

Define "BIG".
Are you talking a 30 miler, 60? 100?
Or something like the TransRockies?

gezebo

On top of the usual I often take a group shelter, hat and hard shell. May take an extra fleece too depending on time of year aswell as a flask with tea in. All fits inside a 25ltr bag or it can be split between group.

Being stuck in the pouring rain and wind is no fun and even a minor injury can become serious...

reformedfatty

Start out with :
Food
Water
Tube + pump
Multitool.

realise everyone else is still faffing.. add a gillet, just in case..
realise everyone else is still faffing.. what are they packing? i must have forgotten something.. add some waterproofs just in case
realise everyone else is still faffing.. still packing? i must have forgotten something.. add a three piece suite, just in case

Ride. only use water and food. Nearly die under weight of extra kit. Swear never to let yourself get sucked into taking so much kit again.

Repeat ad infinitum

pilch

Spare mech hanger, just zip tie it under your saddle then it's always there when you need it... nothing worse than ruining your ride for the sake of a 2 minute fix

Bigchris

Water, puncture kit, small first aid kit, tools, nuts, seeds, fruit, spoke key, numerous spare tubes, map if needed, pump, phone, cash and that's about it.

Briggo

YeehaaMcgee wrote:

Define "BIG".

My obvious.

Majski

I'm crap at packing stuff to take on a ride I just take money and a phone. If i'm going somewhere really remote in the alps I may take a backpack with a tube and a c02 pump and a multitool but not normally. If it can't fit in my pocket I don't like carrying it! The most i've had to walk was an hour or so and that was when I smashed my back wheel all to crap up on pleney, so a multitool wouldn't have helped anway

jakjtb

YeehaaMcgee wrote:

jakjtb wrote:

Hey guys,
what's your checklist for a big ride out?

Define "BIG".
Are you talking a 30 miler, 60? 100?
Or something like the TransRockies?

30 to 60 miler

YeehaaMcgee

jakjtb wrote:

YeehaaMcgee wrote:

jakjtb wrote:

Hey guys,
what's your checklist for a big ride out?

Define "BIG".
Are you talking a 30 miler, 60? 100?
Or something like the TransRockies?

30 to 60 miler

Right, well, depending on terrain, a 30-60 mile ride could take all day, so start with the usual pump, patches, spare tube, tyre levers, spoke tool, chaintool, maybe a spare powerlink.
Then add a water/showerproof jacket, a map of the area, and some actual food. Not just some energy bars or whatever, but take some proper sarnies, enough to get you through the day kind of food. And a metric fuc*ton of water.
That should suffice really for an all-day trip.

grl

Keys, wallet, phone, small tool kit and after the weekend, a small first aid kit and emergency blanket thing, one of those shiny ones you see marathon runners have. What they called?

The Northern Monkey

Bike.

YeehaaMcgee

grl wrote:

Keys, wallet, phone, small tool kit and after the weekend, a small first aid kit and emergency blanket thing, one of those shiny ones you see marathon runners have. What they called?

Why would you need a space blanket after the weekend?

grl

My mate came a cropper on the black run at Llandegla, broke his leg and we had to wait about 40 minutes for the ambulance to arrive. Was struggling keep him warm.

Space blanket, didn't know that. Every day is a school day

YeehaaMcgee

Really? Wow, lucky you had one I guess. It didn't feel that cold, but when you're broken a leg you can go into shock quite easily.
Yes, they're called space blankets, but disappointingly, you can't go to space in one.

gezebo

grl wrote:

... a small first aid kit and emergency blanket thing, one of those shiny ones you see marathon runners have. What they called?

Good on you for carrying a space blanket or blizzard bag (Afoil sleeping bag) It amazes me when you see people out biking with nothing to keep themselves (or others) safe and warm. Even when waiting un-injured with a casualty hypothermia can quickly set in making you a victim too.

Even though its July it was still hats and gloves weather at times this weekend!

Hope your mate recovers soon (and he has a suitable scar and video evidence to show his exploits!)

DodgeT

I usually carry one of the orange emergency bags in my rucksack. Also doubles up as an extra layer of protection between my bladder (drinks) and tools. Also handy for sitting on when having a snack, save a soggy ass, assuming you haven't got one already which is actually most of the time...

BoarderGreen

I tend to have the same stuff in my camelback regardless. i just cant be bothere re-packing it, if i leave it the bag i know its there.....cant forget it them. Works for an hour lap of cannock up to the C2C.

Phone, wallet, quality multi tool, couple of flap jacks, small first aid kit, 1 or 2 inner tubes, small emergency patch kit, small roll of electrical tape, couple of zip ties, beanie hat, old alpinestars long sleeve top, small pump and then depending on the conditions a riding jacket. oh and a normally i stick a camera in.

Sounds a lot when i write it out............but really the beanie and long sleeve top i only notice when i completey empty my bag they live stuffed right at the bottom and take up no room, the wallet, phone, multitool and tape are in the little front pocket, and the jacket gets rolled up and clipped with some a couple of the many straps on the outside of the bag.

Its a camelback chaos, its smaller than a normal back pack, has a 2l bladder, a separate main compartment and a small front pocket with some webbed pockets inside. straps on either side and the base, i think these were designed to hold body armour and stuff when your getting around alps before hitting a trail.

It works a treat when i snowboard as well, have managed to carry 2 sets of skis (not mine.......i board, wifes and sisters kit) with it from the chalet to the lift station.

The first aid kit is pretty important, i only have water in my camelback, so i can pretty much clean my self up, put on some anti septic and cover the graze, cut, gaping wound over to get me back to the car without it covered in sheep poo, dog poo, cow poo and other crud that litters the countryside and forests we all play in.