Essentials

HaydenJ
HaydenJ Posts: 29
edited August 2012 in MTB beginners
If trailing solo what essentials would you not set off without and why?

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  • waby1234
    waby1234 Posts: 571
    Where? When? How? Who? What?

    That's an open ended question you asked. What I take depends on the answers to my questions above.
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  • Bigchris
    Bigchris Posts: 131
    What he said.

    But I always carry atleast

    Tubes
    Pump
    Couple bandages (or a mini first aid kit)
    Water
    minitool
    Spoke key
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Pies, cake, a butler and dancing girls.
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  • HaydenJ
    HaydenJ Posts: 29
    waby1234 wrote:
    Where? When? How? Who? What?

    That's an open ended question you asked. What I take depends on the answers to my questions above.

    Sherwood pines, hopefully in the dry?
  • HaydenJ
    HaydenJ Posts: 29
    cooldad wrote:
    Pies, cake, a butler and dancing girls.

    8)
  • waby1234
    waby1234 Posts: 571
    HaydenJ wrote:
    waby1234 wrote:
    Where? When? How? Who? What?

    That's an open ended question you asked. What I take depends on the answers to my questions above.

    Sherwood pines, hopefully in the dry?

    As above just the essentials for a bike repair - tube, patches, pump, tyre levers, multi tool, Zip/cable tie, Phone, cash, ID, lightweight waterproof just in case, drink, some food.
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  • lesz42
    lesz42 Posts: 690
    (from a singletrack post) a whole roll of toilet paper




    :roll:
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    I rode with a guy who carried one once. He actually disappeared off into the bushes for a while to use it.
    Seemed a bit weird but he does really long rides.
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  • paul.skibum
    paul.skibum Posts: 4,068
    In Sherwood Pines I'd probably take a book to alleviate the boredom.

    But somewhere else well populated but more interesting - tube, pump, basic tools, phone, water, wallet (or cash and a card).

    Somewhere further from populations, same but maybe a snack and a lightweight jacket, perhaps a medi kit.
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  • pilch
    pilch Posts: 1,136
    Do a search, there's lots of info on this topic, don't think you will need a full survival kit for sherwood pines though, the one everybody misses is a spare mech hanger, tape one under you seat job done.
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  • FunBus
    FunBus Posts: 394
    Most important in my eyes; bike and clothes.

    Sherwood Pines is a too smaller place to really worry about packing for a full on expedition. All you need is spare tube/s, multi-tool, tyre-levers, pump, drink, phone and cash.
  • waby1234
    waby1234 Posts: 571
    FunBus wrote:
    Most important in my eyes; bike and clothes.

    Sherwood Pines is a too smaller place to really worry about packing for a full on expedition. All you need is spare tube/s, multi-tool, tyre-levers, pump, drink, phone and cash.

    You wouldn't up naked and without a bike for a ride in Sherwood Pines though would you? That's for a different forum!
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  • FunBus
    FunBus Posts: 394
    I wouldn't no, but no one above seems to have classed these 2 things as an 'essential'.......each to there own!
  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    Seemed a bit weird but he does really long rides.

    No that's still weird! If you get your fuelling right you shouldn't need to. Don't see (good) 24 hour racers going for a dump!

    I rarely take any more than:

    -tube
    -(CO2) pump
    -phone
    -credit card and £10
    -multi-tool
    -water bottle
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    njee20 wrote:
    Seemed a bit weird but he does really long rides.

    No that's still weird! If you get your fuelling right you shouldn't need to. Don't see (good) 24 hour racers going for a dump!
    Guess it depends whether or not you are first thing in the morning regular or not. I wouldn't make it out the front door on a morning.
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  • YeehaaMcgee
    YeehaaMcgee Posts: 5,740
    njee20 wrote:
    Don't see (good) 24 hour racers going for a dump!
    What, Ever?
    I've got a specialist DVD at home that is just 3 hours of endurance athletes taking the kids to the pool.
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    YeehaaMcgee wrote:
    njee20 wrote:
    Don't see (good) 24 hour racers going for a dump!
    What, Ever?
    I've got a specialist DVD at home that is just 3 hours of endurance athletes taking the kids to the pool.
    You got it off your favourite 'specialist' website? I thought they were illegal?
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  • paul.skibum
    paul.skibum Posts: 4,068
    pilch wrote:
    Do a search, there's lots of info on this topic, don't think you will need a full survival kit for sherwood pines though, the one everybody misses is a spare mech hanger, tape one under you seat job done.

    I'd have to tape an entire frame or at least a rear triangle under my seat as I dont have replaceable hangers.
    Closet jockey wheel pimp whore.
  • YeehaaMcgee
    YeehaaMcgee Posts: 5,740
    is your frame a real steel one? If so, the reason you don't have a replaceable hanger is because you can bend steel ones back into shape.
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