Motopodilatiki Irakliou Moraitis
14 March 2016Combine your hobby with mountain biking
17 March 2016
What's included in a professional mountain bike guide's backpack
A professional mountain bike guide is not just a person that guides you to the most secret and beautiful places of the destination that you want to visit so that you will experience an authentic and unique bike adventure.
A mountain bike guide have to be prepared to solve all the problems that may occur during the tour, service the mechanical problems of the bikes, take care of small injuries.
A mountain bike guide should curry lots of spare parts, tools and a fully equipped first aid rescue box in the backpack and the most important to have the knowledge how to use them.
Tools
- mini pump
- emergency suspension pump without gauge
- co2 pump for the tubeless tyres
- Toolbox
- extra minitool
- mini pliers
- tyre levels
- mini cassette tool
- plastic gloves (one use)
- shimano hollotech bolt extractor
Spare parts
- extra tubes
- spare derailleur hanger
- crankset bolts
- extra valve for tubeless rims
- extra air fork valve
- extra bolts of different dimensions
- chain connectors 9 speed and 10 speeds
- chain pins 9 speed and 10 speeds
- inner tube repair kit
- tyres repair kit
- tubeless tyres repair kit
- spare spd cleats
- bolts for spd cleats
Bike maintenance
- chain oil
- 50 ml UST tyre sealant
Hygiene-first aid
- pocket napkins
- wet napkins
- fully equipped first aid Kit
- mini energy gels
- cleaning napkins for glasses
other
- knife
- flashlight
- tire ups
- wire saw
- plastic tape
- nail cutter (we use it to extract the thorns of the tyres)
- whistle