What’s included in a professional mountain bike guide’s backpack

outside of the bike store Moraitis At Heraklion
Motopodilatiki Irakliou Moraitis
14 March 2016
Combine your hobby with mountain biking
17 March 2016
outside of the bike store Moraitis At Heraklion
Motopodilatiki Irakliou Moraitis
14 March 2016
Combine 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