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 Post subject: Re: What do you take..!!
PostPosted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 9:14 am 
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Raced the ews last weekend, quite a few people riding without backpacks, just water bottle and tubes/c02 cannisters taped to the frame. Must be a lot easier to ride.


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 Post subject: Re: What do you take..!!
PostPosted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 10:26 am 
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Location: Basildon
Most important thing I take is my asthma pump (don't very often use it but you never know)
Camel Bak Scudo
Bike Tool
Mini Pump
Spare Tube
Mini Lezyne Puncture Kit
Energy Bars/Gels
Spare Light & battery's
Money
Iphone (sorry ian)
Banana or 2
Spare Top & Gloves
I must have forgot something (Normally do) :crazy: :crazy:

& MOST IMPORANT OF ALL IS......................MY MTB :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

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 Post subject: Re: What do you take..!!
PostPosted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 12:06 pm 
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Location: Ockendon
I ride with an Osprey Viper 9L with the following in it;

- Spare tube
- Tyre patches
- Tube patches
- Multitool (inc. chain splitter)
- Tyre levers
- 15mm Spanner
- Pump
- 3 Way wrench
- Spare brake pads
- 2 spare chain links
- 2.5" Knife (kept sharp)
- £10
- 3 or 4 gels
- 1.5 to 3L water
- First Aid Kit (Very well stocked)
- Antiseptic wipes (always appreciated after hitting nettles...)
- Spare much hanger

hmm, yep, I think that's about it...

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 Post subject: Re: What do you take..!!
PostPosted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 12:49 pm 
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^ unless it's a steely like my hardtail a spare mech hanger would have been a quicker and better solution :)


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 Post subject: Re: What do you take..!!
PostPosted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 1:05 pm 
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Location: Riding my bike somewhere
Gaffer Tape, Lime plaster and and old Hessian sack... just in case I meet up with angry dog walkers.. Oh and a collapsible spade so I can bury the body...

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 Post subject: Re: What do you take..!!
PostPosted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 1:23 pm 
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Location: The land were time forgot
I don't carry anything now I just ride with Stumpie ;)


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 Post subject: Re: What do you take..!!
PostPosted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 1:26 pm 
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Madasnibbor wrote:
^ unless it's a steely like my hardtail a spare mech hanger would have been a quicker and better solution :)


damn tipo

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 Post subject: Re: What do you take..!!
PostPosted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 1:30 pm 
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Laser wrote:
I don't carry anything now I just ride with Stumpie ;)

Good plan.
I'm sure thats what G does, knows that i will have what ever HE needs

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 Post subject: Re: What do you take..!!
PostPosted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 1:50 pm 
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Location: Basildon
Oh!!, I forgot the first aid kit as well & anti-septic wipes, that came in handy weds night... :thumbup:

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 Post subject: Re: What do you take..!!
PostPosted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 4:06 pm 
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Location: Cake shop
Cake... and the odd bit of bike stuff :wtf:


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 Post subject: Re: What do you take..!!
PostPosted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 4:46 pm 
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My first aid kit has a medium field dressing kit on top. I had 48 from the district nurse after my op last year and these have a dressing,gloves antiseptic solution, clean area sheet thing to prep all the stuff on, medical gauze.
They are designed for 8" wounds but you never know :)


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 Post subject: Re: What do you take..!!
PostPosted: Sat Jun 07, 2014 12:49 am 
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Secateurs,
Bow Saw, well wrapped
Copy of 1886 Map
2 Snickers Bars, Malt Loaf, Water

and tools as above..
and derailleur bottom cog spindle is a useful bag throw in if you are out with a large group


Last edited by MarkL on Sat Jun 07, 2014 8:02 pm, edited 1 time in total.

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 Post subject: Re: What do you take..!!
PostPosted: Sat Jun 07, 2014 11:33 am 
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Normally take bottle of water and Saddle bag with spare inner tube, multitool, c02 cannister/pump allen key and chain link.


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