Before you leave the house:

• Check tyre pressures
• Check main components for excessive play: Handlebars, stem, seatpost, wheel hubs, cranks and chainrings, pedals & cleats
• Check correct operation of brakes and gears.

Pack:

• Camelbak/drinks bottles
• Daysack
• First Aid Kit
• Spare inner tubes
• Puncture repair kit
• tyre levers
• multitool, pliers, cable ties: always very useful for emergency repairs
• spare money + coins for phone, or Mobile phone: Make sure its charged!
• waterproofs
• helmet
• gloves
• Mini pump
• Snacks: energy bars, choccy, fruit, etc.
• Lights, spare batteries if needed
• Map, compass, GPS if required.
• Bike lock
• cleaners/lube/degreasers, spare old towels in the boot of the car

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