It’s a situation no mountain biker really wants to deal with. It’s midday, the sun is pounding on your forehead with a vengeance and then suddenly—CLACK!!! Your chain snaps in two and flies off the crank. You’re currently 5 miles into an 11-mile out-and-back. Unfortunately, you ignored all advice and went clockwise when you should have gone counter. There’s a lot of uphill on the way back and you’re not looking forward to hoofing it out.
Don’t let this scenario happen. Even if you’re just taking a quick, local ride, be prepared before you go. Here’s the mountain bike repair tools and accessories you’ll want in your trail kit.
-Tire Patch Kit
-Portable Mini-pump
-Spare Tube for all those funky, irreparable slices
-Tire Levers, screwdriver or means of separating your tire from the rim
-Chain Tool
-Spoke Wrench
-Mountain Bike Multi-tool with various hex and allen wrenches
-Enough water to last your ride
-Food/Energy
-Map(s) of trail and area
Some additional items to consider, particularly on a longer ride:
-Extra sunblock
-Bug Spray
-Water purification filter or tablets
-Compass/Navigation
-Swiss Army Knife or other multi-purpose tool
-Adjustable Wrench
-Duct Tape
-Basic first aid
-Spare spokes
-Light System (If you’re riding toward sundown)
There are a number of different style bike packs that can keep your most important tools on your bike at all times. Additional items can be stored in a backpack or hydration pack as needed.
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I use a combination of a camelbak and bike pack that hooks on the seatpost. For most rides I just use the tools on the short list, but the additional items are good for situations where you're really out there, particularly in exposed desert. Most seat packs that I've seen can compress and expand and hold a lot of items. Then you can throw maps, sunblock, bug spray, etc. in your a larger camelbak. In fact, good point--I'll throw that up on the article.
Great list! Do you carry all that stuff in a CamelBak, or do you have another suggestion for how to lug all that emergency gear around?
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