Night interior. Runlovers’ meeting. Stephen says, “When I go out biking, I always have a question about what to take with me. It might be useful for others, too, so why don’t we write an article?”
\nYes, it could definitely be useful for many people-especially beginning people-who either carry too many things or too few. And neither is a good option: because it is foolish to carry extra weight and because–by Murphy’s law–if you need something, you can be sure you will need it when you do not have it with you.<\/p>\n
Before you make the (very useful) list of things to bring, you have to have a place to store them, obvious no?! Leaving aside the more challenging carrying solutions derived from bikepacking, there are three options available: the under-seat bag, “the bottle cage,” and jersey pockets. The last one, clearly, is a makeshift solution.<\/p>\n
The under-saddle bag<\/strong> The bottle cage<\/strong> Other solutions<\/strong> Here is the list. Things to always have with us when we go out for a bike ride (both road and mountain bike). And we start from the beginning.<\/p>\n Lights<\/strong> 2 air chambers<\/strong>
\nI won’t explain what it is and where it should be put because, come on, the name is already self-explanatory. While it is very comfortable, I am not crazy about it because it interferes with the aesthetics of the bicycle and, you know, when we pedal everything has to be beautiful and perfect.<\/p>\n
\nAs you can easily imagine, it is cylindrical in shape and looks like a water bottle only instead of filling it with water or salts, you put all the items you need to carry in it. Yes, I know, it takes away a space for your water bottle but it is not a big problem. Believe me.<\/p>\n
\nBoxes built into the frame, bento boxes, pockets. It is all right as long as they allow us to bring all the things we might need.<\/p>\nIndispensable items when pedaling<\/h2>\n
\nYou do not carry lights but you must always have them on: rear on the seat tube and front on the handlebars. There are very light and LED ones, even with rear radar that alerts you when vehicles arrive. Lights are an essential safety device when cycling because they make us more visible. Even in the daytime, especially in the daytime!<\/p>\n
\nMelius abundare quam deficere<\/em>, the Latins used to say, and since we know that luck is blind but misfortune sees very well, it is always better to have two inner tubes with us (should we use tires). In addition, I recommend that you also bring a patch<\/strong>, in case Fantozzi is an amateur by comparison with you.
\nRemember to always carry inner tubes with the schwalbe valve of a length appropriate to the profile of your rim. Otherwise they are useless.<\/p>\n