Riding while surrounded by stunning scenery provides an unmatched rush of adrenaline. But as a biker, you can run into many problems during your trip. So, it is very important to be fully prepared beforehand in order to enjoy this experience.
If you have some essentials in your bike bag, you can fix flat tires, broken bike chains, and other stuff during your trips.
What You Should Always Have:
Not sure what to pack in your bike bag? Here are seven things your bike bag should always have.
- Tyre kit: A tire kit is a must-have in your bike bag because you can easily get a flat tire.
- Extra money and change: You should have extra money with you in case of emergencies
- Device to inflate your tires: You should keep an inflation device in your bike bag.
- Extra tubes: Keeping spare tubes in your bike bag is a wise choice.
- Levers for your bike tires: It is a good idea to have Tyre levers in your bike bag.
- Pliers to replace a bike chain: Link pliers for bike chains are essential for your bike bag as they can replace your bike chain quickly.
- Miscellaneous additions: You must have snacks, water, juices, and a medical kit in your bike bag. It should easily fit in your reflective bike backpack.
How Does a Tire Kit Help?
A tire repair kit has all the essentials needed to patch an affected tire. The kit will not make your bag heavy. The tire patches in the kit can be purchased for a small price too.
Types of Tire Patches
You can get rubber patches, rubber cement patches, and sandpaper patches. A tire patch kit also includes a compressor and a sealant. The kit also has stickers with warning signs to remind you of a tire change. There are many kits available. Depending on your budget, you can add other tools to your tire kit.
Why Keep Spare Tubes?
Sometimes, tire patches don’t work because the tube is badly ruptured. Having spare tubes will save you time and money. Roll them tight and place them in your bag to reduce the size.
CO2 Inflation Devices
The CO2 inflator heads are cans of carbon dioxide that act as inflators and easily fit in your bike bag. Whenever you get a flat tire, use the CO2 inflator.
Benefits of Using CO2 Inflators
- They save time because they fill tires quickly as compared to air pumps
- You have to make a lot of effort when filling the tire with air pumps, but with CO2 inflators, You can fill effortlessly within minutes.
Quick Links
When you need to replace your bike chain, quick links are used. It is a link with a pair of plates that interlock, causing the chain to be removed quickly. It is better not to use quick links after one use. However, some mechanics and bikers do use quick links multiple times. A quick link can become weak after one use and can easily break causing accidents.
The Usefulness of Snacks and Spare Money
You always have to make sure you are prepared for any situations that may occur. Before your trip, pack extra snacks and have cash on hand.
How Much Food and Money To Bring?
You shouldn’t keep a lot of money as it is not safe. Just keep some dollars sufficient for tire changes or a taxi, if needed. You might get your tire ruptured due to a poor route, and the patch kit can’t patch a severely cut and torn tire. For that, you need money to take your bike to the shop and get new tires installed.
Extra snacks are essential in keeping you active while riding your bike, while water and juices will prevent dehydration during hot days.
Medical Kit
Just in case you fall down your bike or scratch yourself, a small medical kit is essential that should have some Band-Aids, ointment, and painkillers.
Conclusion
To fully enjoy riding, it is very important to be fully prepared to prevent any mishaps during the trip. Our seven tips to fill your bike bag with the essentials will help ensure that you remain safe during the trip.
