Whats the most important bit of kit you carry?
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Re: Whats the most important bit of kit you carry?
When traveling in the uk puncture repair kit and air pump, mobile phone, good first aid kit, buck knife, multitool,credit card,beer and food tokens. When abroad all the above plus full documents.
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I just take my "prepared for everything" husband travelling with me, so I don't have to worry about a thing, as well as fixing my bike he even supplies me with beer and gives me a good massage after each days riding B) :whistle:
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Couple of cans of beer and a bottle of wine for when I stop for the night.
Cant eat on an empty stomach.
Cant eat on an empty stomach.
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Baccy tin and a fag lighter these solve pretty much anything (or at least makes it more bearable)
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Re: Whats the most important bit of kit you carry?
Experience!
Without experience you can't use the puncture kit, fit the spare parts you carry or avoid getting ripped off in the many foreign countries you'll visit.
It's not really a 'bit of kit' but essential nonetheless.
Of course, you could say that with experience your trip will be less of an adventure but I think most people would prefer to have the benefit of experience when trying to fix a puncture at the roadside, in the dark, in the rain.
Without experience you can't use the puncture kit, fit the spare parts you carry or avoid getting ripped off in the many foreign countries you'll visit.
It's not really a 'bit of kit' but essential nonetheless.
Of course, you could say that with experience your trip will be less of an adventure but I think most people would prefer to have the benefit of experience when trying to fix a puncture at the roadside, in the dark, in the rain.
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Re: Whats the most important bit of kit you carry?
Top box or tank bag to carry everything else in.
Leatherman and a few tools,
Lucozade bottle of engine oil (I'm waiting for the day that someone steals a glug of it :laugh: )
Puncture kit,
Sunglasses,
Waterproofs,
Duct tape and zip ties,
Visor cleaner,
Spare gloves,
Bottle of pop/water,
Flask and sarnies!
Leatherman and a few tools,
Lucozade bottle of engine oil (I'm waiting for the day that someone steals a glug of it :laugh: )
Puncture kit,
Sunglasses,
Waterproofs,
Duct tape and zip ties,
Visor cleaner,
Spare gloves,
Bottle of pop/water,
Flask and sarnies!
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