Gear List

• Another person riding with you
• Helmet
• Eye protection
• Water (1 bottle min.)
• Food
• Spare tube
• Tire levers
• Pump
• Multi-tool
• Full-finger gloves
• Picture ID
• Health insurance card
• Blood type info card
• Misc. health info
• Emergency contact info

Friendly attitude & good trail manners: yield to hikers and horses, and stay on designated trails.

• More food (make friends!)
• More water (you should have to stop to relieve yourself during the ride, otherwise you are probably dehydrated)
• First aid kit
• Map in ziploc bag
• Bike shorts/jersey or other wicking clothing (cotton is highly discouraged)
• Weather-specific extra clothing such as rain jacket

PACKHORSE BONUS: Extra gloves, socks, jersey and bike tools. Cell phones can help reduce emergency response time. Don’t rely on consistent signal, though.

• Yet more water — you should have drunk all the water you were biking with.

• A change of dry/clean clothes for after the ride. It’s nice to get out of your grimy duds, plus, it shows consideration for the person who is giving you a ride home!

• Consider packing a towel or something to wash off with.

• Large plastic bags to dump all your wet muddy stuff into is a good bet too.

Bring a few bucks for post-ride eating and socializing!