what to bring mtbiking

knipper

Hi all first time doing any mountain biking thinking of going to ballyhoura sun morn any advice what to bring gonna rent a bike out there as I only have a road bike at home?
Many thanks

Spokes of Glory

I'm doing the same thing Sunday (in Wicklow). I'm a regular roadie so have some gear already, but I don't have my own MTB. Assuming you're going to be out for a few hours and get dirty;

• spare tubes/tyre levers/pump - should really be provided by the bike hire folks
• helmet - ditto but bring your own if you have one
• footwear - if you don't have proper MTB shoes, then pick runners with a firm sole but which you won't mind getting dirty
• padded shorts preferably
• rain jacket
• bottles (bidons)
• grub (rolls etc)
• towels & water for cleaning muck off yourself afterwards
• tracksuit or something similar to change into (unless you want to destroy your good threads)
• small backpack if you want to carry your jacket etc with you

Enjoy

Spokes

xxyyzz

A powerlink and a chain tool are very useful things to have in case of snapping a chain.