Road Ride: 'My Every Ride Carry' - Spring 2016
Last year, I wrote a post on Cross Country Ride: 'My Every Ride Carry'; featuring all the kit that comes with me on a weekend trail outing. In this post, I turn to the tarmac, and what I would take with me on a weekend endurance road ride, or middle-distance event.
These are my essentials. They are items that I wouldn't go without: choices that have taken a long time to refine and optimise.
What features in your ERC? Comments below...
Wearable kit:
- Kask Infinity Helmet
- POC Do Blade AVIP Sunglasses
- GripGrab Cycling Cap
- GripGrab Windster Gloves
- GripGrab HiVis HeadGlove
- GripGrab HiVis Thermo Overshoes
These products have fast become my favourite kit accessories for autumn/springtime rides. The Kask Infinity helmet does a fantastic job of providing an enhanced shield from the cold. The POC Do Blade AVIP sunglasses, are perfect for giving added wind protection for your eyes, whilst their lenses are suitable for bright sunshine and dull days (Review of the POC Do Blade AVIP Glasses). Then, the GripGrab Windster Gloves, Hammerhead Overshoes, HiVis HeadGlove and GripGrab Cycling Cap, are ideal for shielding your vulnerable extremities from the wind, rain and cold.
Housed on the bike, are a few more items from my Every Ride Carry. Safely housed in a Scicon Vortex 480 Saddlebag, are two tyre levers (built into the saddlebag's design), two Vittoria Inner Tubes, a spare quick-link, a Lezyne Tyre-Boot, a spare mech hanger, and a small sample of Muc-Off Lube - I hate squeaky chains! The See.Sense ICON Lights are the most intelligent lights that I have used, and I really believe they add to your presence on the road. My navigation and tracking comes in the form of the Garmin Edge 1000 computer.
On the bike:
- Scicon Vortex 480 Saddlebag, containing:
- 2 x Vittoria Inner Tubes
- Spare Chainlink
- Lezyne Tyre Boot
- Muc-Off Lube Sample
- Spare Rear Mech Hanger
- Tyre Levers (integrated into saddlebag)
- Bottles:
- High5 Bottles
- High5 Zero Tabs
- See.Sense ICON Lights
- Garmin Edge 1000
Left-hand jersey pocket:
- GoPro Camera
- Gore Bike Wear Rescue Jacket
Central jersey pocket:
- Eleven Vélo Ride Pouch, containing:
- Bellroy Slim Sleeve (containing cards, cash and key)
- Lezyne SV11 Multi-tool
- Sportique Lip Balm
- HTC Desire 626 Smartphone
- Lezyne Minipump
Right-hand jersey pocket:
- 1x MultiPower Protein 50 Bar
- 1x LUCHO Dillitos Natural Energy Block
- 1x Secret Training STEALTH Fruit Energy Gel
These are my essentials. They are items that I wouldn't go without: choices that have taken a long time to refine and optimise.
What features in your ERC? Comments below...
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