Enduro packs, what to carry?

Mokwepa · Mar 29, 2008

Hi guys

I am interested to know what some of you riders carry with you on your outrides in terms of tools/spanners and spares when you head out on longer rides.

I have a rough idea but cannot afford to forget something where i ride in SA. The places are quite remote. On my shorter rides, ive been carrying an aerosol tyre sealer/inflator and a leatherman, but im sure there are a few extra things that could save the day.

I would like to know what else might be usfull (excluding a proper tyre repair kit plus wheel spanners and leavers, and pump). Any ideas??

Thanks in advance
Dylan

happydog · Mar 29, 2008

apart from the mandatory mobile phone, I usually include some zip ties, tape and adjustable shifter along with a spare plug.

Mokwepa · Mar 30, 2008

Not being funny, a genuine question....what have you used the tape for? I appreciate all the input i can get.

Mobile phone.......absolutely necessary, but no signal where i ride.

Zip ties.......good idea.
Thanks

KDXruss · Mar 30, 2008

I bring a spare fuel line, a couple hose clamps, master link, spark plugs.
Here are some other things I've heard riders taking with them, safety wire, epoxy, vise grips, tow rope.
Russ

ridejunky · Mar 30, 2008

I'm a horrible trial side mechanic so I bring extra water, bug spray and a bike lock. I'll lock it to a tree,walk out and comeback with a muley and alot of tools or a truck.

adam728 · Mar 30, 2008

My pack

Combo wrench (front/rear axle, spark plug)
Duct tape (wrapped around combo wrench handle)
Extra spark plug
CO2 for filling tires
Tire irons
Patch kit
Small flat head screw driver for airscrew/suspension adjustments
Multi tool (leatherman)
Tire pressure guage
5 min epoxy (started caring it after borrowing some to fix my radiator once)
Lighter
Some extra cash

domino dave · Mar 30, 2008

Ever had your bike down the side of a steep embankment (cliff)? After my friend and I worked for about an hour , we could not get my bike back up to the trail . Luckily a guy came along, and in his pack he had a very long, very thin coil of cable . We tied to the bike and wrapped the other end around a tree and inched it up ever so slowly. Saved me from having to bury my bike where it lay ... or helicopter it out. Something I always carry now. Dave

Hoffies · Mar 31, 2008

Mokwepa, nothing to do with your thread, purely as a matter of interest, I can gather you are on a game farm in a remote area of sorts, where in SA are you situated(sounds as if you have great places to ride)? Marcus(Centurion)

SVandal · Mar 31, 2008

I take plugs, plug wrench, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14 wrenches and sockets, vise grip, leatherman, long flat screwdriver. And if its a really long ride I will throw in a large crescent wrench and a 19mm wrench. Also I pack a credit card, cell phone, water, and 2 liters of premix (dump in tank first chance I can). Oh yeah, and some granola bars just in case I need to walk out. There are some good idea here though that I may have to integrate.

Mokwepa · Mar 31, 2008

Hoffies said:
Mokwepa, nothing to do with your thread, purely as a matter of interest, I can gather you are on a game farm in a remote area of sorts, where in SA are you situated(sounds as if you have great places to ride)? Marcus(Centurion)

Hi Marcus

Im a game ranger in the Madikwe Game Reserve, North West. Ive lived here for 6 years now, abd ride 2/3 times a week depending on if i have guests or not. Molotedi dam is very close, totaly uninhabited. One of the few places in SA were you can camp and not see another person for days. Cool riding, good fishing/camping. You should give it a try.
I work here www.makanyane.com

Cheers
Dylan

ascracer · Mar 31, 2008

My pack

open wrenches 8-17mm
cresent wrench to straighten bent things
some sockets and socket wrench
extra masterlink
rubberbands
tape
bailing wire
assortment of zipties
extra levers
multi tool
wire cutters for barbwire around the wheel
quick steel
lighter and about $5-10 cash

There is probably some other stuff but riding a KDX there really isn't much to go wrong I just carry this stuff for my friends who brake down :nod:

Mokwepa · Mar 31, 2008

ascracer said:
there really isn't much to go wrong I just carry this stuff for my friends who brake down :nod:

I know what you meen. Im constantly fixing everyone else's machines.

Thanks for all the input, keep it comming. Im only getting my pack/bum bag in 2 weeks. I want to have the perfect tool/spares list by then.

Thanks all.

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