We are going for a walk: what should be in your backpack cyclist

It's time to open the cycling season! But to your walk was safe and comfortable, do not forget to check the list of necessary items that are sure to take with you on the go.

I love cycling, and with the coming of spring, try as you can spend more time on the move on a bicycle. It does not matter, I leave I have a short walk after work or on a picnic with friends in my backpack is always a mandatory set of necessary things.

But before you go to the contents of a backpack, I want to focus on the main points outfit cyclist, from which also depends on your safety and well-being.

Equipment

comfortable clothes

Cycling shorts - must have for a comfortable ride, especially for beginners. Special "diaper" sewn into the shorts will protect your soft spot on the effects of bumps and hard saddle of the bicycle. Also, prefer a comfortable and "breathable" clothing and shoes. To protect the skin from chapping and ultraviolet light, wear a t-shirt, but with long sleeves. Otherwise, your trip can turn into a sheer torture in the wet with sweat clothes and sunburn.

Helmet and goggles

For the main gear also sure to include a bicycle helmet, cycling glasses, as well as insects, which can "catch" in that will protect your eyes not only from the sun, but the wind, road.

Backpack

Lightweight, small and, at the same time, a large bicycle backpack, which should fit at least the most important things. I love cycling backpack also for the fact that it has a special tube through which you can drink water during the ride.

Having defined the outfit, go to the minimum necessary things.

And in a backpack:

Spare wheel and the pump

Regardless of whether you are going to ride on asphalt, dirt road or forest, always in your backpack must be a spare chamber and the pump, as the punch wheel can be anywhere, ran over a glass or sharp a rock. Even if you are going to go only half an hour, or just drop in to visit a friend, to roll a bicycle with a broken wheel will have longer and ride - less.

Water

Water should be, especially during exercise. While riding a bicycle in a liquid requires the entire body, especially the joints, which is carried out also not a small burden. Do not forget to take at least half a liter / liter of clean water, and if it is a long walk, build your itinerary so that in time to replenish stocks.

steering flashlight

Must have for anyone who loves to ride in the evening. Flashlight will not only help you to distinguish the road and pass the pits and bumps, but will also make you noticeable on the road for vehicles, pedestrians and other cyclists. Personally, I have a flashlight saved a lot of time walking delayed until the evening. It can be cast with a backpack or just hang on to the steering wheel.

Mobile phone and headset

Means of communication - another safety feature that should be taken into account. On the road it can happen anything (ranging from a bicycle breakdown and ending injuries), and a mobile phone is often the only option to call for backup. And for convenience and safety drive itself, use a Bluetooth headset to answer calls. By the way, a few days ago Thank Baranskii published an excellent overview of the Assistant.

medicine chest

You should also think about first aid during a walk. After all, you can fall off the bicycle or cling to the branch of a tree and scratched his arm and face. Take a bactericidal plaster, bandage, hydrogen peroxide, through which it will be possible to treat minor wounds. Also in the backpack will be superfluous elastic bandage, as when riding a bicycle at high risk of sprains.

Things from this list always ride with me in my backpack, regardless of where I was going and for how long. And what are the things you always take with you when cycling? Share your experiences and your own life hacking.