this is a Checklist for equipment on bike trips. It cannot be complete. In addition, none of the items of equipment mentioned claim to be indispensable. In theory, a bike tour is only possible with a credit card in your jersey pocket.
The list is intended to help you put together your own personal bike luggage.
General tips
- Save copies of ID cards, photos and addresses digitally and store them on the Internet. (Here, however, access by means of suitable passwords etc. is indispensable, but no guarantee against unauthorized use by third parties. - So only for experienced users or those who do not care!)
- Store the material list / parts list for the bike at someone at home or at a trusted dealer.
- Obtain information about local diseases (malaria, yellow fever, etc.) and, if necessary, get vaccinations in good time. The health department can help here.
- Take a first-class travel kit with you.
Travel planning
In the travel planning, the things are classified, some of which have to be thought of before the trip. Visas must be applied for in advance, vaccinations carried out and address books filled.
- Air tickets / tickets
- Identity card / passport / driver's license
- Bike pass (available from the police)
- ID cards (Youth / pupil / student ID)
- Membership cards (Mobility protection, breakdown assistance, e.g. from bicycle clubs, automobile clubs)
- travel Guide (Cycling guide)/ Cards
- Money / (traveller's) checks
- Giro and credit cards (Maestro, Eurocard, Travel-Cash)
- directory (for postcards or emergencies)
- Small notebook / notebook / note (Diary, notes on the way)
- Writing materials (pen, light pen, pencil (old engineering tip: pencil always writes everywhere, even on paper with oil splashes and upside down))
- visa
- Vaccination card
- phrasebook (Dictionary / Phrasebook / Without words book (Langenscheidt)
- Passport photos
clothing
Clothing should be selected depending on the length and location of the tour. In summer there is usually less luggage than in winter. However, certain standards always have to be packed.
summer
- underwear
- Socks
- swimwear
- T-shirts and / or cycling jerseys, functional fiber, possibly also made of cotton for sightseeing / eating out)
- Sweater (wool is voluminous, but also warms when it is damp; fleece is light and warms well to very well, but be careful around the campfire)
- Long pants, functional fiber / "trekking pants", if necessary, to zip off
- Shorts (Cycling shorts)
- Leg warmers for cycling shorts, arm warmers for cycling jerseys
- Pajamas - if you like it, sweatpants and T-shirts can also be used on the CP, with which you can quickly run to the washrooms in the morning
- Sun protection for the head - helmet wearers should consider a cap for travel times without a helmet
- Buff or similar multifunction: head protection, scarf etc.
- suncream
- Tick repellent, tick tongs
- Rain pants
- Rain jacket
- Short finger gloves
- Sandals or cycling shoes (Shoe cover)
- sturdy shoes for sightseeing etc.
- Bicycle helmet (Rain cover)
Autumn winter
As the days get shorter, the nights get colder too. The scarf and scarf can then also be used until 10 a.m. Then all day in winter.
- Gloves
- Kerchief (possibly Buff tube scarf)
- Long underwear
- Thermal underwear
- Ear protection / hat
Travel equipment
- Addresses (stored on the internet)
- Passport photos (for visas etc ...)
- Bum bag (Document pocket)
- Money belt
- Earplugs
- Travel reading
- sunglasses
- Flashlight / headlamp (can also be used as an emergency bicycle lamp)
- pocket knife
- glasses
- Games
- Packing straps
- Binoculars
Technology equipment
With the exception of a compass, all of the items mentioned here are additional materials that are not necessary but helpful. Technology, equipment photo, mini disc ...
- compass
- Bike computer
- Cell phone and charger
- GPS (with topo or OSM map)
- Camera (including films / memory cards / charger / spare batteries)
- Recording device (Sound, e.g. mini disc / MP3 player recording device)
- Mobile storage disk (for digital photos)
- Portable CD burner (for digital photos)
personal hygiene
Everything for hygiene.
- Toiletry bag
- Soap / shower gel
- Toothbrush / toothpaste
- Floss
- cosmetics
- Shaving equipment
- Comb / brush
- Sun protection (also lip protection)
- Tampons / panty liners
- Terry towel (Microfiber)
- Washcloth
- washing powder (When washing by rivers and lakes: biodegradable detergent)
- Foot cream (such as deer tallow)
- Seat cream
- Toilet paper (Emergency portion, does not matter; can always be refilled in the public toilet of the tourist information or in supermarkets)
Bicycle spare parts
Spare parts for the bike:
- Bridenset
- wire
- Emergency spoke (FIBER FIX)
- Shift cable
- Brake cable
- End caps for Bowden cables
- tube
- Screw set
- Brake pads (Brake pads)
- cable ties
- Chains
- Chain oil
- Chain rivets
- Bearing grease
- Crank puller
- Spare tire (possibly folding tire)
- Rim tape
- Spokes
- Light cable
- Bulbs at the back / front (if LED lamps are not already installed)
Bicycle workshop
From the workshop:
- Multi-tool / folding tool
- Electrical tape / tape
- Mini combination pliers
- Mini pump
- Tire repair kit
- tire iron
- Rag
- Spoke wrench
- Chain tool
- Chain links / HG-IG pins
- Chain oil
- Chain cleaning device
- manometer
- Key for pedals (norm.)
- Talc powder
- Hand cleaning paste
- Cassette crackers
- Pedal wrench
- Wheel bearing wrench
- Tax warehouse key
Bike gear
- Rear panniers
- Front panniers (Low-Rider Bags)
- Handlebar bag
- Map pocket
- Drinking bottle
- Bottle holder
- additional holder for 1.5l PET bottles
- Packing bag (Pack sack / transport sack)
- Frame pocket (Tool)
- Small backpack (Fabric backpack)
- lock
- Elastic
- Reflex tapes
- Rearview mirror
Tent equipment
Sleep at night is one of the most important parts of a bike tour. Only those who have had a good rest can manage long stages the next day. Interruptions to sleep, for example because the tent is under water or lines tear, can be avoided as a precaution.
- Tent (spare parts)
- Tent pad
- Insulating mat
- Sleeping bag
- Sleeping bag insert (Silk sleeping bag)
- line
- Linen cord
- Clothespins (from plastic)
- hammock
- Mosquito net
- Rescue blanket
Cooking utensils
- Food (also tea)
- Spices (e.g. in film cans)
- Drying cloths
- Dishcloth / Dish sponge / Scratch sponge
- Stove
- fuel
- Pans
- cups
- Lighter
- Washing-up liquid (biodegradable)
- cutlery
- Plate
- Lunch bag
- Storage jar
- Water filter
- Water disinfection
- Water bag
- Folding bowl
- Thermos
pharmacy
Ready-made first aid bags from bicycle shops are recommended. But these should be supplemented with aspirin, an agent against ticks and mosquitoes. Sun cream and ointment, which cares for the skin in the event of sunburn (AfterSun), should also not be missing. And after ten years you should also pay attention to the expiration date of the utensils.
See also:travel pharmacy
