Make Plans To Prepare Well For A Mountain Bike Excursion

Summer has come round yet again and it’s time to consider the family summer holiday if you haven’t already before and you therefore come to the decision that a mountain bike holiday is a great plan. Your wife loves the idea and of course the kids are besides themselves with joy. A mountain bike holiday for the family pleases your wife who would otherwise not see you for days on end because of your favourite pass-time.

You throw the kids in the back of the car whilst your wife settles herself in the passenger seat. Next, you make an attempt to bring all the stuff that has been piled into a heap out to the car and begin stuffing it into the boot in no particular order.

You dig the bikes out the garage and mount them on the roof rack, run round to the driver’s door, get in and set off.
Should it really be like this – well no. More time is required to make sure that everyone is ready for a mountain bike holiday and that everything is packed properly.

Firstly, it’s important to remember that mountain bike riding isn’t just a case of hopping on and pedalling off. The bikes themselves need lots of careful preparation and maintenance before a holiday like this. Without it, the bikes may be dangerous to use, especially if they’ve been sat in the garage for long periods of time. Who knows what condition the mountain bike is in after long periods of time sat in the garage. Like all machines, if they are left for too long they can begin to seize-up and suffer from rusty moving parts. It makes great sense to make sure that the mountain bikes are not rusted up and that the moving parts are loose and well oiled. If the kids are with you too, you should really make sure that every mountain bike is in the best condition.

It is truly important to make sure that the you pack a spare tyre inner tube and some puncture repair equipment and a small tool set to enable you to change and repair tyres. Make sure that your have enough water bottles because water supply is really important to the riders on a mountain bike trip. Other kinds of emergency products that would be wise to take on a mountain bike holiday would be batteries and spare bulbs for the bike lights.