How To Carry Your MTB Gear Like A Pro

Doddy and Anna show you some of the best Enduro carrying solutions you can use on your mountain bike. Straps to secure tubes, CO2 cartridges and inflator; bottle cages with integrated tool storage; and shorts with pockets all mean you can carry all you need for a mountain bike ride or race without a backpack.
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[@sevenninthsfabmachine]

My preferred gear system is to ride with Anna and Doddy so I don’t have to carry anything. Thanks guys! 🙃

[@Shopsmith10er]

Just ride with someone who carries all this stuff plus the kitchen sink.

[@barrycorney3665]

Did I miss something or did you both not include any form of first aid kit? Even some plasters and surgical wipes? Worth carrying a few pairs of nitrile gloves- either for FAK or to stop you getting in a right old mess with a broken chain....

[@tettdan]

Neither of you have mentioned any form of First aid?! I always carry plasters, gauze neddle and thread, saline etc etc.. This is even more invaluable than any tool that you carry on your bike. When you need it you really need it.... Touch wood

[@Justkeepshredding]

Spare brake pads? Weird

[@Antjan46]

Small tip for after cutting zip ties, use a lighter to burn the sharp edges, it makes them super smooth and safe

[@freedomstar3814]

I'm not a pro so I could care less looking or acting like a pro !

[@therealsavagepete]

Just in case take the whole garage in your backpack

[@daz_the_cyclist8961]

Easiest and only thing you need to carry is a phone. And I can call my wife when I need to get home 😂

[@brettjohnson9453]

Pack a collapsible silicon cup - often used by runners - they are very light and compact and give you a something to put bolts in so you don't lose them

[@TripHazzard96]

I like going full survivor. Just a loin cloth and my trusty tanto. I'll kill and harvest what I need if I'm in a bind. Thanks for the vid guys 👍

[@JustOneWolf]

the hydration backpack might be the least trendy atm, but it surely is my favourite by far

[@davegee124]

i put a bit of silicone tubing over the end of my tyre tool saves it puncturing a hole in the tool bag.

[@chrisridesbicycles]

Wow, such a useful video with so much good information in it. Thanks. Blake and Doddy have steered me onto the hip pack path in the last years. I prefer a very simple multi tool and a separate chain tool because the allen keys on the bigger multitools are often only half length and you struggle to reach some bolts on the controls.

[@Gabe73C]

Another benefit of riding a hardtail, strapping a triangle bag to the frame. Plenty of room for necessary gear and your car keys. 👍 Plus I always wear cargo shorts for snacks and soft gear.

[@barrycorney3665]

I was advised by a guy I work with who used to race XC that you should replace a set of pads on the bike when there's a decent bit of life left in them, not almost to the metal, and use these in your spares as they are already bedded in rather than a fresh new set that require bedding in, but will still last a while. I carry mine elasticated together and inside a sealed bag.

[@jimm244]

I’m a Camelback fan, largely because I lived in the Southwest deserts of the US when I started riding, and water was key. I carry a mini pump, a tube, Stan’s darts, a Blackburn multitool, levers, master link, zip ties, medical tape, a valve core tool, a pocket knife, a small tube of sun block, and sometimes a shock pump. I live in the northern Rocky Mountains now, and bear spray rides in my bottle cage. Over the last few years, the medical tape has been the most frequently used piece of kit (for both body and bike repairs).

[@andrewwelbourn9577]

Been out of MTB for around 15 years, just getting back into it and amazed how things have progressed. Ive got a nukeproof tubeless tool which i keep some strips and patches in, a muc off frame bag and strap with a tube, tyre levers, zip ties and multitool and finally a cockpit bag with some gels, a few bars and my muc off CO2 kit, chain link and a presta to schraeder converter so i can do tyre pressures at a garage if required.

[@kisilvan]

Really helpful thanks

[@willlange9978]

Great video with a few new tips I hadn’t thought of. Interesting to revisit on-bike vs.on-body solutions. Made me think about cold weather additions like a space blanket and lighter. FWIW, a spare inner tube can serve a lot of first aid purposes.