beginners cycling gear

Beginners Cycling GearEric Liong – April 8th 2013

1. Helmet

Protect Your Noggin.

For winter riding you can use a snowboarding helmet that for both cycling and snowboarding. (Lots of winter helmets have removable ear pads)Total: $59.00 or $99.99 (Winter Helmet)

($25 - $75)(Links to all pictured gear is in the “Sources” slide)

2. Two Bike Locks (or Combo Lock)

Total: $30-$45 ($12.00 & $27.50 OR $29.50)Why two Bike Locks? It takes about 15 seconds for a thief to be riding away on your bike. The harder it is to steal the better. (See the end of the PPT for extra info)

3. Bike Pump

Important Features:

Pressure Gauge – Easiest way to know when your tire is full

Floor Stand (Included in both) – Road bike tires are ~100 psi. Makes it so pumping your bike isn’t an entire work out on its own.

Travel size – If you plan on doing trails, long rides or just in case!

Full Sized:$25.00

Travel: $27.00

4. Bike Lights(Optional)

Do...

If you ride at night

If you plan on riding on the road

Don’t

If you’ll ONLY be out during the day

If you ride light trails, sidewalks etcFront$19.75

Rear$5.75

5. Flat Tire RepairsA nice-to-have set that doesn’t cost much.

All the gear to take a tire off, patch a punctured inner tube and put it all together again.

You’ll need:

Tire Levers

Patch Kit

Spare Tubes (Depends on your bike)

5/8 Wrench (Unless you have quick releases)

Tire Levers: $2.25

Patch Kit:$3.00

Tube: $3 - $10

Total Cost for the Basics

Beginner Price Range Low High

Helmet $ 25.00 $ 75.00

Lock $ 30.00 $ 45.00

Pump $ 25.00 $ 25.00

Lights $ 10.00 $ 30.00

Flat Tire Kit $ 8.00 $ 15.00

  $ 98.00 $ 190.00

The helmet price is a huge part of the basic start-up gear as a new cyclist. Don’t skimp out on your helmet. It should be comfortable to wear for many hours on a hot day. Make sure your helmet was safety certified.

Make sure you like how it looks and feels! For the sake of your noggin’ buy a helmet you want to wear.

Other Chain Cleaner & Cleaning Fluid

Chain Lube

Multi-Tool/Hex Set

Chain tool

Bike Computer (Just use a smart phone app, lots of them can actually map your trails using GPS and give tons of stats on speed elevation etc.

Eric Liong’s Daily Mile

http://www.dailymile.com/people/ericliong#ref=tophd

Daily Mile can link up to other apps and track…Distance, pace, time, calories burnt, GPS location etc.

‘Great’ Videos about Bike Theft

How to Lock your Bike

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6whR8DLW9yI

The London Programme: Bike Theft

80 Bikes stolen a day in London

(Don’t worry, never had a bike stolen in Calgary yet. Knock on wood*)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AdugFzCi24

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhPzF-hyC7Q

Other Tips on Locking Your Bike The tires come off – pass your lock through something hard Ex. Frame or Fork

Nothing Easily Removable – Quick release front tires, expensive bike computers, Panniers etc

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What do you think?

What would you add?

Summary / Sources Helmet 

http://www.mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/Cycling/HelmetsAndCovers/Mens/PRD~5032-178/met-crossover-helmet-unisex.jsp

http://bernunlimited.com/shop/snow/watts.html

Two locks

http://www.mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/Cycling/Locks/Cable/PRD~5004-055/planet-bike-quick-stop-10mm-x-1.8m-keyed-cable-lock.jsp

http://www.mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/Cycling/Locks/ULocks/PRD~5019-939/magnum-3002-u-lock.jsp?pdtTab=3#reviews

http://www.mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/Cycling/Locks/ULocks/PRD~5019-941/magnum-3003-u-lock-cable.jspBike lights

http://www.mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/Cycling/Lights/PRD~4007-436/mec-dazzle-clip-mount-5-led-mini-tail-light.jsp

http://www.mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/Cycling/Lights/PRD~5010-451/planet-bike-beamer-5-led-headlight.jsp

Bike pump 

http://www.mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/Cycling/Pumps/PRD~5016-153/filzer-mini-zee-pump-wpressure-gauge.jsp

http://www.mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/Cycling/Pumps/PRD~5024-690/beto-cycling-floor-pump-ii.jsp

Flat Repairs

http://www.mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/Cycling/TiresTubesWheels/FlatRepair/PRD~5002-665/mec-pro-patch-tire-lever-set.jsp

http://www.mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/MemberPicks/Cycling/PRD~5002-664/mec-atb-deluxe-patch-kit.jsp

http://www.mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/Cycling/TiresTubesWheels/Tubes/PRD~4005-357/continental-26-x-1.752.5-schrader-tube.jsp

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