Equipment

Here we keep a record of the collective equipment needed/thought/available for each Biketour.

If you want to know what you should bring generally see here -> participant equipment recomendation or in the FAQs on www.ecotopiabiketour.net

Things often get left behind and often get mixed up with (particularly kitchen) equipment of the projects. One important tip when acquiring communal equipment is to choose items that have an exceptional design. Experience shows that even the most useless things don't get lost for months if their look is easy to recognise, but even the most essential things get left behind when no one is sure if they are ours or belong to the project.

Permanent equipment

Equipment that does not get used up and that we keep over the years.

What?	Where is it?	Who has access to it?	Comments
Trailers
1-wheel trailer "Una"	Dublin	Barry	In very bad condition, needs replacement of several parts
Washers to get 1-wheel trailer skewer onto more bikes
foldable 1-wheel trailer "Sarna"	Madrid	Jorge (0034621005352)	contains 2 skewers (but one is too thick for most bikes) and one towing nut (one got lost)
Orange bag with a zipper for 1-wheel trailer
Small 2-wheel trailer "Tika"	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino	contains 2 attachments for the bike axle
Big 2-wheel trailer "Pepe"	Dublin	Bob (+353870600009)	Ecotopia left it in Dublin with Bob. He was not willing to send it before EBT2021.
Big 2-whell trailer "Iron Maiden"	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino
Tools
Tool box	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino	contains some tools
Allen keys (10-piece set)	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino	missing 2.5 and 1.5 sizes
Torx keys	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino	T27, T30, T40
Allen keys "star"	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino	sizes 4-5-6
Long allen key - size 5	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino
Chain link remover (chain breaker)	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino
"Bone" tool	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino	1 tough, 1 normal
Cone spanners (2x) 13/14 - 15/16 mm	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino
Spoke key (plastic handle)	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino
Spoke key (universal, 8 sizes)	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino
Tail kit	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino	a box containing 3 tyre levers, some patches, new tube of glue, multitool
Crank puller - tapered square	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino
Pedal (15mm) / hexagonal crank bolt (14/15mm) wrench	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino
Bottom bracket tool - Shimano cartridge	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino
Universal bottom bracket ring wrench	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino
Pin tool for bottom bracket	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino
Freewheel puller - Shimano SIS	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino
Cassette lockring remover - Shimano HG/IG	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino
Chain whip for cassette	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino
Standard pliers	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino
Locking pliers	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino
Small adjustable spanner	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino
Big adjustable spanner (for bottom bracket tool - 32mm)	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino
Double-sided spanner	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino	sizes 16, 17
Flat-head screwdrivers	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino	2x
Cross-head screwdriver	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino
Big floor pump	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino
Small pump	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino
1 ratchet strap	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino
Cooking
Box for spices	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino
1 tall steel pot with lid	Dublin	apparently it got lost after 2019 biketour	According to Bob it was left in a social center which closed afterwards.
1 wide aluminium pot with lid	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino
1 box grater, 1 flat grater
2 big steel bowls	Catalunya	Bru
1 wooden spoon	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino
1 large metal ladle
1 small metal ladle	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino
chopping boards	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino
chopping knives	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino
peelers	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino
something to mash or blend stuff
funnel
1 big strainer
1 small strainer / sieve
Stationary
Scout SIM card (blau.de)	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino
Tail SIM card (blau.de)			probably lost
Scout phone (dual-SIM) + charger	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino	broken (Nokia from EBT 2019, doesn't charge)
Tail phone	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino	broken (older Nokia from EBT2017,2018)
1 A4+ zip bag	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino	containing EBT documents
1 A4 plastic bag for paper with unlosable pen	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino	containing zines
the circle book	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino
2017 biketour booklet	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino
Fanny pack for money	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino	2 fanny packs (one from 2019, one from 2021)
Others
Sellotape holder
first aid kits	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino	A big kit (blue)
Gaffer/duct tape	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino
New brown tarp against sun/rain	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino	dimensions 5x3m, ropes and pegs included
Garden tarp to sit on	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino	dimensions 5x3m
Shit shovel	Moncalvo	Michal, Lino
Stickers (2021 print)	Berlin	Candid	20000 (2 FCKCRS versions, Fox, Smash Capitalism)
Small black tarp to cover trailer boxes / rocket stoves			lost?

Equipment that gets used up

Equipment that gets used up, so it needs to be acquired before and during the tour.

What?	Who can bring it? / Who will take care of it?	Where to get it (cheaply or for free)?
Medical Kit	One old (incomplete) and one newer (slightly used) in Bcn	Red Cross? Pharmacy?
Washing-up liquid	have one half-used
Replacement tubes for trailers (16-inch and 20-inch)
Sponges
Plastic bags
Matches, lighters	have one jet lighter + one normal lighter
A4 sheets of paper
Big sheets of paper (for rota and workshops)
Markers	have some
Pens (rate of loss about 1 per day…)	have some
Puncture repair kit (with a looot of patches, maybe 10–20 per month?)	we need to get patches and more glue	The cheapest is to get a big tube of vulcanizer and to get several big packs of patches (that don't contain anything else). Those are difficult to find though. In some countries they have them in the home-improvement stores.
Rim tape	have one half-used
Spices
Maps
Small book for finances	we have one
Small book for circle decisions	we have one
Gaffer tape	we have one
Transparent tape (Tesa/Sellotape)	we have one
Grease, chain-oil, deblocking spray	we need more oil
Bungees (rate of loss +∞)	1 inner tube bungee 10 hooks	Inner tubes can be used, but bungees are more convenient because they have hooks. The best thing is to put hooks on inner tubes.

Optional things to bring

Things that are not absolutely necessary and are thus not communal, but would be useful if some people brought them to share.

What?	Who can bring it?
Sewing Kit	Candid, Michal
A netbook/laptop - so we can blog along the way!	Candid, Michal
Walkie-Talkies
Battery charger for batteries of bike lights or mobile devices	Candid

Other things that we have

Some things that are really not essential, but they are in our communal stuff:

• colors and a brush to paint something (flags, etc)

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