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? |
|---|---|---|
| Trailers | ||
| 1-wheel trailer + skewer | Barcelona | Bru |
| Small 2-wheel trailer + pins | Barcelona | Bru |
| Big 2-wheel trailer | Barcelona | Ana & Laura |
| 1-wheel trailer + skewer | Somewhere in Bulgaria | Candid has tried to contact Caroxo without success |
| Tools | ||
| Water pipe pliers | Barcelona | Ana & Laura |
| Chain link remover (chain breaker), other more special tools | Barcelona | Ana & Laura |
| "Bone" tool | Barcelona | |
| Allen keys (9-piece set) | Barcelona | |
| Small adjustable spanner | Barcelona | |
| Spoke key (6 sizes) | Barcelona | |
| Washers to get 1-wheel trailer skewer onto more bikes | Barcelona | |
| 3 lock extensions to lock the trailers | 1 in Barcelona | (1 + padlock) |
| Tool box | Barcelona | Ana & Laura |
| Big floor pump | Barcelona | Ana & Laura |
| Small tail pump | Barcelona | |
| Foot pump | ||
| 3 tire levers | ||
| 2 cassette lockring removers (different sizes) | ||
| Cassette lockring remover - Shimano HG/IG | ||
| Freewheel puller - Shimano SIS | ||
| Big adjustable spanner (bottom bracket tool is 32mm) | ||
| Chain whip | ||
| Pedal wrench 15mm / hexagonal socket 14/15mm | ||
| Bottom bracket tool - Shimano cartridge | ||
| Crank puller - tapered square | ||
| Cone spanner 13/14 - 15/16 mm | ||
| Patches | ||
| Big tube of vulcanizer glue | ||
| Cooking | ||
| 1 tall steel pot with lid | Barcelona | Bru |
| 1 wide aluminium pot with lid | Barcelona | Bru |
| 1 box grater, 1 flat grater | ||
| 3 big steel bowls (maybe 4?) | Barcelona | Bru |
| 1 long wooden spoon | Barcelona | Bru |
| 4 floppy chopping boards | Barcelona | Bru |
| 2 big knives (one purple, one green) | ||
| 3 small chopping knives | ||
| 3 peelers | ||
| something to mash or blend stuff | ||
| 2 plastic cups | ||
| 2 table spoons, 2 tea spoons, 2 knives (for jam and stuff) | ||
| 2 10 liter water canisters | ||
| funnel | ||
| 1 strainer | ||
| 2 big tupper wares | ||
| Stationary | ||
| Scout SIM card (blau.de) | Rocalet | Lukas |
| Tail SIM card (blau.de) | Berlin | Candid |
| Scout phone (dual-SIM) + charger | Rocalet | Lukas |
| Tail phone + charger | Berlin | Candid |
| 3 A4+ zip bags | Barcelona | Ana & Laura |
| 1 A4 plastic baf for paper with unlosable pen | Barcelona | Ana & Laura |
| Fanny pack for money | Berlin | Candid |
| Sellotape holder | Barcelona | |
| Others | ||
| Tarp | Barcelona | |
| Shit shovel | Barcelona | |
| Stickers | Berlin | Candid |
| Small tarp to cover box trailer | Barcelona | |
| Light 3x3m tarp for a shelter | Barcelona | |
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 (maybe used) in Bcn | Red Cross? Pharmacy? |
| Washing-up liquid | ||
| Replacement tubes for trailers (16-inch and 20-inch) | ||
| Sponges | ||
| Plastic bags | ||
| Matches, lighters | ||
| A4 sheets of paper | ||
| Big sheets of paper (for rota and workshops) | ||
| Markers | ||
| Pens (rate of loss about 1 per day…) | ||
| Puncture repair kit (with a looot of patches, maybe 10–20 per month?) | Candid, Michal | 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. |
| Spices | ||
| Maps | ||
| Small book for finances | ||
| Small book for circle decisions | ||
| Gaffer tape | Candid | |
| Transparent tape (Tesa/Sellotape) | ||
| Grease, chain-oil, anti-rust spray | ||
| Bungees (rate of loss +∞) | 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 |
| Walkie-Talkies | |
| Battery charger for batteries of bike lights or mobile devices | Candid + Michal |
Other things that we have
Some things that are really not essential, but they are in our communal stuff:
- Some stick to do circus stuff with (apparently made from an old inner tube)