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 | |||
| Old 1-wheel trailer + skewer "Una" | Brussels | Tex | |
| Washers to get 1-wheel trailer skewer onto more bikes | |||
| New 1-wheel trailer "Sarna" | Barcelona | Bru&Michal&Ana | 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 "Lino" | southern france | elias lukas roberto juliette | 2 spare bearings in Barcelona |
| Big 2-wheel trailer "Pepe" | Belgium | Texas | broken towing arm, Tex is going to fix it |
| Spare spring-lock hitches for the 2-wheel trailers | Barcelona | Bru&Michal&Ana | 4 used, 1 used taped to Lino, in the UK we could get new ones |
| Towing-ball brackets for the 2-wheel trailers | Barcelona | Bru&Michal&Ana | 2, parts to make 4 more |
| Tools | |||
| Tool box | Berlin | contains some tools | |
| Allen keys (10-piece set) | Berlin | ||
| Chain link remover (chain breaker) | Berlin | teeth damaged and pin falling | |
| "Bone" tool | Berlin | 2 tough in the toolbox | |
| Cone spanners (2x) 13/14 - 15/16 mm | Berlin | ||
| Spoke key (plastic handle) | |||
| Spoke key (universal, 8 sizes) | Barcelona | Bru&Michal&Ana | |
| Bike multitool | Barcelona | Bru&Michal&Ana | in the tail kit (allen keys, spanners, screw driver) |
| Tail kit | Barcelona | Bru&Michal&Ana | a box containing 3 tyre levers, some patches, new tube of glue, multitool |
| Crank puller - tapered square | |||
| Pedal (15mm) / hexagonal crank bolt (14/15mm) wrench | Barcelona | Bru&Michal&Ana | |
| Bottom bracket tool - Shimano cartridge | Barcelona | Bru&Michal&Ana | |
| Universal bottom bracket ring wrench | |||
| Pin tool for bottom bracket | Barcelona | Bru&Michal&Ana | |
| Freewheel puller - Shimano SIS | |||
| Cassette lockring remover - Shimano HG/IG | Barcelona | Bru&Michal&Ana | |
| Chain whip for cassette | Barcelona | Bru&Michal&Ana | |
| Water pipe pliers (2x) | |||
| Standard pliers | |||
| Locking pliers | |||
| Snap-ring pliers | |||
| Small adjustable spanner | |||
| Big adjustable spanner (for bottom bracket tool - 32mm) | Barcelona | Bru&Michal&Ana | |
| Ratchet spanner size 13 | maybe not needed | ||
| Small flat-head screwdriver | |||
| Big floor pump | Barcelona | Bru&Michal&Ana | |
| Small tail pump | Barcelona | Bru&Michal&Ana | |
| Small pump | Barcelona | Bru&Michal&Ana | |
| Small set for threadmaking (machos) | Barcelona | Bru&Michal&Ana | |
| 1 ratchet strap | Barcelona | Bru&Michal&Ana | |
| Lock extensions to lock the trailers | only 1 | ||
| Padlocks for lock extensions | missing | ||
| Cooking | |||
| Box for spices | Barcelona | Bru&Michal&Ana | missing the lid - should be replaced |
| 1 tall steel pot with lid | Barcelona | Bru&Michal&Ana | |
| 1 wide aluminium pot with lid | Barcelona | Bru&Michal&Ana | |
| 1 box grater, 1 flat grater | |||
| 2 big steel bowls | Barcelona | Bru&Michal&Ana | It would be better to not take them and dumpster-dive 4 food buckets |
| 1 long wooden spoon | Barcelona | Bru&Michal&Ana | We found a replacement! |
| 1 large metal ladle | Barcelona | Bru&Michal&Ana | Somehow it was left behind in the house for 2018, but now we have it. |
| 1 small metal ladle | Barcelona | Bru&Michal&Ana | |
| 1 frying pan | too heavy, it was left behind | ||
| chopping boards | Barcelona | Bru&Michal&Ana | 2 rectangular from plywood, 1 plastic with handle |
| chopping knives | Barcelona | Bru&Michal&Ana | 1 straight edge, 2 with teeth |
| peelers | |||
| something to mash or blend stuff | 1 masher, 1 whisk | ||
| 2 plastic cups | 4 non-reusable, need to get better cups | ||
| 2 table spoons, 2 tea spoons, 2 knives | only 1 of each | ||
| 2 10 liter water canister | only 1, foldable canister missing | ||
| funnel | Barcelona | Bru&Michal&Ana | dumpster dived |
| 1 big strainer | |||
| 1 small strainer / sieve | |||
| 1 medium tupper ware | Barcelona | Bru&Michal&Ana | |
| Stationary | |||
| Scout SIM card (blau.de) | Brussels? | ||
| Tail SIM card (blau.de) | Brussels? | ||
| Scout phone (dual-SIM) + charger | Brussels? | ||
| Tail phone + charger | |||
| 2 A4+ zip bags | Barcelona | Bru&Michal&Ana | for maps and promotional material |
| 1 A4 plastic bag for paper with unlosable pen | Barcelona | Bru&Michal&Ana | |
| the circle book | Barcelona | Bru&Michal&Ana | |
| 2017 biketour booklet | Barcelona | Bru&Michal&Ana | |
| Fanny pack for money | Brussels? | ||
| Others | |||
| Sellotape holder | |||
| first aid kits | Barcelona | Bru&Michal&Ana | 1 really old, 1 used |
| Gaffer/duct tape | Barcelona | Bru&Michal&Ana | new |
| Tarp | missing | ||
| Shit shovel | got lost :( | ||
| Stickers | Berlin | Candid | ca 5-6000 (2017 edition) |
| Plastic box with stickers | Barcelona | Bru&Michal&Ana | 100+ stickers |
| Small black tarp to cover trailer boxes / rocket stoves | |||
| Light 3x3m tarp for a shelter | |||
| Screen-printing equipment | Berlin | d (can also contact Candid) | |
| Paper knife | Barcelona | Bru&Michal&Ana | |
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)