Recommended Gear

Recommended gear as per the list below should be carried. However the best person to make that decision about your safety is you. Check the weather here and here. Consider how long you could be out there, consider the worst case scenario and plan accordingly. We believe if people are thinking for themselves then they are safer than someone telling them what to do. We can have four seasons in one day in this part of the country so plan accordingly, think smart and race well.

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• Bike tubes, 
• Puncture repair kit,
• Tyre Lever Set,
• Pump,
• Multitool, Chain breaker
• Sunscreen stick,
• Anti-chaff,
• Whistle,
• First Aid kit (gauze squares, tape, a couple of Paracetamol or Nurofen tablets, an elastic crepe bandage)
• At least one water bottle and sufficient food to meet your individual energy needs for 5-10 hours of riding.

Clothing options:

• • Waterproof Jacket: Rab Phantom or Firewall Jacket
  • Poly prop / Thermal layer top and bottoms: See link here Rab Syncrino
  • Emergency bivi: Rab Ark Emergency Bivi
  • Beanie: Powerstretch Beanie
  • Gloves: Rab VR Gloves

NOTE: We want you to enjoy this challenge regardless of the weather. Help us to help you. Anticipate the things that could go wrong and mitigate them. Make sure you have the gear to get you to the finish line.