Gravel Bike Holiday Kit List

by | Jun 5, 2024 | The Hub

  • If bringing your own bike: We recommend tubeless tyres, to avoid pinch flats and sidewall cuts. Tyres have to cope with occasional rough gravel, so need to be as wide as your bike allows, durable, with strong sidewalls, rather than ultra lightweight. Tyre plug repair kit / spare tyre, inner tube, tyre levers, pump. Spare brake pads, lube, rag, multitool, zip ties, duct tape.
  • Day pack/frame bag/saddlebag. You need to be able to carry essential items and a packed lunch with you on the bike.
  • Water. You need to be able to carry 1.5 litres in your bottles/Camelbak.
  • Garmin or similar bike computer, mount and charger. We will provide you with route files to download before your trip. If you don’t have a bike computer, the files can be downloaded and onto your smartphone using an app like Komoot.
  • Cycling shoes.
  • Helmet. You must wear a helmet at all times while riding.
  • Head torch.
  • Buff/bandana: keeps the sun off and can be soaked in the cooling streams/fountains.
  • Cycling gloves.
  • Windproof and waterproof.
  • Cycling shorts.
  • Chamois cream.
  • Mobile/cell phone, charging plug and cable. Socket/outlet adapter for two-pin Euro plug if needed.
  • Sunglasses.
  • Plenty of high factor sun cream and lip salve. The sun is very strong at altitude.
  • For European citizens, an in-date European Health Insurance Card must be carried with you when cycling. In the UK this is now called a GHIC card.
  • Passport/ID card, which must be carried with you when cycling.
  • Proof of travel insurance, which must be carried with you when cycling.
  • Fleece/down jacket. It can be chilly at altitude in the mountains.
  • Slippers. Tiled floors can be cold.
  • Euros in cash for bar stops, tips and emergencies. Not everywhere in rural Spain takes card payment.