Ordered eight pairs of brake pads and a fresh pair of goggles today in preparation for a fortnight in the Alps at the end of the month.

Taking my fork and shock for service later.

What have you lot been stocking up on?

Rear mech hanger, spare gear cable (for repairs on side of trail) as you don’t want to have to ride all the way back to van/chalet without gears. Not sure you’ll need that many pads, I tend to get through 2 pairs max per month in the Alps. But then it’s never a bad thing to be over stocked.
That’s about it really, I tend to chuck a spare pair of tyres in the van when I drive out each year and then some tools for evening fettling.

Personally I think people get carried away “Alps proofing” their bikes. All I do is make sure it’s all serviced and working and switch to 2 ply tyres. If you’re riding lots of rocky trails maybe some protection under down tube and BB (old tube or cut off from tyre.

Tom KP

Gore Tex – I’m hitting the Lakes later this year.

Another bike as a spare 😉

Not sure you’ll need that many pads,

Seven pairs last time, though my old Formula brakes did just melt some of them in less than a day in Verbier and Pila.

It was nail-biting waiting for the Superstar parcel to arrive in France.

Another bike as a spare

Yep.

7 Pairs! 😯

It’s quite steep in Verbier.

😳

There’s the reason I’ve switched from Formula the ones to Hope V2s. From what seemed like one set of pads a day to one set for the two weeks and they were the used ones that came with my second hand V2s.

Just load up whats in the back of the garage for four of us
Last year was
Tyres
Tubes
Wheels
Disc pads
Disc brakes
Rotors
Dropper post
Forks
Big bag of sweets and choc bars
Only three going this year so might stick on a spare bike

You must be b*tch braking everywhere to go through that many sets of pads 😉

Last year I put a fresh set in before the Mega, rode them all week, and then did a weeks DH in Morzine on a trailbike, they were still fine when I got back.*

*Obviously i’m a riding god.

I need some decent 24″ tyres for my sons bike but cant find any 🙁 Anyone know where I can get single ply, 24″ highrollers or similar?

Brakes are a minefield for me; each bike has different ones so I will probably just suck it up and buy at the resort if needed (might bring some hayes for jr’s bike though as they are less easy to get hold of). 8 pairs though is mental, I went through 3 sets in 4 months last year.

A one to one course with Jedi
Some new cycling kecks
a new backpack thingy
Euro’s

We ran schwalbe 24″ tyres on our girls bikes [Stinky JRs] in the Alps till they got onto 26″ wheels

We ran schwalbe 24″ tyres on our girls bikes [Stinky JRs] in the Alps till they got onto 26″ wheels

The fat alberts? If so were they any good? they are certainly not cheap.

They were very good. Just need to make sure you have the room to fit them. We bought ours abroad so wasnt that bad compared to UK prices. What Hayes pads are you looking for

What Hayes pads are you looking for

Stoker aces, fine to get hold of here but well nigh impossible in the resorts.

Cant help you with the Aces

One pair of brake pads

Euros, baked beans and brown sauce. Oh, and service the bike before setting off (not doing the Alps mind, only the Cevenne).