- Ensure your bike is in good working order
- Ensure you are in good health
- You are carrying ID
- Ensure you are dressed and prepared for the conditions
- Ensure that you are self-sufficient:
- You are carrying a mobile phone (with ICE contact details), cash or a credit/debit card
- Make sure you have enough food and drink for the distance / to the café stop
- Take a pump / gas cannister, spare inner tubes and, if you can, a small multi tool
