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I like to do my own bike maintenance while on mtb trips, but do not like to carry my bike stand and whole tool kit. I try to find hotels, motels, campgrounds in the bike friendly towns I visit that have some basic repair/maintenance facilities available (stand, tools, wash area). Is this a consideration when choosing a place to stay with anyone else out there?
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I was unaware that this was offered at hotels and such. So far this has not been a consideration for me, but will be in the future as I start to travel more with my bike.
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I generally try to bring everything I could possibly need with me. In fact, most of my tools never leave me truck: it’s kind of like a mobile bike shop.
(Ok, no it really isn’t… I’m not quite that involved 😀 )
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"Jarrett.morgan" wrote
I was unaware that this was offered at hotels and such. So far this has not been a consideration for me, but will be in the future as I start to travel more with my bike.
Same here. I was unaware such thing even existed
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I actually do usually leave my toolbox and gear in the car especially when traveling. The only time it’s not there is when I need it. : 😄
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So if a hotel/motel/campground did offer a repair/maintenance area with bike stand, could that be a deciding factor in you choosing that property over another…if other factors were similar?
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We have public bike repair stands dotted throughout different parts of St. Louis. Most of them are along known bicycle traffic routes!
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"Stl_Greaser" wrote
We have public bike repair stands dotted throughout different parts of St. Louis. Most of them are along known bicycle traffic routes!
That is a great thing ! Wish there was something even remotely similar to that here
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"nickrm" wrote
That is a great thing ! Wish there was something even remotely similar to that here
It is pretty cool and I have also seen some made by parktools that even have a pump built into them!!
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"Stl_Greaser" wrote
[quote="nickrm":2rujxmj1]That is a great thing ! Wish there was something even remotely similar to that here
It is pretty cool and I have also seen some made by parktools that even have a pump built into them!![/quote:2rujxmj1]
The insanity!! I’m truly jealous
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I usually travel with my camper, so I can pack all my gear. So no, not really a consideration for me. I’ve seen those repair stands on the college campus I work at, they’re pretty cool. They have the basic tools and an air pump. I’m not sure I’d want to trust my bike to these, as the ones I have seen get pretty beat up by people not knowing how to use the allen wrenches, etc, properly.
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