Pre-ride Checklist
Please see below to ensure that you arrive prepared and equipped for your eBike Rental. You can find more information on our FAQs page
Before you leave home, please check the weather forecast and plan accordingly.
We recommend downloading two apps before you leave home:
Komoot - a brilliant app that we use for route planning and navigation. This will enable us to share recommended routes with you to follow. We can provide phone holders.
what3words - highly recommended for safety - allows you to communicate your exact location in case of a problem or emergency
- Passport or driving licence as proof of identification
- Credit card for bike deposit pre-authorisation
- A bike helmet, if you have one (if not these are available to rent)
- Suitable shoes such as a pair of flat-sole trainers. Bikes are supplied with flat pedals. If you wish to bring SPD pedals, please let us know in advance.
- Gloves to protect your hands – ideally mountain biking ones
- A water bottle, ideally a bike bottle, or Camelbak
- A charged mobile phone
- Appropriate legwear, i.e. shorts or leggings.
- NB in May to July, when some trails can be overgrown, long legs and arms offer protection from stinging nettles.
- A light rain jacket and spare layer of clothing
- A small backpack
- Sunglasses and suncream
- Spare clothes in case you get muddy
- Snacks – cereal, chocolate bars, fruit, packed lunch
- For longer rides, we provide puncture repair equipment (tube, pump, levers) and a quick link but we recommend that you bring any tools you know how to use such as chain tool, and allen keys
- First aid kit
- Mountain biking is an inherently risky activity, but the vast majority of rides should be safe and trouble-free provided you stick to the following guidance:
- Do not ride if you have any medical conditions that might prevent you from doing so safely
- Wear appropriate protective equipment (particularly a suitable helmet and gloves)
- Ride within your ability, taking into account the conditions
- Do not to attempt to ride on sections of trail which are steeper or more than technical than you have experience and skills to negotiate safely
- Do not attempt jumps, drops, to race or to ride close to steep edges or cliffs
- Do not ride the bike under the influence of alcohol or drugs
- Respect the Highway Code and Country Code including stopping and dismounting where appropriate and notably not to ride on (yellow signposted) footpaths
- Ride with care and to slow down when passing walkers, horses and other bike riders
- Apply common sense and pay attention to signage when following GPS guided routes
- Stop riding your rental bike and contact Southern Ebike Rentals if you should observe any problem with the equipment that may compromise its safe use
