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Plan your trip carefully, choose tracks according to your experience and level and remember to take a break. |
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Check your equipment before starting off (brakes, tyres, pressure, gears, cables, suspensions, chain, pinions and so on). |
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Watch out for the weather before and after your trip. Weather forecasts are to be taken seriously. |
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Dress according to temperature and weather conditions.
For trips at higher altitudes a change of clothes could come in handy, instead of catching a cold or risk getting wet. |
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Give your hotel, or your closest relatives, the details of your trip; you should always have cell phone with you (Emergency number: 118). |
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Bring repair tools for your bike, a first aid kit, sun block and for longer trips some food (energy bars) and a full flask of water. |
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Wear a helmet for protection and gloves for your hands. |
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Do not underestimate the difficulty of the trip and evaluate it carefully, counting on your previous biker experience and capabilities. Keep a moderate speed, because obstacles can appear suddenly out of nowhere (damage to the road, rocks, tree, wild animals, grazing animals, lever bars, tractors, authorised vehicles and so on). |
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Respect the trippers and hikers and overtake with moderate speed.
Hikers on walking paths always have right of way and a nod to acknowledge each other is always appreciated. |
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Respect barriers and always close gates, bars and doors. |
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Respect and protect animals and plants, nature and wild animals. |
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Do not leave marked routes and avoid lateral out of the way routes. |
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Do not leave litter in the open. Dispose of it back home. |
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Do not make any annoying or disturbing sounds or noises and do not leave unnecessary brake marks. |
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Respect markings, i.e. bans and other signals. |
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Complete your trip before dusk and inform those responsible of your safe return. |
