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Information fro traveling
with mountain bikes
 
Preferably have previous experience in all terrain, our trails are a mix of dirt roads, paths and technical singletracks downhilling or climbing. The safety car only can help us while we ride on or close to roads.

Mountain Bikes
Mountain bike routes require off-road fat XC tires, recommended 2.1 rear and 2.3 front. Hardtails minimum.
Important to bring it in baggage (if don’t know sino consult your bike shop for service) and with a full tune up service (in case of not having experience our team will give you the service of load your bike).
As in trails always groups have some distance between riders, our support team will be ready to help in fixing problems, but for not having big delays is fully recommended to carry your own repair kit as:
* Air pump
* Grease and oil bottles.
* Brake pads.
* Allen tool and chain repair.
* Puncture repair kit.
* Cleaning brushes kit.
On all of our trips we carry a toolkit and a basic range of spares for emergencies. As bikes become increasingly part specific it is impossible to carry a comprehensive range of spares compatible with all makes and models of bike (disc brake bleed kits and appropriate fluid, shock pumps, sealing tubeless fluids, etc)

MTB equipment:
* Helmet and gloves (mandatory).
* MTB backpack (camelback)
* Clothes kits for cold temperature (10C) useful for higher passes: wind vest, jerseys and long pants, polartech, gloves.
* Clothes kits for hot temperature (25~35C) for the most part of the trip
* Optional: Protective wear: knees and shin guard
* Repair Kit.
* Sun block, lipstick, repellent
* First Aid Kit.

Personal equipment:
* 1 small backpack for day needs (pre and post ride) with small towel, soap, and extra clothes.
* 1 trip bag (carried in vehicle support in transfers)
* Sandals, gloves, trekking shoes, 1 t-shirt per day, sunglasses, cap, shorts, pants, polartech y rain cover (optional)
* Front and handy lantern.

Medicins:
Each participant must bring their own medicines as own needs and inform if some meals allergies have. Must bring headache, stomach, fever pills, etc.

Local payments:
* Keep an amount between 10 and 20 dollars for lunching and dinners in cities.
* Airport taxes USD 18 round trip
* Credit cards availability only in major cities (Visa/Mastercard).
* Recommended US dollars instead of Euros
* Bike air transfers (USD 80 approx)
* Bike ground transfer (USD 15 approx)
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CLASSIFICATION OF TRAILS IN PERU

ELEMENTARY
Beginners with basic skills and not well fitness. Easy technical trails and with short time of effort.
Ratio of 2 hours effective ride
Level I
- Dirt roads
- Less than 1,000 msnm heights
- Almost flat routes
Level II
- Dirt roads. paths
- Less than 2,800 msnm heights
- Less than 5% angles in short strokes.

INTERMEDIATES
Technical trails for cyclists with good training.
Ratio of 4 hours effective ride
Level III
- Dirt roads. Paths. Singletracks
- Less than 3,500 msnm heights
- Less than 7 degrees angles in short strokes.

EXPERTS
Trails for expert riders. Technical and challenge rides.
Ratio of more than 4 hours ride
Level IV
- Dirt roads. Paths. Singletracks, downhill/climbing
- Less than 4,900 msnm heights.
- Average of 10 degrees angles
Level V
- Paths. Singletracks, downhill/climbing technical and difficult.
- More than 10 degrees downhill/climbing
- Not considered as tourist trails
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