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​​Prepping for a Labor Day Beach Getaway

As another Carolina summer begins to wind down, many of us have faced the trials and tribulations of transporting and prepping our bikes for some family cruising. We here at The Bike Medics want to give you a quick rundown of how we prepare for a stress free trip to the coast
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Now, on with the show. Before leaving town on any excursion, we start by checking our tire pressure with the Joe Blow Elite. This pump not only saves you the trouble of flat tires due to low pressure, but it is also dual purpose and takes care of that beachball or raft that has been under appreciated
https://www.topeak.com/us/en/products/floor-pumps/846-joeblow--elite

While you are in the garage, go ahead and grab that bottle of Boeshield T-9 and Muc-Off Dry Lube for the chain and the rest of your bike. Again, these lubrication products are dual purpose as well. Squeaky beach chairs with frozen zipper pockets or rusty umbrellas? Boeshield T-9 has you covered all day long. Originally designed by Boeing for their airplanes..like the hot sauce lady says “we put that —— on everything”
https://boeshield.com/bike/
https://us.muc-off.com/products/bio-dry-lube

After you pack the pump and the chain line, it’s onto the tools. We like to to keep things simple, so check out the Topeak Rachet Rocket Lite NTX. This will come into play when you need to adjust your seat, assemble a bike, and everything thing in between. It makes the entire Swiss Army knife blush
https://www.topeak.com/global/de/products/mini-tools/1076-ratchet-rocket--lite-ntx--(2018)

Now to put on the final touches for your excursion and the most important investment you can make as a bike enthusiast


A car rack that doesn’t shake, rattle, and roll. In order to avoid that “I am going 80 on the interstate and I hope they are going to stay on” type of feeling. Yes, we have been there too


Here is the solution. It goes by the name of the Saris Superclamp EX Hitch Tray Rack. Long name, yet a simple bike carrier solution. Like they say, the best designs are often the simplest. This hitch style rack will tightly hold anything from kids bike to those fat tire novelties sailing in front of you on the sand


There is a lot of attention to detail on this 4 (or 2) bike rack. The design has built in locks, a tilt away design for trunk access, and push button arms to hold the bicycles by their tires instead of the frame. We are going to pass the mic to Saris for a more in-depth description...check out the video in the link below for a visual
https://www.saris.com/product/superclamp-ex-4

Full disclosure-we are not endorsed by any of the following companies, but we wanted to let you know how we setup for our getaways. We just believe in products and companies that produce high quality products that we stand behind. Like these companies, The Bike Medics takes pride in our work and reputation for quality


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