WORDS CHIPPS & RAY WAXHAM PHOTOGRAPHY CHIPPS
KIT BAG IS OUR CHANCE TO HAVE A NOSY INSIDE THE BAGS CARRIED BY RIDERS FROM DIFFERENT BRANCHES OF THE MOUNTAIN BIKE TREE. EACH BAG HAS BEEN REFINED OVER THE YEARS BY ITS OWNER FLADDING BITS WHEN THEY’RE NEEDED, CHUCKING STUFF OUT THAT’S JUST ADDING WEIGHT AND BULK UNTIL, HOPEFULLY, THE RIDER ENDS UP WITH THE PERFECT COMBINATION OF USEFULNESS AND PORTABILITY FOR THEIR PARTICULAR NEEDS.
A TOP RIDER IS OFTEN HELPED BY A TOP MECHANIC. THIS ISSUE WE’VE STEPPED AWAY FROM ACTUAL RIDERS’ BAGS, TO LOOK INSIDE THE TOOLBOX OF TREK’S TOP ENDURO MECHANIC, RAY WAXHAM.