Your bicycle
🛠️ Materials & Technical Preparation
A Reliable equipment is absolutely essential to participate in RocDuMaroc.
Assurez-vous que votre vélo soit en bon état. Perfect condition before departure. The difficult conditions and rough terrain demand reliability, robustness and meticulous preparation.
✅ Before departure – check and replace if necessary
🔧 General bike check – have your bike checked by a professional before you leave.
🔁 Replace all worn or damaged parts.
🚴♂️ Tyres – check for wear and tear, cracks, and pressure.
🛞 Wheel set – check for play or damage.
⛓️ Wear parts – chain, cassette and chainrings.
🛑 Braking system – check the brake pads and braking power.
⚙️ Bearings – bottom bracket, headset and hubs.
🔋 Batteries – GPS, bike computer and heart rate monitor.
Technical advice
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Choose one Rugged VTT capable of withstanding the harshest conditions.
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Une front fork reduces the load on your back.
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A Full-suspension mountain bike offers optimal comfort and control on challenging terrain.
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Ride up studded tyres, with reinforced flanks et une good grip.
✅ Recommended: Vittoria Mezcal 2.25
The tubeless tyres are strongly recommended: less risk of punctures, lighter, allow for lower pressure (and thus less rolling resistance) and offer better grip.Stan's No Tubes)
Please adopt a Correct driving position to ride comfortably over distances of up to 85 km per day.
👉 Advice: When in doubt, always choose Reliability rather than lightness.
Absolutely essential to take away
🔩 Parts & Tools
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Tubeless tyre valves
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Brake pads (minimum 2 sets)
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Replacement brake pads
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Saddlebag with inner tube, repair kit and pump CO₂ cartridges are forbidden on aeroplanes
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Multitool and chain tool
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Replacement spokes
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Spare inner tubes
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1 set of tyres (Vittoria Mezcal)
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Replacement chain + quick links compatible with your mountain bike
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Rear derailleur
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CO₂ cartridges (in the bicycle box, not in the hand luggage)
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Small bottle of sealant (“milk”) for tubeless tyres
💧 Hydration & Safety
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Water bottles + Camelbak A minimum of 4 litres per person
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Front and rear bike lights
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Emergency headlamp
⚡️ E-Bikes – More than welcome!
Electric mountain bikes are permitted and perfectly suitable To RocDuMaroc.
Ensure at least an additional battery.
⚡ Des charging points are available in the bivouacs.
🔌 Fully charged batteries can be Staff allowances at checkpoints For transport.
📍 Important : A reliable and well-maintained bicycle is one of the keys to success at RocDuMaroc. Good preparation can make the difference between give up and cross the finish line.
