Top 17 inexpensive Bike Essentials for Ladies

DAKINE Drafter 14L Hydration Pack – Women’s

Built for ladies who’ve got places to go and miles to pedal, the Dakine Women’s Drafter 14L Hydration Pack is a great way to keep all your backup repair tools on hand for when a tire pops or you need to make an on-trail adjustment. Designed specifically for females, the Drafter comes bundled with a 3L Hydrapak lumbar reservoir and accompanying Blaster bite valve, so during a rowdy uphill push you won’t have to stop to get some much-need thirst quenching. Designated tool storage and a bevy of zippered internal pockets yield plenty of secure storage for your car key, snacks, phone and a trail map. Plus, the pack is compatible with Dakine’s Impact CE-certified spine protector (not included), so you can add on some extra protection if you like stepping up to the next-level, but want to mitigate risk in the process.

Osprey Packs Salida 8L Backpack – Women’s

Hit the dusty trail for a quick afternoon ride with the comfort and convience of the Osprey Salida 8L Backpack. This compact pack has enough room for your daily necessities while remaining compact and easy to wear. The Airscape padding and suspension system keeps your back cool via air circulation and teams up with the hip and sternum straps to keep your load secure. The large U-Zip opening helps you grab exactly what you need without unpacking and repacking so that you can keep your ride moving, while the added pockets help you stay organized and prepared.

DAKINE Drafter 14L Hydration Pack – Women’s

Built for ladies who’ve got places to go and miles to pedal, the Dakine Women’s Drafter 14L Hydration Pack is a great way to keep all your backup repair tools on hand for when a tire pops or you need to make an on-trail adjustment. Designed specifically for females, the Drafter comes bundled with a 3L Hydrapak lumbar reservoir and accompanying Blaster bite valve, so during a rowdy uphill push you won’t have to stop to get some much-need thirst quenching. Designated tool storage and a bevy of zippered internal pockets yield plenty of secure storage for your car key, snacks, phone and a trail map. Plus, the pack is compatible with Dakine’s Impact CE-certified spine protector (not included), so you can add on some extra protection if you like stepping up to the next-level, but want to mitigate risk in the process.

CamelBak Solstice LR 10L Backpack – Women’s

The longest days of summer may bless us with sun-kissed cheeks and daylight well into the evening for incredible all-day adventures, but they also happen to come along with a pretty hefty dose of heat. The CamelBak Women’s LR 10L Backpack is the ideal weapon against the heat, loading you with a full three-liters of lumbar-located thirst quenching goodness, while maximizing air flow to keep you cool when summer’s heat is oppressive. The low center of gravity of the Solstice makes it ideal for reducing the swaying and sloshing feel of larger packs, keeping you balanced and comfortable when you’re blasting berms and cooking it into rock gardens.

Featuring CamelBak’s newest Crux Lumbar reservoir system, the pack allows you to disconnect the hose without the bladder spilling out with liquid. HydroGuard antimicrobial prevents funky build-up, especially if there’s residual moisture left in the bladder. You’ll find a handy tool-roll for performing essential trailside repairs. Helmet and armor attachment comes in handy when you’re cranking up long access roads where a helmet only serves to overheat your noggin, and an XV back panel keeps you breathing with ventilated foam when you’re begging Mother Nature to drop the mercury a few degrees.

Assos Chamois Creme – Women’s

Featuring a soothing formula with natural extracts, the Assos Women’s Chamois Creme is designed to relieve and prevent chafing, while also preventing bacterial build up. This creme works equally well on both natural and synthetic chamois, and keeps you feeling fine through long hours in the saddle. Plus, its non-greasy formula washes out impressively easily at the end of the day.

Platypus B-Line X.C. 8L Backpack – Women’s

Designed with muddy trails and cross-country singletrack in mind, Platypus’ B-Line 8.0 Backpack is a superb way to stay hydrated and and well-equipped when you’re eating up miles on your mountain bike. Designed specifically for women, the B-Line features an anatomically shaped waist belt and shoulder straps, with Platypus’ RidgeAir back panel providing the breathable comfort of ridged foam ventilation channels and mesh padding. The B-Line comes with a three-liter reservoir and tons of storage for a patch kit, snacks, safety supplies, and whatever else you need to have a great ride.

Gregory Amasa 14L Backpack – Women’s

The largest pack in Gregory’s bike-specific line, the Amasa 14L Backpack is designed to help you take on longer rides with little to no support. It has enough space for an extra layer, plenty of water and food, plus the tools, tubes, and other gear you need to ensure you keep rolling. The Shift RS Suspension system lifts the load, and adjusts the hip belt vertically for a customized fit for your torso. Matrix Ventilation Technology uses foam and mesh to lift the pack off of your back, ensuring airflow between you and the back panel.

Osprey Packs Kitsuma 7L Backpack – Women’s

When you’re hitting the trails for mountain biking or hiking but don’t need much except water and a few essentials, reach for the Osprey Packs Kitsuma 7L Backpack. Its front zippered pocket holds your extra tools, a spare tube, and a rain jacket while behind it, the external hydration sleeve holds the 2.5L reservoir to keep you hydrated on the trail. The backpack has an AirScape backpanel for ventilation and comfort while the light and airy harness with rolled edges deliver stability and comfort for your ride or hike.

Gregory Amasa 10L Backpack – Women’s

As the mid-sized option in Gregory’s mountain biking-specific collection, the Women’s Amasa 10 Hydration Backpack is your best bet for half-day rides. It can hold hydration reservoirs as large as three liters, and there’s still space for snacks, layers, and essential tools and a spare tube. Gregory’s Shift RS suspension system includes light foam with spacer mesh that assures the utmost ventilation, and the padded waist belt moves with your hips for long-lasting comfort.

CamelBak Luxe LR 14L Backpack – Women’s

If you’re tired of bulky packs weighing you down or throwing you out of your groove on long and steep mountain bike climbs, then the CamelBak Luxe LR 14L Backpack might be the solution you’ve been looking for. Designed to give you all the hydration you need in a stable and low-profile package, this pack features a three-liter CRUX lumbar reservoir, which is placed low in the pack to bring even more stability to its already stable design. It also compresses automatically as the reservoir drains, helping prevent sloshing that might annoy you as you ride or throw off your balance.

The LR, or Low Rider technology, helps place the pack’s weight on your hips rather than your shoulders, giving you a more ideal load distribution for riding while freeing your upper body up to ensure that nothing gets in the way of your steering. The Dual Wing hip belts serves two functions—the inner belt helps with load distribution and stability, and the outer belt helps compress the pack while also offering a convenient open pocket in the back for layers and gear. Speaking of storage, the lower reservoir pocket is also home to a handy high-vis rain cover that deploys quickly in rainy weather, as well as a bike-tool organizer roll that’ll keep your most important tools close by when you need them.

Platypus Siouxon A.M. 15L Backpack – Women’s

Strap on the Platypus Siouxon A.M. 15L Backpack and head out for a ride, because it’s got everything you need to enjoy a day on your bike. This low-profile pack is the larger option for the Siouxon, and features plenty of bells and whistles, including a 3L hydration bladder, gear-specific pockets, and an incorporated rainfly in case you encounter stormy weather. The FloatAir back panel is made from a highly breathable mesh that’s tensioned over a wire frame, keeping support up and weight down, all while optimizing cooling airflow as you ride. Platypus being Platypus, they naturally want to keep you hydrated—they equipped the Siouxon with easy hose routing and magnetic hydration retention, so a refreshing sip is never far away.

Osprey Packs Dyna 6L Backpack – Women’s

Bring along just the bare essentials with you on your next trail run with the Osprey Packs Dyna 6 Hydration Pack. Designed on the idea that less is more, this true vest-pack provides bounce-free stability and utilitarian comfort whether you’re pounding the pavement or navigating wooded trails. Rugged nylon construction holds up against close encounters with harsh boulders and snagging branches, while the included Hydraulics 1.5L reservoir with attached hose and sternum magnet frees up your hands for easy drinking when you’re in the middle of an intense hill climb. The zippered main compartment and multiple pockets make sure you bring along your gloves, hat, headlamp, and any energy-boosting snacks you might need during your outing.

CamelBak Luxe LR 14L Backpack – Women’s

A beacon of light in an otherwise over-saturated backpack market, the CamelBak Women’s Luxe LR 14 Hydration Pack offers dependable hydration and storage for all of your mountain biking needs. The Luxe LR features a lower center of gravity, which provides you with a more stable ride and well-balanced fit.

The Luxe is equipped with a streamlined silhouette that’s more than adept at navigating narrow trails. Meanwhile, the stabilizing and load-bearing hip belt keeps the Luxe close to your backside, so you can forget about the pack sloshing around as you ride. An Airfoil back panel promotes maximum ventilation when things begin to heat up, and the included rain cover shields your gear from incoming weather. Not to mention, the included water reservoir makes it easy to stay hydrated when you’re on the trail, and the Magnetic Tube Trap keeps your hydration within quick reach and secure, so you continue pedal pushing in comfort.

Osprey Packs Sylva 12L Backpack – Women’s

The perfect saturday singletrack companion, the Osprey Sylva 12L Backpack goes right from the gear closet to the trailhead with everything you might need for a full day in the saddle. Thanks to the AirSpeed suspension system and BioStretch shoulder harness, the Sylva is streamlined and comfortable on the back while being highly functional and supportive at the same time. An included Hydraulics 2.5L reservoir ensures that water is never far from reach, while the integrated high-visibility raincover keeps your pack and gear dry on your ride from start to finish. It also features a simple helmet carrier to free up internal space, as well as a multitude of zippered pockets, inside and out, to keep all of your tools, tubes, snacks, maps, and tunes organized.

Platypus Siouxon A.M. 15L Backpack – Women’s

Strap on the Platypus Siouxon A.M. 15L Backpack and head out for a ride, because it’s got everything you need to enjoy a day on your bike. This low-profile pack is the larger option for the Siouxon, and features plenty of bells and whistles, including a 3L hydration bladder, gear-specific pockets, and an incorporated rainfly in case you encounter stormy weather. The FloatAir back panel is made from a highly breathable mesh that’s tensioned over a wire frame, keeping support up and weight down, all while optimizing cooling airflow as you ride. Platypus being Platypus, they naturally want to keep you hydrated—they equipped the Siouxon with easy hose routing and magnetic hydration retention, so a refreshing sip is never far away.

CamelBak Luxe LR 14L Backpack – Women’s

If you’re tired of bulky packs weighing you down or throwing you out of your groove on long and steep mountain bike climbs, then the CamelBak Luxe LR 14L Backpack might be the solution you’ve been looking for. Designed to give you all the hydration you need in a stable and low-profile package, this pack features a three-liter CRUX lumbar reservoir, which is placed low in the pack to bring even more stability to its already stable design. It also compresses automatically as the reservoir drains, helping prevent sloshing that might annoy you as you ride or throw off your balance.

The LR, or Low Rider technology, helps place the pack’s weight on your hips rather than your shoulders, giving you a more ideal load distribution for riding while freeing your upper body up to ensure that nothing gets in the way of your steering. The Dual Wing hip belts serves two functions—the inner belt helps with load distribution and stability, and the outer belt helps compress the pack while also offering a convenient open pocket in the back for layers and gear. Speaking of storage, the lower reservoir pocket is also home to a handy high-vis rain cover that deploys quickly in rainy weather, as well as a bike-tool organizer roll that’ll keep your most important tools close by when you need them.

Gregory Amasa 10L Backpack – Women’s

As the mid-sized option in Gregory’s mountain biking-specific collection, the Women’s Amasa 10 Hydration Backpack is your best bet for half-day rides. It can hold hydration reservoirs as large as three liters, and there’s still space for snacks, layers, and essential tools and a spare tube. Gregory’s Shift RS suspension system includes light foam with spacer mesh that assures the utmost ventilation, and the padded waist belt moves with your hips for long-lasting comfort.