Here’s everything I ride with to ensure that I am as self sufficient as possible!!
The Bike:
I spent three years working at a bike shop, and have custom built a pretty sweet and utterly bombproof tourer.
- Croix de fer frameset
- Custom build wheels with a Son 28 dynamo front hub.
- B17 saddle
- Tubus Cosmo rack
- Ritchey venture max bars
- Thompson seatpost
Camping gear:
- Msr hubba hubba tent
- Rab neutrino 600 bag
- Thermarest pad
- 2l msr Titan pot
- Optimus Polaris stove with a 1l fuel bottle
- Aeropress coffee maker with filters
- Rope for hanging a bear line
- Msr pocket rocket for filtering water
- Opinel n7 knife
- Titanium spork
Cycling clothes:
- 2 * endura bib shorts
- Giro spd shoes
- Rab interval tee
- Nike running vest
- Merino socks
- Berghaus waterproof top and trousers
- Pedeled cycling jersey
Warm clothes:
- Rab microlight jacket
- Patagonia fleece
- Rab gloves
- Castillo neoprene gloves
- Endura merino thermals
- Endura zip off trousers
- Merino buff
- Patagonia beanie
Other off bike clothes:
- Merino icebreaker tee
- Patagonia swimming shorts
- North face Sun hat
Toiletries:
- Sun cream
- Epipen
- Toothbrush and paste
- Travel towel
- Shaver
- Body wash
Electronics:
- USB sinewave charger connecting to front wheel hub
- Chargers
- Universal adapter
- A6000 camera and spare batteries
- Garmin
Tools:
- Spare inner brake and gear cable
- Spare chain
- Tent and gear repair
- Stove cleaning stuff and parts
- Spare tent pegs
- Leatherman
- Grease
- Rag
- Chain Lube
- Levers
- Inner tubes
- Topeak multitool
- Brooks proofride
- Spare nuts and bolts
- Chainring Bolt tool
- NBT cassette remover
- Spare spokes and nipples
- Spare brake pads and pad bolts
- D-lock and cable
Other:
- Passport
- Sunglasses
- Mileage book
- Packable backpack
The bike and gear weighs 35kg!!