Here is a list of the gear that I cycled around the with. These days I travel light, but it’s fun to look back at how much stuff I managed to carry. Some of it I left home with, other stuff I acquired along the way.
Thanks to L.L. Bean and Carradice for the sponsorship.
Bicycle
Dawes Super Galaxy bicycle
Brooks B17 saddle
Schwalbe Marathon Plus 1”40 tyres
Carradice Super C panniers (set)
Decathlon frame bag
Walmart pump
Decathlon seat cover (stored under seat)
Garmin Edge 200
Bicycle gloves
Helmet
Salomon shoes
Handlebar Bag
Lighter
Swiss Army Knife (fake cheap one)
Spork
SJCAM SJ4000
Knife
Iphone 4
Pen
Diary/notebook
Headphones
Wallet
Money belt
Bar bag
Washing up brush
Multi-tool
Bio-soap
Hand sanitizer
Lip balm
Stuffsack
Tent – L.L. Bean Microlight UL
Mattress – L.L. Bean Hikelite Pad
Sleeping bag – Sea to Summit Trek 3
Decathlon pillow
Liner – Sea to Summit
Bike Parka (bicycle cover)
Front Left Pannier
Backpack- Decathlon Arp 10
Laptop – Lenovo Ideapad 100s
Powerbank
External hardrive
Cables
Kindle Paperwhite
A bag of snacks
Outer pocket
Sunglasses
Front light
Front Right Pannier
Canon 500D
Dish cloth
Toiletries bag
Sun cream
Insect Repellant
Outer pocket
Tent light
Headtorch
Left Rear Pannier
Boxers x 4 – Decathlon
Socks (cheap ones from the pound shop)
T-Shirts x 3 (synthetic sports ones from discount/charity shops – nothing fancy)
Trousers/shorts – L.L. Bean Timberledge Zip-Off Pants
Food Bag – lots of spices, salt & pepper, at least one meal’s worth of food, fruit/veg, rice/pasta, usually bread, jam, peanut butter, cereal/muesli/oats, milk powder, sugar, coffee
Outer pocket
Sandals
Mini Tripod
Prolink Chain lube
Right Rear Pannier
Quechua Cooking set – Decathlon
Mug
Tupperware box
Cutting board
Turkish cezve pot
High-vis jacket – IKEA
Waterproof trousers – Macpac Pack-It-Pants
Rain coat – L.L. Bean
Fleece – North Face
Coat – Decathlon down jacket
Winter gloves
Long Johns
Upper base layer
Wolly hat
Sun hat
Repair bag – spare tube, puncture patches, tyre levers, spare section of chain, extra screws, spoke wrench, electrical tape, zip ties, super glue, couple of extra spokes (taped to the frame), spare section of chain, power links, extra brake & gear cable, multi-tool
Bug headnet
Outer pocket
Gas canister
Stove – Terra Hiker
Water filter – Sawyer Mini Filter