Equipment

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Bike fully loaded.

A list of the equipment I’m using on my trip. Its pretty long, and I did leave off some stuff like water bottles, tools, spare parts, etc. Let me know in the comments if you either want more, or have any questions about a specific piece of gear.

Hardware
Bike – REI Novara Safari (anything not listed should be assumed part of the stock bike)
Fender – Planet Bike Cascadia Hybrid/Touring
Front rack – Blackburn MTF-1 Front Mountain Rack
Computer – Cateye CC-CD200 Astrale 8

Bags
Front panniers – Ortlieb Front Roller Classic
Rear panniers – Ortlieb Backroller Classic
Handlebar bag – Avenir Excursion QR
Seat/Frame bag – Avenir Bigmouth Velcro Seat Bag

Misc
Helmet – Giro Indicator
Lock – OnGuard Rottweiler 5026
Mirror – Bike Peddler Take A Look
Lights – Infini Amuse Twin Pack
Bike pump – Topeak Road Morph G Bike Pump with Gauge
Guitar – Traveler Ultralight Guitar

Electronics
Tablet – Nook Color (rooted and running CyanogenMod7)
Camera – Panasonic DMC-TS2
Radio – Sangean DT-400W
GPS – Garmin nüvi 260
Music – iPod Nano (5th gen)
Speaker – iHome iHM7 Rechargeable Mini Speaker

Camping Gear
Tent – Big Agnes Fly Creek UL1
Sleeping bag – EMS Velocity 35
Sleeping pad – ThermaRest RidgeRest Short
Cooking – Caldera Kitchen + Evernew 900ml pot
Headlamp – Petzl Tikka Plus
Bucket – Sea to Summit Folding Bucket

Clothes
Gloves – Pearl Izumi Men’s Select Glove
Glasses – Julbo Race Performance Sunglasses
Bike shorts – Pearl iZUMi Men’s Quest Cycling Short
Shirt – Novara Marco Bike Jersey, Pearl Izumi Men’s Quest Jersey
Rain jacket – Pearl iZUMi Men’s Elite Barrier
Fleece – Patagonia R1 Hoody
Long-sleeve shirt – Icebreaker Atlas Bodyfit 150
Underwear – ExOfficio Boxer briefs
Leg warmer – Pearl iZUMi Thermal Leg Warmer
Headband – Halo II

4 Responses to “Equipment”

  1. Dave's Dad says:

    Shoes?

  2. Steve Cernak says:

    Thanks for putting this up

    How much do you think it all weighs? Any wind resistance issues?

    • Gibbs says:

      Probably about 60lbs of gear, food, etc. Yes, lots of wind issues, but I don’t think there is any way around it.