Bike Touring Equipment

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  • Frame: Santos Travelmaster 2.6 alu, 19inch
  • Wheels: Santos handmade ‘vakantiewiel’ – (rim: Exal) 36 spokes
  • Tires: Schwalbe Marathon Mondial 2.0
  • Gears: Rohloff hub (chain rings: front43, back 18)
  • Breaks: Shimano Deore-XT V-brakes
  • Front Racks: Tubus Ergo + Racktime Topit
  • Rear Rack: Santos travel rack (made by Tubus)
  • Saddle: Selle San Marco Rolls
  • Handle bar grips: Ergon GP5 BioKork

Bags:

  • 2 Ortlieb front roller classic panniers (25 L)
  • 2 Ortlieb back roller classic panniers (40 L)
  • 1 Ortlieb rack pack (31 L)
  • 1 Ortieb PS490 dry bag (13 Ltr)
  • Ortlieb Ultimate  6 L Plus Handlebar Bag with camera insert & Map Case
  • AcePac Fuel Bag
  • 2 AcePac Fat Bottle bags
  • Small Saddle Bag: Decathlon
  • Daypack: Sea To Summit Ultra-Sil
  • Various dry bags (Sea To Summit, Lowe Alpine, Regatta, Chinese brand)

Camping / sleeping:

  • Tent: Hilleberg Nammatj 2gt + Hilleberg Footprint or Salewa Micra II
  • Matrasses: Thermarest Neo Air + Thermarest Z-Lite
  • Sleeping Bag: Highlight Autumn 750, Cumulus Teneqa 850 or Cumulus Panyam 450 (depending on destination)
  • Liner bag (Cocoon Travelsheet Egypt Cotton)
  • Pillow:  Sea To Summit Aeros Premium

Cooking:

  • Stove: Optimus Nova multifuel expedition stove
  • Fuel bottle: Optimus 1L
  • Windscreen: Allcamp
  • Pots: Optimus Terra Lite HE cook set
  • Plate:  Plastic supermarket plate
  • Mug: Primus 4 seasons
  • Cutting board: no brand
  • 2 lighters
  • Water filter: Katadyn Hiker Pro
  • Cutlery: Primus
  • Wooden spoon
  • Sponge

Jackets:

  • Rain jacket: The North Face Point Five Summit Series
  • Down jacket: Ayacucho or Simond – 660 Cuin
  • Wind jacket: Vaude Air jacket II
  • Fleece jacket: The North Face

Shirts:

  • T-shirts: 1 long  + 1 short sleeved shirt
  • Long sleeve merino wool shirts: 2 x Icebreaker (Pursuit GT260 + Tech Crewe 260)

Pants:

  • Cycling shorts:  2 Gore Bike Wear Power 3.0
  • Rain Pants: Gore Bike Wear power trail gore tex active pants
  • Thermo underpants: Icebreaker 260 Apex
  • Casual pants: Quecha
  • 1 pair light running shorts (doubles as swimming pants if needed)
  • Boxer shorts: 2 pcs (1 pcs, used the other to clean the bike)

Hand & head gear :

  • Cycling gloves
  • Warm Gloves: 1 pair Gore Bike Wear or 1 pair Sealskinz (All Weather Cycle XP)
  • Liner Gloves: Sealskinz thermal liner
  • Beanie
  • Balaclava: The North Face
  • 3 Buffs
  • Field hat
  • Helmet: Zero Rh+ Zy carbon

Shoes & socks:

  • Cycling / every day Gore-Tex shoes
  • Sandals: Keen Newport
  • Overshoes: Gore Bike Wear Road Thermo
  • Thin socks: 2 pair cycling socks
  • Warm socks: 1 long & 1 short pair merino wool socks
  • Waterproof socks: Sealskinz

Photography:

  • Camera 1: Sony A5000 system camera with 16-50 mm & 55-210 mm lenses
  • Tiffen 40,5 mm Circular Polarizer Filter
  • Camera 2: Nikon Coolpix S5200 compact camera
  • Tripod: Joby Gorillapod
  • Batteries for Sony camera (3)
  • Camera & lens cleaning sets

Electronics:

  • Laptop: MacBook Air 11”
  • Laptop sleeve: Case Logic
  • External hard drive: 2 x Western Digital Elements 1TB
  • E-reader: Kindle Paper White 6”
  • Phone: Motorola Moto E4 Plus
  • Gps: Garmin Etrex 30x
  • Garmin inReach Mini
  • Cycle computer: VDO M4 + spare battery
  • Mp3-player: Sony NWZ-A15 16gb + extra 16gb micro sd-card
  • Headphone
  • Head Torch: Petzl Tikka Xp + 3 spare AAA batteries
  • Rear bicycle light
  • Solar pannel: Goal Zero Nomad 7 + Guide 10 plus recharger
  • Power Bank: Xtorm power bank 9000 Mah Cygnett ChargeUp Go 10.000 Mah
  • 10 rechargeble AA batteries for gps
  • Various chargers, cables & SD memory cards
  • Usb stick: Maxell 32 gb (usb + mini-usb connectable)
  • World travel adapter
  • Small distribution plug

Spare Parts:

  • 2 tubes
  • 1 brake cable
  • 1 Rohloff shifter cable
  • 1 Rohloff ‘easy-set’
  • 2 pairs break pads
  • 1 chain + chain lock
  • Spare spokes
  • cable ties
  • screws
  • Optimus, Thermarest & Ortlieb repair kits

Tools:

  • Multitool: Topeak Mini 9
  • Swiss Army knife ‘Huntsman’
  • 2 small screw drivers (flat + Philips)
  • Allen key nbr….
  • Spanner nbr 8 & 15
  • Small pliers
  • 2 Tyre levers
  • Pump: Lezyne pressure drive
  • Puncture repair kit
  • Spoke tightener
  • Chain breaker
  • KMC missing link opener & remover
  • Rohloff oil change kit
  • Chain oil
  • Chain brush

Toiletries:

  • Shaver: Philips PT927
  • Tootbrush + toothpaste
  • Shampoo (used for hair, dishes & laundry)
  • 2 Washcloths
  • Towel
  • Sun cream
  • Lipbalm
  • Mosquito repellent
  • Tick remover tool
  • Nail clippers
  • Tweezers
  • earplugs
  • Toilet paper
  • Imodium
  • Plasters
  • Bandage
  • Disinfectant
  • cloven
  • Thermometer

Miscaleneous:

  • Nite Ize gear ties
  • Elastic luggage net
  • Bicycle lock
  • Sunglassess
  • Binoculars: Celestron 8 x 21
  • maps
  • Pen
  • Waterbladder: Ortlieb 10L
  • Wallet
  • Duct tape
  • Passport + ID card
  • Passport pictures
  • Drivers license
  • Debet cards Maestro
  • Credit cards
  • Rope
  • 4 clothespins
  • Shoelaces

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