| BabakDave
General
| Small camera -good for on bike pictures, Journal, Helmet.
| Big camera, Journal, Helmet.
| Bike Stuff
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3 water bottles, i also carried a CamelBak which carries up to 70 ounces--also a plus if you
ready for dinner and can't find a water fountain;
Padded gloves;
If you don't have them, clipless pedals and biking shoes-- they're more efficient and better overall;
Frame pump;
I'd actually recommend aero bars - dave had them, I didn't, even though I came from a triathlon
background -- ask him what kind he had;
1 extra tire;
3 tubes (you'll buy more as you need them);
extra spokes;
Front and rear panniers (Dave started with a handlebar bag, but got rid of it)
| I didn't have clipless pedals on the trip but I have them now
(SPD) and
there is no way i'd do another trip with out them! They are great and
make pedaling much easier. I had profile aero-bars: One key thing
when you're on a bike for many hours each day is to be comfortable and
to have a variety of hand positions. The profile aero-bars have arm
pads that spring up so that that you don't sacrifice one hand position
for another by putting on aero-bars. They were so comfortabale that i
could have almost fallen asleep on them while i was biking. I saw no
need to have a camelBak.
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Tools
| tire levers, allen wrenches, spoke wrench, chain remover,
pliers, variable wrenches, swiss army knife, screwdriver.
Basically anything for quick fixes or that a local mechanic may not carry.
| <-That's about right. Each of us carried the tools we needed for
our bikes so we had two of many things. Try and get one of those
little tools that has all the allen wrenches and screw drivers
on them -Cannondale makes one. Take the telephone number for a
mail-order place (Colorado Cyclist) so you can have extra things sent
to you if you get stuck in the middle of no where. I had several uses
for this. Also we each carried an extra tire.
| Camping Gear|
Sleeping Bag, Thermarest, Tent, Tarp to put the tent on,
Mini-Stove, 2 fuel containers, Matches,
Frying pan and pot -- i had one where the top doubled as a frying pan,
utensils -including one saw-edged knife,
Small tupperware container -- someone told me about this and it turned out to be an awesome
idea - to put leftovers in for lunch the next day.
Sponge.
| Also a small flash light (Maglight). I tied a string to the end
of mine so i could hang if from the top of my tent at night - very
useful for journal writing. I had a small suit-case lock to go on my
Eureka Dome-tent.
| Clothes|
2 biking shorts;
2 jerseys - if you don't have them get them--you can store food in your back pockets to snack on;
1 or 2 long tights;
2 or 3 t-shirts;
1 long-sleeve t-shirt;
1 pair of regular shorts;
2 or 3 pairs of underwear;
1 pair of wool socks;
1 pair of biking socks;
Teva's - I'd recommend these over another pair of shoes, especially considering the rain and wet
factor. I usually wore my wool socks at the campsite and going in to stores. They're also a plus if you're
near a stream or the like;
Gore-tex jacket with hood -- absolutely necessary. You won't make the trip
without this. Tights are sufficient
for the legs, but you need your top to stay warm and dry.
1 thermal top -- the rockies and blue mountains can get chilly at times;
1 hat;
I had some parachute pants that I liked - not really necessary,
but nice to have.
| 1 pair of big wool socks; 1 pair of thin wool socks; 1 pair of of cool-max socks; 2 biking
shorts -- wash one pair each night; 2 biking jerseys; Start with one t-shirt and buy more on the
way --they make nice souvenirs; 2 pairs of underwear; 1 pair of long pants; long biking tights;
1 pair of biking gloves; Thermal top; Flannel (or fleece) shirt;
Gor-Tex Jacket with a hood (wear the hood inside you helmet in the
rain); 1 pair of shoes -- I used them for e/thing; 1 pair of umbro shorts.
| Random|
TAKE EXTRA TOILET PAPER WITH YOU!!!!--you never know where or when a stomach virus might strike.
Large trash bags -- good to put your sleeping and tent in when it rains, as well as your clothes.
Ziploc bags - you'll find uses for these... I kept my clothes in these as opposed to the large trash
bags -- first, they were clear, second, i could store little bunches of things as opposed to everything in the
same bag
Small towel;
Rag to clean off anything;
Toiletries;
Flashlight;
| Hmmm....Ask Babak why he is so ardent on taking extra toilet paper
with him. I think as long as you stay away from all you can eat pork
from the local motel you don't need to carry t.p. with you. E/thing
goes in a ziplock, the ziplocks go in a big trash bag, and finally the
trash bag goes in you pannier. I had a sponge to take showers with; a
very small towel - or one of those rubber dive towels that Asics?
makes; A few other things we both had: 4 Bungee-chords;
Sun Glasses (to protect your eyes from the sun
and also from pebbles and wind); Sun Tan Lotion.
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