Bicycle Touring Packing List
This is what I typically carry for a summer bicycle tour. Touring in the early spring or late fall would necessitate carrying a few more items of clothing. The list is organized by location rather than by function.
The Bicycle:I tour on a Trek 520 "Classic" Touring Bicycle. It is a 1996 model, which came equipped with Shimano's RSX group and STI shifters. I have modified it slightly from its stock configuration. Both of the stock Matrix rims have failed, and have been replaced with Mavic T-217 rims. The stock chainrings are 26, 36, 46. I swapped the 26 for a 24. I also changed the 12-28 7-speed cassette for a 13-30. This lowered my granny gear from a 25" to a 21.5". Every little bit helps! For tours longer than a weekend, I usually switch the 28-622 Continental Super Sports for 32-622 Panaracer Pasela TourGuard tires. The bike is equipped with: - Shimano 525 clipless pedals
- A Trek rear rack
- Blackburn "custom" low-rider front racks
- 3 water bottle cages
- 3 water bottles
- A Topeak "Road Morph" pump
- Trek cycle computer
- bar-end mirror
- Jandd Large Mountain Panniers in the rear
- Jandd Mini Mountain panniers in the front
- Jandd Handlebar Bag
- Jandd Seat Bag
The Gear:And carried in all of these panniers is: - Seat Bag (never removed from the bike):
- "Cool Tool" Multi-purpose tool
- Film can containing extra chain links and an assortment of nuts, bolts, allen screws
- two spare tubes (in a zip-loc bag with talcum powder)
- 2 patch kits
- "emergency" five-dollar bill (in zip-loc bag)
- box-end wrenches to fit front low-rider rack bolts
- 2 Fiber-Fix emergency spokes
- Left Front Pannier:
- MSR Dragonfly stove, in stuff sack
- MSR Stainless steel cook kit
- 1.5 liter pot
- 2 liter pot
- lid
- pot lifter
- Coleman Fuel in MSR fuel bottle (The Dragonfly will also burn auto fuel, but I always at least start my tour with Coleman Fuel)
- plastic coffee mug, with cover
- spoon (anything you can eat with a fork, you can eat with a spoon. I don't carry a fork.)
- food bag
- tea
- sugar
- various snacks
- instant oatmeal
- peanut butter
- bread, rolls, bagels
- spare maps, in doubled zip-loc bags, in outside zippered pocket
- Right Front Pannier:
- plastic bag containing:
- shampoo
- biodegradable camp soap
- small container of Woolite for washing clothes
- deodorant
- toothbrush
- toothpaste
- rechargeable electric razor
- Travel Towel
- first-aid kit
- matches in doubled zip-loc bags
- cheap paper-back novel, in zip-loc bag, in outside zippered pocket
- Left Rear Pannier:
- Clothing, in a trash-compactor bag:
NOTE: This includes whatever clothes I happen to be wearing. - 2 pair cycling shorts
- 2 cycling jerseys (1 long-sleeve, 1 short-sleeve)
- 2 pair cycling socks
- 1 pair waterproof socks
- 1 pair cycling shoes
- 1 pair "regular" shorts
- 1 Coolmax T-shirt
- 1 pair sandals for off-bike wear
- Fleece jacket
- Rain jacket and pants (in top flap pocket)
- Right Rear Pannier:
- Sleeping Bag
- Spare Tire
- Water Bag
- "space blanket"; used as tablecloth, ground sheet, pannier cover in camp, etc.
- rain covers for panniers (in top flap pocket)
- Handspring Treo 90 palm computer. My Treo 90 holds several books for reading. I also use it for typing my daily journal and keeping track of other pertinent information.
- Handlebar Bag:
- Current map in map window
- Snacks (bananas, fig newtons, etc.)
- sun screen
- camera
- bandanna
- wallet
- Swiss army knife
- paper and pencil for daily note taking
- chain lube
- shoulder strap for carrying handlebar bag when off the bike
- Top of Rear Rack:
- Tent, fly, poles, stakes, and groundsheet
- Thermarest Pad
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