I tried to cover everything I’m using at Transcontinental race this year.
The bike. It looks a lot like it did last year. Open pave tires, Powertap and Son Deluxe hubs with open pro rims. Brooks saddle and the usual components.
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I am a bit afraid of the dark so I have 2x luxos (U/B) dynamo lights and MyTinySun Folkslight battery light. GoPro, and Folkslight, are this time tethered properly.
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The usual dashboard is as last year. CS600 for heart rate and distance. Edge 810 for navigation and power.
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Carradice Nelson with Ortlieb dry bag attached.
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B&M Toplight mini dynamo rearlight for visibility and Niterider Solas2 battery light to blind everyone behind. Mostly using the dynamo light.
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In Topeak Tribag a work glove, multitool and clip-on sunglasses. It is also used as a trashcan. The other frame bag is for food only.
![P7310063](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2924/14607642900_dcf285bfe4.jpg)
Deuter triangle bag for most used extra clothes. Arm warmers, knee warmers, gloves and Buff.
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Tools are in the Nelson.
- 2 spare tubes
- 1 spare tire
- 12 patches (and adhesive patches)
- 2 pumps (two similar pumps also carry each other’s spare parts :))
- Some oil and a rag
- 1x shifter and brake cable
- spare batteries, missing from the photo is Powertap tool
- spare cleat and BOA tools for shoes
- also missing from photo 3 spokes and nipples (in Nelson)
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And packed.
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Spare clothes. Shorts, wind-/waterproof jacket, toe warmers, reflective (wind) vest and a pair of socks.
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This year I’ll use hip pack instead of backpack.
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In the hip pack chamois cream, sunblock, electronics (3x micro-usb, 2x mini-usb, Olympus usb, 2x 2 slot usb chargers, Topeak and Nokia power banks, 12x lithium aaa:s (for SPOT and headlight), GoPro bacpac and Topeak multitool. Also a rag for cleaning hands (or/and anything except chain, really), scissors and 2 sporks. Packable Sea-to-Summit 30 litre backpack (the yellow thing in top right corner) as I don’t have a real backpack and I still need to carry food.
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Also in the hip bag some (350 g) Powerbar drinking powder (the one with some caffeine and protein) and emergency ”food”.
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Finally the human clothing and camping kit (photo is missing shoes that are in the Nelson). About 70 cm x 50cm worth bubble wrap suitable as sleeping pad. Clothes will work as a pillow during road side breaks. Emergency blanket as it might be too cold or hot. There is a towel in the photo, but I am likely to drop that from the very final list. All carried in the Ortlieb dry bag. Idea is that I open it only when I’m taking a longer sleeping break
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The kit I’ll be wearing. Only thing changed from last year is gloves. + I’ll probably be wearing the event cap instead. In helmet there is Petzl Tikka 2 xp light that is easy to remove for day time.
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Finally my pockets from left to right. Primary phone, wallet, passport. Secondary phone, multitool, headphones and handsfree (when not in use). In rightmost pocket Tg-3 camera.
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