Equipment

Okay – here’s a quick rundown on the stuff we’re bringing to this party:

Megan’s Stuff

  • Her Bike
    Twiggy is a dark blue 2005 Mercier Galaxy 52 cm road bike. She has a steel frame and a new 26-tooth granny gear. She has double wrapped baby blue handlebars and Shimano components.
  • Clothes
    • 3 Jerseys (one Ascent, one REI, and one Canari)
    • 2 Pairs of bike shorts (REI Paceline)
    • 1 Biking skort (Canari)
    • 1 pair of rain pants
    • 1 pair of regular shorts
    • 1 t-shirt
    • 4 pairs of biking socks (3 Canondale, 1 Pearl Izumi)
    • 1 pair of mountain shoes (Lake)
    • 1 pair of fingerless gloves (Trek)
    • 1 pair of full-fingered gloves (Performance)
    • 1 pair polypropelene legwarmers
    • 1 pair polypropelene arm warmers
    • 1 rain jacket (Performance)
    • 1 helmet (Tirreno Tora)
    • Earwarmers
    • 1 pair flip-flops
    • 1 hoodie (BTSH)
  • Bike Parts and Tools
    • 1 Pair Shimano Campus Pedals
    • 1 Handlebar bag (Performance)
    • 1 Seat Wedge (Jandd)
    • 1 pair Panniers (Jandd)
    • 1 Rear Rack (Blackburn)
    • 1 Headlight (Bell)
    • 1 Tail Light (Bike Planet)
    • 1 Leatherman
    • 1 set Allen keys
    • extra spokes
    • extra tubes
    • 1 bike pump (Topeak)
    • Continental Top Touring 2000 tires
    • 2 water bottles
  • Camping
    • 1 Thermarest
    • 1 Slumperjack Denali sleeping bag
  • Misc:
    • Sunscreen
    • Lip balm
    • Bug spray
    • 1 hydration pack (EMS)
    • Olympus C-60 6 megaixel digital camera + 512 meg chip + charger
    • Dr. Bronner’s peppermint soap

Greg’s Stuff

  • His Bike
    You may remember Trigger from such adventures as BikeBums 2004. He remains a 2004 Specialized Allez Triple clad in red, albeit peeling, duct tape. He’s sportin’ new tires (Conti Ultra Gatorskins, 700cx28), a new chain, and a new rear cassette (11-30 teeth). Oh, yeah, and a new seat (rather make new divots in my butt than deepen the old ones).
  • Bike Parts and Tools
    • Jandd Large Mountain panniers
    • Jandd Expedition rack
    • Toppeak Guide Handlebar bag
    • Toppeak Road Morph pump
    • Big Jandd seat wedge
    • Toppeak Alien bike tool
    • 1 headlight, 2 taillights
    • 2 water bottles
    • several patch kits
    • Spoke wrench
    • Chain Lube
    • bio-degreaser
    • rag
    • Cycle computer
    • Helmet
    • helmet mirror
    • camelback
  • Camping Stuff
    • Thermarest
    • Slumberjack SuperGuide 30° Sleeping Bag (2.5 pounds!)
    • headlamp
  • Clothes
    • 3 bike jerseys
    • 3 pair bike shorts (2 Pearl Izumi Ultrasensor + 1 ratty Trek)
    • Bike gloves
    • 4 pair bike socks
    • 1 pair shimano clipless shoes
    • 1 pair sandals
    • 1 pair zip-off pants
    • 1 pair shorts
    • 1 pair glove liners
    • earwarmers
    • hat
    • perscription wraparound sunglasses (that make me look like a jerk)
    • 1 long sleeve shirt
    • 1 pair long hiking socks
    • 1 pair boxers
    • rainjacket
    • rain pants
    • knee warmers
    • arm warmers
    • 1 t-shirt
  • Other…
    • sunscreen
    • Burt’s Bees lip balm
    • Dr. Bronner’s almond soap

Common Stuff

  • Sierra Designs Lightning 2-person tent
  • Cookware
    • Trangia alcohol stove
    • Pots (2)
    • Plates (2)
    • Camp mugs (2)
    • Lexan silverware (2 sets)
    • Bottle o’ Fuel
  • Lighters,matches
  • Plastic trash bags (as pannier liners)
  • ziplock bags
  • Duct tape, electrical tape, superglue (you never know…)
  • A whole mess of assorted bungie cords
  • Extra Spokes, links, tubes, tire
  • maps, maps, maps
  • Rio Karma MP3 player + charger
  • cell phones + chargers

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