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