Megan
- Bike
Megan is still riding faithful Twiggy, a 2005 Mercier Galaxy. Twiggy is decked out with a new (and hopefully sturdier!) back wheel, a 26-tooth Granny gear and the same old Shimano components.
- Clothes
- 3 pair shorts (1 Pearl Izumi and 2 REI)
- 3 jerseys (1 Ascent, 1 Canari, 1 Canondale)
- 1 pair fingerless gloves (Canondale)
- 1 pair glove liners
- 1 pair earwarmers
- 4 pairs biking socks
- 1 regular t-shirt
- 1 pair zip-off pants
- 1 pair wool socks
- biking shoes (Lake)
- 1 pair rain pants
- 1 rain jacket
- arm warmers
- leg warmers
- 1 hoodie
- 1 helmet
- 1 heavyweight shirt (Underarmor)
- 1 swim suit
- Bike Parts and Tools:
- Multi-tool for bikes
- Terry Liberator saddle
- Handlebar Bag (Transit Pro)
- Jandd Mountain Panniers
- Seat Wedge (Jandd)
- Rear Rack (Blackburn)
- Assorted head and tail lights
- Leatherman
- extra spokes (these are VERY handy!)
- extra tubes
- tire wedges
- patch kits
- frame-mount pump (Topeak Road Morph)
- Conti Top Touring 2000 Tires
- water bottles
- Camping:
- Thermarest
- SlumberJack Ultimate 20 degree Sleeping bag
- headlamp
- Nalgenes (2)
- Dr. Bronner’s Soap
- Other:
- Sunscreen
- Lip Balm
- Bug Spray!
- Hydration Pack
- Sunglasses
- Olympus Camedia C-60 and 512 MB card and charger
- Meds (Sinus, Tylenol)
Common Gear:
- Sierra Designs Lightning 2-person Tent
- Cooking Gear
- Trangia Alcohol Stove
- Cook Kit
- Lexan Silverware
- Grain Alcohol (the undrinkable and cheap kind)
- plastic bags (zip locks and trash–for waterproofing)
- Duct tape, Electrical Tape, superglue
- Notebook and pens
- all the tiny bungies we could find
- cell phones and chargers