Checklist

Cycling kit

  • Bike (!)
  • Panniers (front and rear)
  • Handlebar bag
  • Bike lights (hopefully we won't be riding at night, but just in case!)
  • Lock
  • Spanners and allen keys
  • Hypercracker (for removing cassette to replace spokes)
  • Spare spokes
  • Spoke key
  • Spare folding tyre
  • Spare tube x2
  • Puncture repair kit
  • Mini pump
  • Tyre levers
  • Spare chain links
  • Spare gear and brake cable
  • Chain oil
  • Grease
  • Duct tape

Clothes

  • Cycling clothes (jerseys, shorts etc)
  • Cycling shoes (SPD)
  • Overshoes
  • Warm jacket
  • Waterproof jacket
  • Waterproof overtrousers
  • Casual clothes
  • Swimming shorts
  • Sandals
  • Gloves (cycling and cold weather)
  • Warm hat
  • Travel towel
  • Mosquito net
  • Duct tape

Camping kit

  • Tents - One 2-man tent 1.2kg
  • Sleeping bag 1.5kg
  • Silk sleeping bag liner
  • Sleeping mats (Thermarest)
  • Stove (MSR Whisperlite International, to run on anything from paraffin to jet fuel)
  • Cooking pans
  • Plates, mugs etc.
  • Water carrier
  • Water filter
  • Iodine (for water purification if the filter packs up)
  • Duct tape

Medical kit

  • First aid kit
  • Sterile needles & syringes
  • Insect repellent (Deet and permethrin)
  • Rehydration mix
  • Paracetamol
  • Ibuprofen
  • Anti malarials
  • Immodium
  • Duct tape

Miscellaneous

  • Passport
  • Visas/Embassy letters
  • Travellers' cheques
  • Camera
  • Maps
  • Compass
  • Guide books
  • Phrase books
  • Penknife
  • Clothes line
  • Soap
  • Personal hygiene kit
  • Dog Dazer (for winding up yappy dogs)
  • Shortwave radio (for news and Premiership football)
  • Sunglasses
  • Duct tape
  image Many thanks to Sir Richard Beresford-Wylie at http://www.dazer.com for donating a dog dazer. Told we can expect fang attacks in Eastern Turkey.


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Thanks to Ray Bennet, ace mechanic, for helping with the bike


image Saddle Saffari - My local bike shop