14-05-19
3 days to go
A bit of a longer boring post today of all the equipment and bits if anyone cares
The bike
A 2018 Focus Mares al Commuter 560mm, with shimano tiagra hardware, Shimano Deore PD-M324 pedals, and a tortec expedition rear rack.
The bags
Ortlieb ultimate six classic bar bag with map case, ortlieb back-roller classic rear panniers and an ortlieb rack pack to go across them. All in bright yellow of course.
The equipment
Clothes
Alé Italia Bib Shorts AW18 (with fetching pink and purple highlights) x1 Alé Solid Winter Bib Shorts AW18 x1 Castelli Nanoflex+ Armwarmer x1 dhb Merino Leg Warmers x1 (don't judge me it'll be about 6°C at first and about 30°C in my last month so I had to figure both out) Specialized Sport Mountain Bike Shoes x1 Mountain Warehouse Extreme Merino long sleeve top x1 Mountain Warehouse Extreme Merino trousers x1 North Ridge short sleeve merino top x1 big merino socks x1 Altura bike rain jacket x1 Under armour long sleeve compression top x1 Bell cycling gloves x1 second hand John Lewis merino jumper x1 boxers x3 Sri lankan hat x1 Plain black tshirts x2 Primark Shorts x1 Primark shoes x1 beanie x1
Sleeping things
vango solo+ tent Nemo siren down quilt Klymit static V sleeping mat Klymit pillow X large
Eating things
Vango gas stove Ortlieb 2 litre bladder Ortlieb shower attachment Alpkit concertina windbreak seven oceans multi day rations Snow peak spork light my fire spoife (sporkife? knork?? spknork???) water purifying tablets Trangia 1L pot and handle fire lighter MyTi mug 400ml Aeropress Sawyer squeeze water purifyer
Electronics
Ravpower 16w solar panel Ravpower 10000mah battery pack Anker 10000mah battery pack Lezyne super GPS Meteor-x auto Arcturus auto hand torch Sony earphones Mpowerd blow up lantern CR2032 cells cateye spare front and back lights euro usb plug Victure mp3 player GoPro hero 3+ camera GoPro remote GoPro batteries and charger Kindle usb card reader usb-c to usb-a wall charger smart watch phone (not pictured Nikon D5300 DSLR)
Books and bits
insight guide to Norway rough guide to Norway Moleskine journal passport wallet wallet
Tools
Topeak Road Morph G Pump bag of assorted bolts, screws and zip ties dyneema cord letherman multitool bike wrench tool bike multitool GSI outdoors trowel