fourwhitefeet

Het licht vanaf de pad was perfect.

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The light from the trail was perfect.

Luggage

• 2 Ortlieb BackRoller Plus panniers
• 1 Ortlieb Classic handlebar bag
• Small Topeak saddlebag

Mac laptop
5 years old, set to basically self-destruct if password is mistyped more than a couple times. It did get scratched up after 2100+ km in the panniers.

Yoga mat
Yes, it took up a lot of space and was really unnecessary because one can do yoga without a mat, but carrying it gave me lots of motivation to stretch everyday. There were plenty of mornings when I thought, “I’ll just skip yoga today”. And then, “I’m carrying this !$%^ thing. I’d better use it.”

Clothes

Don’t bring anything white that you want to remain white. Everything will almost surely be washed together in hot water at some point.

Non-bike clothes

• 2 x shorts
• 1 x capris
• 2 x t-shirt – 1 doubled as undershirt on bike
• 1 x track pants with ankle zips – wore for warmth on and off bike
• 1 x long sleeve shirt – nicer, cheap
• 1 x black tank for going out – worn only once, not needed
• 1 x lightweight fleece pullover – wore nearly everyday on and off bike
• underwear
• 1 x non sports bra – not needed, wore a couple times
• 2 x non-bike socks – not needed, but used thicker pair on bike on colder day
• stuff sack to keep smaller clothesitems organized

Bike clothes

• 4 x shorts (didn’t bring nicest shorts knowing they’d probably have to be thrown in the dryer at some point. 1 pair got a hole after 20 days and were thrown out)
• 2 x jerseys (I brought jerseys I could also wear off bike. If you want to speak a foreign language wear jersey with non English words.
• 4 x sports bras
• 5 x socks (2 warm, 3 thin. Needed only 4 pairs. Needed 1 more warm)
• 2 x Bike gloves (Never worn. Might be needed for longer tour.)

Cold weather

• Rain jacket (w/ reflective)
• Rain vest (w/ reflective)
• Hat (wore a lot off and on bike)
• Buff (never wore)
• Light gloves (wore a few times)
• Heavy gloves (sent home)
• Knee warmers
• Arm warmers
• All in stuff sack kept near top of pannier to grab easily in bad weather.

Shoes

• Bike shoes
• Flip flops
• Nicer/walking shoes
• 2 x shoe bags

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Helmet
Garmin 800 GPS
Phone
Shopping sil-backpack
Used when not biking. Also used to pick up groceries when loaded, en route to over night stop.
Wet-ones small
Mainly for hand cleanup, in handlebar bag
Wet-ones big
Mainly for bike cleanup, in pannier

Bike lights
Never needed on bike during tour. Used as night light and flash light

• 1 – Spark headlight
• 1 – Flash helmet/headlight
• 2 – Flare taillights
• mounts
• 6 x spare batteries – only 1 used

Tools and spare parts

In handlebar bag/panniers

• 8 mm pedal/crank hex – also for panniers
• 4nm torque key
• 5nm torque key with bits
• 4-5-6 Y hex
• Electrical tape
• Zip ties
• Wire clippers – used only as fingernail clippers. Bought fingernail clippers in Ghent.
• Fiber fix x 2
• Pitlock key x 2
• Pitlock head screw keys
• Grease
• Ball bearings
• Presta valve cores x 2
• Tire levers x 1 pedro, 1 x quick – + 2 in saddle bag
• 2 x thin straps. – Kept when sent rack top bag and other straps home
• 8-9-10 y socket for fenders
• Leatherman – used screwdriver and needlenose
• Shimano folding chain tool
• Spare frame clamp
• 2 x derailleur cable
• 2 x brake cable
• Cable ends and housing stops
• Spare fender/rack bolts and spacers
• Reflective tape – used to protect bar from handlebar bag mount
• 2 x spare tubes – + 1 one tube and patch kit in seat pack
• Mini morph pump

In saddle bag

• Park multitool
• Inner tube
• Fiber fix
• 2 x tire levers
• Patch kit
• Pitlock key
• CO2 inflator
• 2 x CO2 cartridges – purchased in Amsterdam
• Presta/shrader adaptor
• Magnets for ball bearing ‘locks’
• 10mm wrench for fenders
• Loose 3-4-5mm hex
• Loose star wrench for seat and crank

Ti Silverware
didn’t really need this, but used a few times on the road
Plastic garbage bags and ziplocks
for sandwiches, trail mix, wet rain jacket/vest, dirty clothes. Had extra garbage bags. Could’ve used more ziplocks.
Oil
stored in multiple bags, with papertowels
Rubber gloves

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First aid stuff
didn’t use

• Bandaids
• Tylenol
• Advil
• Neosporin
• Earplugs
• Tek tape
• Sleep sheets

Emergency kit for brevets

• Super glue (USED!!!)
• Lantaseptic
• O-rings (used one)
• Tylenol
• Shower cap,
• Rubber band
• Cue sheet clip
• Tektape

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Spare toiletries

• Spare razor blades,
• Lotion – bought more
• Toothpaste
• Soap
• Pollident

Toiletries

• Shampoo (needed more)
• Conditioner
• Gel
• Soap
• Razor handle
• Q-tips
• Pollident
• Lotion
• Toothpaste
• Toothbrush
• Allergy medicine, B-12, iron pills
• Big tube chamois cream – just about right for 3 weeks
• Face cream
• Floss
• Deoderant
• Toner
• Face gel
• Sunscreen
• Mouthguard
• Tweezers !!
• Nail file/polisher – didn’t use
• NEEEDED Nail clippers – used wire clippers from tool kit, then bought in Gent
• Dr Bronners – for hand washing clothes

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Usually in handlebar bag

Misc/Personel

• Comb
• Passport
• Wallet
• Hand sanitizer
• Lip sun/balm (not needed)
• Nose sun balm (not needed)
• Business cards

Computer cables and portable batteries

• Mac power cable with euro duck head
• 4000 Mah battery
• battery charging cable (mini USB)
• Garmin charging cable – (micro USB)
• lightning cable
• headphones
• folding scissors
• bottle opener
• usb plug x 2 (1 euro)
• 2 x outlet converters
• Space pen – I tried to have blank postcards in my handlebarbag at all times. When I had to dunk under a roof to wait out a rainstorm, writing postcards was a good way to spend the time. The space pen worked well for that.

Maps
not necessary, but nice for general planning

Glasses

• Bike glasses with case
• Bifocals in bike glasses case in handlebar bag when biking
• Work glasses
• Regular sunglasses

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Locks

• TiGr Bow – AWESOME! I didn’t go anywhere without this lock. Used multiple times per day.
• Abus flex – used a few times for extra security or if fixed object was difficult to reach with TiGr.
• Long cable – used once to secure panniers to bike

Note: could get rid of all stuff sacks to for more compact packing, but they make it easier to find stuff, particularly on the road

Mailed back to Rotterdam

• Lightweight puffy pullover
• Sleep sheet/sack
• Rack bag – stuff sack carried on top of rack. Didn’t need the space and it added ~10min to the time required to load my bike
• Camping Towel