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David Martin
Guest
bookieb wrote:
> D'oh, sorry, got a bit previous with the posting there.
> I'll also chuck in a pair of spare cables (1x Gear, 1x Brake).
Brake OK for the paranoid, but gear cable? How likely is it to break,
and if it does you can just adjust the limit screws and pootle home in
SS mode.
> It's a large number of bits and bobs, but most are fairly small and
> light.
lots * little = lots.
little * lots = lots
little * little = little
What I take;
food water extra powder sachets/tub for go-faster juice.
enough clothing for the worst reasonably expected event ( heavy rain)
and gloves and hat cos you always feel colder when tired. Includes rain
jacket. I have a fleece hat and a cloth cap. Sunglasses and clear eye
shields - keep the mozzies out of your eyes.
pump. (PRK. set of allen keys, multitool, 3" adjustable, spokey, tyre
levers, disposable gloves. PRK always has an unused tube of glue in, as
well as the current one) in small wedge saddlebag in big bag. Two spare
tubes. spare bit of tyre to act as a boot. lightweight lock
small camera, couple of pens, maps, route sheet marked up and
laminated, phone, money.
Small first aid kit (2x large melonin patches, crepe bandage and a roll
of elastoplast/micropore. If I need more than that I need an ambulance
anyway). pot of vaseline. Any medications (anti allergy, migraine
tablets, other painkillers/anti-inflammatories.) Sun cream (not needed
for Wicklow).
Plastic bag or two for collecting pheasant.[1]
All fits into a standard carradice style saddlebag.
...d
[1] Only partly joking. One famouse AUK (Was it Sheila Simpson?)
finished a 400 with a brace of pheasant acquired en-route.
> D'oh, sorry, got a bit previous with the posting there.
> I'll also chuck in a pair of spare cables (1x Gear, 1x Brake).
Brake OK for the paranoid, but gear cable? How likely is it to break,
and if it does you can just adjust the limit screws and pootle home in
SS mode.
> It's a large number of bits and bobs, but most are fairly small and
> light.
lots * little = lots.
little * lots = lots
little * little = little
What I take;
food water extra powder sachets/tub for go-faster juice.
enough clothing for the worst reasonably expected event ( heavy rain)
and gloves and hat cos you always feel colder when tired. Includes rain
jacket. I have a fleece hat and a cloth cap. Sunglasses and clear eye
shields - keep the mozzies out of your eyes.
pump. (PRK. set of allen keys, multitool, 3" adjustable, spokey, tyre
levers, disposable gloves. PRK always has an unused tube of glue in, as
well as the current one) in small wedge saddlebag in big bag. Two spare
tubes. spare bit of tyre to act as a boot. lightweight lock
small camera, couple of pens, maps, route sheet marked up and
laminated, phone, money.
Small first aid kit (2x large melonin patches, crepe bandage and a roll
of elastoplast/micropore. If I need more than that I need an ambulance
anyway). pot of vaseline. Any medications (anti allergy, migraine
tablets, other painkillers/anti-inflammatories.) Sun cream (not needed
for Wicklow).
Plastic bag or two for collecting pheasant.[1]
All fits into a standard carradice style saddlebag.
...d
[1] Only partly joking. One famouse AUK (Was it Sheila Simpson?)
finished a 400 with a brace of pheasant acquired en-route.