Cycling Gear (See the Bike page for bicycle specs.)

• Shimano SH-M020 cycling shoes
• 1 can of Halt!
• water bottle in cage (bought second bottle and cage in Breckenridge, CO)
• 2.5 L MSR Hydromedary hydration system
• Giro Stelvio Helmet (replaced with Giro Gila helmet in Pueblo, Colorado)
• Bolle sunglasses with Rx insert
• Planet Bike Dual Spot LED/halogen headlight
• Lighweight lock (to keep people honest)
• Maps (ACA route maps and state road maps)
• EMS Trekker 2000 Backpack (modified to mount to rear of seat)

Camping

• Tent - Eureka! Zeus EXO 2 Read more about the tent here
• Ground cloth for under tent
• Sleeping Bag - Marmot Mystic 30° bag with Polarguard 3D fill.
• Sleeping pad - Cascade Designs Therm-A-Rest GuideLite 3/4 - 14 oz.
• Therm-A-Rest camp chair (Sent home while in Berea, KY)
• Gerber Gator knife (Sent home while in Illinois)
• 20' length of parachute cord
• Petzl Tikka LED headlight

Cooking/Food

• Lightweight nylon bag for food
• Stove - MSR SuperFly stove with AutoStart ignitor - 5.1 oz. All about stoves
• 2 canisters isobutane for stove at a time (resupply by mail drop or in stores along the way).
• 2-quart pot - MSR Blacklite
• lexan bowl, cup (doubles as measuring cup), utensils
• Small containers of dish soap (Mountain Suds), salt, pepper, garlic, sugar
• Scotch Brite scrub pad
• 4 Liter MSR DromLite water container

Clothing - this is a cotton–free zone! Why?

• 2 pair Coolmax Alta shorts with liners
• 1 pair lightweight nylon shorts
• 1 pair long cycling tights (I lose my pride while wearing these.)
• 2 short sleeve Coolmax Alta shirts (white)
• 1 sleeveless Coolmax Alta shirt (white)
• long sleeve Coolmax Alta shirt (navy)
• long sleeve Coolmax heavy weight shirt (white)
• microfiber fleece vest
• Marmot Precip rain jacket and pants
• 4 pair Coolmax socks (3 short, 1 long) (Wal-Mart)
• 2 pair synthetic underwear (Campmor)
• baseball hat
• bandana

First Aid/Personal Care

• First aid kit (Neosporin, Band-Aids, ACE Bandage, gauze pads, kling gauze, saftey pins, matches, Tylenol, Benadryl, Sudafed, etc.)
• Aquis pack towel
• Foot powder
• Moisturizer
• Soap
• Bug spray
• Little bottles of hotel shampoo
• Deodorant

Maintenance

• 2 - 20" spokes
• 2 - 16" spokes
• Kevlar emergency spoke
• 2- 20" tubes (bike)
• 16" tube (trailer)
• 2 tube repair kits
• Continental Top Touring 20" tire (for bike)
• 16" Primo Comet tire (for trailer)
• pump (Topeak Mountain Morph) with built in pressure gauge
• 2 spare chain links
• Ritchey CPR-13 multitool [picture]
• 2 tire levers
• chain lubricant
• Duct tape (15' wrapped around a pen barrel)
• Safety pins
• Sleeping pad repair patch
• Tent repair kit
• Small sewing kit

Misc.

• Swiss army knife (really small one)
• National Park Pass
• AAA Card
• Credit card/debit card/checks
• Traveler's checks

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