Cycling

Here you will find stuff about my bikes, my training regime, the cycling clothing I wear and equipment I use.

Cycle Touring

This year I'm riding from Land's End to John O'Groats, I'm expecting to take 13 days to complete the 950 mile ride on my fully loaded touring bike. Below is the specification of my bike and the kit list of everything I will be carrying.

    Bike Specification
  • Thorn Raven Tour steel frame and steel forks
  • Rohloff 14 Speed Hub Gear
  • Front and Rear Radius V-Brakes
  • Mavic EX-721 26" rims with Pasela Tourguard Kevlar tyres
  • Full mudguards with integrated rear light
  • Schmidt SON Hub Dynamo
  • Homemade 6 volt (hub dynamo output) to USB port charger
  • Blackburn short bottle mount pump
  • Standard frame pump
  • Front and Read Blackburn Racks
  • Shimano SPD clipless pedals
  • Thorn 44T alloy chain guard
  • Brooks B-17 leather saddle
  • Brooks saddle bag tool kit
  • Thorn carbon fibre bar ends
  • Thorn black alloy flat handlebar
  • Thorn cork grips
  • Cateye bell
  • Specialized bottle cages x3
  • Garmin Edge 305 GPS
  • Twin leg, alloy, centre propstand
    Spares and Tools
  • Pasela Tourguard Kevlar folding tyre
  • Inner tubes x2
  • Topeak cycle tool
  • Puncture repair kit
  • Rohloff maintenance kit
  • Allen keys
  • Pedal and eccentric bottom bracket tool
  • Bucktool
    Luggage
  • Ortlieb Front-Roller Classic x2
  • Ortlieb Back-Roller Plus x2
  • Ortlieb Pannier Outer Pocket
  • Ortlieb Ultimate 5 Plus BarBag
  • Ortlieb Dry Bag PD 350 Medium
    Equipment
  • Terra-Nova Laser Competition tent
  • Snugpak Travelpak Lite sleeping bag
  • Single flock covered inflatable bed
  • Pump adapter for inflatable bed
  • Trangia Series 25 cook set
  • Trangia gas adapter
  • Butane/Propane mix screw-fitting gas cannister
  • Gelert stainless steel mug
  • Terra-Nova titanium cooking mug
  • Light-My-Fire Spork
  • Windmill Delta turboflame lighter
  • Silva Field 7 compass
  • First aid kit
  • Foil survival blanket
  • Mobile phone
  • Spare mobile phone
  • Spare mobile phone battery
  • Multi-purpose electronic device charger
  • Helmet camera
  • Camcorder
  • 2GB SD memory cards x5
  • Platypus 2L water carrier
  • SIS sports drink bottles x2
  • Sigg bottle with Trangia top and filled with Methylated Spirit
  • TomTom One Europe GPS navigation device
  • Petzl Tikka Plus headlight
  • Wash kit and travel towel
  • Samsung NQ10 notebook PC and charger
    Clothing
  • Endura Hummvee 3/4 length shorts x2
  • Endura Hummvee full length trousers
  • Endura Cirrus short sleeved cycle jersey
  • Endura MT500 long sleeved cycle jersey
  • Carradice Pro Route Cycle Cape
  • Nike Pro Compression sleeveless top x2
  • Nike Pro Compression under shorts x2
  • Nike sport socks x4
  • Flipflops
  • Trainers
  • SIDI mountain bike SPD shoes
  • Brooks merino wool short sleeved cycle jerey
  • Foska "Baked Beans" cycle jersey
  • Cycling shorts
  • Fruit of the Loom T-Shirt
  • Convertible trousers
  • Shorts
  • Socks
  • Underpants x2
  • Lightweight fleece pullover top
  • Lusso lightweight waterproof jacket
  • Bell cycle helmet
    Food and Drink
  • Wayfayrer meals x7
  • Energy bars x5
  • Energy gels x8
  • Energy drinks x5
  • Recovery drinks x5
  • Instant coffee
  • Vegetable drink
  • Packet soup x2
  • Turkey and herb pate tin
  • Cracker biscuits
  • Long grain rice portions x8

Road Biking

    Bike Specification
  • Bianchi Hydro Alu-Carbon 1885 aluminium and carbon frame
  • Columbus Tusk carbon fibre forks
  • FSA carbon fibre drop handlebars
  • FSA carbon and alloy stem
  • FSA Orbit XL headset
  • Shimano Ultegra triple groupset
  • Mavic Aksium Race wheel set
  • Shimano SPD-R pedals
  • Selcof light alloy seat post
  • Selle Italia SLR saddle
  • Bianchi/Elite celeste bottle cage
  • Bianchi celeste bar tape
  • Garmin Edge 305 GPS with cadence, wheel and HRM

Mountain Biking

    Bike Specification
  • Merlin Malt aluminium frame
  • Rock Shox Judy J4 forks with remote lockout
  • Shimano Deore groupset
  • Shimano Deore v-brakes
  • FSA alloy flat handlebar
  • FSA alloy stem
  • FSA headset
  • Cane Creek lock-on grips
  • Mavic CrossMax Disk UST tubeless wheelset
  • Shimano SPD pedals
  • Garmin Edge 305 GPS

Last updated: 28 May 2008

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