Luggage and Packing

 Luggage and Packing



Luggage and packing are based upon individual needs and the weight you want to carry and pedal around all day.  A 230 pound man and a 135 pound woman, 40lbs of gear and a 45lb bike means your body will be generating the momentum (pedalling) to get 445 pounds up and over 1500 ft hills.  Keeping the luggage to the necessary minimum will make a difference.


But, as mentioned in the training section and as you can see above, the heaviest weights are the Captain and the Stoker.  If you look at the gear list below, you may be able to eliminate a couple / few pounds (share a toothbrush, 2 rather than 3 sets of gear, wear cycling shorts in the evening), but there is nothing you can eliminate that would have the impact of reducing the weight of the riders.  Getting the rider weight down would make the biggest impact, e.g., if Steve lost 20 and I lost 10, that’s almost the weight of ALL of our luggage.  We were going to have to buckle down and lose weight!

 

Luggage list (roughly 40lbs):


Bike:

Lights

Lights charging lead

Inner tubes 2

Puncture repair kit

Tire levers

Brake blocks 2

Brake pads 2

Chain lube

Multi tool

Tie wraps

Duct tape

Plastic seat bags for overnight Brooks saddles

Saddle creme for Brooks saddles

Water bottles 3

Panniers 2 large, 2 small

Top box

Helmets


Midge repellent / bug spray (check if needed, buy on the way if necessary)

Midge nets


Sudocrem

Chamois Cream

Sunscreen

Conditioner (often no hair conditioner in hotels these days)

Lipstick 

Chapstick

Deo

Eye drops

Saline spray

Stuff

Toothpaste

Toothbrushes

Razor 

Shave creme

Paracetamol

Ibuprofen

Benadryl pills, lotion

Magnesium, zinc

Bandaids, bandages

Medications

First aid stuff

Nail clippers / scissors

Comb

Nail file

Floss

Ear plugs

Tissues

Reading glasses

Sunglasses


Phones

Charging lead & wall plug w/ dual usb 2

Phone power supply bricks 2

Fitbit charger

Steve’s watch charger

Usb cables


Cash

Credit cards / license ID / passports (in waterproof bags)

Small bag to carry money, ID, lipstick in the evening


Resealable food bags

Salt & pepper

Sweetener tablets

Sporks


Map book

Reservation printouts

U.K. map downloaded to phones


Safety pins

Needle & thread

Foil blanket


K Clothes:

Evenings:

Reversible skirt

Black v-neck shirt

Pink skinny strap shirt

Bronze sweater

Skinny strap black shirt (sleep)

Underwear

Black bra

Flip flops then ballerina flats

Earrings

Hair up comb


S Clothes:

Evenings:

Long sleeved button down shirt

Long sleeved tshirt

Tshirts 2

Shorts

Sandals


Days:

Cycling shorts 3

Cycling leggings or Fleece leggings

Yellow jersey

Neon green jersey

Orange jersey

LEJOG jersey

Nylon turtleneck

Black jogbra

White jogbra

Warm long sleeved cycling jerseys

Windbreaker

Neckerchief 

Balaclava 

Baseball cap

Rain jacket

Socks 3

Cycling shoes

Cycling shoe covers

Warm gloves

Summer gloves


(Camping requires additional gear not listed here.)

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