Here is a fairly comprehensive kit list. Thought I would go a little OCD on this for any kit geeks out there.
Bike:
90’s Specialised Rockhopper Steel Frame
1x machine built 36 spoke, Shimano Parallax hub, Mavic rim wheel
1x handmade 36 spoke, Shimano Deore hub, Mavic rim wheel
Adjustable angle stem
Brooks Saddle (takes 3000 miles to wear in, and then most comfortable seat ever! It better be cos for now it crushes my gooch)
Shimano Alivio Crank Set
Shimano Chain
Shimano Cassette
Shimano Deore XT rear derailleur
Shimano Alivio Front derailleur
Shimano UN54 square taper bottom bracket
Avid Shorty 4 Cantilever brakes.
Flat Fatty’s SPD pedals (one side SPD, one side normal)
2 x 1.6″ Scwalbe Marathon Supremes
1 x 2″ (no 1.6″) Schwalbe Marathon Extreme
Spare inner tube
Bullhorn style handles
OMM Sherpa Front Rack (other options considered = Jandd Extreme, OMM Ultimate low rider)
Tubus Cargo Rear rack
Mudguards
Bell
Vango Apex 200 tent
Vango groundsheet protector 180×120
Mountain Hardwear – Lamina 35 sleeping bag
Thermolite Reactor Sleeping bag liner
Thermarest Prolite Regular
Pillow case
Foam camping seat
Primus Omnifuel Stove
MSR Alpine 2 pot set
Lighters
Cycling gloves
Waterproof gloves
Boxers
Socks
2xKarrimor cycling shorts
Swimmers
1xKarrimor cycling top
2xVests
1x Northface jacket
1x Northface fleece
1x Northface zip of trousers
Thermal top
Thermal bottom
Hat
Cap
Sweat band
Buff
Aerobee Squidgie Disk Frisbee
Travel chess set
Books
Adjustable Spanner
10mm Spanner
8mm Spanner
Cassette remover
Spare brake pads
Spare Gear and Brake cables
Teflon dry lube
Topeak Mountain Morph pump
Spare nuts n bolts
Swiss Army Knife
Opinel 8 knife
Travel sewing kit
Tent repair patches
Puncture repair kit
Gaffer tape
Emergency mirror
5m para cord
Lifeventure all purpose washing up liquid
Lifesystems Solo Traveller medical Kit
Chlorine tablets
Antihistamine tablets
Zapperclick
Factor 50 suncream
Razor
Toothbrush
Europe maps – printed off computer
Turkey – Michellin
Central Asia – Nelles Map + Gizimap
Caucasus – Gizimap
Iran – Gizimap
Karrimor map protector case
2 x Ortlieb Back Packer Plus (40 litres the pair)
2 x Ortlieb Back Packer Classic (40 litres pair)
1 x Ortlieb compact handle bar bag (2.7litres)
Spare trainers
Shimano SH-MT33L cycling shoes
Onguard Lock
Specialised Helmet
BLOC X404 Chameleon Sunglasses with cord
Berghaus sunglasses protector case
Electronix
Casio Exilim 5x zoom digital camera+ Mini Gorillapod + Lifeventure protector case
3 x 8gb SD memory card
Steripen Classic – UV sterilisation
Lithium Battery Charger
Corsair Flash Voyager 16GB USB pen
Solar Monkey – Solar battery charger.
Solar Sound 2 – Solar powered speakers
Specialised wireless speedometer
Ipod touch 4th gen 64gb with Griffin Survivor protector case
Sennheiser PMX 80 earphones
Backup cheap Philips earphones
Bspoke LED Front light
Gecko style LED back light
Petzl Tikka XP2 Headtorch
Spare batteries
Were money no issue then I would have gone with a Schmidt hub dynamo, E-werk charger, and cranking 2.1 speaker set up. This would have set me back at least another £300. GPS would also have been fun and prob at times made navigation easier but probably a luxury I can do without.
