Bike Equipment
- Specialized Tarmac Sport carbon road bike with Shimano 105 upgrades
- Harry Rowland handbuilt wheels – Mavic OpenPro rims, 36x Sapim spokes (both front & rear) on Ambrosio hubs
- Profile Design Century ZB Cycling Aerobar Road Handlebars
- Plescher seatpost Pannier mount
- Axiom Columbus DLX Pannier
- Velotrac pak (modified)
- Cateye lights (front & rear)
- Topeak Road Morph G Bike Pump
- Specialized bike lock
- 2x 1 litre drink bottles
Bike Tools & Repair
- Cable ties
- Electrical tape
- 2x QuickLink chain repair links
- Spare inner tube x 3
- Alien multitool
- Puncture repair kit
- Spoke spanner
- Tyre levers
Clothing
- Specialized Propero II Helmet
- Maxpro sunglasses plus spare lenses
- Rapha Team Sky short sleeve jersey
- Probike PBK Newzealand Champion short sleeve jersey
- Endura XTract gell bib shorts
- Gore Bikewear gel bib shorts
- Socks x 2
- Endura neoprene overshoes (winter)
- Funkier Winter leg warmers
- Garneau Winter arm warmers
- Agu Secco lightweight rain jacket
- Specialized Bodygeometry gel gloves x 2
- Uniqlo underpants x2
- Evening Shirt (Dare2B Base layer Teeshirt)
- Evening Pants (Cargo Mid-length Shorts)
- Neoprene Beach Shoes
Toiletries & Consumables
- Contact lenses
- Toothbrush & travel toothpaste
- Razor & oil
- Sudocrem (transferred into a flat tin)
- Suncream
- Tablets (paracetamol, hayfever, proplus)
Tech!
- Garmin FR60 with Speed/Cadence & Heart rate monitor
- Sigma speed & distance cycle computer
- Samsung Galaxy Tab2 tablet & charge cable
- GoPro Hero 3 Silver camera, bar mount, helmet mount & charge cable
- Powergen mobile Juice Pack 12000 and charge cable
- Masterplug Surge protector USBx2 mains charger
- Apple iPhone4S and charge cable
That was absolutely everything, as all of the above had to pack into my Axiom. I love my Axiom – like the film, Wall-E, it was my mothership for 13 days.
Note: The photo shows my bike setup prior to me being hit by a car (the day after this photo). The bike was totalled, and was replaced with the Tarmac Sport.
Chris
12 June 2013