Personal setups » Weekend Trip from Durango to Silverton and Back
by freeski93
Bike:
Niner S.I.R. 9
DT Swiss Wheels
Truvative Stylo 1.1 Crank
32-20 Gearing (16 tooth DingleCog)
Thompson Seat Post (USAC special edition)
WTB Pure V Saddle
Enve SWP Bars (cut to 705mm)
Thompson Stem
Ergon Grips
Shimano XT brakes
Crankbrothers pedals
Niner Carbon Fork
Conti X-King Front Tire
Conti Race King Rear Tire
| Clothing on |
| Helmet |
| Cycling Cap |
| Dark Lens Glasses |
| Socks |
| Gloves |
| Baggie Pants |
| Compression Underwear |
| Loose Jersey |
| Cycling Shoes |
| Ipod Shuffle |
| Packed Clothing |
| Spare Cycling Cap |
| Light Lens Glasses |
| Spare Jersey |
| Arm Warmers |
| Light Base layer |
| Medium base Layer |
| Down Jacket |
| Rain Coat |
| Rain pants |
| Wool socks |
| Synthetic Socks |
| Vest |
| Warm Pants |
| Spare Gloves |
| Kitchen |
| Propane Stove and Fuel Canister |
| Ti Cooking Set |
| Spork |
| Food |
| Bag-O-Nuts |
| Beef Jerkey |
| Chef Boyardee Ravioli |
| Oreos |
| Gummy Bears |
| Microwave Rice |
| Triscuts |
| Dried Apricots |
| Oatmeal |
| Flask of Whiskey |
| Tea |
| Tools |
| Ratchet 4 and 5 bits |
| Multitool |
| Chain Breaker |
| Leatherman |
| Tire levers |
| 3 Spare Tubes |
| Lezyne Micro Floor Pump |
| 10 speed Chain |
| Quick Link |
| Zip Ties |
| Athletic Tape |
| Electric Tape |
| Sleeping |
| 40 Degree Bag |
| Tarp and Ground Mat |
| Mini Flashlight/Lamp Combo |
| No sleeping pad |
| Electronics |
| 1700 lumen Light-N-Motion Lamp |
| 2 Spare Light Batteries |
| Phone (On Airplane Mode) |
| Garmin 500 |
| Other |
| Topo Map |
| Wallet with ID Some Cash and a Debit Card |
| First-aid Kit |
| Bear Spray |
| School Homework |
| Epi-Pen |
| Spare Buckles For shoes |
| Toilet Paper |
| Ibuprofen |
| Naproxen Sodium |
| Insect Repelant |
| Lighter |
September 21st, 2014 in
Personal setups
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John Schilling on
You need to work on getting lighter. Lighter = more funner.
sil nylon tarp with tyvek ground sheet will save mucho space and weight with out much cost. You could also go tyvek tarp.
Bringing chain and 3 tubes is way over kill. I got a packet of 6 quick links from Amazon super cheap, if you need to replace more than 6 links, you are doing something seriously wrong. Bring a patch kit and one tube. The likelihood of using more than one tube on an overnight is very low especially if you start with Stan’s in your tires, and a patch kit will cover you if the shit goes down. Also add a tire boot kit (1oz).
Modern multitools have a chain tool, which should save you weight over the two seperate tools.
Weight is very easy to cut down. Specially if I panned on stopping to restock food each day. I wasn’t to worried about weight considering the bike I would normally bike pack on is around 32 lbs versus this being 23 and it was 3 nights and 4 days of riding with no refuels just to see if I could make it that long without stopping. Just doing an overnight is a very different story and I would carry much less considering I would sleep 2-3 hours for the whole trip. I also have a tendency to explode chains on a singlespeed so just quick links don’t really cut it. 3 tubes is necessary for me considering my background as a rider and racer (going through 3 tubes in a day as a pro racer) even when over pumped so that I shouldn’t get snake bites I still have a problem with them so a patch kit will rarely fix the holes I put in tubes. A lot of modern multi tools do have chain tools and they suck, specially after being out for a few days and your hands are tired causing the slim to no leverage given on the chain tool to be an even larger pain/issue.
As far as getting a tarp and ground sheet goes, I am a college student who can barely afford to eat (without spending any extra money on any kind of activities a normal college student would) let alone buying tarp and ground sheet. It is on the list but is not the most important thing at this time.