As I already mentioned: I will not take part in the SRMR19 with the ambition to win or to ride in the top ranks. For me this is simply a personal challenge. Of course I try to optimize my equipment but it's not that extreme.
On the whole, I will be travelling with very similar equipment to what I usually travel with. The biggest differences are in the kitchen (light gas cooker instead of petrol cooker, no water filter) and the heavy camera which I won't take with me.
But I will take a lot more food from home (bars, gels, powder drinks).
Bike with bags (16.5kg)
I will use my normal bikepacking bike with which I normally travel. Compared to a Carbon Gravel bike it is heavy like a tank, but hopefully as reliable... Details to the bike you can see here. I only change the following things:
- Lighter saddle I take from the mountain bike
- fewer bags
- Front light and rear light (mandatory)
Cloth (2700g)
- cycling shorts, cycling shirt, socks, cycling gloves, helmet, cycling shoes
- Long cycling pants (Windstopper)
- Shorts/T-shirt/Underpants
- Softshell jacket
- Goretex jacket
- Waterproof socks, gloves (2x), cap, arm warmers
- sunglasses
Sleeping (2750g)
- Down sleeping bag (-5°)
- mattress
- Tent (Exped Vela extreme)
- packing bag
Cooking (530g)
- gas stove
- 0.7 l pan
- spoon
- lighter
- 2 bidons 0.7l
Tools / Spare parts (675g)
- pump
- spare cable
- spare tube
- patches & glue
- chain links
- tape, cable ties
- Leatherman
- Allen wrench
- Oil bottle
Electronics (485g)
- GPS
- Smartphone
- Headphones
- Charger
- USB cable
Care (450g)
- toothbrush / toothpaste
- lenses, lens solution, glasses
- sun blocker
- lip protector
- wet wipes
- ointment for wounds
- plaster, bandage
- medication (pain, imodium)
- Micropur (water disinfection)
Miscellaneous (240g)
- passport
- credit card / cash
- notepad/writing set
- emergency blanket