I got my bike back! They put a Surly fork on my little Aurora. It looks great and it is true that absence makes the heart grow fonder. I cannot wait to ride my bike after the flash flood advisories end.
JB and I are planning on doing a bike tour of the Adirondacks in late June. Below is a list of all the gear I am planning on bringing. If anyone has any suggests, please let me know...
Camping Gear
1. Tent
2. Sleeping bags
3. Tarp
4. MSR Stove Kit with fuel
5. Towel
6. Metal silverware
7. Waterproof matches
8. First Aid Kit
9. Camelbacks
10. Bug spray
11. Sunscreen
17. Scrubber for pots
18. Dish for person not using MSR
19. Coffee Mug (to share)
20. Tent cord for hanging food/tying down fly
21. Strainer
22. Sleeping pad
Bike Gear
1. Bike tool (JB)
2. Tire change: bike tire levers, patch kit, extra tube, bike pump
3. Bike Lights (front and rear)
4. Bike Lock
Clothes
1. Bike shorts (2)
2. Swim suit
3. Lightweight hat
4. Rain Gear
5. Wool Sweater
6. Long Underwear
7. Three pair of underwear
8. Jeans
9. Dress
10. Sandals
11. Gloves
Food
1. Trail Mix
2. Dry Hummus
3. Granola
4. Instant Milk
5. Coffee
6. Powdered Gatoraide or Tang
Changes to bike:
1. Bike Seat
2. Pedals with clips (L)
3. Bike shoes
4. Fenders (?)
5. Front racks and bags (L)
Misc.
1. Laundry detergent
2. Three pairs socks
3. Soap (dish washing/armpit washing/clothes washing)
4. Sunglasses
5. Camera
6. Cards
7. Tent cord for hanging food/tying down fly
8. Blister Kit
9. Ibuprofen
10. Toothpaste/toothbrush
11. Deodorant
12. Extra batteries
5 comments:
Dress? Sandals? I don't know how much you feel like carrying on your bike, but I'd kinda like to go more than two miles an hour... :-)
Other than that, though, it looks pretty complete. Of course, we made most of that list together, so that makes sense.
Do we want to bother bringing a camp stove? It would be nice to have hot food, but that's a fair amount of weight, and it might be easier to just eat cold food except when we want to stop at a restaurant. I'm flexible, though.
A dress is lighter than pants and a shirt. Also I need other shoes to walk in besides my bicycle shoes. GEEZ. :)
The stove weighs around 13 ounces, the fuel a little more (maybe a pound), and I want coffee in the morning! But we shall see if it all fits.
Good luck! Go forth and have adventures!
I've been clicking around on Craigslist and such for a new bike. Looking to get a sexy road model to replace the clunker I have now.
I'm finally, finally going to get a road bike. I road a hybrid or mountain for so long, it almost feels like a betrayal to finally succumb to the sleek and light siren song of the road bike.
Anyway, some day when we're in the same country we should bike around together. That would be total coolness. Joseph can come too :-)
Oh my God, I had the weirdest momentary initial understanding of this post. The only JB I have ever known - as in, a dude who actually goes by "JB" as his name - is my paternal grandfather. So for a split second I thought you were going camping with my late grandfather who, were he still living, would be 96. Also, I can't imagine him riding a bike. So then when it turned out that JB was not actually some random Maryland friend, but a dude with whom I am well familiar - I was very confused for a second. Maybe I've been knitting/needlepointing too much and my brain has gone to much. In related news, I fully expect to have weird dreams about Joseph being my grandfather tonight.
Oh, also that trip totally sounds like fun! This is biking related, though not terribly relevant: A physician we work with came by the other day in his biking gear and it just reeked to high heaven of terrible BO. I think that once the smell is in that fabric that wicks the sweat away from your body, it may be there to stay.
Post a Comment