Alaska Tour Equipment
Here’s a list of the equipment I have with me for my two-month bicycle tour to Alaska:
Bicycle
- Bicycle: Surly Long Haul Trucker (red)
- Rims: Mavic A719, 36-spokes front, 40-spokes rear
- Tires: Continental Touring Pro, 700×37c
- Saddle: Brooks, B17 narrow
- Hubs: White Industries, M15, sealed cartridge bearings
- Brakes: Avid Single Digit V-brake
- Headset: Cane Creek, S-3
- Handlebars: Richey Comp, 44cm
- Brake levers: Cane Creek
- Shift levers: Shimano bar-end shifters
- Crankset: Shimano Deore LX, 175mm
- Chain: SRAM-991
- Cassette: Shimano 9-speed, 12-34
- Chainrings: Shimano, 24-34-44
- Pedals: Shimano SPD, PD-A530
- Racks: Axiom (front and rear)
- Seatpost: Richey Comp
- Fenders: SKS
Camping Gear
- Tent: Big Agnes Seedhouse SL1 (2 pounds, 9 ounces)
- Sleeping bag: Lafuma Extreme (rated to 30 degrees F), 2 pounds, 4 ounces
- Sleeping pad: Thermarest
- Stove: MSR Dragonfly
Diabetes Management
- Insulin pump: Insulet Omnipod
- Continuous Glucose Monitor: Dexcom Seven
Miscellaneous
- Camera: Canon Powershot G9
- Laptop: ASUS EEE PC (2 pounds), 2GB RAM, 4GB Internal solid-state drive, 8GB USB SDHC Card, 250 GB Seagate FreeAgent External drive (6.5 ounces)
Peter,
Good choice of chain rings. I run 44/32/22 with a 34-12 cassette and when I spin out in the top gear I just relax and enjoy the scenery. The granny gear 22 and 34 cassette gears help the 64 year old body go where the mind wants to go when it gets steep!
Happy trails!
Joe
you have lots of stuff. g+g are at our house.