Bike Tour Packing Reflections

Despite research and thoughtful light packing, I still brought a little too much! Though we did very well for our first bike tour, I had erred on the cautious side and could have done with less clothes and less inner tubes (glue patch kit to repair tubes at night). In the future for a lightweight spring/autumn trip like this:

CLOTHING

- 1x long sleeve cycling jersey

- 1x short sleeve cycling jersey (doubles  as off bike top)

- 1x short sleeve dri-fit T-shirt (sleeping, general wear)

- 1x bike shorts

- 1x cycling rain jacket (double as regular cycling jacket and off-bike jacket)

- 1x long pants (double as leg warmers on cold mornings < 15 deg C)

- 1x thermal base layer (cycling under 10 deg and in case of cold nights out)

- 2x underwear

- 2x socks

- 1x cap, sunglasses, gloves

- 1x cycling touring shoes (minimal off bike walking, max 1-2 hours, even on this relaxed tour)

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

- 2x spare inner tubes and patch kit with glue

- 1x tyre boot and needle/thread (no need spare tyre)

- Multi-tool, pedal allen key, lubricant

- Emergency spoke, knife, tape, cable ties

- Basic lights (plenty of time to recharge and minimal use at night)

- Garmin GPS, iPhone, bluetooth selfie-stick