Preparation & Packing

When you will be away for 52 days packing requires some thought and organization.   I shipped my 2015 Specialized Diverge bike and duffel bag of supplies from Wisconsin to Bernie’s Bike Shop in San Diego on Wednesday, 2/14. Here are the items I included in my blue duffel bag that will be carried on the truck of our two tour mechanics.

  

Here are the final items I am taking on the flight to San Diego on 2/28 with my wife Donna.  A Teton sleeping bag, bike shoes, sunglasses, Mavic helmet, trigger point foam roller, cycle shorts/jerseys/jacket/socks, assorted clothing and for special occasions Journeyman Last Feather Rye Whiskey.   

Bubba says most riders over pack so I took this as a challenge to try and keep things to a minimum.    I will probably still be over packed but certainly attempted to give this some thought.