00b Freiburg – Barcelona READY to go

You are now at post Nr. 00b out of 10 for this tour.
If you want to read the post of that trip in order, voilà:
00a Freiburg – Barcelona preparation
00b Freiburg – Barcelona READY to go
01 Freiburg – Lake Neuchâtel (206km, 1200m)
02 Lake Neuchâtel – Geneva (119km, 968m)
03 Geneva – Lyon (167km, 1585m)
04 Lyon into the Cevennes – on climbing and descending… (157km, 1885m)
05 Lac St. Martial – Tarn (187km, 2900m) Prototype of THE cycle touring day
06 Tarn – Carcassonne (203km, 2683m) – A long day in 3 dimensions
07 Carcassonne – Casteil (148km, 2635m) Arrival at the ‘base camp’
08 Walking over the Pyrenees and cycling down into Spain (110km, 2671m) – reality checks
09 Hot as hell. Tortellà, Costa Brava, Canet de Mar (145km, 1468m)
10 La Final: last 48km to Barcelona & recap. What a tour…

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Everything is sorted out! I am now on the train to Freiburg where I will stay at my friend’s place. Tomorrow morning (Sat. 22nd of July) i’ll mount my horse for a ride towards Lausanne/CH – not knowing exactly where I will end up in the eve.

For whoever may find it interesting, in this post i will simply go into the details of my setup and what I packed.

Packing list

1. Regular Clothes

• 2 t-shirts (one for sleeping)
• 1 long sleeve buttoned shirt
• 1 fleece pullover (can also used as pillow-stuffing)
• 1 trousers (zipp-legs)
• 1 belt
• 2 shorts socks
• 1 long socks
• 3 boxers (one for sleeping)
• 1 pair of sneakers

2. sleeping gear

• sleeping bag
• sleeping mat
• favourite pillowcase (to stuff with clothes)
• tent (one layered, for one person)

3. everyday items

• travel towel
• swimming pants
• light mini backpack (for non-cycling)
• pepper spray
• sun cream (50; for kids)
• chewing gums
• bag with toothbrush, mini toothpaste, shower gel, hair wax, etc.
• plastic bags (to make stuff waterproof)
• foldable cup
• plastic camping cutlery
• cycling glasses (with correction)
• sunglasses (with correction)
• regular glasses
• a book (not depicted; was a last minute decision. To underline the intention to make it a more recreational, ‘relaxed’ Tour this year; to add an intellectual dimension to the physical one : D )

4. electronics

• simple cycling computer (Sigma)
• Garmin Edge Explore 1000 (GPS navigation)
• iPhone
• headphones
• USB charger (4 outlets)
• camera-battery
• camera charger
• spare flat battery (for cycling computer)
• 4 USB cables
• pouch
• 2 power banks (each ca. 6000mAh)
• camera Sony a5100 (not depicted for obvious reasons)

5. other cycling stuff

• cable lock + padlock
• u-lock (Kryptonite)
• LED front and rear light (as back up and for improved visibility at dusk/dawn)
• first-aid-kit
• spare strap

6. bags

• Vaude Bike Alpine 25+5 backpack
• 2 larger drybags
• mini drybag (to protect the camera in case of rain/humidity; not depicted)

7. cycling clothes

• 2 short sleeve jerseys
• 1 thin longsleeve top
• 2 bib-shorts
• rain overshoes (Velotoze)
• rain jacket
• bandana + piece of extra cloth
• 2 socks
• cycling gloves
• cycling shoes (Sidi)
• helmet (Giro)

8. tools/spare-parts

• rag (for when touching chain, and to stuff bag against rattling)
• 2 disc brake wedges (for transport)
• multi tool (kind of leatherman)
• multi tool (bike specific incl. chain tool)
• lube (squirt dry lube)
• 2 tire irons
• puncture patches
• chain link (Sram)
• mini pump
• short piece of inner tube

This year’s cockpit

From bottom to top:

• Fueltank bag (Blackburn)
• USB charger (Cycle2Charge connected to Velogical rim dynamo)
• 2 Food pouches (Revelate Designs)
• rear mirror (Busch&Müller)
• cycle computer (Sigma)
• bicycle bell (CatEye)
• GPS navigation (Garmin Edge Explore 1000)
• aero-bars (Profile Design)
• drybag (Sea-to-Summit)
• strap (blue) to attach another bottle
• remote control Garmin (makes handling easier)

Bike setup

From back to front:

• Pletscher Orion rack
• drybag (with tent; strapped under the rack)
• drybag on top with items that are not regularly used (e.g. spare clothes)
• Vaude triangle frame bag
• Blackburn fuel tank bag (for the camera)
• 2 Revelate Designs Mtn Feedbags to store energy bars, cashew nuts, etc.
• drybag (with sleeping bag/mat) Sea-to-Summit
• Backpack Vaude Bike Alpine 25+5 (for important stuff, some food and things I’m guaranteed to need in the evening)

System Weight

• Bike + attached bags + content + empty bottles + ca. 20 musli bars/cookies: 19,7 kg
• Backpack without food: 4,8 kg

Total: 24,5 kg