Kit List

The Bike
Bike parts / Spares / Tools:
Bicycle (Absolutely essential for a bike trip!)
Wire rope + combination lock
Curly combination-lock
Front light (Home project)
Rear light (Cateye)
Bar mirror (Blackburn)
Allen key set
15mm spanner 
Bottom bracket tool
Rohloff Sprocket  tool
Rohloff 4 pin ring-spanner (Homer)
Rohloff sprocket
T20 Torx bit
Hub oil / syringe + pipe
Spokes + spoke key
Chain tool
Excess chain links + repair links
Crank removal tool
2 inner tubes
Pump + 2 adaptors (ends capped!)
Rohloff inner cables (2 off)
Spare brake cable (1 off)
Brake pad inserts (1 set)
Chain oil (Finish Line)
Old tooth brush
Tyre levers      
Puncture pad sheet + tube of glue
Presta valve + valve key (for inner tube valve)
Stove service kit
Water filter service kit
Few cable ties
Bungy straps (4 off)
Thin rope (washing line / general lashing)
Velcro bands

 Clothes / Camping:
2 pairs socks
2 pairs boxers  
2 pair shorts
1 cotton T-shirt
2 polyester T-shirts (Berghaus)
1 pair trousers (Regatta) + belt
2 Long sleeve polyester tops (Endura)
Thermal top
Sun glasses
Full brim sun hat
Cycling helmet (Specialized)
Cycling gloves (Indigo)
Handlebar cloth (sweat band)
Dummy wallet
Shoes (Merrell)
Flip flops
Waterproof coat (Mountain Equipment)
Waterproof trouser (Altura)
Waterproof over shoes. (BBB)
Sewing kit (Packed with brake cables)
Ground sheet (Small tarp sheet)
Foam mattress
Sleeping bag (Quechua S5)
Tent (MSR hubba Hubba)

 Cookware:
Water filter + cleaner brush (Katadyn Pocket)
2 * 2 litre roll-up water bags (Source)
3 * 1 litre water bottles (SiS)
Penknife (Victorinox ‘Handyman’)
Cutlery set
Wooden spoon
Stove (MSR - XGK)
Fuel bottle
Windsheild
Matches
1.5 litre saucepan (Trangia)
Metal bowl
Enamel cup (Castle’s)
Small frying pan (Morrison’s)

 Books / Maps / Documents:
Passport
Passport scan (Print and digital)
Passport photos for visas
Vaccination documents
Euro’s
Michelin maps galore (post forward)
River Elbe book (Bikeline)
River Danube book (Cicerone)
Switzerland cycling book (Cicerone)
Iran (Lonely planet)
Front panniers (Ortlieb)
Rear panniers (Ortlieb)
Handlebar bag (Ortlieb)
Rack-top bag (Ortlieb 31 litre)

 Electrical / Gadgets:
MP3 player (Sansa)
Headphones (Senheiser PMX70)
Calculator (exchange rate conversions)
Camera (Panasonic, Lumix LX5) + charger + EU cable
Helmet camera (Go-Pro Hero2)
Micro USB cable (LX5)
Mini USB cable (Go-Pro / Sansa)
Panoramic 360’ camera rotator (inc batteries)
SD cards (4Gig in both cameras)
Camera tripod (mini)
Camera tripod (CamLink TP-1700)
Asus netbook (Asus)
Micro SD – SD cvrtr (3off), with 8GB cards
AA Ni-Mh dynamo charger + Lemo - USB cable (Homer)
LX5 Li-Ion dynamo charger (Homer)
Spare camera battery
Dynamo cable
Head torch (Energizer)
9V dc wall psu, EU cable (Ansmann)
Compass (Silva)
Spare 2032 cell (VDO bike computer)
16Gb Memory stick (Kingston)
Binoculars (Visionary 10 X 25)
Digital watch (Casio)
Manuals (VDO, MSR, Sansa, Lumix)

Hygiene:
Glove flannel
Micro fibre towel
Small mirror
Nail cutters
Doxycycline anti-malaria tablets 
Malaria treatment tablets
Anti mosquito spray ( DEET 100%)
Hat fly/ mosquito net
Tooth brush / paste
Shaver
Collapsible wash bowl (Lifeventure)
First aid kit
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