About bike & equipment

This is the equipment list collected at the start of the journey. I will later add updates about what was useful, what wasn't and what I got on my way.

• Frame: Merida Matts TFS 500
• Rear derailer & casette -- 9 gear Shimano Deore XT
• Tires - Schwalbe Marathon Plus MTB
• Brakes: Hydraulic Shimano BR-M445, CenterLock discs (front 180mm, rear 160mm)

• old CenterLock discs (front 180mm, rear 160mm), disc remover tool
• Spokes (6+6 for the rear wheel, one set is compatible also with the front wheel)
• 3 sets (rear+front) of brake pads
• Chain (Shimano 9s CN-HG53), chain splitter, chain lube
• 2x derailer hanger
• 2x spare tube
• spare bowden and cable for derailers
• set of allen keys

• rack: Tubus Cargo
  
• Ortlieb Back Roller Classic
  
• Ortlieb Rack Pack (35L)
  

• rack: Old Man Mountain Sherpa
  
• Front: Ortlieb Sport Roller Classic
• Ortlieb Ultimate 6L Classic

Tent

• Hilleberg Allak, including footprint and 1 spare pole

• Primus Omnilite Ti
• Aluminium cooking set (2 pots+cover)
• spoon, fork, foldable knife, pocket knife
• Plastic food containers
• Lockable plastic bags

Sleeping

• Ascend 30º Mid-Size Mummy Sleeping Bag (extreme rating at ~0C)
  
• Therm-a-Rest Z-Lite camping mattress

Disinfection & bandages

• Akutol
• Bandages
• Adhesive bandage
• Pflasters
• Gauze pads
• Cutasept (alcohol-based disinfectant)

Allergy

• Claritine

Digestive Tract

• Carbon tablets
• Hylak Forte
• Nekadex

Others

• Paralen
• Ibupforen (mig-400)
• Dorithricin (sore throat)
• Voltaren (muscle injuries)
• Dapis gel (skin irritation)
• Imazol (antimykotikum)

• GPS - Garmin Oregon 600
• Mini laptop (Asus EeePC 1001PXD) -- easily one of the heaviest parts of the equipment, ~1.3kg
• Mobile Phone (HTC Windows Phone 8S)
• E-book reader (DiBuk)

• Canon SX130 IS -- for videos & as a backup because it runs on AA batteries
• Olympus Pen EPL-5 + Tamron 14-150mm lens (A good compromise between DSRL and compact in terms of quality and weight)
• Light tripod (400g)

Chargers

• Olympus charger
• USB AA/AAA battery charger
• Anker 21W USB solar charger
• electric plug convertor

• 14 AA Eneloops
• 6 AAA Eneloops
• Powerbank ~10000mAh

Lower body

• water-proofish tennis/outdoor shoes
• 4 pairs of socks
• 5 briefs
• cycling pants
• shorts
• thermal pants
• sweatpants

Upper body

• 2 cotton T-shirts
• 2 running T-shirts
• thermal shirt
• sweater jacket
• Zajo fleece jacket
• Quencha down jacket

Rain

• Sealskinz waterproof mid-knee socks
• Sealskinz gloves
• Sealskinz cap
• Authority jacket (decently breathable, 5000mm)
• Outdoor Research Men's Helium Pants
• Big poncho rain jacket

• bike lock, a long computer-equipment lock cable and 2 small padlocks
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