Teacher on Two Wheels

Above: The rig.

**Brand/model names are included for gear listed below purely so other people planning trips or researching gear can start learning more about specific pieces of equipment. In preparing for my trip, I found the detailed gear lists of other travelers incredibly useful. As time passes, I’ll keep readers updated on gear success/failure.**

Bike and Trailer–

A used 20″ Novara Safari touring bike bought for $420. I’m pulling my gear in a B.O.B. Yak steel cargo trailer.

The bike has been outfitted with:

Sun Rhyno Lite rims

Avid BB7 disc brakes

Schwalbe Marathon XR tires.

Brooks B17 saddle

Fenders and over-sized water bottle cage

Above: Click this picture to see notes about what I’m bringing

Other Gear–

• A Big Agnes Seedhouse SL1 backpacking tent
• An MSR Whisperlite International stove that burns on any type of fuel (even unleaded gasoline!)
• Moutain Hardwear 30 degree synthetic sleeping bag
• Thermarest foam sleeping pad
• 4 polyester T-shirts
• 2 polyester long sleeved shirts
• 1 pair of convertible pants
• 1 waterproof jacket
• 1 fleece
• 3 pairs of socks
• 3 pairs of boxer shorts
• 2 pairs of cycle tights (1 short, 1 long)
• Homemade First Aid kit
• Homemade bike repair kit
• 1 folding spare tire, 1 spare tire for the trailer
• Alien bike tool
• Headlamp
• Mac PowerBook G4 laptop
• Small camp towel
• 1 pair of shoes
• 1 pair of Teva sandals
• 1 pair of sunglasses
• A bunch of maps
• iPod
• Digital camera
• Bike helmet