I’ve talked about cycling around Lake Ontario for a few years. I’m taking off tomorrow.
Almost ready! I have the itinerary. This will be a relaxed excursion; I will be traveling light without panniers or cooking gear.
The route will take me through the following cities … Kitchener, Brantford, Hamilton, Toronto, Kingston, Rouchester, Lockport, St. Catherines, Hamilton, Kitchener.
List of things to take…
- Bicycle
- Surly Ogre
- Tires -700×40 Schwalbe Marathon Mondial (changed the 2.1 inch stock tires for road touring)
- Stem – 90 mm 35 degress (changed from the stock stem to be more comfortable and to provide more clearance for my handlebar bags.)
- Shutter Precision PD-8 Dynamo Hub (replacing stock front hub)
- Travel Essentials
- US travel insurance
- Passport
- Roaming service upgrade
- Pen
- Toiletry, Health and Comfort
- Toothpaste & floss
- Bar of soap
- Sun screen
- Medical kit – 3
- Insect repellent
- Camping towel
- Lights, Electronics and Navigation
- Busch and Muller e-werk USB charger
- GPS – Garmin Oregon 600
- Spot Gen3
- Sony MP3 Player
- Blackberry Q10
- Front headlight
- Head lamp
- Cache battery
- USB charger with assorted cables
- Hydration
- Platypus gravity water filter (never used)
- Three 710ml camel-back water bottles
- Water purification tablets (never used)
- Clothing
- Cycling shorts x2
- Regular shorts x1
- Cycling jersey x2
- Cycling pants x1
- Button up shirt – light
- Wind breaker
- Rain jacket
- Gloves
- Toque
- Cotton tee-shirt
- Sleeves (1 pair)
- Socks x2
- Light Sweater / hoody x1
- Running shoes x2
- Glasses
- reading glasses with case
- sun glasses
- Bike repair (Note: cut down significantly)
- Patch kit x2
- Spare inner tube x1
- Multi-tool
- Disk brake hex wrench
- Chain oil
- Spoke wrench
- Chain link
- Duct tape
- Ty-Raps x2
- Camping and Bikepacking Equipment
- Tent (Big Agnes Coppers Spur UL 2 man)
- Sleeping bag (Sea to Summit -7C)
- Pillow (inflatable Sea to Summit)
- Thermarest prolite
- Revelate Frame bag
- Porcelain Rocket Mr. Fussion Seatpost bag
- Revelate Sweetroll Large Handlebar bag (20l)
- Stuff sack x1
- Revelate Small frame sacks x4