Count-down & Kit-list

Countdown! We fly  to New York on the 12th July. Our bikes and kit will be boxed up and flown along with us. At JFK we load all our gear into a hire car, and drive 7 hours south (past Washington DC and Baltimore) -to Yorktown, Virginia.


After the planes & automobiles, we should sleep pretty well in our Yorktown Motel... We'll need to; the following day we will be reassembling our bikes, gearing up and hitting the road! We formally launch our journey with the ceremonial rear wheel-dip in the Atlantic: on Friday the 13th! I  am working on convincing myself; 'dates are arbitrary' -and hopefully those who fear otherwise will ensure less traffic on the road. Giddy-up!

KIT LIST: Every ounce counts

BIKE STUFF

2x Bikes (Scott Racer & Specialized Hybrid)
B.O.B 'Yak' trailerHandlebar bagRear rack

3x bottle cages

20L Dry Bag

1L Waterbottles x 3

Pump

Repair kit (including leatherman)

spare inner tube

spare brake-pads

NAVIGATION

Adventure Cycling Maps (old school): Trans-America + Western Express

Garmin eTRex 20 GPS (for route-recording, not navigation!)

CAMPING KIT

2-man tent (Vango)

Double Sleeping bag

2x travel pillows

2x self-inflating sleeping mats

1x 3m square tarp

2x camping cups

2x platic containers '/camping bowls'

2x 'sporks'

ENTERTAINMENT

Samsung netbook + charger

happy-snappy camera + charger

2 x i-Shuffles

American 'cell-phone'

Notepad + pen

BORING STUFF

(Each)-

Cycling gloves

1 Cycling shorts

1 Cycling leggings

3x sweat-soaking Tshirts (Decathlon value!)

1 Fleece

Pair of Off-bike duds

2x off-bike Tshirts
Socks, swimsuit, 'smalls'!

Pair of trainers

Flip-flops

Sunglasses

Basic toiletries

First aid kit

Sunscreen

Mozzie Repellant