Bigtallfatbloke
New Member
Ok I just weighed my loaded panniers etc on the bathroom scales:
Bike load:
Pannier
RR 4.2 (tent & Mat & footprint & Meths)
RL 4.2 (sleep bag & clothes & olive oil)
FL 1.6 (wash bag & tools) (space left to pick up food en route)
FR 2.7 ( Trangia & other cook stuff)
BB 0.9 ( maps & puncture kit, tube, phone)
sleep mat 0.6
Wb's(2 full) 0.8
Total 15kg (not including bike or clothes being worn)
Me 120.8kg
Me 120.8kg (diet is on going!)
I still need to weigh the bike, but it is what it is so it's irrelevant really.I am taking two mats for added comfort and one to use on the beach if the weather holds. It's leight weight it makes no real difference to the load...although it's not very aerodynamic.
I have been through the gear several times and cannot reduce it much more I feel.
I still need to add in my small credit card sized camera and charger and a phone charger which will no doubt take the total to near16kg I reckon.
I read people talking about their loads at 12kg or less...how do they do that??? I am operating on minimums here already (i.e half a small tube toothpast not a full one, just 2 pairs shorts, three cycle shirts, no civvy clothes etc)
Bike load:
Pannier
RR 4.2 (tent & Mat & footprint & Meths)
RL 4.2 (sleep bag & clothes & olive oil)
FL 1.6 (wash bag & tools) (space left to pick up food en route)
FR 2.7 ( Trangia & other cook stuff)
BB 0.9 ( maps & puncture kit, tube, phone)
sleep mat 0.6
Wb's(2 full) 0.8
Total 15kg (not including bike or clothes being worn)
Me 120.8kg
Me 120.8kg (diet is on going!)
I still need to weigh the bike, but it is what it is so it's irrelevant really.I am taking two mats for added comfort and one to use on the beach if the weather holds. It's leight weight it makes no real difference to the load...although it's not very aerodynamic.
I have been through the gear several times and cannot reduce it much more I feel.
I still need to add in my small credit card sized camera and charger and a phone charger which will no doubt take the total to near16kg I reckon.
I read people talking about their loads at 12kg or less...how do they do that??? I am operating on minimums here already (i.e half a small tube toothpast not a full one, just 2 pairs shorts, three cycle shirts, no civvy clothes etc)