We are travelling on our cyclocross bikes, a Liv Brava SLR (2018) and a Canyon Inflite AL (2013), with some upgrades here and there.
We aim on covering about 150 km a day and therefore have prioritised speed over comfort, selecting a setup that is aero and light. Sure, it would be nice with some more clothes, better of-the-bike shoes and a bigger tent, but it adds up a bit too fast. We are using bikepacking bags mounted on the bike and mostly not protruding too much from the width of the frame.
Allthough considering creditpacking (staying only in hotels) we opted for bringing a tent and a stove in order to travel a bit more freely. This brings the weight up with about 4 kg pr person, but is hopefully worth it.
The bikes
Erik’s bike and bags
- Canyon inflite Al (2013) in XS, with shimano 105.
- Unaas AS10 aluminum wheels. GP5000 32mm tires.
- TRP-Hyd brakes.
- GRX 46-30 crankset with 11-36 SRAM cassette.
- Zipp xplore handebars with Pro Missile skis and homemade mount for edge 520, gopro and lights.
- Homemade framebag
- Revelate designs Terrapin 14L seatbag
- Topeak frontloader
- Apidura expedition1.2l downtube bag
- Cyclite aerobag
- Homemade food pouch
- Apidura racing long top tube pack
- Customised Elite bottlecage mounts
Hanne-Torill’s bike and bags
- Liv Brava SLR (2018) in S, SRAM Apex 1×11
- DT Swiss GR1600 aluminium wheels,
- GP5000 32mm tyres with tubeless setup
- SRAM Force AXS 1x Crankset 36T with Quark powermeter
- 11-42 SRAM cassette
- Pro Missile aerobars
- Blackburn framebag
- Tailfin Aeropack
- Cyclite Aero handlebar bag
- Woho handlebar harness with Exped waterproof bag
- Apidura Race fueltank
- Homemade muel bag
- Side mounted bottlecage mounts
Clothes
On the bike my clothing must be scalable and comfortable. I wear Assos bibshorts, Devold wool undershirt, Velocio merino shirt, Castelli Arm/knee/leg-warmers, castelly vest and castelli Shakedry jacket.
Off the bike I’ve brought some lightweigt, warm clothes from Norrøna, Devold and Assos. Also some superlightweight “shoes” weighing in at only 180 grams.
The kitchen
The kitchen is based on the need of breakfast in the morning and sometimes also an easy cooked dinner in the evenings. We bring an ultralight gas stove, a sea to summit collabsable pot (made of silicone and aluminium bottom) and some utensils
- Soto Windmaster stove
- Sea to summit X-pot 2.8l
- Collapsible bowls and mugs
Tent and sleeping system
We carry a Gossamer The Two tent with two poles and some stakes. Lightweight, single fabric. Sleep is important so we bring two quite luxurious inflatable Therm-a-Rest sleeping pads, accompanied with some lightweight pillows.
By sleeping in our woolies, and perhaps also our down jackets if its really cold, we hope that our lightweight quilts (Mountain equipment Helium 470 g and Rab Neutrino) will be sufficient.
Tools and spares
There is a long way between bike shops a long the route, so we try to bring what we think we might need.
- Lezyne and Geber Multitools
- Spare brakepads, derailleur hangers
- Tubeless repair kit and sealant
- Two inner tubes and patches
- Chain links and tool
- Siga and electrical tape
- RocknRoll Extreme chain”lube”
- Valve-converter
- Pump
- Co2 cartridge
