Gear

Travelling by bike for 6 months through south-east asia....what do we need??

Besides the obvious (bike, bags, clothes) there plenty to consider & to be honest we're not really sure. We have some experience in packing for camping, trekking & bike trips, but it's our first time we will really be living out of bike bags for a long period. Secondly south-east asia is unfamiliar territory...

1) Search the net for some info, this kind of trip has been done before. Learn from others.
2) Get the Lonely Planet "Southeast Asia on a shoestring" travel guide.
3) Try to use common sense?!?

Anyway, below you can find the gear we finally decided on leaving home with.
As the adventure continuous we will most certainly need to revise our kit, so this will be 1 more source for others to learn from. If you want to have all the details take a look on our site:  The Gear


Bikes: Staiger Luxe 27.6 2010 - Silver

  Frame: Alu 6101- 51cm
  Drivetrain: Shimano Deore MTB (Gears, Brakes, Crank)
  Wheels: Deore/Rigida ZAC2000/2,0mm RVS -
                 Shimano 3N30 Hub Generator
  Tires: Continental Travel Contact Reflex (26x1,75)
  Grips: Ergon GC2
  Lights: Trelock 25Lux - B&M Toplight Plus
  Pedals: Wellgo Standard MTB

  Carrier: Tubus Logo Expedition - Tubus Tara Lowrider

  Bags: Ortlieb Classics & Medium Ultimate steerbag

  Lock: Kryptonite 180cm/10mm combi

  Extra: Topeak Mini MasterBlaster, Topeak Minitool 18+,
  4x innertube, 1x tire, 2x brake cable, 1x shiftercable,
  Parktool patchkit, 4x brakepads, 1x wet lube,
  2x emergency spoke, 1x rag, 2x pantsclip, 2x reflecting jacket, 2x helmet, bolts & nuts, 1x wrench, 2x spanner (8 & 15), 3x tire lever, tie-wraps, ducktape, carrier elastics, some rope.

This picture shows all the stuff we carry on our trip:
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