Weighty matters

Team A finished our packing for the trip. You might think a lot of thinking goes into what to take with you on a 100 day ride, but in our case there was very little thinking involved. What there was, was a packing list left over from previous trips.

We bring 2 jerseys, but 3 bike shorts. Why? Because the packing list says so. What size toothpaste should we bring? Check the list.

Once our bags were packed, we went out for a test ride with our friend Boris. The bike handles differently when it's loaded, and takes a bit of getting used to. After a wobbly start, we started getting used to ridding with gear again.

Boris inspecting the bike.

After completing our shakedown ride, we brought the bathroom scale down to the driveway to do an official weight check on the loaded bike. It checked in at 90.2 lbs. I suspect that extra 0.2 lbs is because we strayed from the packing list and brought a slightly larger tube of toothpaste than authorized by the list.

The bike weighs a lot less than I do...

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