We have bought lot of new kit for this adventure. This goes against our general ethos of ‘make do and mend’ but the road ahead will be tough, long and at times lonely, so it is better to be properly equipped and prepared.

Of course you don’t need all this high-end kit to have a cycling adventure. Check out the very informative Tom’s Bike Trip website for more advice on how to tour on the cheap and for inspirational tales of people like Megan Jamer, who made panniers from 2 old jerry cans in Kyrgyzstan.

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MSR Mutha Hubba NX Tent, Ground Sheet & Spare Pegs

Millet Base Camp Sleeping Bag

North Face Blue Kazoo Sleeping Bag

2 x Thermarest Prolite Plus Mattresses & Repair Kit

2 x Silk Sleeping Bag Linears

3 x Travel Towels

2 x Hammocks

Mosquito Net

Kitchen

MSR Miniworks Ex Micro Water Filter

MSR Dragonfly Multi-fuel Stove & Repair Kit

Fuel Bottle 887ml

MSR Quick 2 System (2 pans, dishes & cups)

MSR 10L Dromedary Water Bag

MSR Strike Lighter

1 x Plastic Spork 1 x Metal Camping Spoon & Fork

2 x Camelback Water Bladders

2 x Opinel Knives

Swiss Army Knife

Luggage

4 x Ortlieb Sport Roller Plus Front Panniers

2 x Ortlieb Back Roller Back Panniers

2 x Vaude Back Panniers

Ortlieb Ultimate6 Handlebar Bag

Bespoke Turific Handlebar Bag

Ortlieb 35L Dry Bag

Assorted AlpKit & Exped Dry Bags

Bike Stuff

Abus Granit X-Plus U-Lock & Cable

Bontrager Travel Pump

2 x Camelback Eddy Water Bottles

Tool Kit, Muck Off Chain Lube (Wet & Dry)

Gaffa Tape

Toys

Dell Latitude 6220 Laptop

Sony Xperia Waterpoof Phone

Nikon D200 Camera with Lens 35 f1.8, 50 f1.8 & 55-200 f4-5.6

Cannon G1X Camera

Xiaomi 16,000 mAh Mi Power bank

Rechargeable Battery Charger

Sony Player

Garmin Dakota GPS

Sigma Cycling Computer

2 x Headtorches

An assortment of cables, chargers & converters

Wardrobe

We have attire for every occasion, providing the dress code is cycling-hobo-chic. Rest assured, Liz has dresses to cycle in and Ioan has a selection of hipster cycling caps.  Watch this space for more sartorial updates.

 Bathroom

Liz iz carrying her own body weight in essential oils and herbal medicines to prevent and treat all/none of the ailments that might plague us.

Thanks to all the fine retailers and artisans of Bucharest who have helped kit us out. In particular: Bogdan Neagu at Turific!, MMSport, Nootka & F64. Thanks also to Bike24 for having pretty much everything you might ever want for a cycle tour.