Bike and Gear
africa (2023)
BIKE
Priority 600x
Total WEight
45.3 Kg
Water Capacity
18 Litres
Food Capacity
20+ Days
Tire sIZE
29" x 2.6"
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The Bike
Bike: Priority 600x Bicycle
Gearbox: Pinion C1.12 Internal Gearbox
Belt Drive: Gates Carbon Belt Drive
Fork: Wren Inverted Suspension, 110mm Travel
Frame: Aluminum Frame
Brakes: Hayes Dominion 4 Piston
Rims: WTB KOM Tough i35
Tires: Vittoria Mezcal 29″x2.6″
Handlebars: Surly Moloko with Ergon GC1 grips
The BAGS
Handlebar Bag: RoadRunnerJumbo Jammer (26L)
Frame Bag: Ortlieb Frame-Pack RC (4L)
Backpack: Sea To Summit Hydraulic Dry Pack (35L)
Feed Bags: 2 x Merit Popcorn Bags (2L)
Water Storage: CrankTank 4 (4L)
Dry Bags: 2 x Sea To Summit Big River Dry Bag (8L)
Rear Rack: Old Man Mountain Classic Sherpa
Bottle Cages: 3 x Blackburn Outpost Cargo Cage
Micro Panniers: Arkel Dry-Lite Saddle Bags (28L)
Backpack (9.9KG)
(Sleep system, Laptop and clothes)
This backpack is strapped to the rear rack and can be worn on my back when terrain is rough. It contains everything I need in the evening which is my clothes and camp setup.
| Type | Item | Weight (g) |
|---|---|---|
| Backpack | Sea to Summit Hydraulic Dry Pack (35L) | 960g |
| Tent | MSR Hubba Hubba NX (Green) | 1540g |
| Groundsheet | MSR Universal Footprint | 200g |
| Sleeping Bag | Decathlon Forclaz 900 0°C Feather Down | 1050g |
| Sleeping Mat | Sea to Summit Ultralight Insulated Mat (L) | 700g |
| Pillow | Anko Inflatable Air Pillow | 115g |
| Laptop | Macbook Air M1 13" 2020 | 1500g |
| Laptop Case | Scrubba Air sleeve | 242g |
| Toiletries | Toothbrush, Toothpaste, Floss, Beard Trimmer | 250g |
| Warm Clothes | Gloves, Beanie, Pants, Thermal Top and Bottom | 1517g |
| Chair | Mountain Designs Lightweight Chair | 860g |
HandleBar Bag (11.2KG)
(Electronics, Cookset & Food)
This bag contains mainly all of my electronics for filming, first aid kit, cook set and food.
Frame Bag (3.8KG)
(Repair Kit)
I’m taking a lot of spare parts for this trip across Africa as I want to be as self sufficient as possible if anything goes wrong in the middle of nowhere.
Hip Pack (1.2KG)
(camera & PLB)
I’m not sure that I will use the hip pack very often, but when it gets bumpy, I’ll put my camera in here. Otherwise it will live in the feedbag.
| Type | Item | Weight (g) |
|---|---|---|
| Hip Pack/ Bum Bag | EVOC Pro Hip Pouch (3L) | 430g |
| Point and Shoot Camera | Sony RX100 VII | 302g |
| Microphone | Rode VideoMicro w/ Windmuff | 70g |
| Saramonic SR-XM1 Microphone w/ Windmuff | 9g | |
| Filter Adaptor | Lensmate ND Filter Adapter Kit | 35g |
| ND Filter | Urth 52mm ND Filter | 66g |
| Cage | Small Rig Cage | 110g |
| PLB | Garmin Inreach Mini | 124g |
Feed Bags (1.7KG)
(Drone & Gopro)
These feed bags from Merit are perfect for keeping the drone and camera for easy access.
| Type | Item | Weight (g) |
|---|---|---|
| Feed Bags | 2 x Merit Popcorn Bag (2L) | 250g |
| Drone | DJI Mini 3 Pro | 321g |
| Drone Controller | DJI RC Remote Controller | 397g |
| Action Camera | GoPro Hero 11 Black | 150g |
| Media Mod | 59g |
On the bike (17.5KG)
(cages, fuel & water storage)
These are the things that are attached to my bike that aren’t in any specific bag.
| Type | Item | Weight (g) |
|---|---|---|
| Water Storage | CrankTank 4 (4L) | 511g |
| Fuel | 2 x Small MSR Fuel Bottle (325ML) | 256g |
| 1 x Large MSR Fuel Bottle (887ML) | 231g | |
| Mini Tripod | Joby Gorillapod 3k Kit | 389g |
| Water Bottle Cage | 3 x Plastic Water Bottle Cages | 80g |
| Cargo Cages | 3 x Blackburn Outpost Cargo Cages | 380g |
| Top Tube Bag | Jetbox Top Tube Bag (0.63L) | 118g |
| Headphones | Apple Airpods 2nd Gen | 48g |
| Rear Rack | Old Man Mountain Fat Divide Rack | 970g |
| Straps | Various Sea to Summit Stretch-Loc Straps | 28g each |
| Various Voile Straps | 28g each | |
| First Aid Kit | Basic First aid and Survival Kit in Dry Bag (2L) | 765g |
| Bike Lock | Giant Flex Combo Coil 15 | 786g |