Gear Review - Cycling Overview

Apart from 2 punctures on the final day all my equipment worked faultlessly. I found no need for the spare disc pads I took, but was reassured to have them. The new wheel with the www.k-o-m.co.uk hub equipped with Diamond Hard Surfaces Adm tm coated spigots were reliable and made a reassuring clicky noise when free wheeling!

My kit list included;

Giant Roam bike , Great brand - hard tail cross; trusty as ever used in our Iceland trip. Tyres are a mix of road and off road. Bit susceptible to large “sharp” edges tho!

Paniers - Altura Night Vision ; great kit hold loads, easy to fit and use.

Garmin 820 - reliable and accurate as ever (found on the side of the road in the UK in 2016!)

Rucksack - Osprey Synchro 15L - brilliant! lots of useful pockets practical and water proof cover! Brilliant brand!
Shoes;

Water bottles !; essential bit of kit. My favourite was my metal vacuum bottle , a give away from London Surrey Sportif! Kept in my rucksack cool water all day (as long as u don’t drink it!)

Best tip; google maps allows you to download a navigatable off line map version to allow you to save cost on data! (Thanks Andrew!)

Well that’s it for this trip off to plan the next biking adventure.Read more