Ride For Kids Sake Packing List
The tricky part of packing is that we have to carry EVERYTHING in 2 small gym bags.
Total weight of both bags combined can not exceed 30 pounds!
Below is the list of my worldly goods during the ride.
Bike Equipment
__ Bike - Really good idea to not forget this piece of equipment.
__ Hydration pack: Medium size with storage pockets (Required for desert areas)
__ 2 Water bottles (In addition to hydration pack for the desert)
__ Small to medium size seat bag (For items such as 2 tubes, tire levers, small camera, tools)
__ Mirror: Helmet or handlebar/bar end mounted (Required)
__ Frame pump OR Inflator with built-in mini pump and CO2 cartridges
__ Bicycle computer and calibration instructions
__ Cue sheet clip (Used to attach cue sheets to handlebars)
__ Reflective ankle bands (Optional - For rainy days)
__ Blinking tail-light
Bicycle Clothes
__ Helmet (Required)
__ 3 Pairs of cycling shorts
__ 3 Short sleeve jerseys (One being white or light colored for the desert)
__ 3 Pairs of cycling socks
__ Cycling shoes
__ Cycling gloves ( 1 long / 1 short)
__ Brightly colored rain jacket
__ Sunglasses
__ HeadSweat (Keeps head cool under helmet when wet)
__ Arm warmers
__ Leg warmers
__ White “Arm Coolers” (For the desert )
__ White “Leg Coolers” (For the desert )
Personal Clothes & Odds and Ends
__ Travel size Chamois Butt’r or A&D Ointment (Apply before each ride; saddle sore prevention)
__ Earplugs (In case my room mate snores)
__ 1 Pair of shorts
__ 1 Pair of zip-off pants (bottom portion of legs zip off into shorts)
__ 3 Short sleeve shirts (Use rain jacket on cool evenings)
__3 Underwear
__ 3 Socks
__ Bathing suit
__ 1 pr light shoes
__ Travel size toiletries (Huge weight savings with travel size items!! Re-supply during tour)
__ Very lightweight toiletry bag or Ziploc (Avoid bulky bags with heavy fabric, hooks and zippers)
__ Small, lightweight wallet (Carried in a baggie. Small business card holders work well!)
__ Flip Video Camera
__ Netbook Laptop...Yes, I will be working during the ride. Promotional Products anyone?
__ Twine and four clothes pins (For drying clothes)
__ 6 Baggies (Quart or sandwich size for icing achy joints and general use)
__ # 1 needed tour item.....Credit Card.
Tool Kit for Bike
__ Tweezers (For removing debris from tires such as thorns and wires)
__ Small multi-tool OR lightweight metric hex wrenches and tiny pocketknife
__ Patch kit
__ 3 Tire levers
__ 2 New tubes (Carried on bike)
__ Tire boot (for repairing damaged tires)
__ 6 Spokes each size (Taped to bicycle frame or wrapped and dropped inside frame’s seat tube)
First Aid Kit For Your Bicycle
__ 6 Band aids
__ Travel size Chamois Butt’r or A&D Ointment (Re-apply during each ride to prevent saddle sores)
__ Johnson & Johnson “Advanced Healing Adhesive Pads” (Helps heal saddle sores, road rash)
__ (2) 4x4 gauze pads (For applying pressure to bleeding wounds)
__ Ibuprofen and/or Tylenol (
__ Travel size sunscreen (30 SPF or higher)
__ Lip ointment (30 SPF or higher)
I will need to have supplies of PowerBar Performance & PowerBar Recovery products shipped to pick up points along the way. Thank You to PowerBar for you encouragement and support.
