I’ve had a clear out of any duplicity and redundancy of equipment following the 5 day ride to Cornwall. The approximate total weight I’d estimated to have been carrying was around 16kg excluding the clothes I’d have been wearing. This can now been reduced further by a another 4.6kg as I cull the items listed below:
Large Moleskine note pad – 286g
Sunglasses case – 102g
Guide – 332g
Maps – 270g
Bike tool spares, cables etc – 888g
Solo cycling vest – 134g
Swrve khaki jeans – 588g
PEdALED jacket – 394g
Pearlizumi gloves – 174g
Helmet rain cover – 30g
Umbrella – 212g
Water filter – 758g
Assos bibs – 214g
Water colouring dish – 36g
Light mitts – 44g
TOTAL – 4,462g
This gets my load down to 11.4kg which is a much better leaner weight to be carrying. I expect the remaining items will be further culled again but for now, I just can’t see what can be further discarded. I’m already having second thoughts about the water filter…