My equipment and kit

My bike is a four year old Ridgeback Velocity that I have been using to travel to work every day. It has a Brooks saddle that I have broken in over the last three years and I will be taking one panier and a handlebar bag.
I've had it serviced four days before my start date so it now looks a lot cleaner than in the photo below! I've had the gear cassette and chain replaced as well as new brakes and a general tightening and service of all the moving parts. I have also added new puncture proof tyres (apparently they can ride over a thumb tack without bursting). So hopefully with all the changes and maintenance the number of things that can go mechanically wrong will be kept to a minimum.



My ride for the next two weeks

I'm intending to travel as light as possible but not so light that I won't have some home comforts with me. I'm hoping to be able to regularly wash my clothes along the way otherwise I might be a bit ripe at the end.

Cycling clothes:

Waterproof jacket
Waterproof trousers
Waterproof overshoes
Cycling shoes (that double as evening shoes)
Cycling helmet
Cycling shorts x 2
Cycling shirt (short sleeve) x 2
Cycling shirt (long sleeve)
Cycling socks x 2
High vis vest
Cycling gloves (fingerless)
Cycling gloves (normal)

Evening clothes:

T-shirt x 2
Zip-off trousers (so they can double as shorts)
Fleece (if it gets cold)
Underwear x 2
Socks x 2

Cycling equipment:

Multi-tool
Swiss army knife
Cable ties
Pump
Inner tubes x 2
Water bottle x 2
D-lock
Tyre levers
Lights

Day to day stuff:

Sunglasses
Suncream
Sun cap
Sleeping mask and ear plugs (you never know how bad some hotel rooms might be!)
Siopel cream (to prevent saddle sores)
Toothpaste
Toothbrush
Show gel
Deodorant
Reading glasses

Home comforts:

Iphone
Ipod nano
Book (to pass the time if I'm bored in the evening)
Nintendo DS (same reason as the book)