Thursday, 4 September 2025

Marcher Castles Way Kit List 2025

Marcher Castles Way Kit List 2025

BIKE: GoaTheaD Kinesis GTD V2

Wearing: Shoes (with toe covers), socks, helmet, cap, cargo bibs, ss base layer, ss jersey, arm warmers, gilet, fingerless mitts, glasses. Rear jersey pockets will hold waterproof jacket (Endura GV500) and shorts (Gore), bum cream, wet wipes, grooming kit (electric toothbrush and paste, bupanthen, sudocrem), 1 x electrolyte tube. Rapha wallet will hold pills, paperwork, pen and monies/credit card. Iphone  and Garmin watch.

Aero bar bag (7 litre Restrap): Spare Bibs, Merino PJ’s, bed socks, spare socks, down jacket with woolly hat and head torch in pockets.

Seat bag (14 litre Restrap): 2 x Real Turmat food, silk liner, sleeping bag (Alpkit pipe dream 200), MSR Freelite 1 tent plus pegs, sleeping mat (neo-lite x-therm), pillow (Alpkit), Thermarest pump sack. Tent poles, foot print and sandals attached to bag. Later moved tent boles and strapped to aero bars with re-strap straps.

*Packed tent and pegs in pump sack (in case wet) and put into seat bag first. Fold sleep mat in half and place in sleep bag. The squash sleeping bag with silk liner inside into seat bag followed by pillow.

Frame bag (Alpkit custom made): Sun tan lotion, Lezyne pump, wet-weather gloves, tool kit (containing Gerber, multi-tool, chain links, disc brakes, chain link, tyre levers and patches), mechanic gloves, zip ties, oil, knife and spork, mug (containing gas, stove, lighter), t-bags, lock, plug kit.

Top tube pack (Apidura 1 litre): K-lite USB charger (with cable to Garmin and front/rear lights), Zendure A3 battery (10,000 mAh), iphone, spare cables (phone, Garmin, lights etc), Exposure joystick light.

On Bike: 2 x bidons, Garmin Edge, Exposure dynamo light, extra lights.


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Marcher Castles Way Kit List 2025

Marcher Castles Way Kit List 2025 BIKE: GoaTheaD Kinesis GTD V2 Wearing: Shoes (with toe covers), socks, helmet, cap, cargo bibs, ss base la...