Equipment



1. The Bike
Merida Juliet Marathon HFS800 D - Hardtail MTB
I have changed the handlebar to a hi-rise EA50 Monkey Bar. I am using the original bar again.
I also replaced the tiny seat for my old Mongoose bike seat.

2. Spare Parts 
I have ordered these parts from chainreactioncycles.com and some from Cycle Lab in Cape Town. My husband is doing 2 sections from Lilongwe to Windhoek and we will share the chains and tubes etc
  • Shimano HG53 Chain 9 Speed - 4 
  • Chain link connectors
  • Shimano Deore Cassette 9 Speed - 1
  • Patch Kits - 5
  • Schwalbe MTB Tubes - 10
  • Bottom Bracket Shimano XT/SLX Bottom Bracket Cups M770/M660
  • Shimano SLX Chainring Middle M660 - 1  
  • Shimano SLX Chainring Outer M660 - 1
  • Shimano Deore Disc Hub Rear M525 - this is not on the list
  • Shimano Deore Disc Hub Front M525 - this is not on the list
  • Avid G3 Clean Sweep Rotor for the disc brake
  • Spokes
  • Shift Cables
  • Cable Housing - Shift cable
  • Deore Disc Pads M575 - 1 pair
  • Bar Tape / Hadlebar Grips  Replace my handle bar grip with nice ergonomic ones
  • SL-280 Seatpost - 1
  • Schwalbe Marathon Supreme Tyres (26 x 1.6 inch) - 4
  • Schwalbe Marathon Plus Tyres (26 x 2.1 inch) - 2 
  • Schwalbe Rocket Ron Tyres (26 x 2.4 inch) - 1 (there was actually only one in stock.. and I forgot to buy another one. I am going to place this one in front and a 2.1 in the back for the thick sand)

3.  Tools  
  • Multi tool
  • Mini Pump on the bike
  • Tire levers
  • Chain break tool
  • Degreaser
  • Chain Lube - the tour will also provide some bottles 
  • Rags
  • Chain wear indicator

 4. Camping Gear
  • Tent - 3 sleeper Trek
  • Sleeping Bag
  • Sleeping Bag Liner
  • First Ascent Comfort Light self inlating mattrass
  • Dish Kit, mug, cutlery
  • Headlamp
  • Extra batteries
  • Ground Sheet
  • 5m Rope
  • Clothes Pegs
  • Duct Tape
  • Repair kits - tent, poles, mattress

5. Clothing

  • T-Shirts - 3
  • Long Sleeve T-shirts - 2
  • Set of Thermal under layers - 1
  • Long pants - 1
  • Shorts - 2
  • Fleece jacket - 1
  • Wide brimmed hat - 1
  • sandals - 1
  • Hiking shoes - 1
  • Bathing suit - 1
  • Towel - 1
  • Rain jacket - 1
  • rain pants - 1
  • Set of casual and compact dining wear - 1
6. Cycle Clothing
  • Padded cycling shorts - 5
  • Cycling shoes - 1 (Specialized )
  • Cycling jerseys - 5 (2 long sleeve, 3 short sleeve)
  • Arm socks - 2 - for the sun
  • Cycling socks - 5
  • Cycling gloves - 2 (one long, one short)
  • Helmet - 1
  • sunglasses - 1
  • Sarong - 1 (to cover up where needed)
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