| 1975 Gear | 2009 Gear | |
|---|---|---|
| Bike | Schwinn Sports Tourer 10-speed CroMoly steel, 31 lbs, 27" tires | Cruzbike Sofrider V2 recumbent 16-speed Aluminum, 34 lbs, 26" tires |
| Gears | Front 40/54; Rear 14-34 5spd freewheel. | Front 39/53; Rear 11-32 8spd cassette. |
| Panniers & Rack | Frostline panniers (sewn from a kit) on a Pletscher rack. Karrimor front panniers & rack added in Turkey. | Bikebins (hard plastic) on Axiom front racks turned sideways, secured to frame at 3 points (each side). |
| Handlebar bag | TA canvas bag & coated steel holder. | Pac-Safe Metro 200 shoulder bag (hung on frame). |
| Tent | Solo tent I designed with no poles; in midframe pack. | Hennessey Hammock (w/ fly & netting) (2lbs 12oz) & Sweetie Pie underquilt (19 oz). |
| Sleeping bag | Gerry duck down bag & ensolite pad. | Sierra Designs Wicked Light down bag (23 oz). |
| Stove | Svea 123 gas stove and Sigg Tourist cookset. | None. |
| Clothes I'm wearing | Cycling shorts, socks, cycling shoes, fishnet shirt, gloves, headband, sunglasses, no helmet. | Wrestling singlet, Smartwool bike socks, Keen cycling sandals, cycling jersey, helmet, bi-focal sunglasses w/noseguard. |
| Clothes bag | Apollo rain suit, tennis pants, light wool shirt, wool balaclava, fishnet pants, 3 pairs socks, swim suit, robe, short pants, nylon shirt, leg bands. Dress pants & shirt added in Malaysia. | Marmot rain suit, wool shirt & bottoms, wool balaclava, Windstopper skullcap, Tilley hat, 2 pr Tilley travel socks, 1 pr wool socks, 2 pr silk boxer briefs, wool dress pants, Ex Officio Trip'r shirt, nylon shorts, roll-up slippers. |
| Camera | Olympus OM-1, 35mm manual SLR, w/ 24mm wide-angle & 135 mm telephoto lenses , plus a 2X tele-extender | Olympus Stylus 1050 SW, 10 megapixel digital fully automatic camera, 3X zoom, Shockproof & Waterproof |
| Electronics | Panasonic portable tape recorder, 1.5 kg | Asus Eee PC 901 mini-laptop computer, 1.1 kg |
