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Full list of our bicycles components
Components and accessories
- Framework and fork – Columbus steel, Cromor triple butted
- Saddle
- Daniele – Brooks England B17 Narrow Black
- Simona – Brooks England B17 S Standard Brown
- Transmission
- Crankset – FSA Alpha Drive Trekking, chainrings 26-36-48 and crank arm length 170 mm
- Front derailleur – Shimano Sora
- Rear derailleur – Shimano Deore
- Cogset – Shimano Nexave 9 speed from 13 to 34 teeth
- Shifter – Shimano Dura Ace Bar End
- Breaks – Tektro Oryx Cantilever
- Wheels
- Rims – Ambrosio Keba 622-18,5C
- Spokes – 36 Alpine 2 mm spokes on each rim
- Tire – Vittoria Randonneur Trail 622-40
rear tire changed to Schwalbe Marathon Mondial 622-37 after 6.500 km - Front hub – Shimano Deore XT DH-T780 with Dynamo
- Rear hub – Shimano 105 FH-5700
- Pedals – Wellgo, double face: simple and SPD
- Cyclocomputer – measures km and altitude, cable connectedVDO M4 WR
- Handlebar cover – two pairs ofBar Mitts, great to protect hands from cold, wind and rain.
- Racks
- Front – Tubus, Logo Classic
- Rear – Tubus, Tara
Spare parts and tools
- 2 Pumps – PRO Performance 2-Way Minipump, and a simple one bought in Erzurum, Turkey
- 1 pressure measurer – Topeak SmartGauge D2, to exactly know the tube pressure
- 2 Multitool – One Topeak Mini 18 and multitool Brooks England
- Tools – One hex key, one cross-head screwdriver, one chinese Leatherman like multitool pliers, one 10-11 wrench, one Brooks specific wrench, different dimension cable ties, insulating tape, various kind of glue and mastic
- Transmission maintenance – Chain lubricating oil, toothbrush, dust cloths
- Varie – According to on spot needs we carry: tubes, tires, tip-top, chains, quick link, shift cables, breaks cables, pad break, spokes etc..
Panniers
Total capacity is 142 litre.
- Side panniers
- Rear – Crosso Twist 52L
- Front – Crosso Twist 35L
- Pockets – One set of two Crosso Pocket 1L and two Crosso Pocket 3L, they can be attached to side panniers
- Rear bag – Crosso Twist Bag 40L
- Handlebar bag – Ortlieb, Ultimate6 Black´n White

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Daniele’s clothing complete list
- 1 waterproof jacket – GoreTex Pro Shell NorthFace
- 1 waterproof trouser – Ferrino waterproof with side zip to easly put them on
- 1 pair of socks – waterproof socks to wear when shoeas are completely wet
- 1 pair of gloves – waterproof mitten cover Tacora Ferrino
- 1 pair of shoes cover – shoes cover for motorbikes IXS
Simona's clothing pictures
Simona’s clothing complete list

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the full description of our house
The House
- 1 Tent – One Ferrino Emperor 2 tent for two, four season
- 2 Tarps – One thick nylon tarp to use as extra floor under the tent for the most rugged terrains, one thin nylon tarp to cover bicycles or to extend the tent.
- 2 Stools – Two foldable stool bought in a camping shop in Slovenia
- 4 Headlamps – One Decathlon USB rechargeable, one Petzle Tikka Plus, one chinese torch, one Black Diamond
- Various – Several kevlar ropes for quick repairing, one rope to hang out clothes to dry, multifunctional
The Bathroom
- Toilet paper and wet wipes – We carry one toilet paper roll each, also we have babies wet wipes that we also use to clean dishes
- Toothbrush and toothpaste – Simona keeps carrying around an heavy and battery consuming electric toothbrush, Daniele instead has a simple plastic toothbrush.
- Towels – We both have two microfibre beach towels
- 1 first aid kit – One complete first aid kit plus various medicine
- Various – Clippers, tweezers, one wood hairbrush, Marsiglia soap to wash clothes and body, shampoo 2 in 1
The Kitchen
- Stove – One Primus Omnifuel stove, than can burn every kind of fuel, especially petrol that is easy to find everywhere
- Pots – One set of 2 lt camping pots bought in Tbilisi
- Dishes – Two set of babies cutleries (small and resistant), one baby bowl, two Cinelli aluminium cups, two sardinian knives “resolza”, one swiss-chinese knife
- Thermos flasks – TwoFerrino 1 lt vacuum flasks to keep water either warm or cold according to the outside temperature
- Water filter – One Katadyn Mini water filter to have clean water even in extreme conditions
The Bedroom
- Air mattresses – Thermarest Neo Air All Season for Simona, Thermarest Prolite Plus for Daniele
- 2 Summer sleeping bags – Two silk liners sleeping bags, ultra light, essential for very hot temperatures
- 2 Midseason sleeping bags – Two Ferrino HL Micro mid season, comfort +15, sleeping bags very useful even to prevent down sleeping bags to get wet in very humid nights
- 2 Winter Sleeping bags – Two Ferrino HL Revolution 510 WTS
down sleeping bags, comfort -7
Dayroom
- 3 juggling balls – Three juggling balls to entertain kids and cats
- Musical instruments – One ocarina and one harmonica
- Books – Francesco Carletti “Ragionamenti del mio viaggio intorno al mondo” – “Point It”, very useful illustrated book for quick translation in any language of the world

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Technological Equipment complete list
Equipment
- 1 Laptop – Apple MacBook Air 13”
- 2 Smartphone – On Samsung Galaxy Nexus, One LG G2
- 1 Tablet – Asus Google Nexus 7 (2013) bought in Baku so that Simona doesn’t bother Daniele and his Mac
- 1 Reflex – Body Canon EOS 60D with two batteries
- 1 Lens and 3 filters – Canon 15-85 mm F/3,5-5,6 with UV, ND 8x, Circular Polarizing filter
- 1 Tripod – Manfrotto BeFree is our personal photographer
- 1 GoPro – Hero 3+ silver, with various accessories and two batteries
- 1 Satellite communicator – Delorme inReach SE, that allow us to communicate our position even in the most remote desert
- 1 Eye glasses – One pair of eye glasses to prevent Daniele to get blind
Mass storage
- 4 memory card – Two SD SanDisk 32GB, two MicroSD 32GB
- 2 Hard Disks – Two 1 TB Western Digital My Passport Hard Disks
- 2 USB pen – One 2GB, One 16GB Silicon Power
Energy Supply
- 1 Solar Kit – Goal Zero Sherpa 50 Solar Kit, one 13W solar panel, one 58Wh (11V, 5200mAh) battery pack to recharge the laptop, one 220V inverter to recharge also non USB devices
- 2 Power Bank – One LimeFuel da 6000 mAh, the only one that can be recharged while recharging, and one 9000 mAh EBai
- 2 USB dynamo hub chargers – One Sinewave Cycles Reactor on Daniele’s bicycle, one Sinewave Cycles Revolution on Simona’s bicycle
3 comments
Jake 21 April 2015 at 18:04
i stumbled across you guys on Instagram and after seeing many great photos decided to check out the website.
What you are doing is wonderful and amazing. I am hoping to take off on my own fully self sufficient bike tour and your trip is all the more encouragement.
Keep on riding and may you stay comfortable out there. Enjoy life, the trip and all the adventures you come across!!!
Phil Ruddenklau 26 July 2016 at 06:06
Hi
I met you in Alice Springs, you showed me your bikes.
I have been looking at your route, what an expedition!
Also I have looked at your equipment to get ideas for our trip in Europe next year.
Can you keep me posted regarding your progress.
Kind regards
Phil Ruddenklau
DNL 12 September 2016 at 03:32
Hi Phil! Thanks for writing us! We are still in Alice Springs but at the moment we finished working and we’re getting ready to hit the road again! We’ll leave this week to head south, Ayers Rock, Oodnadatta Track and then Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. You can follow our progress on the map, once we leave it will be updated in real time every day! http://www.becycling.net/where-are-we/
Let’s keep in touch, regards, Daniele and Simona
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