| 4 pairs of panniers | All Ortlieb: 2 pairs backroller, 1 pair frontroller, 1 pair bikepacker plus | Happy, nothing broken | One front roller got a hole after a fall. Repaired with a tube patch. The "bikepacker plus" has proved to be more practical than the backroller: After heavy rain, water gets inside the bag when opening the roll-top, and the shape of the back- and frontrollers is less convenient (tapers towards the bottom - seems not to be the case anymore with more recent frontroller models). |
| 2 "Chinese bags" to transport all other bags | When taking trains or other transport | Used to put all the panniers for the airplane. Worked as expected. | For the return trip from South America, worked perfectly, although they started to rip (needed to use a lot of tape). |
| Backpack | Deuter Futura 32l. Used to transport tent and to hike, strapped to the rack of one of the bikes when cycling. | Works well, used once for hiking | Stolen in January 2017. Useful for quick access and sometimes for hikes. Replaced with the same model in Europe. |
| Small daypack | Deuter Compact Lite 8l. Strapped to one of the racks. For days off cycling, visiting, and as some backup storage. | Very useful, we use it to go shopping and keep some of the day's food, and when we go around town. | Still very useful. One of the shoulder straps is starting to fall apart. |
| Repair patches for thermarest, inflatable pillow and gore-tex | | Not used | Used one patch on an Ortlieb bag but it was not waterproof. |
| Lock cable+padlock | A long cable makes it easier to lock our two recumbents together. | Works well. | Useful and good combination. |
| 2 Compression straps (200 cm) with metal buckles | Ortlieb | Very useful, better than elastic straps | Very useful and highly recommendable. |
Small scratch straps (those for keeping skis together) | They can attach all kinds of things together. | Not used | Only used for packing the bikes for flying. Leaving behind now. |
| Bicycle computer + spare cable | So that we can tell you how many kilometers we did and how fast we went! | Works well, except that the cable broke quite fast. We now carry a spare cable. | Working without problems. |
| Seat rain protection for Eva's Streetmachine | | Essential when the bike stays out in the rain, as the seat gets soggy otherwise. | Really waterproof and sturdy. We also used it to pack the replacement tent in Chile. |
| Tube patches | | Not used | Only used after 10'000 km, with the problem on Eva's tire in Portugal, and on the Ortlieb bag. |
| Spare tubes (1x 26" + 1x 20") | | Not used | Used one on Eva's bicycle after 10'000 km. |
6 2 pairs of brake pads | 3 pairs of BBB, 3 2 pairs of Koolstop | Replaced one pair on Eva's bike in Portugal, left two pairs in Portugal as we're probably carrying too many. | Replaced the originals with the Koolstop on Miguel bicycle after 8'000km. |
| Bicycle repair tool bag | Lifu roll-up tool bag | Very useful, rolls the tools up and keeps everything handy. | Still very useful |
| Tire levers | | Not used | Used once and broke one. Bought new in Decathlon. |
| Small pump | Replaced after 10'000km with Lezyne Micro Floor Drive HVG | Not used. We usually check tyre pressure at a bike store, but haven't lost much pressure since the beginning. | As tires were loosing air a bit faster, with our pump we did not manage to put much pressure. Replacing now with a new one. |
| Presta and Schrader valve adapters | So that we can pump Eva's bike at gas stations, and use a Presta valve tube on Miguel's bike in an emergency. | Not used | Does not work, except for emergency. We cannot set the pressure when using the adapter. |
| Spare spokes (4 per wheel) plus nipples | All our 4 wheels have different spoke sizes! By mistake we ordered only 3 sizes and we will live with it. | Not used | Not used |
| Spoke wrench | | Not used | Used once to tune the wheel |
| Duct tape | Invaluable for all kinds of repairs. It helped me repair a ripped off mudguard on a trip in 2013. | Useful even for small repairs, to protect cables etc. | Essential piece of gear, when Eva's tire had small spikes sticking in. |
| Multi-tool | | Useful although sometimes a good quality screwdriver would be useful | Useful |
| Spare brake cable | | Not used | Not used |
| Chain oil | Using now a "dry" oil | Used about once per month | Used more and more. We bought a new bottle in Uruguay but was for wet conditions. |
| Bicycle grease | | Used on some screws | Used on some screws. We could probably carry less in a smaller pot. |
| Cable binders | we carry 2 sizes | Very useful for almost anything | Very useful also to pack the bikes for airplane |
| Some spare screws | | Used one spare screw on Miguel's bike | not used |
| Chain tool and a small piece of spare chain | | Not used | Used the chain tool to remove a link to shorten Eva's chain. Useful to have. |
| Pliers | | Useful as they can also be used to tighten screws and nuts | Useful |
| Adjustable wrench | | Not used | Useful to have but not used much. |
| Rohloff torx T20 key | | Not used | Used to open gear box to solve problem with Rohloff cable. Essential and is the same as the B&M lamp holder. |
| Small sewing kit | | Not used | Used once or twice. |
| Superglue | A few small monodoses. | Not used | Used one monodose (but don't remember what for...). Probably not very essential. |
Rohloff sprocket tool | Rohloff have changed their sprocket system in 2016 and this tool won't be necessary anymore once we're on the new system. | Ordered it to Portugal to change Miguel's sprocket to a bigger one. | Only used by our bike mechanic in Lisbon to change sprockets. Now we will both have the new system and not need the tool anymore. |
