Packing magic
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Packing for this type of tour quickly becomes complicated. First, the airline has size and weight restrictions for each bag in addition to limiting what types of things can be carried. Then, the Tour d’Afrique imposes its own set of restrictions on weight and volume.
I’ve never tried to take a bike on a plane before, nor have I tried to carry all the spare parts necessary for this length of trip away from proper bike shop. The learning curve is quite steep.
All this together led to me spreading everything out on the living room floor and spending hours weighing and measuring different bag configurations, both for the plane and the tour locker. I think all my stuff will fit now, but I am hovering right at the maximum weight limit for the tour, so I might need to leave some stuff at the start.
I ended up leaving for San Francisco one day later than I had planned, but somehow managed to fit my bike into a box that appeared to be half its size, with everything else crammed into one oversize duffel bag and one carry-on backpack.