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I'm not going on about rain!

Well not in the last few posts anyway ;)

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If it rains, you get wet. You won't melt and you won't shrink. (Says the person who used to be 6ft 8 :p)

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I'm bringing a van with our bikes in it so will bring plenty of stuff for all occasions...in fact...I gaurantee I will bring more stuff than any right minded person would need...that's just how I roll!

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TBH if you ride your bike on a daily basis without a toolkit or don't know how to use one, the last place you'll have a problem is on a mass ride out with probably at least a quarter of the riders having a toolkit and the knowledge to help you use it!

Get a basic tool kit if you like, it's not a bad thing to carry with you at all times, but don't worry too much if you haven't got one for the AR

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Plenty of room for lots of shoes then!

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i am just taking me !! lol - oh ok a tooth brush though ! by my underwear is amazingly resiliant for a few days !! lol

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BBc...go commando, you dont even need to worry about 1 pair then ;)

ANYWAY

I half heartedly made an attempt at strapping everything to the bike today, and it didnt go too well, lol.

Turns out my bungee straps are FAR too small :(

I think I may end up chucking all my camping stuff (inc tent, sleeping bag, air bed) into a duffal bag (all fits) and using my oxford soft panniers for clothes and the rest of the stuff. That way I only have to worry about securing one bag and not a seperate tent, bag, etc...

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Are you taking a pillion ?

If not, then put your stuff into the panniers making sure you keep the weight equal between them or you'll end up with a strange handling bike. Then put your tent arcoss the top of the panniers / pillion seat and then bungee onto that, The panniers and pillion seat will give you a nice wide platform for everything else that way then.

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No pillion.

I'm sure I'll come up with something Fizz! Must must must remember to buy some last minute stuff though...

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Hongman
Look at some of the pictures from previous AR's to get an idea of (a) how to strap stuff to a bike and (b) just HOW MUCH stuff can be strapped to a bike!!