Well, I’m hoping this is what I should be carrying, as this is a first attempt so I could be horrendously wrong.
All of this will be going in a Carradice Barley, supported on a bagman with a small drysac on top. So it should end up looking something like this:

(That was prior to the Moors+Wolds 400, fingers crossed the same thing doesn’t happen with the saddle (though this thread on YACF isn’t helping any))
In the barley:
- Tyre Levers
- 2 spare inner tubes
- puncture patches
- multi-tools (leatherman for blades and an Alien for allen keys and chain splitter)
- spare chain links
- Spare batteries for lights and GPS recharger
- Nunn tablets to add to water for cola/banana flavoured energy
- Couple of mars bars
- malt loaf
- Wallet
- phone
- pages torn out of a road atlas in case of battery failure
- brevet card
- leg warmers
- long finger gloves
- cap
- buff
- space blank
- toothbrush and toothpaste
- ibuprofen, sudocrem, immodium
- tissues and moist wipe
- hand cleanser
In the drysac will go:
- Long sleeve jersey for overnight
- A pair of bib tights as spares in case of any problems
- sun glasses
In jersey pockets
- Arm warmers
- sugary sweets
Hanging off the bagman:
- Waterproof
- Spare tyre
Hopefully it’ll all fit. Glad I don’t have a rack or I’d probably end up taking even more junk with me. Once I’ve finished the ride I’ll know what was worth taking, though I don’t think there’s much I could do without. This is for a DIY 600 cross some remote bits of Yorkshire and Scotland (we’re following the London-Edinburgh-London 2013 northbound route), so I want to make sure I’ve got plenty to get through if thing go wrong in the wrong place.
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