On Sun, 02 Jul 2006 14:19:33 -0000, "Terriann" <ecotopia@...>
said:

> I'm new to the list, coming from a lifetime of cycling (20+ years) on
> street bikes to purchasing my new Trek 7.3FX. I'm an avid lightweight
> backpacker that is trying to blend the two worlds into "bike-packing"
> or touring. In this process I now am the proud owner of a Burley
> Nomad and am practicing on learning how to tow with and without a load
> in preparation of doing some, if not all, of the John Wayne Pioneer
> Trail later this summer. I'm hoping the members of the list can help
> me. I'm looking for gear lists WITH WEIGHTS for multi-day tours.

Hi Terriann,

I can't give you an ounce by ounce breakdown of my gear but I can
tell you that most of the Ultralight biking folks don't use trailers.
Nothing wrong with trailers, per-se, but most UL folks figure out
lighter ways to carry their stuff. I've got a list of my gear for
a roadtrip and some broad weights under the "Gear List" and
"Statistics" pages here:

http://www.mile43.com/peterson/NorthRoad/NorthRoad.html

If the John Wayne Pioneer Trail you are talking about is the
one in Washington State also known as the Iron Horse trail,
you may find this page useful:

http://www.mile43.com/peterson/BoilingFrog/Boiling_Frog.html

I rode the Iron Horse/John Wayne Trail as far east as Cle Elum
when I rode out to Montana for the 2005 Great Divide Mountain
Bike Race, so I can fill you in on that section of the route.

For lightweight offroad trips, the guys racing the GDR have
some pretty darn light, dialed in set-ups. Everybody keeps
their exact equipment lists kinda quiet but you can see some
pics from this year's racers here:

http://www.adventurecycling.org/gdrgallery/

And if you want you can follow the race online here:

http://www.greatdividerace.com/

Finally, my story and pics from the '05 race are here:

http://www.mile43.com/peterson/Turtle/MountainTurtle.html

Some of the pictures might give you some good gear ideas.

Figuring out your own equipment mix is at least half the
fun of this!

Good luck,

Kent Peterson
Issaquah WA USA
http://kentsbike.blogspot.com/