Race Across America RAAM

More Opinions please! In about an hour I'm going to send off my spare parts and tools list.

Here is a copy of it, if I have forgotten anything, let me know!

8- Brake cables and cable ends@ 2.50 each- £20.00

8- sets of Zipp Carbon Rim specific brake pads (will we need inserts or do you use bolt on? This is assuming that you use inserts) @ 20 per set- £160

16- Spokes and nipples (I will need to know what spokes you use)- £16-35

8-Fizik bar tape and gel inserts (I might be a bit excessive on this, but I was thinking that you would want them re-wrapped every other day)- @ 20 (12 for the wrap and another 8 for the inserts? I can't remember how much they cost)- £160

8- Shimano gear cables (and cable ends)@ 2.50 each- £20

If you are bringing back up wheels, then we should be ok for cassettes. If not, then please let me know and I'll try and get ten speed durace compact ones ordered.

4- durace 7900 10 speed chains- @ 40 each- £160

2- back up sets of lights. I think that there are probably rules about which lights you are allowed to use, so I would need to see these before I could order more lights. My recommendation is a Cat Eye HL-EL135 front light as it's designed to actually light in front of you instead of just as something for other people to see you. I don't think the rear is as important, just a normal Cat Eye ld130 back light (or two) should do the trick. The other option is to get a re-chargeable set of lights, although I'm not sure what kind of leccy we'll have in the Winnabago. The re-chargeable ones that I recommend are the Cat Eye Triple Shots, it the only light that they specifically mention as being good for twenty-four hour races (EDIT just looked up the price for these, seem to cost about £150 each. Probably not worth it)- The two battery powered lights I mentioned come as a set for £25 pounds- 2 are £50
plus either AA or AAA batteries

1- spare helmet- I would say getting a back up helmet that is a universal fit just in case of emergency wouldn't be a bad idea. Specialized do one called the Air Force 3. £25

16- tyres- This would be factoring in a tyre change every other day as well. If you get the spare wheels then it would be a good idea to have wet weather tyres on those so that we can switch them out if we need to very quickly (I don't know what the rules are for this).
Continental Ultra Gatorskins for wet weather x4 @ £30 each- £120
Continental Grand Prix 4000 x8 @ £35 each- £280

16 tubes- 700x23-38 presta @ £4.50 each- £72

2 boxes of Park Tool's self adhesive patches (emergency use)- £4 each- £8

Pedal Spares- at least one set of spare cleats each, I need to know what kind of pedals you are using (I'm assuming Look)

total budget- 1,110 (this isn't including things that have notes on them, IE the pedals and the cassettes)

Everything else I think we would have to go through a bike shop for, partially because we would need specialized tools to fix or remove the part. If you can think of anything I've forgotten, please let me know asap.

Tools
I have a few tools, but because I work in a bike shop I've never really bothered to invest in some things, I'll make a note of whether I have it or not for each of the items (this way I can also use it as a packing list)

Allen Key Set (NOTE I have allen keys, of course, but I would prefer to use a torque wrench on everything that is anywhere near the carbon fibre. I do not have one of these, and would need you to bring yours or to buy one)

Tyre levers-yes

Chain Breaker-yes

Shimano Cassette tool (only needed if not bringing spare wheels)-no

normal range of philips head screw drivers- no, but I need them anyways so I'll buy some

Teflon Chain oil- yes

spoke nipples wrench (I'll need to know what size your nipples are)- yes, depending on size

Truing stand (this is a major wish list item. I can true the wheels against the brake blocks, but it will be much better and easier if I can put them in a stand, especially considering space concerns in the Winnibago. This is not something that is small enough that I would want to bring with me, it would need to be gotten in LA)

15 mil spanner- yes

adjustable spanner- yes

8,10,12 mil spanners- no

Cable Cutters- yes

Pliers- no (which is kind of shocking. I'll get some before I go)

Random stuff you may not have thought of (but probably have)

Assos Chamois Cream- the best on the market by a long shot. They also do the best cycling shorts if you still need to stock up.
The best food bars are done by Cliff, they also have started doing energy cubes (kinda like gelatin cubes, but veggie) that are easier to eat than the bars and the "toothepaste" style gel packs. It's nice if you are going to be on your bike for as long as both of you are that you have some kind of variety in your weird energy foods :-)