Touring Equipment

Cheers Ed. Can I just ask why you decided to ride in vans rather than clipless? Also, any advice from people who've toured in a group as to ideas for dividing/sharing kit would be appreciated.

Why not? I'm not racing, i can walk and cycles in Vans, and they're very comfortable to me.

The only exception is that I'd prefer to ride clipless on a fixed wheel bike on account of the descent, but for road bike, they're plentiful.