Packing and Boxing of the “Horse and Carriage”

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Basically we followed the same procedure we used for our Southern Tier ride. It worked really well. For those of you new to my blog posts or to refresh your memory…I’ll give you the method we are using.

After all the planning and gathering of gear and equipment it’s ready to fit into the appropriate saddlebags or panniers. Recognizing that we are riding into cooler weather ( September and early October) we needed to bring warm clothes and be ready to ride and sleep in wet and cooler weather. Choosing the appropriate layers… just enough but not too much, because you have to carry it everyday!

All my gear… approx 40 lbs.
Same gear consolidated into smaller bags to put into each pannier

Once the gear was all distributed into panniers and weighed I made my schematic itemized list of what goes where. Of course this is likely to morph a bit along the way, but in the meantime I keep the list handy for packing and loading the bike every morning.

My packing guide. It takes awhile to learn what goes where. The weight distribution needs to be fairly even side to side for balancing purposes and the front heavier than the back for climbing.
2 large and one small pannier fit into one large drawstring laundry bag ($5 Walmart). To be checked as baggage.
Ready to go as checked baggage
Jim’s bike. Getting ready to break it down into a bicycle box
Front wheel, handlebars, seat and seat post, front rack, fenders and pedals removed. Frame padded, front wheel protected and ready to box
It all fits in an e-bike box. We needed the extra room of an e-bike box for racks and fenders
Boxes must be no more than 115 linear inches and no more than 50 lbs. to be allowed as regular checked baggage on the airplane. (Delta rules) Just made it!
Just need to tape the box shut and it is ready for the airplane! 2 checked bags (box and laundry bag), one pannier carry-on and the handlebar bag as personal (purse) 😊

Countdown to departure is 2 days….definitely ready to go …. Montreal here we come😊🚴‍♀️🇨🇦

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