Aaron Teasdale's Ultralight Cycling Packing List
Rear rack: 25 oz.
Backpack: 44 oz.
Handlebar bag: 8.5 oz.
Seat bag: 4.3 oz.
36-inch lash-straps (2): 1 oz.

Tent: 34 oz, (fly: 15 oz., floor: 5.2 oz., 10 stakes: 4 oz., poles: 9 oz., stuff sack: .8 oz.)
Sleeping bag: 19 oz.
Sleeping pad: 19 oz.
Stove: 3.6 oz. (includes .5 oz case)
Isobutane fuel canister: 7 oz.
2-liter titanium pot w/pot holder: 8 oz.
Titanium spoon: .8 oz.

Waterproof jacket: 11 oz,
Waterproof pants: 8 oz.
Down vest: 4 oz.
Long-sleeve polyester shirt: 5.2 oz.
BUZZ OFF bandana: 1.2 oz.
Small silnylon compression sack for sleeping bag, vest, and raingear: 2.4 oz.
Compression sack for rear rack: 5 oz.
Silnylon stuffsack for food: .8 oz.
Food-hanging cord: 1.2 oz.
Chlorine dioxide water treatment: 3 oz.
Headlamp: 1 oz.
Extra water bladder for camp: 2.7 oz.

Shock pump: 2.4 oz.
Tire pump: 3.2 oz.
Multi-tool: 4.5 oz.
Spare tube (in Ziploc bag): 6.2 oz.
Plastic tire levers (2): .8 oz.
Glueless patch kits (2), spare spokes (2), zip ties (2), and a tire boot: 1 oz.
Compass, lighter: 1.7 oz.
First-aid kit: 3 oz.
Toiletries (toothbrush, toothpaste, and six acetaminophen pills in a Ziploc bag): 1 oz.
Duct tape (wrapped around a broken pencil): .5 oz.
Cleat bolts (2), spare Camelbak nipple, waterproof matches: .5 oz.

Total base gear weight:
15 pounds, 4.5 ounces.

HOW THIS LIST COULD GET EVEN LIGHTER
A lighter backpack could easily trim a pound of weight, and the seat bag is not a necessity. Though I'm really a sucker for thick, full-length sleeping pads, it would also be a breeze to cut a half-pound off the sleeping pad weight. An alcohol-fuel stove could save me close to another half pound on the stove and fuel, while less breathable, but still waterproof, rainwear could save yet another half pound. That's about two pounds, twelve ounces without even looking at my fast-fly tent — if I went with a tarp or waterproof bivy, I could chop another half pound or more. In other words, getting under twelve pounds would be no problem. I'm pretty happy with my current configuration, however, and while I'm sure I'll keep experimenting, I'm content in the fifteen-pound range.

PACKING LIST DETAILS

• Old Man Mountain Sherpa rear rack ($100, www.oldmanmountain.com). You can get lighter racks, but this is the lightest rack that will fit on virtually any mountain bike.
• Deuter TransAlpine backpack (www.deuterusa.com). At 1,700 cubic inches, this pack is bigger than most cyclists will need (look in the 1,000–1,200 cubic-inch range), and there are much lighter packs out there, but for carrying lots of camera equipment, this pack is a champ.
• Jandd Mountain Handle Pac 1 handlebar bag ($25, www.jandd.com). Handlebar bags are great for keeping things handy while also adding some load-balancing weight to the front of your bike. The Mountain Handle Pac 1 is an excellent choice for mountain biking.
• Jandd Tire Bag II seat bag ($17). Seat bags are a great place to keep tools, spare tubes, etc., and this one is nice and big. 
• OR Accessory Strap, 36-inch (2) ($6.50, www.orgear.com). Perfect for lashing gear onto your rack.

• Big Agnes Seedhouse SL1 fast fly tent (tent: $229, floor: $45, www.bigagnes.com). This outstanding tent-style shelter is lighter than some bivies.
• Marmot Atom 40-degree sleeping bag ($249, www.marmot.com). Very posh for its weight. Wear long underwear and a down vest inside to extend its comfort range below freezing.
• Exped AirMat 7.5 sleeping pad ($39, www.orgear.com). The king of warm-weather comfort, but no insulation means you'll be cold when the mercury drops below 45-ish degrees .
• Vargo Jet-ti Stove ($65, www.vargooutdoors.com). Easy to use, incredibly durable, and sure to impress your friends at parties, assuming you bring your camping stove to parties. 
• MSR Titan 2-liter titanium pot w/pot holder ($70, www.msrgear.com). Titanium pots are durable, light, expensive, and worth it.

• Patagonia Spraymaster Jacket and Pant (jacket: $249, pant: $190, www.patagonia.com). Soft, stretchy, and waterproof, these are perhaps the ultimate backcountry combo.
• Western Mountaineering Flash Vest ($125, www.westernmountaineering.com). The lightest down vest the world has ever seen.
• Marmot Silkweight Crew LS ($32, www.marmot.com). This lightweight base-layer is incredibly durable, great to ride in, and does an admirable job not getting horrendously stinky.
• Ex Officio BUZZ OFF Bandana ($12, www.exofficio.com). Everybody needs a bandana and this one is highly effective at repelling mosquitoes.
• Granite Gear Air Compressor x-small compression sack ($23, www.granitegear.com). At only 2.3 ounces on the Adventure Cycling scales, this little marvel swallowed my sleeping bag, down vest, and rain gear, and compressed it all down to the size of large cantaloupe. Mmm, cantaloupe.
• Granite Gear Drylite Rock Solid large compression sack ($31). Perfect for lashing to your rear rack, this compression sack is waterproof and reasonably durable. Next time I'll use a size medium instead. 

• Klearwater water treatment ($13, www.klearwater.com). This three-ounce bottle of chlorine dioxide, the same treatment many municipalities use for their public water supplies, will zap all the pesky pathogens in over thirty liters of water. Also a good wound disinfectant.
• Black Diamond Ion headlamp ($20, www.blackdiamondequipment.com). This headlamp may not be very bright, but it's good enough for around camp and, with battery, it only weighs one ounce.
• Topeak Pocket Shock shock pump ($22, www.topeak.com) At only 2.4 ounces, this is the lightest shock pump in the history of shock pumps.
• Crank Brothers Power Pump ($20,  www.crankbrothers.com). Small and light enough to wear as an nose-ring. Give one to your favorite African tribesman.
• Specialized EMT Race Tool ($48, www.specialized.com). Everything you need in a tiny, lightweight package.

OTHER GOOD GEAR OPTIONS FOR ULTRALIGHT BIKE TRAVEL
Tents:
MSR Microzoid (www.msrgear.com)
Tarptents (www.tarptent.com)
Montbell (www.montbell.com)

Sleeping Bags:
Western Mountaineering (www.westernmountaineering.com)
Bozeman Mountain Works (www.bozemanmountainworks.com)

Sleeping pads:
Therm-a-Rest (www.thermarest.com). Fast and Light series .
Insul Mat (www.insulmat.com). Check out the Uberlite.
Bozeman Mountain Works (www.bozemanmountainworks.com)

Gear bags:
Jeff Boatman, Carousel Design Works (jboatman@mlode.com, 209-532-3012)
Ortlieb (www.ortliebusa.com)

Backpacks:
Patagonia (www.patagonia.com)
GoLite (www.golite.com)
Montbell (www.montbell.com)

Stuff sacks:
Sea-to-Summit (www.seatosummit.com)

Pumps:
Topeak (www.topeak.com)

Raingear:
Marmot (www.marmot.com)
Outdoor Research (www.orgear.com)
Integral Designs (www.integraldesigns.com)

Down vest or jacket:
Patagonia (www.patagonia.com)
Montbell (www.montbell.com)

Stoves:
Brunton (www.brunton.com)
MSR (www.msrgear.com)
Esbit or alcohol stoves (you'll have to Google these puppies)

Comments or suggestions for this packing list may be sent to Aaron Teasdale.