Arm and leg warmers, and judicious use of the vest and windbreaker proved almost sufficient. I never managed to use the thermal tights 2 pairs of inner cycling shorts (for the tights) the insulated, full fingered-gloves or 2 sets of insulated, long-sleeve jerseys. The nearby IGA mini-mart sells Duct / Gaffa tape in a smaller form factor. I swapped out Ivy's wheelset (Shimano XT FH-M750 rear, XTR FH-M950 front both 32 spokes) for the job. The Sunringlé RPM Lite wheelset (28 spoke rear, 24 front - radial) were also deemed too delicate for loaded touring. That's one less piece of titanium on my bike. We replaced it with the beefier 26-gram Woodman Death Grip seatpost clamp. 'Sought the opinion of Sulaiman The Rebound Centre, and he too, deemed the 11-gram Extralite Ultra Clamp too fragile for the rigors of off-road touring. The KEP Track map though, is printed on paper (and is free). This is a valuable feature as it frees one from having to bring along a waterproof map case. The people behind them had the foresight to print them on rip-proof, waterproof plastic. Do not take life too seriously, you will never get out of it alive.
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