Cycling Equipment

Recently, screwtape mentioned needing to pick up bike lights, as winter is
coming in his part of the world and his early-morning rides will be in darkness.
I gave him my quick suggestion, but then thought this might be a good topic for
the phlog, so here we are.


Bike
    2005 Trek 1000. Aluminum frame, carbon seatpost and front fork. The frame is
        listed at 54cm, which is actually slightly tall for me, but it works

Wheels/tires
    Rims: AlexRim AT450. These are machine built rather than hand-built, but
        have held up well regardless, only needing truing once (when my daughter
        smashed into my rear wheel and bent it noticeably)
    Tires: Continental 700Cx25. I usually run these around 100 psi/7 bar, but
        that is probably higher than necessary for my weight

Drivetrain
    Shimano Tiagra, 30/42/52 triple front with 12-24 8-speed cassette on the
        rear. Even in 2005 this was low-end gear from Shimano, and it has its
        quirks, but it gets the job done. In theory, the brifters will handle a
        9-speed cassette, so I have considered adding one more big cog to make
        climbing easier on my aging knees, but at that point it might just be
        time for a new bike

Lights
    Front: Busch & Müller Ixon IQ Speed
    Rear: Serfas Thunderbolt
        Having battery powered lights is not as convenient as dynamo lights, but
        this bike does not have a dynamo hub. The B&M headlight has a pattern
        designed for road riding, with a large pool of light on the road, and a
        sharp horizontal cutoff to avoid blinding oncoming traffic. I've had to
        replace the battery pack and charger once over the life of the light (8
        years and counting), but the light itself is still going strong. 

Tools
    Topeak wedge pack with toolkit/patches/spare tubes
    Topeak Road Morph frame pump

Other sundries
    Garmin eTrex Legend Cx GPS unit. Has been out of support for years but will
        accept maps in OpenStreetMap format, and routes well when given CyclOSM maps
    Bell, because I hate shouting, "On your left!" at people on the trails

I used to have pannier racks and full-coverage fenders, but I don't commute by
bike or ride in the rain, and this bike was never very accommodating of such
things anyway, so I removed them some years back.