The Bikes and kit

Our tandem is a Thorn Raven Twin. It is just over 2 years old. We bought it with SS fittings so we could split the tandem when we use trains and by car. It has a Rohloff Speedhub 500/14. That is a 14 gear hub gear. We have Thorn steel racks front and back, and all the panniers and bags are Ortleib. These we purchased from Globetrotters in Germany. The bike has Shimano XTR M970 V brake on the front, a Hope V2 Tandem rear disc brake and a Shimano Br-M590 V brake as the third brake on the back operated by a SJSC Thumb shifter. We are using Schwalbe Marathon Dureme tyres, possibly slight case of overkill, but they have worked really well on previous trips and have not punctured to date, fingers crossed. We are trying out a Click stand on this trip, as we cannot fit a prop stand to the tandem. 
John and Jenny's bikes are both Austrian KTM lite touring bikes, equipped with Rohloff gears and Magura hydraulic rim brakes.  These bikes come with almost everything you need, Lights and dynamo, racks, mudguards and stand. They also have front suspension and rear suspension seat posts.
They have 27" Schwalbe Duremes. 




We are carrying tents and sleeping bags as the intention is to camp when it suits, when the weather is ok.
On   Lon Las Cymru - 4 pensioners, 3 bikes and Wales I only used a Smart phone for the Blog and it seemed to work ok.