For this ride I’ll be on my 2006 Specialized Tricross Sport with added mudguards and rear-carrier. shown here when it was brand new. 9 speed cassette 11-32T with Deore LX derailleur and 3 chain wheels 28-50T Shimano Sora with Tiagra levers. I like a good low set of gears 28 front, 32 rear is good for sitting down and winding up a Cornish 25% hill however heavily laden. The shop were a bit sniffy when I insisted on adding carrier and mudguards. 
My previous 3 bikes had all been Dawes Galaxy, the first lasted 14 years, the next was stolen after about 6 years and the last did another ten years (and to be honest was still serviceable with some new components – I sold it for a song). This Tricross is now 8 years old and still going strong. On its second rear cassette and about third chain. Must have done well over 10,000 miles by now as a mixture of commuting, leisure and touring – that’s credit-card touring, not hard-core carry-everything camping style.
The rear carrier is a Top-peak one with a bag that slides on and has side paniers that fold up when not in use. Slightly heavier than real lightweight stuff, but sturdy and serviceable.
RogerCO
Cool bike – hope this doesn’t mean you can go faster than us mere mortals!
As said, I seem to be the proud owner of 11 bikes here – am I completely mad? OK, I concede, I’m a hoarder even though I’d rather class myself as a sentimentalist (with the emphasis on the 3rd and 4th syllables). One of them is a Rolls Royce prototype Muddy Fox from 1987, hung up in the garage, silly heavy – but has endured the UK Triathlon championships (not with me on it though!). How can a man jettison that? The others, not quite so inspiring: two for L’Anne (including a flashy Schwinn in yellow) and two for daughter (who lives in India – not a good idea to bike anywhere there – or drive, if you ask me).