Bike and packing detail

I'm a little proud of my bike.

My Specialized Secteur is not the highest end of bikes, is not really designed for trips like this, and many people are scared to tour on carbon and aluminum, but I think she's beautiful. This is the bike that got me into cycling, the bike that I did my first race on, the bike that I won the collegiate season with at UNT, and will be the bike that I ride 930 miles across 4 states from Longview to Chicago.

I've made a few changes since I first got her to make touring a bit more comfortable and feasible, including swapping out the rear derailleur for a mountain bike rear derailleur to fit a huge gear on the back, and swapping to bar end shifters instead of brifters. Some of this is going to get really technical to people that don't know much about bikes so I apologize in advance.

Specs:

Frameset: Specialized Secteur
Crankset: Shimano Claris compact double
Front Derailleur: Shimano Claris
Rear Derailleur: Sram X9 10 speed
Shifters: Sram tt500 10 speed bar end shifters
Brake Levers: Sram S900 carbon road levers
Brakes: Tektro unbranded
Saddle: Specialized Riva +
Tires: Continental Tourride 32 mm wide tires

Packing

I've attempted to keep the weight down as much as possible and have managed to get my bike+gear weight to 52 pounds without spending a lot of money. I'll be packing 25 liters of bag storage as well as my sleeping bag. I have photos of everything I am taking here:


As well as it packed down into the bags I will be taking here:


Here's my packing list as well if you're interested:

2 shirts
Cubs Jersey
Hoodie
3 pair underwear
3 pair socks
1 pair shorts/swim trunks
1 pair pants
Walking shoes
Helmet
Skinsuit
Jersey
Bibs
Cycling shoes
Sleeping bag
hammock
Patches
2 tubes
Pump
Tire lever
Chain
Chain tool
Lube
Cables
Multi tool
Park tool
Tape
ChamoisButter
Phone
Phone charger
Wallet
Garmin
Garmin charger
Teethbrush
Teethpaste
Zip loc

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