Originally Posted by
LeeG
I'd start out with a 2oz squeeze bottle of anything. Yes, anything. And apply it when needed but more importantly wipe off excess after oiling and riding a day. When the bottle was empty I'd fill it with whatever was in the bottom of empty qt. containers in gas stations. ...
Agree, except that I would also bring a bit of grease.
Make sure your spare chains have enough links. I do not know how many links you need for a factory LHT but my custom build LHT with a road crank and 11/32 cassette needs a link or two more than on some new chains. The LHT has long chainstays that contribute to this issue. You do not want to be in the middle of outer Mongolia putting on your new chain and find it is two links too short.
And, bring some web addresses for companies that can ship stuff to you in odd places. So when you need a new cassette, couple more chains, brake pads, etc., you can get them shipped. Regarding companies like that, I do not know who would be on the list as that is not my type of touring. I think Wiggle.com would be one of the ones you may need to buy from later.
Be very careful that you do not pedal hard when shifting the front derailleur, if you have a chain suck problem develop, you can damage a front derailleur that way and if you can't buy a replacement, ... ... you get the picture.