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Thanks for the compliments.
I've decided to fly to San Diego since I need to be there for a Baja race (not racing on the bicycle, although i do have some ideas for that) and ship the bicycle there so that I can ride it home to Montana after the race. Should be about 1200 miles and I'm hoping to do that in 5 days. I have two large ortlieb panniers for the front rack. I'll be taking a zero-degree down sleeping bag, pad, floorless pyramid shelter, and my regular cycling clothing plus some rain gear (arc'teryx beta AR jacket and some north face bib ski pants) and a pair of heavy mittens.
For food I have a small stove and a titanium pot/kettle thing. I usually bring an MSR water filter along on my bike trips, so that will probably come along as well.
For bike stuff I have a Nite Rider rechargeable LED headlight, and a GPS (garmin). I'll have a spare 3/32 chain (same chains on both sides of the bike), 2 extra spark plugs, a multi-tool, chainbreaker, and a quart of oil for daily oil changes (I'll be riding ~10 hours per day at 20-30mph). A tube of loctite, some extra safety wire, a small roll of duct tape, and a bundle of zip-ties. And a 1-gallon gas can for the long nevada highways.
That's not a complete list but it covers the major items.