Author: codey
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The TREND of Drop Bar Mountain Bikes
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Honestly really love drop bar mountain bikes. They have to be one of the most versatile bike choices for bikepacking. What do you think? Have you ridden a “drop bar mountain bike” before? Drop Bar Mountain Bikes Drop Bar 29ers or Dirt-Drop 29ers Gravel bikes built around bigger tires 650B…
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Best Rear Bike Bags and Trunk Bags
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Updated: 8th August 2024 Trunk and Bike Bag Buying Checklist When choosing a trunk or bike bag, consider these key factors: Top recommendations: Old Man Mountain Juniper, Two Wheel Gear Dayliner, or Topeak MTX Trunkbag DXP. Bike trunk bags are a great addition to your bike touring or bikepacking setup!…
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How Does Bicycle Touring Change Your Life?
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Updated at May 30, 2024 How Bicycle Touring Can Positively Transform Your Life /non Travelling by Bicycle across countries has forever changed me as a person, for the better. There are many ways one can make a positive transformation through making the decision to jump on your bike and leave…
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Best Bike Baskets For Dogs & Dog Carriers – The Best Way To Ride With Your Dog?
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Updated at May 30, 2024 Bike Baskets and Trailers for Riding with Your Dog Choose the best option for your dog’s size and temperament to enjoy cycling together safely. Man’s best friend can’t be his best friend if he can’t experience life with him! We all know that sad face…
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Are Dynamo Hubs Worth it? The Ultimate Buyers Guide
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Updated at May 30, 2024 Dynamo hubs offer a convenient, eco-friendly, and reliable lighting and power solution for cyclists, especially those who frequently ride long distances or in low-light conditions. However, the high initial cost may not be justified for casual or infrequent riders who mainly cycle short distances in…
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Best Womens Touring Bikes & Adventure Bikepacking Bikes
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Updated at May 30, 2024 In Short: Women around 5’1″ (155cm): These touring and adventure bikes are suitable for you due to their smaller frame sizes. Steel frame lovers: Consider the Salsa Marrakesh Alivio, Bombtrack Beyond, or Bombtrack Arise Tour for durability and comfort. Light tourers: Carbon options like the…
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Best Synthetic Sleeping Bags
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Updated at May 30, 2024 Quick Picks: Reasons for Picking Synthetic Over Down Sleeping Bags If you are like me and like to purchase ethically produced products. For example not down for sleeping bags and want to buy something that didn’t cause the harm or death of animals to make.…
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Best Lightweight Bike Lock For Touring & Bikepacking
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Updated at May 30, 2024 At a Glance Kryptonite Evolution Mini-5: OttoLock: Abus 6000: TiGr Lock: When looking for bike lock for bikepacking or touring, you ideally want something that is theft proof and is lightweight. But unfortunately if someone want to steal your bike they will make all the…
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Bikepacking Panniers or not? Are panniers OK for bikepacking? Best Bikepacking Panniers
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Updated: 12th November 2023 Bikepacking, often likened to bike touring, is fundamentally about exploring on two wheels. Yet, it’s distinguished by its minimalist approach, emphasizing less gear for a lighter setup. This need for efficiency has given rise to ‘bikepacking panniers’—compact versions of traditional road touring panniers, sometimes referred to…
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Best Bike GPS Computers For Touring & Bikepacking
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A GPS Cycling Computer is a reasonable solution to the navigation problems that you might be faced with when on bikepacking or touring adventures, you need some kind of direction. You could rely on your smart phone which is more then capable at dealing with navigation. But one of the…