Category: Bikepacking

  • Best Womens Touring Bikes & Adventure Bikepacking Bikes

    Best Womens Touring Bikes & Adventure Bikepacking Bikes

    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…

  • Bikepacking Panniers or not? Are panniers OK for bikepacking? Best Bikepacking Panniers

    Bikepacking Panniers or not? Are panniers OK for bikepacking? Best Bikepacking Panniers

    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…

  • What Kind Of Bike Do You Need For Bikepacking?

    What Kind Of Bike Do You Need For Bikepacking?

    Bikepacking is becoming more and more popular these days. Taking over the more old school style of bike travel also known as bicycle touring. A more traditional kind of cycle travel using big and bulkier panniers on racks. Bikepacking on the other hand is a more minimalist and more efficient…

  • Ultimate List of Best Bikepacking Bikes 2023 – Gravel, Hardtail, 29+, Full Suspension, Fat Bikes (44 Bikes)

    Ultimate List of Best Bikepacking Bikes 2023 – Gravel, Hardtail, 29+, Full Suspension, Fat Bikes (44 Bikes)

    There is a huge range of Bikepacking bikes available on the market. Ranging from bikes ideal for all-road gravel biking adventures to full off-road trail shredding expeditions. Below with have compiled a list of 44 Bikepacking bikes for 2022 that allow you to explore the paths less ridden! Gravel Bikepacking…

  • How Many Litres For Bikepacking – Bikepacking Capacity

    How Many Litres For Bikepacking – Bikepacking Capacity

    If you’ve read our article explaining what to take bikepacking your next question may well be how big do your bags need to be to hold all this stuff? What capacity will your ideal bikepacking setup need to be? Can you just strap your 80 litre backpacking bag to your…

  • 10 Best Bikepacking Accessories You Should Have!

    10 Best Bikepacking Accessories You Should Have!

    When bikepacking it is handy to have that type of gear that offers some unique or multiple purposes. This article includes some of that gear that is very useful for a bikepacking trip. The listed bikepacking accessories in this article are pieces of gear that are not your average expected…

  • Best Full Suspension Frame Bags

    Best Full Suspension Frame Bags

    In todays blog article we are going to dive into some of the best full suspension frame bag options out on the market today. There are some brands which make bags to custom fit your full suspension bike specially. Full Suspension bikes are not your usual bikepacking bike but don’t…

  • Complete List Of The Best Bikepacking, Touring & Adventure Cycling Podcasts

    Complete List Of The Best Bikepacking, Touring & Adventure Cycling Podcasts

    Maybe you are looking for some podcasts to listen too while you wait out your next cycling adventure. Are you looking for a little inspiration and hear other like minded bike travellers talk about the thing you love most in life! That being cycle travel? Podcasts are a great way…

  • Bikepacking Tires – What Tires Should You Use?

    Bikepacking Tires – What Tires Should You Use?

    The thing I love about bikepacking is the sense of adventure, being able to explore the wilderness and get away from the busy roads. If you’ve got the right bikepacking tires for your trip then you can ride without worry or limits. If you’re unprepared and your tires can’t handle…

  • Ultimate Guide To Bikepacking Coffee!

    Ultimate Guide To Bikepacking Coffee!

    So you love your coffee? As a fellow Melbournian I love coffee, and a really nice coffee at that! You know, something like a Soy Cap gets me grooving. But when it comes to bikepacking does this luxury fall out the window? Well no, there are many ways to make…