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Bikepacking Tires: Which Brands And Models Are The Most Durable?

Mountain bike tires are often optimised for grip by employing soft rubber compounds in their construction. This is great for trails, but not necessarily your highest...

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9 Reasons Why We Should Drop The Drop Bars On Touring Bikes

For those who follow my bike trips around the world, you'll know that over the last couple of years I've made the switch away from drop bars. This all started because I...

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16 Reasons To Tour With A Rohloff Hub (And 9 Reasons To Not)

The Rohloff Speedhub 500/14 is an internally geared rear hub that has been servicing the demands of bike travellers for a few decades now. Inside the oversized hub shell...

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All About 20L+ Saddlebags, Porteur Bags, Rando Bags & Basket Bags

You may be liking the idea of a bikepacking bag setup but perhaps you have reservations about the limited volume. Or maybe you have some four-season gear that simply...

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A List of Stabilized Bikepacking Bags With Rack Supports

Bikepacking bags have come a long way in the past decade. The materials are higher quality, the designs are sleeker and almost all bags are fully waterproof. So where to...

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Eurobike 2018 Coverage: Bicycle Touring, Bikepacking and Adventure Gallery

Here’s your Eurobike 2018 round-up! Today we'll be looking at bike travel gear across the touring, adventure and bikepacking sectors from this year's show. And there's...

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A Complete List of Bikepacking Bag and Frame Bag Manufacturers with Prices

Bikepacking has become rather popular over the last couple of years, and lots of custom bikepacking bag manufacturers have popped up all around the world looking to...

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All About The Best Kickstands for Bicycle Touring

I was close-minded about kickstands for a long time. I intentionally left the kickstand box unchecked on the order form for my Koga Worldtraveller-S touring bike. I...

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How To Choose The Best Dynamo Hub for Bicycle Touring and Bikepacking

Dynamo hubs are becoming more and more common on bikes used for bicycle touring and bikepacking. This can be attributed to advancements in LED technology, improvements...

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Clipless Pedals: A Look At The Advantages And Disadvantages

I don't think there's a bigger debate amongst bike travellers than that between clipless vs. flat pedals. Most of the time the debate comes down to pedalling efficiency...

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Panniers vs Bikepacking Bags: Can Panniers Actually Be Lighter?

I've recently noticed that there's a lot of discussion around weight when it comes to panniers vs bikepacking bags. These weight comparisons come from a good place: they...

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All About The Best Bikepacking Panniers For Off-Road Adventures

Panniers are the quintessential luggage option for bicycle touring. They're easy to take on and off the bike, they're waterproof and they offer a large, easy to access...

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List of Surly and Jones Handlebar Bag Options For Bikepacking

With the growing popularity of alt handlebars in bikepacking and touring circles – I've finally pieced together a bag resource for uniquely-shaped bars like the Jones...

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Clipless Pedals: A Look At The Advantages And Disadvantages

I don't think there's a bigger debate amongst bike travellers than that between clipless vs. flat...

My 14 Favourite Touring and Bikepacking Gear Innovations For 2018

It's a great time to be a bike tourer or bikepacker because travelling on a bike has never been...

Complete List of Off-Road, Adventure Touring & Bikepacking Bikes

Are you looking for a bike that will be able to take you deep into the wilderness? Perhaps you're...

Understanding Bicycle Frame Geometry

I receive a lot of questions about bicycle frame geometry, so I've pieced together this resource...

How Much Does Dynamo Hub Drag Really Slow You Down? Lab Testing Results

Dynamo hubs are quite widely adopted in the bicycle touring, bikepacking and ultra racing scenes....

8 of the Best Touring Bikes: Tour Them Straight Out of the Bicycle Shop

It was not long ago when the best touring bikes were left for a custom-build. Touring bike...

How To Choose The Best Dynamo Hub for Bicycle Touring and Bikepacking

Dynamo hubs are becoming more and more common on bikes used for bicycle touring and bikepacking....

700c vs 26 Inch Wheel Size for Bicycle Touring

What's better in the 700c vs 26 Inch battle? The simple answer is that all wheel sizes work well...

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