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Eurobike 2017 Coverage: Bicycle Touring, Bikepacking and Adventure Gallery

byAlee Denham
September 7, 2017
Table of Contents
  1. AcePac
  2. Apidura
  3. Burley
  4. Busch & Muller
  5. Falkenjagd
  6. Gudereit
  7. Hilite
  8. Kindernay
  9. Koga
  10. Maxx
  11. Merida
  12. Ortlieb
  13. Restrap
  14. Rohloff
  15. Schmidt
  16. Surly
  17. Tern
  18. Thule
  19. Tout Terrain
  20. Van Nicholas
  21. Vaude
  22. Velotraum
  23. VSF Fahrradmanufaktur
  24. Check Out Previous Eurobike Coverage HERE

Eurobike is the biggest bicycle trade show in the world, and is a great place for companies to launch new products. Here’s your 2017 Eurobike roundup showcasing all the touring, trekking, adventure and bikepacking gear from the show. I will update this resource as more photos become available. 🙂

A special thanks to Martin from BikeTourGlobal for running around and taking most of these great photos. 

AcePac

Eurobike 2017
AcePac have had a great looking stand at Eurobike the last couple of years.
Eurobike 2017
You can find tents, bags, mats, stoves, cookwear…
Eurobike 2017
But AcePac actually specialise in making all kinds of bikepacking bags.
Eurobike 2017
The AcePac handlebar roll has the option of a nifty front bag too.
Eurobike 2017
Water bottles fit nicely into their stem accessory bags.

Apidura

Eurobike 2017
The Apidura stand was showing some of their bikepacking bags, new and old.
Eurobike 2017
This old set belongs to Lee Craigie, a former professional mountain biker, turned endurance athlete.
Eurobike 2017
Lee and her bike have just come back from cycling the Peru Divide.

Burley

Eurobike 2017
Burley had a giant touring trailer amongst their child/dog/cargo trailers.
Eurobike 2017
With two panniers at the rear and cargo space on top – it’s positively ginormous!

Busch & Muller

Eurobike 2017
There were no new B&M products this year, but the IQ-X is still the brightest dynamo front light with the best light reflector.

Falkenjagd

This Falkenjagd titanium light touring bike is fitted with a road-disc groupset and front and rear racks.
The expected bike weight is around 11kg (24lbs).

Gudereit

The Gudereit SX-P 2.0 Evo uses a Pinion gearbox and comes at the exceptional price point of 2599 Euro.
The Gudereit SX-P 4.0 is the trekking model with a Pinion gearbox and suspension fork, available for 3499 Euro. Image: Oliver Kozak

Hilite

Eurobike 2017
This Hilite touring bike was a bit of a show stopper! Weighing in at 9.2kg (20lbs), this titanium bike with carbon forks / rims / fenders, Rotor hydraulic gearing and Schmidt dynamo kit is seriously impressive. Image: CyclingTips

Kindernay

Eurobike 2017
New internal geared hub brand Kindernay was at their first Eurobike.
Eurobike 2017
The Kindernay XIV gearbox lives inside a hub cage. This means you can drop the gearbox out and switch it between bikes.
Eurobike 2017
It also means that it can fit fat bikes, boost bikes and regular frames too.
Kindernay Hub
There is hydraulic shifting to switch through the 14 gears. The gear range is slightly wider than a Rohloff.
Kindernay Hub
I’m looking forward to seeing more from these guys – the hub should be on the market shortly. You can read more about the Kindernay HERE.

Koga

The Koga Worldtraveller is put together using the Koga Signature custom program which allows you to choose the parts and colour of the bike! Image: Oliver Kozak
Koga also had a Worldtraveller eBike on display using 27-plus wheels fitted with 2.8″ slick tyres. Image: Oliver Kozak
As it’s an eBike, it’s able to shift gears via the brand-new electronic Rohloff shifter. Image: Oliver Kozak
The Rohloff shiftbox still sits at the hub, changing gears using electric wires rather stainless cables. Image: Oliver Kozak
Koga bikepacking
Koga had some Ortlieb bikepacking bags on one of their light touring bikes. These are the size large bags; you can see the small bags below.

Maxx

Maxx Touring Bike
This Maxx light touring bike was fitted out with Ortlieb’s new Gravel Packs. These are the lightest panniers that Ortlieb have ever made.
Maxx touring bike
Up the front is the Ortlieb Accessory bag which is one of my favourite bits in my bikepacking kit.
Maxx touring bike
On a different bike was this neat dynamo cabling plug system. The dynamo cables are spliced together into a single plug just above the spades.
dynamo cables
The single plug then connects to the two spade plugs which can be left permanently on the hub when removing the wheel. A quick and easy solution!

Merida

Merida Silex
Merida’s new adventure bike is called the Silex. Along with the new bike release, they’re offering a range of bikepacking bags too. An interesting thing about the Merida Silex is that the bike is designed around a single stem length, fork rake and head tube angle. This essentially results in the same steering feel for every size! Image: Road.cc

Ortlieb

Ortlieb Eurobike
The Ortlieb stand had a 1980s touring bike with 25-year-old panniers and some loud graphic design to match.
Eurobike Ortlieb
These Bike Packer bags from the 1980s still look like they will go the miles today.
Eurobike Ortlieb
Thought frame bags are new? Think again.
Eurobike Ortlieb
The turquoise bags on this Tout Terrain compliment the silver colourway quite nicely.
Eurobike Ortlieb
The latest Ortlieb bikepacking bag range now comes in a smaller size.
Eurobike Ortlieb
The new 11-litre Seat Pack reduces the seatpost required to just 6cm. It’s also 30% lighter than the huge 16-litre version.
Eurobike Ortlieb
The new Handlebar Pack S is a much better size for road handlebars. With a smaller roll diameter, there is an extra 4cm of clearance to the front wheel too.
Eurobike Ortlieb
The Cockpit Pack is fully waterproof and is a great location for a camera, phone, wallet or snacks.
Eurobike Ortlieb
The original larger-sized bikepacking bags were on display too.

Restrap

Eurobike Restrap
The Restrap stand was looking great, with a fleet of Bombtrack bikes to showcase their products.
Eurobike Restrap
Bikepacking on a singlespeed? I wouldn’t do that…
Eurobike Restrap
Some nice small details on the Restrap bags up the front of this bike.
Eurobike Restrap
A closer look at the rear saddlebag mounts at the seatpost/seat.
Eurobike Restrap
With 27+ wheels, this Bombtrack bikepacking setup is ready for some real backcountry riding.
Eurobike Restrap
A gravel-ready Bombtrack with full Restrap bag set.
Eurobike Restrap
Restrap had a bottle that suits small bikes with a half framebag, as you need very little space to get the bottle in.
Eurobike Restrap
Once plugged in, the bottles look really neat on the bike.

Rohloff

Eurobike Rohloff
Rohloff’s big news for this year was electric shifting for eBikes! The 14 gears integrate neatly with the Bosch head unit.
Rohloff Electric
The E-14 shifting box is connected to the shifter via a cable.
Rohloff Shaq
This Rohloff Speedhub was fitted to a DirtySixer bike which has 36″ wheels to suit someone Shaq’s size!

Schmidt

Eurobike Schmidt
The Schmidt dynamo hub and light colour range is quite extensive.
Eurobike schmidt
Ever wondered what’s inside a Schmidt dynamo hub?

Surly

Surly Troll 2018
The Surly Troll has received a new paint job for 2018. Image: Oliver Kozak
Surly ECR 2018
The Surly ECR received a frame update for 2018, along with a new colour. Image: Oliver Kozak
Surly Straggler 2018
The Surly Straggler now available with a classy blue paint job. Image: Oliver Kozak
Surly Eurobike
The Surly Karate Monkey 27+ is a trail bike that’s ready for bikepacking adventures.
Surly Eurobike
The Surly Krampus is the 29+ trail bike of choice.
Surly Eurobike
These Surly Moloko touring bars were on the latest iteration of the ECR.

Tern

Tern Eurobike
The new Tern cargo electric folding bike. Here it is with six panniers!

Thule

Thule Eurobike
The Pack ‘n Pedal has been around for a while now. You can fit these spacious panniers to any bike via the clip-on racks.

Tout Terrain

Tout Terrain
The Tout Terrain X.Over series offers bikes for off-road touring and bikepacking. This model is running a Pinion 18-speed gearbox, Gates Carbon Drive and 2.8″ gravel tyres.
Tout Terrain
Another Pinion bike by Tout Terrain is the Metropolitan Xpress.
Tout Terrain Eurobike
The Tout Terrain Tanami GT is a drop bar 29er touring bike with a Rohloff hub and all of the touring accessories.
Tout Terrain Eurobike
Up the front it has a Cinq5 The Plug USB charger, a Cinq5 battery and the drop bar Rohloff shifters.
Tout Terrain Eurobike
The Cinq 5 road shifters are designed so that you can have Rohloff shifting on integrated brake levers.
Tout Terrain Eurobike
The system has one shifter moving towards harder gears, and the other moving towards easier gears.
Tout Terrain Eurobike
The Cinq5 The Plug has been around for a long while now, offering a really neat solution to charging from a dynamo hub. It will be available soon with a USB-C cable connection.

Van Nicholas

Van Nicholas Eurobike
The Van Nicholas Deveron is the top-of-the-range touring bike, complete with a Pinion 18-speed gearbox.
Van Nicholas Eurobike
The Van Nicholas light touring bike has provision for a rear rack, but with a full road groupset you’ll need to be careful not to carry too much!

Vaude

Vaude Bikepacking Bags
Vaude quietly dropped their new bikepacking bag range at Eurobike 2017.
Vaude Bikepacking Bags
Using front and rear harness systems and drybags, Vaude have kept the design really simple with this range.
Vaude Bikepacking Bags
The framebag uses a roll enclosure to keep everything water tight.
Vaude Bikepacking Bags
You slip the green drybag into the rear harness. From here it doesn’t look particularly stable, and it looks like you need a significant amount of seatpost to use the bag.

Velotraum

Velotraum Eurobike
The Velotraum stand had the usual single-colour touring bike range.
Velotraum Eurobike
This yellow light touring bike is ready for a rough gravel road near you.
Velotraum Eurobike
With balloon tyres and a suspension fork, this Velotraum is ready to go touring anywhere.
Velotraum Eurobike
Want to keep it simple? Velotraum still make steel 26″ touring bikes with rim brakes and Rohloff hubs.

VSF Fahrradmanufaktur

VSF TX-1200 2018
The VSF TX-1200 is another exceptional value Pinion gearbox bike. 2999 euro will even get you front and rear Tubus racks.

Check Out Previous Eurobike Coverage HERE

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Alee Denham
Alee is a bike and travel addict who has cycled through 100+ countries and doesn't really have any plans of stopping. Along the way, he creates technical resources, in-depth reviews, inspirational videos, how-to guides and more. If you've learned something from him, you can support his mission to create the best bike travel content HERE.
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