EVERYTHING You Need To Know To Start Bike Packing
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Published 2023-04-06
In this video we run through EVERYTHING you could possibly need to know to start bike packing. We break it down into:
Bikepacking 101
- The first things to consider when planning a bike packing trip.
- The main things @bbikerlawrence thinks about on choosing where and how far to bike pack.
5 Top Tips
- 5 Helpful tips to guide you on your first bike packing trip.
Bike Set Up
- Bike and bag set up
- What to bring
- Breakdown of bike components and costs
- Tweaks Lawrence made to his bike for his most recent bike packing trip.
Thank you so much to Lawrence for helping me film this video!
If you think we missed anything, please do leave it down in the comments below!
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All Comments (21)
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Great advice ☝️☝️
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Good to see Lawrence. And the B-roll from his earlier trip reminds me how funny the Cycling Tattooist is/was.
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Should discuss gearing on loaded bike with elevation chnages
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Good and informative video - That was an expensive setup, but you can definitely use a cheaper bike. His bike didn't have any mounts under the downtube. There are gravel bikes that do so you can put a third bottle there or a small carry bag. How far do you intend to travel, 500km, 750 or 1,000? Some suggestions; 1) Girona -
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👍🏼
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Any scratches, Lawrence! Have you seen your derailleur! :)
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Girona-North Cape 😊
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Shout out to my boy Loz
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I will go bike-packing shortly after I die. :)
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Bike to some nice place in Italy, along the mediterranian!
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traveling by bike your 'in' the landscape. traveling by car, bus or train then your 'on' the landscape. big difference, big rewards. enjoy your trip.
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How about the top of Italy (Italian alps) to the "toe" for a route? Mountains to the sea and everything in-between
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Next week I go bikepacking from Malaga to Genf ... (-:🚴♂
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I would suggest Bergen to Venice. You start with the fjords and cycle over the Rallervegen which is closed to cars then you get to Oslo. From their you can go down through Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria and take the Brenner pass across the alps to Italy. It’s then a cycle path all the way to Verona pretty much followed by some gravel paths and road cycling to Venice 😊
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How about Girona over to Lucca in Tuscany - a beautiful part of the world to cycle and sight see. Although I thought you were now in New Zealand, so not sure if this will be for the future.
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Most important, COFFEE😅
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I rode from Aachen (Germany) to Girona (1500km) last September in 10 days. Did 100-220km a day. You don't need the best/most expensive bike and gear. Just start!
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I rode from Ghent to Copenhagen in 2020, around DK last summer, hope to continue further in Sweden in july/august. So my topsuggestion would be Denmark: top road & transport infrastructure (especially with bikes!), variety of islands and great cities, easy camping/free shelters, not too hot, ... Looking forward to your adventures!
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My vote goes to anything in the Nordics!
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He must have been staying in motels as I dont see camping gear.
