![]() ![]() Tyres depending on the style of travel bicycle touring or bikepacking. This is the backpack I am currently using. That I take with me into a cafe or grocery store. It is what I use to store all my essential tech and other expensive essentials. While we are on the subject of bag I also like the idea of carrying a small backpack when bicycle touring. Great for stashing away your camera and quick to access for capturing the moment. Also for additional storage solutions on the handlebar area are these pouch water bottle storage bags. ![]() Ortlieb make a 7L handlebar bag which is very common with other bicycle tourers and that is the Ortlieb Travel Ultimate 6 bag. Things like physical maps, phone, speaker, and other essential items. Handlebar Bag is very handy when it comes to storing those things you use multiple times in a day and need to get to them quickly and easily while riding your bike. For Bikepacking bags I made a post writing about my Top 8 bikepacking bags. For multi year expeditions but I don’t need much stuff. But from my experience are not essential. In my earlier tours I also had front panniers to. Next is panniers, I can recommend the Ortlieb Classic for great rear panniers. Does your frame even have rack eyelets? may need to consider some kind of quick release rack mounting kit. Best to look for racks with a range of 35-50kg (80-110lbs). Often cheaper racks will not hold as much weight and not last over time. Steel is a recommended build material as it is strong. Do you want to pack more like a bicycle touring setup or bikepacking setup? Bikepacking on the left and bicycle touring on the rightīicycle touring is more about the panniers and racks. Panniers or Bikepacking bags? This is dependent on your preferred style. Early days of bicycle touring I have had my fair share of saddle sores. When I got mine it took a few hundred KM before my bum moulded to it. It was comfortable but now am using a BROOKS B17 Saddle is a classic piece of bicycle touring gear. You can see it in the photo above of my complete touring setup. Started of with a Gel seat cover like this one on a standard road bike saddle. I wrote a post sharing my experience of 5,000Km + on the bike using these bars. Offering many different hand positions, to change it up a bit. My Surly LHT Fully loaded in Wollongong, NSWīutterfly bars! have you ever hear of them? They are a favourite of mine, the most comfortable handlebars I have ever toured with. If you do your due diligence you can find a nice deal on a great touring bike, something a bit better then nanas ride. It was quite inspiring! Nothing stopped them, they made it happen. With their hiking bags somehow fixed to the front handlebars. Can you believe it? A old school ‘step through’ ladies bike. ![]() And one of them was riding his grandmas bike. For example I met a European couple in Rockhampton, QLD, Australia. I have met many world travellers who ride bikes that only cost them a couple hundred bucks. The point is you don’t need to spend thousands of dollars on a NEW touring bike, to get out there. You know what I guess I am what can I say I love to get a good deal, I paid $250 for my SURLY LHT, anyway that is a whole other story. But for now you can see below all the gear I use.Ī video I filmed back in early 2018 describing my cycle touring essential items at the time.įirst to consider is the bike itself, I am cheap haha, my mum calls me a “tight-arse”. This video was filmed about 1 year ago, and since then I have updated some of my gear and will be updating you all with a new video later on. Here is a comprehensive list of all the gear I take on a standard bicycle tour across country. In this article I’m going to talk to you about all the bicycle touring gear for your next bicycle adventure. Is that the things you take with you serve a significant purpose in your life or there is no point carrying it. On of the ideas I love most about bicycle touring. ![]()
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