Has anyone done any bikepacking, which I guess is like camping while touring, or something like that. I imagine in the case of ultralight biking, it would be...
I think most people use "bikepacking" to refer to bike touring on wilderness trails versus conventional touring on paved roads where many still prefer to...
David, I suspect a lot of us have. I¹ve combined bikepacking and backpacking several times, biking to trails and then walking from there (usually leaving the...
Those of you who have combined the two disciplines; do you wear your backpack while riding and add the bike specific items to racks/bags on the bike or do you...
On my mtn bike which I use when most of the riding will be off-road I wear my backpack.I bungy the tent rolled up in the ridgerest to the handlebars and attach...
Hi, I've been happily lurking on this list for a while, and this is about exactly the type of trip I'd like to try. I'm also a trail runner, and I've got in...
Here's how I do it. A small Mallmart handlebar bag in front with bike tools and spare parts ( ie: tube, brake pads, cable). A rear rack with a compression bag...
With all this talk of bikepacking I thought I'd share our trip from flagstaff to phoenix on the arizona trail last week. warning - it is picture heavy ...
... Two years ago after completing the John Muir Trail I took 2 days to bike over 200 miles back to my car from Whitney Portal to Yosemite Valley. Rather than...
Hi, All-- I've been a reader of these posts since the list started. I sent a post a month or two ago about an old Pletscher rack. Now I thought I'd share my...
Thanks for all the replies. Upon further reflection, I realize I didn't ask the question I was asking (or something like that). What I wanted to know was if...
... No worries. We don't need no clear questions, or we take em as we like. We can riff off of whatever we get. : ) I'd say that this whole list is about bike...
I think we all use ultralight backpacking gear of some sort when doing ultralight bike touring. The gear varies from person to person, based on preference,...
I'd say that this whole list is about bike touring with UL gear and ideas and every mixture and proportion thereof, with tour loads ranging from 5lbs-20lbs...
... Looks alot like the early 80's tourer I use but to actually get to the picture people will need to drop the last period on the URL. ... Occassionally...
Has anyone in this group figured out a way to avoid or significantly diminish raw saddle sores? If so, what techniques or gear have you used? Please include...
Ok Ill weigh in on this since I have some recent experience. Here in CA the weather is abnormally nice and Ive been riding a lot. I dont like washing my shorts...
I think I basically answered this question ,as well, strung out through my replies but ,to sum up, I use the backpacking gear I presently have most of which is...
As a way of "utralighting" I took a month long self contained bike tour. I took a daily record of what I used. First stuff to go was anything I didn't use even...
... I just ran across this that I think is worth reading: http:// www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=292172 I find I get one or two sores each year...
I'm a long-time Randonneur and I have some opinions on this subject! Actually I am pretty lucky, I think, having only had them once, in a 600 where I didn't ...
<butt creme part snipped> Now I have a question (for anyone not too grossed out to have read this far): What is the best ultralight setup for sleeping on te...
If your budget allows, a nice setup would be a basic waterproof breathable bivy sack. Montbell makes one that is $110, weighs under 7 oz and packs down ...
... One more option that may be good for Brevets, if you don't want to be TOO comfortable or you might sleep too long, is a piece of Reflectix brand insulation...
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