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In this article we use the experience of those who have tackled multi-week tours in Europe, long weekends along the beautiful Northumbrian coastline, carried a bike up Black Sail Pass on the Coast to Coast and found new roads and trails hidden around scenic Dorset. This guide will cover bikepacking on tarmac or something looser, sleeping in a tent or under a tarp and what you’ll need for an overnight trip to a full month's tour.

The Ultralight Bikepacking Guide

Which Type of Bike? Without going out and specifically dropping a bundle of cash on a new bike, often the bike you already have will be the bike you use for bikepacking. The art of bikepacking is adapting your bike and making it work for your trip; allowing you to become ‘at one’ with your bike. Your bike is your rolling, self-contained transportation system. Road/Hybrid If you are planning on staying on roads and paved cycleways, then a rigid, road, touring, hybrid bike with slick or semi-slick tyres will be ideal: fast rolling and offer little resistance. Touring specific bikes often come with braze-on mounting points for attaching racks and luggage and tend to have comfortable geometry designed for spending a long time in the saddle.

Gravel/Adventure If you are using unpaved roads, forestry tracks and other offroad routes, then a gravel/adventure or mountain bike with more aggressive tyres and front or full suspension may be preferable. Full suspension mountain bikes tend to house the rear shock within the main triangle of the frame, reducing the available space to pack luggage in this area. Also, rear mounted bags that attach under the saddle can... Read more.

Bikepacking Bags Almost every part of your bike frame, handlebar and front forks can accommodate a bag. How these are attached, bag type and capacity will vary depending on the style of bike, terrain and duration of the trip. Before we get into what’s needed for when and where, let's look at the bag options for each part of our frame...

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Fly Creek HV UL2 Solution Dye Bikepacking Tent
£464.99
Weighs: 992g (ex. pegs/bags)
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Expedition Saddle Pack 14L
£132.99
Weighs: 318g
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Copper Spur HV UL2 Bikepacking Tent
£524.99
Weighs: 1376g (ex. pegs/bags)
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Handlebar-Pack QR
£129.99
Weighs: 562g
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Expedition Fork Pack 3L
£45.99
Weighs: 116g
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Illusion Duo Tent 2P
£474.99
Weighs: 865g (ex pegs/bags)
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Dragonfly OSMO Bikepack 1P Tent
£479.99
Weighs: 1086g (ex. pegs/bags)
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Tiny Bike Pump
£71.99
Weighs: 134g
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Frame-Pack RC 4L
£94.99
Weighs: 227g
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Copper Spur HV UL3 Bikepacking Tent
£609.99
Weighs: 1692g (ex. pegs/bags)
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Hubba Hubba Bikepack 1 Tent
£474.99
Weighs: 1064g (ex pegs/bags)
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The Breaker - Bicycle Chain Multi Tool
£47.95
Weighs: 114g (excluding pouch)
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Quick Rack Light
£79.99
Weighs: 440g
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TinyTire Pump ACS
£59.99
Weighs: 153g
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