A few weeks ago I filmed for Kinesis Bikes my thoughts on bikepacking kit for a weekend bivvy trip in Scotland. This clip explains what I take and how I fit it into my bike bags. Take a look at the video below and follow their channel for more videos.

Apr

2017

29

2017 / Apr / 29

Rum on the Rocks – Bike ‘n’ hike

posted in Cycling, Hiking, Scotland
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/ tags: bikepacking, bothy, camping, dibidil, ferry, glenfinnan, guirdil, island, isle cycling, rhum, roads, route, rum, steam train, touring, walks

Over the last holiday weekend we set out to explore the Island of Rum which was a private and almost secret place read more

Mar

2017

07

2017 / Mar / 07

The Kinesis Tripster ATR V2 Reviewed

posted in Cycle Touring Kit Reviews
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/ tags: 1x11, 650b gravel, bike frame, bikepacking, dropped bars, flared bars, kinesis, review, ritchey venture max, set up, sram, test, tested, titanium, touring bike, tripster ATR, v2

After much anticipation I finally got my hands on the new Kinesis Tripster ATR V2 bike with pretty much my perfect read more

Mar

2017

06

2017 / Mar / 06

South by South West – Bikepacking from Peebles

posted in Cycling, Scotland
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/ tags: Ae forest, bikepacking, bothy, burley whag, Cycling, gravel loop, paddy slacks, riding, route, scottish borders, southern upland way, southern uplands, touring

Over the last few weeks if the weather forecast had put me off riding I’d never have left my front door! Luckily I’ve learnt to ignore it because there was rain and more rain scheduled for Friday read more

Mar

2017

03

2017 / Mar / 03

Five rules of Bikepacking

posted in Cycling
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/ tags: advise, bikepacking, how to, kit, planning, review, routes, tips

I thought I’d put together a few thoughts on bikepacking and why I love the concept, but as a new genre of biking I think there needs to be some order so I created my own 5 rules of bikepacking……. read more

Feb

2017

05

2017 / Feb / 05

Bordering on insanity – Southern Upland Way in winter

posted in Cycling, Scotland
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/ tags: bikepacking, borders, cardrona, Cycling, etrick, ettrick, moffat, Mountain bike, over phawhope bothy, Scotland, southern upland way, st marys loch, touring, traquair

It’s been a while since I rode an overnighter bikepacking from my doorstep in Scotland. I don’t know why, but read more

Jan

2017

31

2017 / Jan / 31

Ed’s Kinesis Tripster setup review for Tibet

posted in Cycle Touring Kit Reviews
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/ tags: best, best touring bike, bikepacking, crosslight, CX disc, kinesis, set up, spokes, surly long haul trucker, touring bike review, tripster ATR, tripster v2, tyres, wheels

It’s fair to say I’ve loved riding my Kinesis Tripster V1 over the years and the trip to Tibet was going to be a final big adventure for it. Only 3 years ago when I rode from England to India, me riding a Titanium read more

Jan

2017

15

2017 / Jan / 15

Review – Terra Nova Laser Competition 2 tent

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/ tags: bikepacking, laser competition, lightweight, review, solar, tent, terra nova

This was a new tent bought by us for the trip to Tibet. It is about the lightest 2 man tent on the market and packs incredibly small. read more

Dec

2016

31

2016 / Dec / 31

My favourite 12 pictures from 2016

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/ tags: 2016, 2017, bikepacking, cairngorm loop, cairngorms, china, Cycling, georgia, Scotland, Skiing, splitboarding, svaneti, tibet, Torridon

2016 was pretty fun if rather busy, I traveled across Scotland, visited Georgia, Iceland, Spain, Tenerife, Tibet, China, Ireland and the Netherlands. Here’s a selection of my 12 favourite pictures, one for each month of the year. read more

Dec

2016

28

2016 / Dec / 28

Cycling Tibet Part 2 – Wolves, Monks and Proper Bo Cha

posted in China, Cycling, Tibet
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/ tags: 217, 318, apidura, bikepacking, china, condition, cycle touring, Cycling, east tibet, g318, Ganze, Garze, Kham, kinesis, lijiang, litang, road, route, s217, tibet, touring, tripster ATR, West Kham, West Sichuan, Xinlong

We had just ridden into Litang in part one which turned out to be a remarkably interesting place. It had a real sense of genuine Tibetan life and culture read more

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