Oct

2017

04

2017 / Oct / 04

Alpkit Ordos 2 Tent – Reviewed

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We opted for the Alpkit Ordos 2 tent at the last minute becasue we were let down by a tent supplier for our trip to the Altay mountains in Asia. Left without read more

Jun

2017

11

2017 / Jun / 11

Reliable pumps for bikepacking.

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This review is all about getting the little things right. I was riding in Dalbeattie forest, read more

Jan

2017

15

2017 / Jan / 15

Review – Terra Nova Laser Competition 2 tent

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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

Aug

2016

11

2016 / Aug / 11

Tips on packing for bikepacking trips

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I’ve had a few queries on how best to use and pack frameless bike packing bags. I use the Apidura ones but I’m sure these tips will cross over to most others. read more

Nov

2015

16

2015 / Nov / 16

Apidura Bag Review and Full kit List Cycling the Pamirs

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Cycling across the rough high desert roads of the Pamir mountains was the perfect occasion to use a complete bike packing setup aka: the ‘full Apidura’. In this blog I will go through every bag I used and what I carried in them read more

Nov

2015

06

2015 / Nov / 06

My Kinesis Tripster ATR setup in the Pamirs

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Cycle touring or bike packing the Pamir Highway was a challenge that required my Kinesis Tripster ATR Titanium to undergo a few tweaks in its set up. read more

Feb

2014

20

2014 / Feb / 20

Faster, lighter, happier cycle touring equipment tips

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Cycle Touring equipment is a deceptively complex world and one that always creates much debate. All you really need is a bike and some bags, read more

lightweight

Alpkit Ordos 2 Tent – Reviewed

Reliable pumps for bikepacking.

Review – Terra Nova Laser Competition 2 tent

Tips on packing for bikepacking trips

Apidura Bag Review and Full kit List Cycling the Pamirs

My Kinesis Tripster ATR setup in the Pamirs

Faster, lighter, happier cycle touring equipment tips