Best Bikes for Bikepacking?

[David Boulder]

I suppose I could be cheesy and say ‘the one you already have’…but I suspect a few on here will be n+1 types…like me…and have several. For me, it would be a well sorted ‘gravel bike’…although 10 years ago, pre their existance, a cyclo-cross bike was remarkably similar. Good marketing ?

[Johannes Vikaune Rød]

I ride a Lapierre Pulsium Sat Disc (Comfort Racer) with 28mm Continental Ultra Sport tires. I have many bikes, but for me and my bikepacking, this one is great. I have also done a lot of gravel with that bike and tires (in the 3 set of tires) and I have never had a puncture with those tires. I have also been riding in Gran Canaria for 3 years with Ultra Sport tires, zero punctures. Use Ride Now TPU tubes.

I have a UL tent, sleeping bag etc but like to travel light, fast and focus on the big climbs.

• This reply was modified 1 month, 2 weeks ago by  Johannes Vikaune Rød.

[Phillip Kaspersen]

Depending on the surface, of course, but in general I would say any bike that has endurance geometry, disc brakes, generous tire clearance and the possibility to replace stem and seat post to put on a suspension stem and seatpost. The challenge with many of the models from the big brands is that they have so-called “system integration”, aero bars and seatpost with irregular shapes etc, and it is often difficult or impossible to swap out parts with better options.