How To Pack Your Bicycle For A Long Distance Bike Tour

When packing your bicycle for a long distance bicycle, keep the following tips in mind. This video brought to you by Darren Alff from www.bicycletouringpro.com

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[BelloBudo007]

Some questions please.

1. The panniers you mentioned were P100 & P500 or so I believe. Are these like load ratings in kilo's?

2. Would wearing a backpack be dumb? I was wondering if the higher centre of gravity might prove a handful.

Thanks.

[bicycletouringpro]

@BelloBudo007 The numbers on the P100 and P500 panniers don't have anything to do with their load ratings. They are just an indicator of their size.

As for traveling with a backpack, no, this is usually not a good idea. The reason being that wearing a backpack makes your back hot, sweaty, and sore. When you are bicycle touring, you want to avoid having any extra weight or pressure put on your body. To reduce this extra pressure, you put the weight of your gear on your bicycle.

[efpmh]

Hello darin, I need your advice, although on your website it has alot of options for panniers I do not know which one to go for

I am living in the UK so would need to be something that is available in Uk, I am going on a 2 month tour around france in July so what front and back panniers do you reccoment will give me sufficient space and is not too expensive as my budget is not massive...thank you very much Darin

BTW awsome videos you have done

Cheers

kevin

[bicycletouringpro]

Hi Kevin, if money is a concern, I would try looking into the Axiom, Crosso and/or Topeak panniers. I don't know if any of these are super cheap, but they are all less expensive that some of the others like Ortlieb, etc. You might also try and find someone else who has a set of panniers that they are not using so you could borrow them. That is what I did for my first 2 bike tours and it saved me a lot of money.

[DailyFilms]

I am going on a biking trip that will take around 5 hours to get there wat should i bring??

[bicycletouringpro]

If you are taking a trip that is only 5 hours long, you will only be out on the road for a day. You won't need a tent or sleeping bag (unless you are cycling to a campground). You probably just need to bring all your regular tools and any of the items you need once you arrive at your destination.

What you are talking about doing is just a day trip and is not technically a "bicycle tour." Pack as though you were simply going on a long day ride.

[CDbythecross]

Something you might also consider is spreading your weight around evenly. Try to balance your load...make for a more stable ride.

[8xlaxx]

What exactly is in the panniers? I'd like to know what one would typically carry on a big ride.

[FitnessForOldFarts]

Good info. Thanks for posting.

[BelloBudo007]

@bicycletouringpro - Thanks for that. It's nice and clear. At the moment I've only got a mountain bike (Giant) as I live pretty much right in the bush. However I have been toying with the idea of cycling in Japan for that adventure a life time and to shock my Japanese friends. Your video provided some helpful tips. Cheers ;-)

[sawink]

At this point this is just hauling stuff, not biking. A pack mule carries less. You just wanted to say, "I'm pitching a tent in my panniers!" Rent a Uhaul. ;). On the road again...der ner ner ner ner ner...oh on the road again. I just can't wait to get on the road again!

[shonenarts23]

did u upgrade these?

[Wingsfan15]

Man I don't care if your going across the country you don't need that much stuff, you could drop a lot of gear and wheel faster.

[TheT1million]

Nice helmet

[BurningTorchFilms]

Our lead producer will be going on a 700 mile bike ride this summer through the Red Desert. These tips were definitely helpful!

[ceridawn]

you must have the tiniest tent and sleeping bag in the world!