What Is Bike Bikepacking?
Bikepacking might be the adventure cycle touring trend of the moment but it’s not actually quite as new a pastime as you might think. Matt Lamy looks at the details behind the buzzword and reveals that bikepacking is an experience that many cyclists can enjoy relatively easily and inexpensively. What is bikepacking, then? The simple explanation of bikepacking would be to say it’s backpacking with a bike. However, as with most things cycling, it’s a little more detailed than that. Bikepacking involves taking your bike on self-supported, multi-terrain, multi-day adventures with the focus on using off-road routes. It’s about truly exploring the wilderness, days at a time, by bike .