EVERYTHING You Need To Know To Start Bike Packing

[@Michaelsmith21588]

I rode from Aachen (Germany) to Girona (1500km) last September in 10 days. Did 100-220km a day. You don't need the best/most expensive bike and gear. Just start!

[@malcontent_1]

Good to see Lawrence. And the B-roll from his earlier trip reminds me how funny the Cycling Tattooist is/was.

[@kimwalton2873]

Great video Keira. I was thinking that a trip from Girona to London would be a good trip. maybe friends could meet up and join you on part of the trip.

[@fa1coner]

How about the top of Italy (Italian alps) to the "toe" for a route? Mountains to the sea and everything in-between

[@christopherhood9241]

traveling by bike your 'in' the landscape. traveling by car, bus or train then your 'on' the landscape. big difference, big rewards. enjoy your trip.

[@pgreenx]

Should discuss gearing on loaded bike with elevation chnages

[@richardm9688]

Good and informative video - That was an expensive setup, but you can definitely use a cheaper bike. His bike didn't have any mounts under the downtube. There are gravel bikes that do so you can put a third bottle there or a small carry bag. How far do you intend to travel, 500km, 750 or 1,000? Some suggestions; 1) Girona -

[@danbatute2694]

How about Girona over to Lucca in Tuscany - a beautiful part of the world to cycle and sight see. Although I thought you were now in New Zealand, so not sure if this will be for the future.

[@joseluisvaras5829]

Great advice ☝️☝️

[@hnelke]

Next week I go bikepacking from Malaga to Genf ... (-:🚴‍♂

[@notkaty]

Shout out to my boy Loz

[@MacMasore]

9:28 a great thing against swaying is a Topeak Wishbone (or Amazon nock-off)

[@worryingcyclist]

I would suggest Bergen to Venice. You start with the fjords and cycle over the Rallervegen which is closed to cars then you get to Oslo. From their you can go down through Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria and take the Brenner pass across the alps to Italy. It’s then a cycle path all the way to Verona pretty much followed by some gravel paths and road cycling to Venice 😊

[@garyharmon5386]

Great video and very informative. Pedal safe

[@guyd4067]

I will go bike-packing shortly after I die. :)

[@lordgonzo.]

Any scratches, Lawrence! Have you seen your derailleur! :)

[@casparwhittey]

My vote goes to anything in the Nordics!

[@stevemullin1195]

He must have been staying in motels as I dont see camping gear.

[@towhee7472]

Bike to some nice place in Italy, along the mediterranian!

[@kristoffortie5601]

I rode from Ghent to Copenhagen in 2020, around DK last summer, hope to continue further in Sweden in july/august. So my topsuggestion would be Denmark: top road & transport infrastructure (especially with bikes!), variety of islands and great cities, easy camping/free shelters, not too hot, ... Looking forward to your adventures!

[@malcontent_1]

FYI, another form of "bonking", e.g. muscle fatigue & cramping, is caused by depleted electrolytes. See the book "The Salt Fix" by Dr. James DiNicolantonio.

[@ajtorresh]

Girona-North Cape 😊

[@richardm9688]

1)Girona - Santiago de Compostela 2)Girona - Cartagena 3)Alicante - Malaga or Tarifa (most southerly part of Spain) 4)Fly to Nice, then Menton - Perpignan 5)Paris to Nice 6)Berlin - Munich 7Copenhagen - Milan 8)Milan - Palermo Good Luck!

[@johannw7933]

Somewhere in the Alps, through Switzerland or towards Austria might be a good bike packing trip.

[@daveebert7747]

Excellent video, love your channel and good to see Lawrence there. As another person said his set up is top line and expensive. If you have a bike you can go bikepacking, no need to spend 10k if you don't have it. I consider hotel to hotel on pavement bike touring. Having your complete camping kit, traveling rougher roads and sleeping out is "bikepacking". But semantics aside you two nailed the essence of it "getting out, traveling from place to place, being self sufficient on your bike". Can't wait to see your adventure, I enjoyed the one you did to see your best friend in Australia

[@samisauri]

Why would you wear your computer outside when it fits inside the tailfin rear bag jijijijijiji

[@bbikerlawrence]

It doesn’t !?

[@samisauri]

@@bbikerlawrence hahaha unless is the biggest mac on the market it 100% fits, I traveled with mine most of the time there :)

[@MacMasore]

Girona to Belgium!

[@PaulAngeloff]

Come to California!! SF to LA. Tailwind all the way 👍

[@ein.toter.hippie]

Most important, COFFEE😅

[@PedaleDouce]

You should come to Lozère, in France, if you can and want ! like the gorges du Tarn and gorges de la Jonte are really pretty ! (and i'm not saying that because I live there 😁)

[@bennetthasty7886]

Come to Kansas in the US & ride some gravel ❤🎉😂

[@kevingunning798]

Girona to the summit of Mt Ventoux

[@devdroid9606]

Re: bonking: the Haribo store is in Girona!

[@kornenator]

For shorter trip, the Torino-Nice rally sounds amazing, for a longer one the Atlantic route in Norway is a dream, from Stavanger (or even from Oslo) to Tromso, but that is more for summer months.

[@koelekahuna9370]

No one seems to talk about having to lock up the bike.

[@djsonfire0001]

👍🏼

[@DrAlafro]

Hi Keira! Nice and informative video but I couldn't enjoy the first half. Who or what "is coming"? 😊

[@kcdiazWTV]

The divide.

[@fisharefriends598]

Ride to Alaska 😂

[@arcoulant87]

Aero, forget it when touring its about the journey not how fast you can ride.