Bikepacking Essentials With Sean Conway | What To Take Bikepacking

[@dingof4147]

has aero wheels, but a beard the size of a parachute

[@telkanuru]

Wizards don't have to worry about drag

[@tro7e]

nor drugs

[@Asgath]

Best comment of the ever. Sean Conway is a dude.

[@willbert7715]

made my day :D

[@brisfocus3648]

if a Lion rode a bike it would look like Sean...

[@Grudxx]

It is a good thing he finds time to cycle around the world in between Game of Thrones shoots

[@TheDklasse]

brilliant underrated comment.

[@DorinaRoams]

Rodolphe Mannessier bahahahahahaha made my night

[@samsanders3150]

and making friends

[@pepijnishier]

Giants actually, Tormund Giantsbane = Tormund Giantsbabe.

[@briantruck2284]

😆😂🤣

[@ntfntd0]

Cut tooth brush off into half to save a few grams, then brings a liquor flask. Love this guy.

[@FilthyAsFuck]

I also cut my toothbrush in half for bikepacking, but that was so it'd fit in my little first aid/hygiene bag :P And never forget the whiskey!

[@AdelaideBikeFreeway]

me too

[@manysnakes]

Yeah, it's rarely about weight. Just space-saving.

[@jeffgorrie]

my kind of guy

[@lobomalsano]

replace liquor flask for weed joint kit

[@jacksquat2067]

"That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little ride. So I rode to the end of the road. And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd ride to the end of town. And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd just ride across Green Bow County. And I figured since I rode this far, maybe I'd just ride across the great state of Alabama! And that's what I did: I rode clear across Alabama. No particular reason, I just kept on going. I rode clear to the ocean. And when I got there, I figured since I'd gone this far, might as well turn around, just keep on goin'. When I got to another ocean, I figured since I'd gone this far, might as well just turn back, keep right on goin'. When I got tired, I slept. When I got hungry, I ate. When I had to go, you know...I went." "And so...you just rode!" "...Yeah!"

[@findermanimages]

Ride, Forest, ride...

[@felsal20]

I'm tired. I think I wanna go home now.

[@markconnelly1806]

That's classic. You and he should make a commercial for a bike company.

[@murphragous]

"Woah man! You just rode through a huge pile of dog shit!"

[@DariusRamelis]

Awesome! Can't wait for my 600 miles ride this May 😃😃😃

[@bobcr]

Si's face everytime he pulls something from the pack is something like: "Oh God, please, let it be clean"

[@briantruck2284]

😆😂🤣

[@literoadie3502]

I love this guy what a legend!

[@mboyd1959]

Lite Roadie Saw him this weekend, he rode the Fred Whitton and now he's popped up on GCN bizarre! :)

[@hippyswift]

Lite Roadie he is a legend for sure

[@TheWaxChainFanClub]

Sean Conway - gram nerd. 13kg of hair on his head.

[@TheoSchmitz-u3q]

Hahah

[@BillOweninOttawa]

Not to mention all the shampoo.

[@ernestsmiles111]

more of this pls

[@hippyswift]

Ernest Smiles have a look at our channels dude

[@DevonCycleBoy]

check out some of my vids, I have one coming soon of my complete bikepacking kit

[@jeffgorrie]

Subscribed to both! I need more bikepacking channels! Thanks, lads.

[@raoulkoopman9408]

I realize that GCN is 'hard' at work with the triplet hour record, but what would have to happen to get a three part series of the presenters bikepacking for a weekend?

[@JS-tb9hu]

Great idea!

[@DanThemes]

That'd be awesome!

[@hippyswift]

Raoul Koopman I think they should do it, I love it and covered over 21k miles so far

[@coryhoffmann9847]

YES! This MUST happen!

[@matthewlewis2072]

They'd all have to grow ridiculous beards and be too poor to stay in, say, a hotel

[@dingane]

I really want to see 'GCN goes bike packing'!

[@DorinaRoams]

dingane yes please

[@hippyswift]

dingane 100%

[@mrdavecee7248]

dingane Yep.

[@jeffgorrie]

I would kill to see this series!!

[@khaki.shorts]

Ayyy my child they heard you!

[@TryggHavet]

Global Bikepacking Network ? Yes, please !!

[@chris_noswe]

Alexandre M. Z. You should check out Bicycle Touring Pro here on KZbin.

[@hippyswift]

Alexandre M. Z. I have been offering this for ages

[@hippyswift]

Alexandre M. Z. for a more real experience try my videos

[@luismedeiros7139]

Was this a job interview cause Sean would make a great Endurance Channel presenter :D "Welcome to ECN"

[@dingof4147]

When Sean's beard is bigger than your future

[@Dehibernation]

Dingo F Some say, Sean uses his beard as fire tinder in the wilderness.

[@briantruck2284]

😆😂🤣 sadly true

[@AnthonyLock92]

my parents do a lot a cycle touring usually 1 or 2, 2 to 3 week trips a year and they go with the opposite approach. They don't really care about speed and have trailers. they just really enjoy cycling and seeing people. I did my own. trip a couple of years back and loaded up 2 paniers and a front box. and that was ideal in my eyes. enough comfert and enough speed. I guess what I'm saying is that there is no right formula, just get out and try a trip!

[@MrPoldekrosmol]

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES FINALLY a video from GCN about Bikepacking! WOOHOOO!

[@MrPoldekrosmol]

Damn it myself, you got to excited! A racing gramnerd is NOT they kind of bikepacking I like to do :) altough this could help me if I want to start to do more endurance cycling.

[@Anony3141592]

Same...though "intend" rather than "like", but I am pleased to see a large beard is 'permitted' :-) [I don't have the budget for being a gramnerd in any case. My bike weighs what his entire kit comes to :-\ ]

[@hippyswift]

MrPoldekrosmol yeah finally lol

[@ryand141]

Si's face when he says mascot is f...g priceless. Nuts.

[@richardtickler8555]

presenter challange: who can go furthest in 3 days

[@adventureadventure8796]

Now that would be a good challenge, I reckon Matt will do well but not sure about Dan, unless there is a pub each night 😉

[@ralph1269]

Yes! I demand GCN boys do this!

[@Wakey585]

GCN does PBP, LEL or Transcon!

[@splashstrike]

An essential missed out would be a water filter, allows you to get water from streams.

[@shamanbeartwo3819]

I have an REI one somewhere in my earthquake kit. I lived outside for a year two different times and used it to drink out of a lake. They are quite small. One can also find some pretty decent drinking straws that are great filters just not designed to fill a pot or jug.

[@maxcrowe]

Life straw!

[@armandrebello3381]

GCN presenters bikepacking challenge! In the format similar to the commute challenge and top gear. That would be a great gcn episode.

[@BikeBodyMind]

Is there a list floating around anywhere that covers exactly what tent, sleeping mat, pillow, etc., he is using?

[@btmilner]

His hair doubles as a pillow

[@williamhilliard7386]

Speed not important, weight on the level same 25 lbs +water and filter . just GO.

[@hari-zz2ge]

To the topic of stoves. I just bulid one with a Pullmoll can and a few screws.

[@TheVelomobileChannel]

That was interesting! I'd like to see more of this kind of content, bikepacking and endurance cycling.

[@grumpy-dad3701]

"Keep smiling adventures" is a great channel He rides all over the UK. I started watching bikepacking videos about 3 months ago, within 2 weeks I had arranged my 1st solo bikepacking trip. It was amazing already planning my next trip. If you haven't been bikepacking I would say plan, buy and then do it.

[@nanaofthefaintsmile]

I've been waiting ages for bikepacking/touring info on this channel. Super pleased.

[@oscarlaight6493]

No link to win his beard?

[@acruzp]

I was expecting them to give out hand painted wilson balls to go with the castaway starter pack

[@PaldoEs]

love it! I think Sean needs to take the GCN crew out on a bike packing long weekend adventure! That would be a great vid!!

[@laurenthenault-brunet9369]

Need more of this!!!

[@Ryan-ud3kk]

There should be regular episodes called "Where in the world is Sean Conway" where you all check in with him and see his latest adventures. He's a really good presenter and seems like he has been and will ride some pretty cool places.

[@mattmcdougall869]

So RAD! Great production, awesome tunes, and major stoke to get out and explore. Thanks

[@henrikhove7102]

That just sounds like homelessness with extra steps

[@timothymcdonnell7942]

Huffy = Homeless. Man Madone = Adventure Man

[@obiwankenobi661]

to be honest, if youre touring the world on a bike i dont care what you call it. i call it freedom.

[@bavarian_wanderlust]

...if you never heard of ultralightweight it looks like homeless

[@nikfaris_1891]

😂😂😂

[@RisingRecluse]

That's a great joke.

[@jakefairley6993]

Love seeing you guys talking about touring, I'm a more into bikepacking than I am straight up road bikes but I still watch all your content, so it's awesome seeing you guys talk about something a bit different :D

[@brennendw]

Si don't forget your chain keeper, never know when you'll need to clean your chain as well!

[@bruiser6479]

I just watched this video, some years after it was produced. I have done a lot of camping in remote parts of Australia and some of his advice, particularly around what to sleep on, I really dont agree with. A decent, comfortable sleeping mat (I have used an Exped Synmat 7 for years), and a lightweight pillow (the Exped one is excellent and weighs very little), really improves the quality of your sleep. Maybe the ground is softer in Europe, but it is often flint hard where I go camping. Other than that I enjoyed the video.

[@raparee100]

Clap to scare away the crocodiles. He's stone mad, fair play to him. The man has nerves of steel. He has great endurance.

[@josephlawrencezwift4874]

I really like the way this bike looks

[@tlove9125]

I have never been as envious of another man's hair as I am now.

[@frenkdrebin]

Poster with alta badia in the background, just a few k's from my home!

[@jacqueslarochelle2861]

Thank you! that was really interesting, love that kind of stuff. What about bike packing on a track bike ;)

[@erikbrooks]

In 1978 I rode across USA. Coming out of grocery store one day, a woman with big legs came up to me and said, 'I was about to say that you are the first bike tourist I've seen for some time who is not overpacked, but now I see that you are too". She went on to explain that she'd been basically bike touring continuously for about 30 years, on a fixed gear track bike, which she showed me. In those years, she'd met many people, and basically just couch surfed from one town to the next, washing dishes, waitressing as needed, etc. She said that her knees were beginning to hurt, and she was considering a motorbike of some sort.

[@stustjohn]

Great video! Sean is a really winsome guy - makes me want to just go out and ride from Lands End to John O'Groats! +Global Cycling Network, can you get him to come back and do a whole session of his hacks and bodges - I'm sure he's used plenty as he's gone around the world. That would make for a great episode!

[@strokenumber3]

See how much difference a presenter with a personality makes?

[@chrisjong8412]

You need to make more video's with him, what a great guy, so down to earth and informative

[@tankieboy2]

Brilliant, what a Legend.

[@mtbmac2692]

Guys a legend.

[@glennoc8585]

basic first aid kit, tool kit should be included. I'd also add a thermal blanket silver foil type. One adventure rider I know takes a GPS rescue beacon transponder too just in case of a medical emergency.

[@jamesd5241]

More interview stuff with these people. A GCN podcast with sean conway wouldve been amazing

[@redhotsheep]

what's in the front two bags!

[@FilthyAsFuck]

The tent would go there, as you could see it didn't fit in the saddlebag. Top tube bags would be wallet, phone, snacks!

[@JS-tb9hu]

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[@renovatiovr]

redhotsheep beer ofc

[@kiralypeter88]

Goatmilk and broccoli

[@Piplodocus]

I’m guessing it’s not a shaving kit. 😄

[@Maarten0216]

New GCN series? #Mattdoesbikepaking

[@petarstoisavljevic4230]

My pro bikepacking: take bike and someone with car to follow you with all thing

[@rosbifle413]

He forgot to mention his weed.

[@benwrong6855]

lsd as well

[@Metal-Possum]

"Plus, you can put your weed in there"

[@brian9320]

"Place for the worlds lightest bong over here"

[@xuchenglin6256]

That is some fantastic enlightenment, you don't really need a heavy, sluggish, steel frame, alloy rim touring bike with the racks and bulky bags... That's just what I thought! Like the idea of using deep section rims and a proper carbon road bike. Every watt is a watt, the efficiency is the king on long journeys.

[@hpvspeedmachine4183]

Clearly you don't have a clue about bike touring

[@xuchenglin6256]

Hpv Speedmachine There are different types of bike touring, the one with heavy rack bags and carrying the kitchen is just one of it. The key point is the tour, they place you visit and how to get there. Not every place you travel is in a wild, in more civilized places, you don’t need to carry much.

[@ryand141]

Don't listen to him. Go light. DO NOT buy panniers. Get insurance. Start with small trips and build up. Even just a tarp would do for shelter in summer.

[@xuchenglin6256]

@@ryand141 Agreed. Not a bikepacker but did some long distance travels. What I like is finally someone came out and say you could do all this on a carbon road bike with deep aero wheels (disc brake of course). I can't imagine go for a 15kg touring bike... It's quite amazing how much a saddlebag and other bag options could carry these days. Aside from weight, aero do make a difference, at least for me.

[@ryand141]

@@xuchenglin6256 The only thing I would say about Carbon bikes is that if they break, you're really screwed, i.e. end of tour, however that's the chance you take. I'd much rather have a light, comfortable tour than a bulky, heavy tour. Trust me from experience, I injured myself taking too much gear in panniers and it's so cumbersome. Having said that, you can get good quality steel road bikes and titanium which are light also. With a lighter bike, you're simply going to see way more than you would otherwise.

[@tomgriffiths2233]

Classic Bondi Hipster!

[@UKBROOKLYN]

Wow just about to pull the trigger on a set of Apidura bags and then this Legend pops up on GCN with same bags on his rig.. Quite an unintended but welcome endorsement..

[@alfredthabiso]

very very very nice ... what's in the top tube bag ? food ? cash ? tools ?

[@robertbotta6536]

Thanks. Very helpful. What is the brand of the tent and the sleeping bag you showed us?

[@thomasabbott2277]

I love how Sean assumes Si knows about deodorant, Si if you ever go bikepacking please just don't wear pink.

[@hippyswift]

Thomas Abbott 100% with you on that one lol

[@Juzupuh]

Tune up for the next time when GGN goes bikepacking in the beautiful sceneries of UK. See how Simon and Tom shares a one person tent. Matt goes with one set of bib-shorts whereas Dan takes the whole weeks of supplies with him... Stay tuned!

[@F3udF1st]

We've really got opposite views when it comes to priorities. I sacrifice grams over comfort any day. Also saves money. And what about tools, oil etc.

[@SKULLKR3W]

I love how he’s like drink responsibly kids lmao

[@neilbuddo9297]

Great vid, thank you!

[@andymoore5476]

what brands are the tent, sleeping bag, bike bags etc?

[@C345OFR]

Yeah, a bit amateur of GCN not to provide his kit list. From freeze-framing, I gleaned that the tent is a Terra Nova Laser Ultra 1. The sleeping bag is a Yeti but the image is unclear so I can't make out the model name (looks like 'Commanyou', but Google returns nothing with that name) - according to his 2016 book it's a Yeti Passion One which is the same colour as the one in the video, but maybe it changed, dunno. Bags all look like Apidura, to me. Hope that helps!

[@Freakysantana]

"light as a pint" Can we weigh pro bikes by this measure going forward?

[@kierenkd]

Really enjoyed that video. Curious what he did to stop theft. @Gillette - get that man a graphene carbon mach 3 razor

[@kivriel2660]

Loved this one!

[@ippolitius]

I've camped rough but never that rough, and I was light infantry.

[@garybird8646]

Simon's face, attempting to not crack up for the entire ten minutes.

[@rogerneilson815]

Can u do another video with him about his top 10 hacks n bodges cause there's prolly more experience there than the rest of GCN combined!

[@kiehehe2171]

He's probably made hacks for his bodges

[@mlm1014]

Always excellent stuff! What are those flat bar /bar end shifters at 7:54?

[@ilijazz]

Someone needs to explain melanoma to this guy

[@ibnishakhafiz]

Great, upbeat kinda guy; would love to tour or bike pack with him. It's crazy how simple his gears are -- just the necessary stuff & they don't make him look homeless! I sure am taking notes 😉😉

[@sbsb7845]

I HAD superlight tent and sleeping bag in Norway... It was Cold as fuck every night, heavy rain also every night, and wind blowing under my tent. You also need some headphones so you can sleep better, without getting paranoid when you hear small animals walking .

[@miket2646]

"you don't need all this fancy kit anymore". - Has carbon fiber race bike. lol I love this guy.

[@hpvspeedmachine4183]

Radical chic hipsters

[@Penta_Penguin_237]

I think that that beard and hair actually have a couple of km/h of aerodinamic impact. In any case they both look great! Go Big Sean!

[@jayvenimasa1142]

Sean is the bear grylls of cycling

[@th_js]

Jayven Imasa thats so true

[@j_bailey11]

Jayven Imasa he beard grills

[@OutdoorFreedomDk]

This pack is only for 2-3 days, in warm and dry surroundings. No coffee, no food (or space for food), no bike lights, no spear tube, or pump, and a small sleeping bag, that look like it's no comfort under 10℃/50℉ ? - As Brians mom said: We are all individualists !!! (Live of Brian) I my self, I like a little more comfort in my bicycle camps. - Like my very small chair, a meal over the fire and a cold or a hot drink. + mosquito repellent.

[@chrislukes9037]

Yeah this seems more like so called "credit card touring" but with staying in a tent -- he's still stopping off in civilization at cafes and pubs for prepared food. That's all a fine pursuit, and probably a lot of fun, but I associate the term "bikepacking" with more of a self-supported, backcountry type of touring, or with occasional supply stops. Maybe that's just my associations with the terms.

[@WanderABit]

05:46 "couple of spare inner tubes" (having narrow tires pays off, my single tube is larger than that).

[@jaygee434]

Something I’m just wondering is what tyre pressure Sean Conway is having to use to compensate for extra weight from the saddle pack

[@CallMeDr.T.]

"We have solved many world problems,... and forgotten them on the next hill". Thanks. That was a great fun to hear. :)

[@Dazbog373]

He killed a lion on his travels it seems

[@ardarazi8472]

He turned into a lion

[@harsdensus88]

The thing I worried about bike touring is bike theft.

[@THEFINALHAZARD]

Easy solution for that I've found, is dis-connecting your brake caliper cords, and if it's gonna be extended leaving your bike somewhere, take off the front wheel and lock it. Lastly, if you do not have a seatpost mounted rack, and have a quick release for your seat? Take the seat off with you!

[@wanderingsailor5503]

Maybe if you're tent is large enough you can squeeze it inside.

[@thenerdycanadian7172]

so this is what Tormund Giantsbane spends his free time doing when not shooting Game of Thrones...makes sense

[@SsockMonster]

what does he do about locking his bike when sleeping or getting food?

[@MiniFun92]

U dont need those fancy travel bikes- Sayd man who travels on fancy sports roadbike with fancy aero wheels.

[@chris_noswe]

What a contrast to Darren Alff (bicycle touring pro).

[@marklane8248]

He took who it is... I always liked him in thisemovies with Harrison Ford

[@ianskeldon1091]

Brilliant stuff Let's have more of him!

[@nooan79]

For my next trip I'd like to use a seat bag on my road bike instead of a rack. I have a lightweight tent similar to the one shown in the video. Would it fit inside the 17lt apidura bag along with a 3/4 sleeping mat and spare clothes ? Or would it have to be strapped to the front somehow ?

[@robinkowen]

Hi guys excellent video as usual. Quick question. I was going to use my entry level hardtail to cycle from Holland to Poland, is this possible or would I need s more specific bike? I'm not using my road bike 😂😂

[@earleorenstein2768]

At about 9:00, claps a couple of times to deter the crocodiles - that's how you attract the things.

[@Nicool333]

On a madone? That's going to cause a major backache!

[@hippyswift]

I am also a bikepacking addict & only last week I cycled from Suffolk to Yorkshire for 'Mike Halls' funeral where luckily enough I bumped into Sean myself. I'm glad you guys finally done a bikepacking video as people can enjoy the combination of cycling and camping when going a long way. if anybody would like to come bikepacking with me please leave a comment or message me, peace

[@spammy3164]

I know I'm really late to this comment, but I really need some advice from someone experienced. Looking at camping for a few short trips with a couple friends. How many litres of storage roughly would you say I need for a 3 day round trip please?

[@hippyswift]

@@spammy3164 I normally get away with very little at around 25l of storage, plus bit of food in small hip bag 👍

[@spammy3164]

@@hippyswift thanks for the speedy response! Another cheeky question I have is where the bulk of the storage should be, like do I get a 10l saddlebag and smaller bags elsewhere or bigger frame bags etc and a smaller saddlebag? Thanks once again, this whole thing is super exciting

[@slumberjer78]

Yeah..i'm into this...more content on bikepacking..

[@christee2908]

And then you come out of the pub and bye, bye beautiful bike. You forgot to pack a bikelock.

[@airmagic2199]

Great Vid

[@evren1669]

Hmm, thats a Trek Madone 5.2 - he used to have a white one, I wonder if he had it repainted.......?

[@guy5paris]

More vids on this subject please. Its so versatile - basically on any kind of bike. Info on what to pack where. Becomes a bit of a camping series as well really!

[@cyrilgoldenrock]

You actually suggested it yourself at the end Si, I would love to see hear him tell of some his roadside badges and general survival tales.

[@MyFukinBass]

More of this

[@Heatseeker1]

Do you lock your bike when you go to the pub?

[@donaldthomson9411]

Why not just stick to traditional touring gear. These nutters who cycle 250 miles a day and take in nothing are totally antithetical to the spirit of travelling . Can’t be bothered with guys with pretentious beards. I’d probably cycle a long way to avoid this Conway guy. The reality is if you cost up the gear these guys use its very expensive.

[@hpvspeedmachine4183]

Totally agree! Only hipsters who probably will spend most of their nights in hotels because they didn't take enough for the night time. These are credit cards hipsters

[@justinfloyd7511]

Nice suprise to see @Conway_Sean on the show, last saw him as he finished JOGLE, not on a bike but running

[@pbassred]

How often does he wash his bike? Lube his chain?

[@icklegrangeplombier8051]

Si, no bike cleaning kit!! How would you cope?