I’m beginning planning for a adventure from my office in Exeter, Devon to Brandenburg Gate, Berlin. With the aim of seeing and riding parts of the legendary stages from Paris Roubaix and the Van Muur Geraardsburg. As well as trying some new foods along the way Hopefully aiming to do before I’m 30 in 2021 :)
the bikepacking stuff and epic cycling trips are by far the best videos you've done on here, the effort you put into them definitely pays when you watch it
I don't have any adventures planned (yet) but do have a suggestion for anyone interested: the Islands of Lofoten in Norway. You can fly or go via rail (to the world's most northerly station) to Narvik and then tour the islands staying in fisherman's huts that are kitted out with cooking and sleeping equipment. Bridges and tunnels link the islands and the roads mostly go close to the shorelines meaning you are in the most amazing mountain scenery with sea views and only rolling terrain to contend with. Fantastic and I thoroughly recommend it.
@@sisaktamasI have fond memories of being on a perfectly white sand beech, at least 3km long, with a crystal clear blue sea gently lapping up to it and being the only people there - in August too!
Through the Provence and Alps: Avignon to Nice (Mt Ventoux included ofcourse) and back via the Côte d'Azur, 7 days: 2x3days cycling, one day rest in Nice (did a small ride Nice-Monaco-Nice as a rest day) Also did a 4 day trip in the beginning of the summer starting and ending in Milan, did the beautiful lakes in nothern Italy/ southern Switserland. Year before that: 9 days in Madrid and the area to the south-west of that (again: 2x4days cycling, day of rest in the middle (in Merida)), been hooked ever since. Its the perfect speed to see a whole region in a week and yet be able to visit every village and the "real" country.
I'm hoping to do my first bikepacking trip next spring. Catch the train to Macclesfield the cycle through the Peak District home to Birmingham. I love your tips, keep the inspiration coming.
Im already in the planning phase for my next adventure Noth Cape Norway start and all the way down the coast to the south to Kristandsand aprox 3500km in 3-4 weeks on my gravelbike
My son's trip: www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=iJcKXJyUNKuXtgWchbzoCA&q=thoughts+from+two+wheels+spending+the+north+cape&oq=thought&gs_l=psy-ab.1.0.35i39l2j0l6j0i131j0.2099.3012..5718...0.0..0.149.979.1j7....2..0....1..gws-wiz.....0.ic9V1dmwHW4
Just booked my tickets for a cycling adventure across America. Starting in San Francisco and finishing in New York. It will be more than 6000 km so I can't plan it all and it's more adventurous. The budget is a hard point in cycling adventures especially when it takes a long time. Also the route planning is harder for such a long trip. Hope it will all work out. I do have 8 months to plan it all.
I would like to do such a trip and wondered about contacting local clubs along the way for tips about conditions in their area and to invite members in their groups who might be interested to ride along through their area.
@@connieback7577 that will be a huge effort if you do that. 6000 km of contacten clubs along the way. Think you can do the research mostly on the internet. Have some good sites like cyclingadventure.com
had the same question when I cycled Great Divide this summer: just get a box from a bikeshop in which they get the new bikes. Use it once and dump it. And and the finish line of your trip, go to another bikeshop, pay a few dollars/euros and get another box, fly/travel back home and dump it again. (dumping = making sure it get disposed of according all environmental due diligence)
One of the popular things in the USA right now is doing a sub 48 hour trip locally. Many shops and clubs organize these. I've done a couple for the shop I work for, great way to introduce folks to the sport and show that you don't have to do something epic to have a good time. Would love to see you guys do something like this.
I've been going cycle camping since the early 1990s. I've toured quite a bit around both England and Ireland (a must-do destination IMHO) although I've had a bit of hiatus the last few years. I do have a couple of trips planned for next year. The first one will be a simple over-nighter to test out my new one-person tent. I've discovered a country pub about 25 miles away which does good food and has a small campsite attached - perfect for a trial run. I'm also planning to take the train up to York then take several days to ride back home camping each night. Daily mileage will be a modest 30-40 miles per day and to be honest that will probably about my limit at my age (late 60s). IMHO touring is about the places you visit and the people you meet on the way rather than a contest to see who can ride the fastest, furthest or over the most extreme terrain.
Keep one eye on the weather. Always have a plan B/contingency/safe port of call should things go pear shaped. Plan for the weakest rider in a group and how to get help if needed
First Multi-day trip next May, train up to Inverness, following the Caledonia way down the west coast cutting across to the Isle of Arran, back to the mainland then back to Edinburgh. Excited !!
A big adventure like you guys have done would be awesome - flying with my bike and gear is something I haven't done yet. I love the simplicity of simply riding out my door and going on a trip. There is a certain satisfaction of your bike being the only form of transportation. I did do one this summer through Pennsylvania where we took a train one way - it was nice to not have to backtrack.
Another top tip for bike touring- consider what condition YOU will be in. You don't want to put the biggest mountain at the very end of a 3 week epic. If you're riding a loaded bike with lots of gear, it's safe to say your legs are going to feel it at the end of the trip!
From 2003 when I went on my first trip to 2018 the amount of information available now is mind boggling. I`m all for the current available info, it opens up so many more road etc to explore.
We went with my friend from north-western Transilvania to the Croatian coast (about 1100 km) without any sort of real planning. We had very few issues.
I'd like to do my first trip next summer. Probably a round trip through Somerset and Devon on a road bike, or maybe Bristol to Cornwall and return via train
Hi there,just wondered if you guys might be interested in making a video about canal tow path rides. I've done a couple so far and they've been great fun!I live in Bedfordshire and caught the train into London. Picking up the Grand Union canal at Paddington Basin I then cycled the 86Km back to Slapton (took around 6 hours). The condition of the paths vary considerably along the route from well paved asphalt through to unmade dirt paths. Time of year is also important because in winter the mud can make it difficult and in high summer the vegetation can be overgrown.Whilst a mountain bike is not necessary it is not really suitable for a road bike so a gravel/adventure bike would be ideal. There are plenty of pubs along the way for Lloydy to enjoy!I'm sure a number of your viewers would be interested and I would guess some may have already done some.Keep up the great work, love the content!Geoff Govey.
I'd like to go somewhere familiar, but different. Like the type of riding I do now, but in a slightly warmer place (north, north England). I'm betting there's a lot of subscribers who could really recommend their areas. I can. Hexham is brilliant - hilly, easy to get out of town. Few cars, decent coffee shops in any direction - great scenery. Options in every direction. Who else can recommend their home turf?
East Lothian in Scotland - it's got hills. It's got wide open spaces. It's got 'gravel' / droving tracks. It's got great coffee shops. What's not to like?
There are not so many options for going off the road at least in the french pyrenees. The german site Quäldich.de got infos about all climbs and cols on their nice website.
Did LEJOG this year. After seeing your adventures. Kipped in hedges too. Ate and drank well though. The simplicity of only thinking about food, turning the pedals, sleeping and following the little black line was bliss. So Friday 18.30 the registration for the TCRNo.7 is open ! If you fancy helping me plan that I'd be very grateful.....oh hold on ....at what point does the self supported rule kick in ?
Just about to leave for a trans Papua (Sorong to Enarotali) cycling adventure on local bikes after having cycled and rowed here from Belgium. Big unknown place, but the local cycling community is very helpful. Will be quite an adventure, let's hope there are decent roads. The first part is 400 km with +8000 ascent according to komoot, the second part is not available online...
Google street view is certainly a very useful tool for exploring a new route. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to indicate gradient as I discovered exploring a new road (ex goat track) in the Pyrénées where I live. The 1.5 kms of 17% was a bit of a shock.
Google Earth will give you altitude. You can then work out gradients on climbs from the difference top to bottom of any given section. Would be cool to have a tool to give you % gradients on all hills as an overlay though, maybe there is an app for that...
2018 was my first actual bike camping trip over 3 nights, 290 km in the western carpathians. Next year I wanna explore the east and north of Transylvania, 7 days, about 600 km. And 2020 the south and west.
The Google maps app has a neat feature built in enabling you to share your location with a select group of people (provided you are in a location with a connection I imagine). I used it on a bikepacking trip through Sweden this year and shared my location with a few family members so they always knew where I was. It didn't seem to have much effect on either battery life nor data usage.
I want to do a 5 week tour through New Zealand in febuary. It's the first time I'm really on a tour that is longer than a week, so it's going to be an adventure.
I've traveled the carretera austral in patagonia and the buses that travel that road do so at high speed and force anything in their way over. They barely slow down to drop off passengers, having the porter give the bum's rush to people and luggage. The dialect of Spanish spoken there is barely understood by fluent Spanish speakers and very few people speak English, and why would they, they're 2000 miles from the nearest English speakers. It is a rainforest, and the rain there is not the constant drizzle of the UK but comes down in buckets. The countyside is spectacular and the people are generous and friendly. Try to find a local resource anywhere you travel to fill you in on the particulars . Have fun!
Myself and Angie are doing way of the roses, Trans Cambrian way and LEJOG next year on fat bikes kitted out with Topeak bags front loader, frame loader, back loader and top loader ... can't wait guys ... great show to GCN.. ps where's your white ceramic mugs on website gone ? Need two for our Fat Bike challenge 👍😉
leave from my door. gotland and fårö coastal route. gravel paradise. easy to get to and no difficult route finding. and gotland 360 if you're road only inclined. kom till sverige!🇸🇪
I'd like to go from Kathmandu to Agra (Taj) and down to Goa (India). Seems to me the planning should also consider avoiding steep inclines and maybe not in this case cycling into trade winds or seasonal winds. I'm using Bikemap so I will try Google Maps but doubt if the side roads of Northern India will feature in the street view facility. I have loads of time but am worried that I break down in the middle of nowhere, get robbed or catch a disease but that's the risks.
This is great, excactly the video I asked for in the comments of the marokko bikepacking video! :D I think the planning is much harder than the trip itself ;)
Happy to route for Patagonia! Also have a question - how do you know what distance you can do in a day? Obviously, you can take more time than on a normal ride but on the other hand, it'd be back-to-back days... Any tipps?
Thanks GCN for really nice video, definitely got me inspired. Can you also share some of the logistic tips? For example how to find accommodation that accepts you with your bike, so you don't have to leave it in the open for the night. Also when you fly and then go from point A to point B, what do you do with your bike case?
It's usually worth checking in with your potential host before booking as to whether they have somewhere secure to stow your bike overnight. For A to B, consider using cardboard bike boxes - well packed and padded out of course - which you should be able to recycle at A upon bike assembly and then pick up another at B in a local bike shop or sometimes airports. Hope that helps!
I bought a scoot addict 10 cf ...i want to go bike packing in India now some people are telling me that its not advisable to add panniers to my CF cause CF are not supposed to take that weight of panniers ... and it my crack under pressure ... i want your expert advise
What di you guys do with your actual bike-packing material? I figure you have some professional grade cases, not just cardbord boxes as I did ;) So where do you leave them after arriving? What if you leave from another airport you arrived at?
@@koko-lores I meant it as a general question, not especially for iceland. There you always arrive and leave from reykjavik - but still you'd need to leave the bike case somewhere there...
I would recommend the Android application OSMAnd it's openstreetmap map offline, many options like finding next cemetery to get water :D, great. Use it for my Paris-Nice this summer.
+Florimondable I totally agree with you about OSMand. It's a great off-line mapping app and the one I use planning all my tours these days. However I do not use it whilst actually touring. I use paper maps for that. That way I don't need to constantly worry about recharging my device.
When are you going to start leading this trips so that us mere mortals can join. I’m in!! And if you’re not going to lead it, any companies you would recommend?
Do you have any cycling adventures lined up? If so, let us know what you've got planned. 👇
From Geneva (CH) to Berlin (DE)
When is gcn coming to the States?
West coast or north Dakota maybe.
@@louis.betsche Awesome!
I’m beginning planning for a adventure from my office in Exeter, Devon to Brandenburg Gate, Berlin.
With the aim of seeing and riding parts of the legendary stages from Paris Roubaix and the Van Muur Geraardsburg. As well as trying some new foods along the way
Hopefully aiming to do before I’m 30 in 2021 :)
Planning the Penine Bridleway next year. There are handy B&B's every 90km or so, so it can be quite a relaxed time.
Patagonia would be EPIC!!!
YES, yes it would!
the bikepacking stuff and epic cycling trips are by far the best videos you've done on here, the effort you put into them definitely pays when you watch it
Make sure your rental's license plate doesn't have the letters FLK on there... #topgear
I like how you keep saying "hypothetically". I look forward to the 2019 videos of GCN in Argentina.
Let's make it happen!
I don't have any adventures planned (yet) but do have a suggestion for anyone interested: the Islands of Lofoten in Norway. You can fly or go via rail (to the world's most northerly station) to Narvik and then tour the islands staying in fisherman's huts that are kitted out with cooking and sleeping equipment. Bridges and tunnels link the islands and the roads mostly go close to the shorelines meaning you are in the most amazing mountain scenery with sea views and only rolling terrain to contend with. Fantastic and I thoroughly recommend it.
Sounds amaaaazing! 😍
The Lofoten Islands look beautiful! Never been there, but have always wanted to go...
There’s lots of videos on UA-cam, it IS an epic destination.
@@sisaktamasI have fond memories of being on a perfectly white sand beech, at least 3km long, with a crystal clear blue sea gently lapping up to it and being the only people there - in August too!
Be aware that you can't cycle through a lot of the tunnels in Norway.
Guys,
you totally must come to Chile and ride the "Carretera Austral", 1200 km of biketouring/bikepacking paradise
Through the Provence and Alps: Avignon to Nice (Mt Ventoux included ofcourse) and back via the Côte d'Azur, 7 days: 2x3days cycling, one day rest in Nice (did a small ride Nice-Monaco-Nice as a rest day)
Also did a 4 day trip in the beginning of the summer starting and ending in Milan, did the beautiful lakes in nothern Italy/ southern Switserland.
Year before that: 9 days in Madrid and the area to the south-west of that (again: 2x4days cycling, day of rest in the middle (in Merida)), been hooked ever since. Its the perfect speed to see a whole region in a week and yet be able to visit every village and the "real" country.
Uh that sounds dreamy William!
I'm hoping to do my first bikepacking trip next spring. Catch the train to Macclesfield the cycle through the Peak District home to Birmingham. I love your tips, keep the inspiration coming.
Awesome! Let us know how it goes!
Come to Japan, when I moved here I realised how much cycling out here is underrated. There are so many mountains and amazing climbs!
Im already in the planning phase for my next adventure Noth Cape Norway start and all the way down the coast to the south to Kristandsand aprox 3500km in 3-4 weeks on my gravelbike
My son's trip: www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=iJcKXJyUNKuXtgWchbzoCA&q=thoughts+from+two+wheels+spending+the+north+cape&oq=thought&gs_l=psy-ab.1.0.35i39l2j0l6j0i131j0.2099.3012..5718...0.0..0.149.979.1j7....2..0....1..gws-wiz.....0.ic9V1dmwHW4
I'm planning on going to Italy with a friend of mine and these kind of videos really help guys!!
Big inspiration Si!
Planning a transalp for next year and am having one issue you didn't mention: how to find someone to do it with me
Good point. Plenty of bikepacking groups on Facebook that might be useful?
Just booked my tickets for a cycling adventure across America. Starting in San Francisco and finishing in New York. It will be more than 6000 km so I can't plan it all and it's more adventurous. The budget is a hard point in cycling adventures especially when it takes a long time. Also the route planning is harder for such a long trip. Hope it will all work out. I do have 8 months to plan it all.
Sounds incredible, nice one! Enjoy and let us know how it goes Rowan!
I would like to do such a trip and wondered about contacting local clubs along the way for tips about conditions in their area and to invite members in their groups who might be interested to ride along through their area.
@@connieback7577 that will be a huge effort if you do that. 6000 km of contacten clubs along the way. Think you can do the research mostly on the internet. Have some good sites like cyclingadventure.com
Colombia It's a good choice for visit and ride; that is the best trip ever
If you’re flying to your destination what do you do with your bike bag/boxes, particularly if you don’t start and end at the same place ?
Do it on a Brompton?
@@paulstephens1513 HAHAHA
@@anotherscandinavian actually: smallwheelsbigadventures.com/ there are people doing it on Bromptons :D
had the same question when I cycled Great Divide this summer: just get a box from a bikeshop in which they get the new bikes. Use it once and dump it. And and the finish line of your trip, go to another bikeshop, pay a few dollars/euros and get another box, fly/travel back home and dump it again.
(dumping = making sure it get disposed of according all environmental due diligence)
@@jaapscheele9677 same
Timely video. I live in the US and am leaving on Monday for Colombia to climb the Alto de Letras.
Kyrgyzstan would be awesome... No tourists and amazing scenaries
One of the popular things in the USA right now is doing a sub 48 hour trip locally. Many shops and clubs organize these. I've done a couple for the shop I work for, great way to introduce folks to the sport and show that you don't have to do something epic to have a good time. Would love to see you guys do something like this.
I've been going cycle camping since the early 1990s. I've toured quite a bit around both England and Ireland (a must-do destination IMHO) although I've had a bit of hiatus the last few years. I do have a couple of trips planned for next year. The first one will be a simple over-nighter to test out my new one-person tent. I've discovered a country pub about 25 miles away which does good food and has a small campsite attached - perfect for a trial run. I'm also planning to take the train up to York then take several days to ride back home camping each night. Daily mileage will be a modest 30-40 miles per day and to be honest that will probably about my limit at my age (late 60s). IMHO touring is about the places you visit and the people you meet on the way rather than a contest to see who can ride the fastest, furthest or over the most extreme terrain.
Keep one eye on the weather. Always have a plan B/contingency/safe port of call should things go pear shaped. Plan for the weakest rider in a group and how to get help if needed
Patagonia sounds like a great idea. You have my full support!
Kevin Stanley Thanks Kevin!
First Multi-day trip next May, train up to Inverness, following the Caledonia way down the west coast cutting across to the Isle of Arran, back to the mainland then back to Edinburgh. Excited !!
Nice work Si. Bring the team to Korea and do the Seoul to Busan ride.
I have an overnight trip planed in Victoria. Mixed terrain with a train ride on the way back. Thanks for the video.
A big adventure like you guys have done would be awesome - flying with my bike and gear is something I haven't done yet. I love the simplicity of simply riding out my door and going on a trip. There is a certain satisfaction of your bike being the only form of transportation. I did do one this summer through Pennsylvania where we took a train one way - it was nice to not have to backtrack.
We'd have to agree with you on that one too - pretty rewarding to know how far you've cycled straight from home!
Superior video on planning an adventure bike ride! Thanks!!
Another top tip for bike touring- consider what condition YOU will be in. You don't want to put the biggest mountain at the very end of a 3 week epic.
If you're riding a loaded bike with lots of gear, it's safe to say your legs are going to feel it at the end of the trip!
You can select your fitness level on komoot too to judge how long it could take you, or adjust it if you are carrying weight.
True! Good point there, definitely one we've learnt the hard way in the past...
I found I got stronger with time, but seemed to spend more time out of the saddle....can't think why :0)
A nice trip through Bath.
From 2003 when I went on my first trip to 2018 the amount of information available now is mind boggling.
I`m all for the current available info, it opens up so many more road etc to explore.
We went with my friend from north-western Transilvania to the Croatian coast (about 1100 km) without any sort of real planning. We had very few issues.
It was our first trip as well. For the next one we will target either northern Slovakia or Austria/Slovenia
Incredible, lucky you!
I'd like to do my first trip next summer. Probably a round trip through Somerset and Devon on a road bike, or maybe Bristol to Cornwall and return via train
Yes! Patagonia!
Yes! I want to see a Patagonia trip!!
Hi there,just wondered if you guys might be interested in making a video about canal tow path rides. I've done a couple so far and they've been great fun!I live in Bedfordshire and caught the train into London. Picking up the Grand Union canal at Paddington Basin I then cycled the 86Km back to Slapton (took around 6 hours). The condition of the paths vary considerably along the route from well paved asphalt through to unmade dirt paths. Time of year is also important because in winter the mud can make it difficult and in high summer the vegetation can be overgrown.Whilst a mountain bike is not necessary it is not really suitable for a road bike so a gravel/adventure bike would be ideal. There are plenty of pubs along the way for Lloydy to enjoy!I'm sure a number of your viewers would be interested and I would guess some may have already done some.Keep up the great work, love the content!Geoff Govey.
I'd like to go somewhere familiar, but different. Like the type of riding I do now, but in a slightly warmer place (north, north England). I'm betting there's a lot of subscribers who could really recommend their areas. I can. Hexham is brilliant - hilly, easy to get out of town. Few cars, decent coffee shops in any direction - great scenery. Options in every direction. Who else can recommend their home turf?
Coffee shops are key 👌
East Lothian in Scotland - it's got hills. It's got wide open spaces. It's got 'gravel' / droving tracks. It's got great coffee shops. What's not to like?
Surrey Hills AONB and South Downs National Park, we dont have big hills, but we do do steep short ones, and lots of decent coffee :-)
Pyrenees west-east, solo.
On or off road?
There are not so many options for going off the road at least in the french pyrenees. The german site Quäldich.de got infos about all climbs and cols on their nice website.
@@gcn www.transpirinaica.com/entr.htm and transpyr.com/en/
West-East or East-West that it's the question!!
@@samuels.s.s.830 Doubtfull, but my first plan is the opposite of what i said: i'm planning tot go from east (Perpignan) to west (Biarritz).
Did LEJOG this year. After seeing your adventures. Kipped in hedges too. Ate and drank well though. The simplicity of only thinking about food, turning the pedals, sleeping and following the little black line was bliss. So Friday 18.30 the registration for the TCRNo.7 is open !
If you fancy helping me plan that I'd be very grateful.....oh hold on ....at what point does the self supported rule kick in ?
Perhaps it might be good to read the TCR manual before entering.
@@parkysouthlondon I think theres going to be a lot of pain involved. In which case ignorance is bliss !
Just about to leave for a trans Papua (Sorong to Enarotali) cycling adventure on local bikes after having cycled and rowed here from Belgium. Big unknown place, but the local cycling community is very helpful. Will be quite an adventure, let's hope there are decent roads. The first part is 400 km with +8000 ascent according to komoot, the second part is not available online...
Montana to Portland, with as much gravel and singletrack as I can get :)
Looking forward to seeing you on Carretera Austral and Ruta 40. Patagonia is an awesome place to ride.
GCN does TransAmerica? That'd be cool! Maybe some meetups along the way?
Google street view is certainly a very useful tool for exploring a new route. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to indicate gradient as I discovered exploring a new road (ex goat track) in the Pyrénées where I live. The 1.5 kms of 17% was a bit of a shock.
Google Earth will give you altitude. You can then work out gradients on climbs from the difference top to bottom of any given section. Would be cool to have a tool to give you % gradients on all hills as an overlay though, maybe there is an app for that...
Yikes!!
I'd love to see something closer to home like the peak district or somewhere like that
Awesome, def want to do Iceland in 2019
Good advice! Thanks for the informative video.
It's amazing what you can find on the interweb. From the Bath Escape sign in the background I could work out you were in the Griffin. 😉
2018 was my first actual bike camping trip over 3 nights, 290 km in the western carpathians. Next year I wanna explore the east and north of Transylvania, 7 days, about 600 km. And 2020 the south and west.
The Google maps app has a neat feature built in enabling you to share your location with a select group of people (provided you are in a location with a connection I imagine).
I used it on a bikepacking trip through Sweden this year and shared my location with a few family members so they always knew where I was. It didn't seem to have much effect on either battery life nor data usage.
Would love to see GCN plan an adventure to Bali island
Sounds like a great trip. Do you guys have new cameras? The quality is pretty good.
There has definitely been a noticeable bump in the video quality lately.
You guys should do the mundi biddi in australia
Love the point about budget
I want to do a 5 week tour through New Zealand in febuary. It's the first time I'm really on a tour that is longer than a week, so it's going to be an adventure.
It will be amazing to have you here guys!
Let me know if you need a guide in Santiago ;)
What about some GCN bike packing nearer to home? Most of what you say does of course relate to the UK as well.
Absolutely! There's nothing quite like getting to know your home turf a bit better.
Hi.
My son and I are planning a trip from Belgium to Denmark in the summer 2019.
What is the name of the app you use for road planning ? Comute ?
T37912 it is Komoot 😉
@@GioBen68 thank you.
Can you review different bicycle computers or gps units that are suitable for bicycle adventures?
I've traveled the carretera austral in patagonia and the buses that travel that road do so at high speed and force anything in their way over. They barely slow down to drop off passengers, having the porter give the bum's rush to people and luggage. The dialect of Spanish spoken there is barely understood by fluent Spanish speakers and very few people speak English, and why would they, they're 2000 miles from the nearest English speakers. It is a rainforest, and the rain there is not the constant drizzle of the UK but comes down in buckets. The countyside is spectacular and the people are generous and friendly.
Try to find a local resource anywhere you travel to fill you in on the particulars . Have fun!
Myself and Angie are doing way of the roses, Trans Cambrian way and LEJOG next year on fat bikes kitted out with Topeak bags front loader, frame loader, back loader and top loader ... can't wait guys ... great show to GCN.. ps where's your white ceramic mugs on website gone ? Need two for our Fat Bike challenge 👍😉
leave from my door. gotland and fårö coastal route. gravel paradise. easy to get to and no difficult route finding. and gotland 360 if you're road only inclined. kom till sverige!🇸🇪
I'd like to go from Kathmandu to Agra (Taj) and down to Goa (India). Seems to me the planning should also consider avoiding steep inclines and maybe not in this case cycling into trade winds or seasonal winds. I'm using Bikemap so I will try Google Maps but doubt if the side roads of Northern India will feature in the street view facility. I have loads of time but am worried that I break down in the middle of nowhere, get robbed or catch a disease but that's the risks.
go to patagonia!! i'd love to do that and some inspiration would be nice!
This is great, excactly the video I asked for in the comments of the marokko bikepacking video! :D
I think the planning is much harder than the trip itself ;)
Glad to be of service!
Happy to route for Patagonia! Also have a question - how do you know what distance you can do in a day? Obviously, you can take more time than on a normal ride but on the other hand, it'd be back-to-back days... Any tipps?
needed some professional help in charting a course and accomodation details.. whom can i reach out?
What are those blue/green things on the wall?
Thanks GCN for really nice video, definitely got me inspired.
Can you also share some of the logistic tips? For example how to find accommodation that accepts you with your bike, so you don't have to leave it in the open for the night. Also when you fly and then go from point A to point B, what do you do with your bike case?
It's usually worth checking in with your potential host before booking as to whether they have somewhere secure to stow your bike overnight. For A to B, consider using cardboard bike boxes - well packed and padded out of course - which you should be able to recycle at A upon bike assembly and then pick up another at B in a local bike shop or sometimes airports. Hope that helps!
@@gcn Thank you, that is very useful advice.
I bought a scoot addict 10 cf ...i want to go bike packing in India now some people are telling me that its not advisable to add panniers to my CF cause CF are not supposed to take that weight of panniers ... and it my crack under pressure ... i want your expert advise
Hi GCN
I don't know if you can reveal it but roughly how much did the trip to Iceland cost per person?
I've always wanted to go to japan. Pity the flights are so expensive
dipping my toe in the touring / adventure water, planning a route from channel to Luxembourg
i want to go from Sevilla to Barcelona... i dont know if 200km everyday for 5 days its too much...
@Juan Perea. 200km per day is possible in the summer as long as you just cycle and don't stop too much.
Patagonia sounds great! got some spaces free to join? :-P
Patagonia would be very nice! If you like South America, how about Peru? Great landscape AND food!
We're down for anywhere with great food.
Absolutely a fantastic country to bike pack
How about to go to Colombia and give a try to one of the longest climbs possible: Alto de Letras (~80 km at ~4% avg. grade) #Epic #warm #cyclingnation
Go to the hymilayas or try a Eastern European destination like Croatia or Bosnia
South Africa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm already looking forward to an episode in Patagonia...you kind of have to do it now.
Tell our boss that!
what komoot bundle tho?
What di you guys do with your actual bike-packing material? I figure you have some professional grade cases, not just cardbord boxes as I did ;) So where do you leave them after arriving? What if you leave from another airport you arrived at?
There aren't too many airports in Iceland. Actually, they even rented bikes there.
@@koko-lores I meant it as a general question, not especially for iceland. There you always arrive and leave from reykjavik - but still you'd need to leave the bike case somewhere there...
Fixed gear?
Planning a bike trip stage 1; Decamp to the pub next door to do the research :) (Wot no pint, Si?)
Exactly! That comes after work... 😉
Please Gcn would you guide me which gears to use while climbing because I am a beginner
P.S I use a retro road bike
Love from Pakistan
Great vid. Si BUT what the hell is on your wall ? a chest hair brush 🤣 a marmite encrusted brick?... 🤔
I would recommend the Android application OSMAnd it's openstreetmap map offline, many options like finding next cemetery to get water :D, great.
Use it for my Paris-Nice this summer.
+Florimondable I totally agree with you about OSMand. It's a great off-line mapping app and the one I use planning all my tours these days. However I do not use it whilst actually touring. I use paper maps for that. That way I don't need to constantly worry about recharging my device.
Emma did a bikepacking trip in Taiwan didn’t she ?
When are you going to start leading this trips so that us mere mortals can join. I’m in!! And if you’re not going to lead it, any companies you would recommend?
From Vienna to Barcelona !!!!!!
Sri Lanka Tangalle- Ella-Polunariva-Kandi-Tangalle 4-5 days trip by bike)
Brussels To Berlin looks like a decent plan
Largely flat and boring. Also the other way around is even easier as you get tailwind most of the time riding west from Berlin.
Cape Town - Okavango Delta
I want to go Bikepacking EVERYWHERE!!!
Of course you do, Josh.
Wild Atlantic way from Muff co Donegalto Kinsale co Cork.
For inspiration everyone should follow Jedidiah Jenkins.The guy has cycled 10000 miles from Oregon to Patagonia
Why does Si have a dirty dish scrubber sponge on his wall? Patagonia is awesome. Make sure you get some of the chocolate and drink the mate' tea.
Komoot is good when you dont mind going in circles XD
Hi.. I'm planning for a ride from Delhi to Leh..can anybody help me
Great, but you left off something important. Where do I stash the wife and kids during my backpacking adventure:)
Depends how big your panniers are...
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