This one looks suitably 'bikepacky' https://joecruz.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/img_2552.jpg That has sold me tenfold. Done! My old man bought one and has hardly used it, so ill get it off him. We're the same height so the frame size is bang on. Now to tear off that pannier rack, slap on some nice ...

Hi guys,

I have come into possession of a Surly Long Haul Trucker and really, really want to spec it out for bike packing.

I wondered if you guys would see this as possible? Do people bike pack with tourers?

Cheers all, hope this weather is keeping you well.

Rhysman

Dude...

Well....depends how much i get for my car eh?!

Around £300 i reckon. Depends how much a bargain gets thrown at me.

Cheers for the suggestion though, the wider range i can look for the better chance i have.

Doesnt sound like a bad shout to be honest, i could always slap on some forks later down the line anyway.

Could you point me in the right direction dude any names spring to mind?

If not, to pinkbike it is!

Its got to that point. All i have left is to procure myself a bike, that is up to the task of doing something other than trials. Im looking at a 29er (i think) as im 6ft tall, and think i could get the most out of one. I also like the sound of a big Triangle in the frame, for more space. I've been r...

Mishmi Hills or the Parvati Valley, India.

Tad hot though!

Cheers dude, i shall look into building one i reckon itll be alot cheaper.

Cheers though, im 6ft so might go with a 650b we shall see.

Yeah ok. From the feedback here and other places around the web im pretty sure this isn't going to be the way to go. Gonna have to be the noob now, could anyone recommend a half decent bike to get myself started on? Im a keen trials biker, but there is no way in hell my 20" Koxx has any other u...

This is what im thinking, i may scrap the idea and go with a tourer. I just have an opportunity to purchase said recumbent cheap and at a great price. I was sold by how comfy they are, and the fact that it comes with panniers. This is a challenge recumbent, not a trike like your better half rides, s...

Hey guys, Clawing myself closer and closer to becoming the ultimate two-wheeled hobo. I have the opportunity to pick up a recumbent bike, she is in great nick and i have rode one before. I found them incredibly comfy and ergonomic, and i will be able to get the bike bags at a reasonable price too. I...

Just ordered the bargain bag of the year.

Boom!

No longer shall this epic cold keep me indoors.

Thanks again guys!

You can definitely Bivvi with a down bag, my step-old man uses 2 down bags, after seeing them thats why i wanted them. His pack down to litterally half the size of mine and are both a hell of alot warmer.

Any advice for using a Bivvi with a down bag?

Much appreciated, i shall empty the piggy bank.

Afternoon you two wheeled tramps. I am looking to buy a new sleeping bag, preferably a half decent 3 season which compacts nice and small, that will hopefully keep me warm most of the year round in the UK. Don't need any -10 bags or anything! Question is do i go down or synthetic? Looking to spend a...