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Bikepacking on pinkbike!

Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2013 10:31 pm
by jay91
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Self-suppo ... -2013.html. Not the usual red bull gnarly dh on pink bike makes a change :lol:

Re: Bikepacking on pinkbike!

Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 8:37 am
by FLV
Holy Smokes! Imagine if that gear was all packed on his bike, it would have been 57lbs :shock:


Looks like an amazing location, and good riding too.

Re: Bikepacking on pinkbike!

Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 9:42 am
by Bearbonesnorm
Lovely pictures ... but they weren't half carrying some poor show ;) Under cooking gear, did I miss mention of stove / fuel, etc?
Holy Smokes! Imagine if that gear was all packed on his bike, it would have been 57lbs
Oddly, I think 56lb is about average at the WRT weigh-in :)

Re: Bikepacking on pinkbike!

Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 10:07 am
by Ian
I like the addition of pruning saw to the kit list.

Will there be an opportunity for a camp fire at the winter bivvy? If so, I'll bring my saw too :)

Re: Bikepacking on pinkbike!

Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 11:28 am
by FLV
s8tannorm wrote:Lovely pictures ... but they weren't half carrying some poor show ;) Under cooking gear, did I miss mention of stove / fuel, etc?
Holy Smokes! Imagine if that gear was all packed on his bike, it would have been 57lbs
Oddly, I think 56lb is about average at the WRT weigh-in :)
Yeah, but did you notice he was sharing a tent with his mate, which his mate was carrying!

Re: Bikepacking on pinkbike!

Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 11:47 am
by composite
I'm no super light packer but WTF?

I'm even planning on a couple of ciders in the bag for the winter bivi but it still wouldn't be that heavy.

Re: Bikepacking on pinkbike!

Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 1:44 pm
by restlessshawn
That weight in a rucksack would kill my back and wonky shoulder :shock:

Re: Bikepacking on pinkbike!

Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 3:10 pm
by u02sgb
I think that's the same area the article on bike packing in the new Singletrack is from. Oddly, it looks like a different three guys but they made the same choice of MASSIVE rucksacks.

Re: Bikepacking on pinkbike!

Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 9:12 pm
by jay91
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Yeah, but did you notice he was sharing a tent with his mate, which his mate was carrying![/quote]. :lol: