Advantages Bikepacking?

In this article we want to describe the advantages of bikpang bags compared to classic trunks. These are slightly different directions of cycling and it is incorrect to compare them, rather here you just need to decide on the type of trip. Bikepacking gives you maneuverability and light cruising. It is suitable for light trips outside the city, and for round-the-world :) there have repeatedly been such precedents, for example, the journey of the Englishman Mark Beaumont.

And so, in what bikepacking surpasses a classic trip with a bag:

Minimization of volume. On a hike we take only what is needed. Nothing extra!

Lightness follows from the first point. Fewer things, less weight, which means less effort will be spent on covering distances.

Weight distribution. All your luggage is evenly placed on the bike, there is no such advantage as happens when a trunk with a trunk is installed. The entire center of gravity is shifted to the rear wheel.

Unloading the rear wheel. The previous paragraph entails unloading the rear wheel. As a result, the axis is less loaded, which reduces the wear of the cones / bearings / balls, and indeed the probability of the axis breaking, the spokes also suffer less.

Controllability. Due to competent weight distribution and low weight of equipment, it is much more comfortable to drive a bicycle. Due to this, you can choose more technical and interesting trails and get more pleasure from a ride or a hike.

Sailing. More precisely, its absence. When you have a trunk, you have to fight well with the headwind, the bikepang has several times less resistance.

Everything has its place. Due to the presence of many bags, each item can be found at "home". No longer need to break through a huge backpack in search of something.

Reliability. The luggage racks on bicycles sometimes break during trips; they have to be repaired by artisanal methods. There is nothing to break on bags for bike packing. You can break something, but this can be solved with the help of a thread and a needle.

Dimensions. Because of the trunk and trunk, the dimensions of the rear of the bike increase significantly and it often happens that the front end has passed, and you cling to the obstacle with the trunk. When using bags for bike packing, you will not have such a problem.

Transportation by plane. When we fly by plane, we usually try to attach as much luggage as possible to the bike so as not to overpay for an advantage. We have to fasten the tent with tape, etc. When you have bags for bike packing, you don’t need to do anything. Everything is already screwed :)

Universality. Bags for bike packing will be on almost any bike, whether it is a roadway or a suspension for a downhill. But the classic trunk can not be installed everywhere, but they will not be installed on suspensions or carbon frames.

Easy to install. To fix the bags do not require any keys and skills. Just fasten Velcro Velcro and Fastex.

Installation speed. It only takes 10 minutes to hang all the bags.

Patency. Thanks to bike packing it is much easier to overcome various obstacles. The bike is balanced throughout the base and is not heavy in itself. Consequently, hopping into the train, crossing the ford, or going around a tree that is littered will be much easier than with a trunk.

Bag for any departure. Thanks to bike packing, you can use these bags not only for cycling, but also just take them on pokatushki, fastening only the right amount to the bike. For example, a seatpost bag and gas tank are great for pokatushek. Under the saddle you have a snack, warm clothes, and in the gas tank are money, documents and a phone.

There is another interesting plus. For example, if you do not want to take your bike on a trip, and intend to buy it directly in the country in which you plan to hike, then you can take your bags tightly packed. The entire set of bags can easily fit in a small package.