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Bikepacking on the Horizon: Adapted Bags, Panniers and Tents
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You've finally decided to get into bikepacking this season. Congratulations! Adventure and long bike rides that stretch over several days and nights are within everyone's reach. But first, you'll need to equip yourself properly. Unlike bike touring, bikepacking focuses on complementary bags and lightweight, minimalist and aerodynamic panniers. While the latter isn't particularly essential, it's still a detail that will be felt the more kilometers you add.
Regarding the equipment to bring, we focus on essential items while avoiding superfluous items. Your large Peugeot pepper mill that you inherited from your Uncle Henry? It's better to leave it on the kitchen table and take a small camping pepper grinder, or better yet, small pepper sachets, or pepper in a small Ziplock bag. Your favorite cactus? Hmm… maybe not!
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Fortunately, some brands continue to enhance their bikepacking bag offerings since the introduction of their first models of this type, several years ago. Always concerned with offering waterproof and durable solutions, Ortlieb is globally recognized and the products are generally easy to find.
La Cordée offers several bikepacking bag models from brands like Ortlieb and Arkel. You will find everything you need to realize your bikepacking projects this summer and for the coming seasons.
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Bikepacking Tents
And of course, to end your bikepacking days in great comfort, nothing beats a good tent suited to bikepacking, that is to say, a tent equipped with poles much shorter than those of a conventional tent, facilitating their storage in a bag or in a pannier. These models offer a host of features specially adapted to bikepacking such as helmet organizers, or floor mats or built-in bins for storing cycling shoes, helmets, and other accessories.
Finally, storage bags with integrated straps designed to be attached directly to the handlebars or the frame of the bike are the icing on the cake. We love it!
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