Advice & Tips

5 Reasons to Commute By Bike

Now the sun comes up earlier and goes to sleep a little bit later lots of you might be thinking about dusting that bike off and riding to...

What’s In The Bags?! A Detailed Look At My Bikepacking Gear!

On my last video I had a short section where I briefly covered what equipment I had in my Bikepacking bags. It was a popular part of the...

Shokz Headphones – Hear Music & Your Surroundings!

Headphones and cycling are a combination that I was against for a long time. As much as I love music I would rather be able to hear my...

Bikepacking Christmas Gifts – 10 Of The Best!

With Christmas on the way I decided to choose 10 of my favourite little bikepacking products to recommend and share with you. The video...

Best Bikepacking Bike?

UPDATE! I have a new bike for my adventures. Check the review out here and see it in action in the Scottish winter below! Pinnacle Arkose...

SKS Speedrocker Mudguards / Fenders – Do They Work? A Full Review!

After lots of very dirty and wet commutes last winter I had decided nice and early that when the winter of 2022 rolled around I would...

Winter Is Here – Part 2 – Don’t Snooze Due To Winter Blues!

If you have jumped ahead and missed Part 1 then make sure you click that link and check it out first. What About My Bike? So we might be...

Winter Is Here – Part 1 – What to Wear?

As I pressed down on the door handle and swung the door inwards towards me the cool crisp chill of a winter morning hit me square in the...

Local Time Trials – Why I Avoid Them!

There was a time not so long ago when The Bikepacking Dad trained hard, sat on Zwift for many hours, and was very interested in his power...

Why B Roads Are King!

Depending where you are in the world you might not have a clue what I mean when I say ‘B roads’ so let me take a second to explain what...

Zwift and a Wahoo Kickr – What They Did For My Fitness!

Long before The Bikepacking Dad I was a returning cyclist who had just purchased my first road bike on the bike to work scheme. I was...

A Local Night Ride – Be Seen! Be Safe!

When you live in Scotland it doesn’t seem to take long for the summer to be leaving and the dark nights to start creeping up on us....

How To Ride Your Bike Further!

So a few days ago I asked my handful of Instagram followers if they had any suggestions / topics they would like me to cover. One of the...

Solo Bikepacking Safety Tips!

When I was young, free, and single, I would never have thought about writing ‘safety tips’ for any subject. Let alone safety tips for...

Bikepacking Routes – How to Get Started!

When it comes to creating routes for cycling we are spoilt for choice these days. There are dozens of mapping programs and apps that are...

Bikepacking Sleep System – What Do I Use?

Rather watch a video about my sleep setup? I've got you covered: My Bikepacking Sleep System After a long day on the bike I love the last...

Bikepacking Bags – What Bags Do I Use?

UPDATE! Now I have used the bags for 6 months in all sorts of weather how have they held up? Check out my 6 month review: Ortlieb...

Bikepacking Shoes – What Should I Wear?

When you come from a road riding background you get used to a very particular type of shoe and cleat system. Whether it is SPD or SPD-SL...

What is Bikepacking?

Now there’s a reason that ‘Bikepacking’ and ‘Backpacking’ are very similar words. You can see where I’m going with this right…?...