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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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…?...
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