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I couldn't go ultralight when I rode the Continental Divide and the Baja Divide routes. I did do some additional road riding on both trips so I carried my standard front and rear Ortlieb panniers. I firmly believe in carrying all the gear needed for maintenance, comfortable primitive camping including cooking, and everything needed in the event of emergency weather or injury delays so I won't need to rely on someone else for support. This philosophy has served me well after thousands of miles ridden even though occasionally I have to push up some of the steep hills due to the weight (no shame in that I'm 70 years old now and no spring chicken)

I see bike packers with minimal gear where do you put food for multi day trips what about bathing do you take a towel or just drip dry in the bushes? In the past i toured with a fully loaded long haul trucker loaded weighs 85 pounds. Now i tour on specialized diverge gravel grinder 48x32 rings 11x36 cassette, front panniers bar bag and rear rack to hold street shoes, food and over flow. Got weight down to 55lbs including 2 full water bottles. I take a tent, bivi bags suck in the rain if you cant get dressed in it its worthless. Im 70 years old and need some comfort. I still average about 12 mph. Fast tours on my tarmac with bar bag and handle bar bag i move a little faster but thats eating out and staying in motels. Being on the road is the best way to spend your time. Anyone out there who hasn't toured or bike packed just get what ever equipment you can and ride you wont regret it. See you on the road. An Old Guy

Thanks! Great tips, to the point.

Good info..Thanks

Great video...well done!...Thanks for sharing your experiences in this brief video... I use the Ortlieb bikepacking bags, too. I fully agree your review on these bags.

That video was “super super” 😀

nice vid... more bikepacking stuff videos are always needed ;-)

Really useful, thx for sharing. Cheers from Poland

Excellent

Cool to see Ortlieb bags actually being used and hearing that they do work. Wasn't sure about how good they were given so many people using Revelate Designs, Porcelain Rocket etc.

Great video, that was very informative, thank you

Great breakdown and very informative 👍🏻

Great video! Would love to know more about your sleeping kit in the expedition setup - what kind of tent/bivy/sleeping bag are you using? Thank you!

Axel you just did well

Merci pour cette vidéo. Bon accent

Two sistems are fantastic !

It's a choice of do you want to be comfortable on the bike or at your campsite and I know I spend more time on my bike then at camp so I'm trying to ride light great video. Thanks

Great video. It would be interesting which minimum gear is really necessary to go out on the road for a bikepacking trip, e.g. for sleeping, bike maintenance, and recharging batteries.

Thank you for your review and sharing your experience. I notice you used a triathlon split saddle on long expedition. Is it better than a regular saddle?

Thank you for the video! Are you using side load bottle cages? I find it difficult to use my bottle cages and a top tube bag.

Hey great videos. Ive been on some epic bikepacking trips myself, and I'm heading to Patagonia for my next adventure. I haven't chose a route as of yet, and id love to see what you done. Is there any information you have for me to browse through ? keep the vids coming champ, they're class !

Nice 👍👍👍

Of these two Open frames, which model is the more lively option if it's the only one you can keep?

Thanks for the great video! Which tape are you using to protect the Open bike (visible at 0:56 in the video) ? Never had problems with the paint when you've taken it off ?

1:01 "It's s *Mini jet passing by* uper durable"

Have you ever faced trouble with hydraulic disc brakes on your long trips, specially after flying with your bike.

nice video the gravel bike have a nice saddle can i knw the model ? merci bcp

What Down Jacket would you recommend? I'm going for 3-4 days at the time on European roads and need something light and packable. Thanks for help.

Thanks alot for sharing, may i know what is the tyre and width you used on the grey bike?

Great information. What is the gearing setup on the two bikes? How do you manage the gearing relative to the total weight of the rider and bags? :)

Bonjour, quel modèle de tente utilises-tu ? J'en recherche une pour le bikepacking, qui passerait dans mes sacoches ... Merci

How about using a hydration backpack? What is the disavantages?

What aero-bars were you using in 2017 for the long trip.

On the gravel bike what tyres are mounted?

What kind of saddle is that on grey bike' also how do u like it?

Hi There. Can you suggest me the best bike for world tour. Which is good on rough roads

Quelle est la selle sur le vélo d'expédition ?

So this is rather an Ortlieb commercial?! Did you get sponsored?

Par hasard, quelle est la reference de la selle ISM?

can i ask which brand and model of your bike?

I call 50 km an expedition.👍💯🚴

Your expedition setup is less than my light setup 🙄

Sorry, but I do not really believe for a minute that a down jacket, tent sleeping bag, tent and pad really fits in that handlebar bag.

I must disagree about the small ortlieb 4.1 liter seat pack you use for the light setup. I've got an exactly the same model and it's an utter garbage, the velcro strap doesn't hold almost at all and the plastic clip for the saddle disconnects after jumping from a curb, and I only had clothes inside, no heavy items. The clip seems to be made out of the cheapest plastic. I also have a pair of panniers and a big handlebar rollbag from ortlieb and they're superb quality, so it's a really bad suprise to me that they released such a shitty product as this one...

[hmm, comment vanished] Yet another tutorial showing to others how to pack yet using incorrect (not-optimal) in-frame bag choice. Did you notice you have a dead space there and if made the better choice with bag and/or bottle placement you could totally get rid of the other bag? Oh well... (however, each of us rides/packs as she/he likes).