Weekend Warrior’s Guide To MTB Bikepacking

Bikepacking is getting more popular all the time, and for good reason! It’s a great way to get out further afield on your bike and helps turn a ride into an adventure. Improvements in bikepacking kit have also drastically improved comfort levels, meaning you can look forward to setting up camp rather than dreading it. If you’re looking to get into bikepacking, let Blake and Anna give you some hints and tips on how best to get started. ⏱ Timestamps ⏱ 0:00 - Intro 0:43 - Get planning! 1:34 - Where to sleep 3:18 - Food is key 3:45 - What’s the best bike for bikepacking? 4:38 - Bikepacking do’s and don’t’s Useful Links: Watch The UCI MTB World Series Elite Racing On GCN 👉 NEW GMBN XC Kit! 👉 Racing Highlights & More On GMBN Racing 👉 Watch Shorts on GMBN 👉 Ride with us at the Global Bike Festival 👉 Submit your Photo and Video to us 👉 Sign-up to our newsletter 👉 Have you got any bikepacking adventures planned? Do you have any tips for other riders? Share them with the community 💬 Watch more on GMBN... 📹 How much do you need to spend on bikepacking tech? 👉 📹 Watch our Editor’s Choice Playlist 👉 📹 Watch our weekly show, The Dirt Shed Show 👉 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵 #GMBN #GlobalMountainBikeNetwork #MTB #MountainBiking The Global Mountain Bike Network (GMBN) is the world’s largest and fastest-growing online mountain bike channel and community – and your destination for the best mountain bike content in the world. GMBN is dedicated to inspiring and unlocking your riding potential. Our videos cater to fans of every mountain bike discipline: from mile-munching cross-country (XC) riders, through adrenaline-fuelled dirt jumpers, gravity-hungry downhillers or aspiring enduro racers, and beyond. Every day of every month, our ex-pro presenting team are on hand to entertain and inspire you while also providing a uniquely qualified insight into the world of mountain biking. Every week we deliver original daily videos that include: Adventurous and entertaining features Mountain bike skills coaching Technical advice and guidance Mechanical know-how to keep you rolling A place for the riding community with our weekly Dirt Shed Show Thanks to our sponsors: Canyon Bikes: Nukeproof Bikes: Orbea Bikes: Park Tool: Smith Helmets & Eyewear: Crankbrothers Pedals: Shimano Footwear: Ergon: Vittoria Tires: FSA: Spank: Topeak: Garmin: Peaty’s Products: Wahoo: Worx Power Tools: CamelBak: Watch our sister channels: GMBN Racing - GMBN Tech - Electric Mountain Bike Network - GMBN auf Deutsch - Global Cycling Network - GCN Tech - GCN Racing - Global Triathlon Network - GCN Italia - GCN en Espanol - GCN auf Deutsch - GCN en Francais - GCN Japan - GCN Training -