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My Bike Touring Blogs, Tips, & Gear Reviews

Dave Briggs
By Dave Briggs · Published 2024-10-28 · Last updated 2026-07-18
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This page acts as a central hub for all my bike touring blogs, tips, gear reviews & guides written during the last 20 years of various cycling adventures around the world.

On this page
  1. Bike Touring Blogs
  2. Bike Touring Kit Lists
  3. Bike Touring Guides
  4. Bike Touring Buying Guides
  5. Bike Touring Gear Reviews
  6. Bike Touring FAQs
Adventure cyclist Dave Briggs with his Thorn Nomad MK2 when bicycle touring around Iceland.

Hi I'm Dave, and I started bike touring sometime around 2000. Since 2006, I've been writing bicycle touring blogs, guides and tips on this blog.

Over that time, it's fair to say that some of my bikepacking guides have become harder to find. So, this page acts as a signpost to most of the important ones.

I've tried to section this page in a somewhat logical order. It starts with my day by day blog posts for my two longest bicycle tours. After that I've put my bike touring kit lists, guides and gear reviews into their own sections. Finally, at the end, are those bicycle touring posts that could be categorized as frequently asked questions.

Whether you're just starting your bike touring adventures, or are a seasoned bikepacker, I hope you'll enjoy reading what you find!

Bike Touring Blogs

When I cycled from England to South Africa, and later from Alaska to Argentina, I wrote a blog post a day. You can read those by first visiting these two starting pages:
Cycling from England to South Africa
Cycling from Alaska to Argentina

My most recent bicycle tour was cycling from Athens to Nordkapp and then to Lisbon. I am slowly creating blogs posts from my diaries, notes and photos which you can start exploring here: Cycling Everywhere Bicycle Tour

Thorn Nomad Mk II with Rohloff speedhub - fully loaded bicycle touring

Bike Touring Kit Lists

The kit I use for bike touring isn't set in stone. It evolves over the years, and is also dependent upon the countries I visit and the climate I might experience. Here's a few different lists of bikepacking kit I've used during various bike tours:
Bike Touring Electronic List (Iceland 2023)
Bike Touring Clothes List (Iceland 2023)
Bike Touring Waterproof List (Iceland 2023)
Bike Touring Cooking List (Iceland 2023)
Bike Touring Camping List (Iceland 2023)
Bike Touring Toiletries List (Iceland 2023)
3 Month Bike Touring Gear List (Greece to England)
1 Month Bike Touring Cooking List (Greece)
3 Week Bike Touring Gear List (Greece)
Credit Card Bike Touring Gear List

Dave Briggs cycling out of Andahuaylas in Peru

Bike Touring Guides

Not sure whether a piece of gear or choice about a bicycle is the right one? These bikepacking guides all contain points worth considering:
The importance of a shakedown bike trip
Panniers vs Trailers for Bike Touring
Top 10 Bike Touring Essentials
Are Multi-Tools any good for bikepacking
700 vs 26 Inch Wheels for Bike Touring
Should you choose a Rohloff Hub for Bicycle Touring?

Schwalbe Marathon Plus Tour Tires

Bike Touring Buying Guides

Whether you want a new handlebar bag, saddle, or panniers for your next bicycle trip, these buying guides give you all the info in one place:
Choosing the best rear bike racks for bicycle touring
Choosing the best saddle for bicycle touring
Choosing the best pump for bike touring
Choosing the best handlebar bag for bike touring
Choosing the best front racks for bike touring
Choosing the best bike touring tires
Choosing the best pedals for bicycle touring
Choosing the best pillow for bicycle touring
Choosing the best panniers for bike touring
Choosing the best shoes for bike touring

A list of the best panniers for touring

Bike Touring Gear Reviews

If I've had a piece of equipment or bike for a while, I often write a review about it:
Adidas Five Ten Trailcross LT MTB Shoes
Shimano Flat Pedals PD-GR500
Ortlieb Back Roller Classic Review
Best Powerbank for Bike Touring
DrinkSafe Travel Tap Review
Endura Hummvee 3/4 Shorts Review
Brooks C17 Review
Topeak Mini Dual DXG Pump Review
Brooks B17 Saddle
Sealskinz Waterproof Beanie Review

camping by Dynjandi in iceland

Bike Touring FAQs

These articles cover some of the most commonly asked questions in the bike touring community:
How to Cut Costs On A Bicycle Tour
How To Deal With Aggressive Dogs on a Bicycle Tour
How to Choose a Camping Stove for Bicycle Touring
Why does my bike wheel wobble?
How to fix a leaking Schrader Valve
Why does my chain keep falling off?
How to keep a bike from rusting outside
Why Is My Bike Hard To Pedal?
Why does my bike rack wobble with panniers?
How to Stay Comfortable and Warm Sleeping Outdoors
How To Carry A Laptop When Bike Touring
How to charge your phone when camping
Bicycle Tools To Take To Africa and Do You Need A Stove?
Tips for picking a bicycle touring sleeping bag
Where to sleep when bike touring
How to Change the Oil in a Rohloff SpeedHub
Dave Briggs, writer at Dave's Travel Pages
Dave Briggs
Dave is a UK travel writer living in Athens since 2015. With 20 years of firsthand travel experience and over 80,000 km of bicycle touring across six continents, he's been blogging at Dave's Travel Pages since 2005. Every guide is based on places he's actually been.
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