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Welcome to our dedicated bikepacking & adventure cycling shop...

A collection of adventure cycling journeys, conversations, events and news stories that celebrate the spirit of travelling by bike...

Journey | CAIRNGORMS, SCOTLAND

LIVING WILDS: BIKEPACKING THE CAIRNGORMS LOOP

A signature British bikepacking escape amongst sparse, silent lands. Two-hundred kilometres of the finest gravel tracks, forest-floor and loch-skirting singletrack, and hike-a-bike? Bikepacking the Cairngorms Loop is hard to beat...

by STEF AMATO & JORDAN GIBBONS
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Journey | KENT, UK

KENT DOWNS LOOP: BIKEPACKING THE CANTII WAY

We discover the English county of Kent over three days, riding Cycling UK's latest multi-day bikepacking route - the Cantii Way. Expect coastline, cathedral and cinque-port towns, vineyards, and seafood shacks with this accessible adventure on London's doorstep...

by STEF AMATO & JORDAN GIBBONS
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Journey | NIDDERDALE, ENGLAND

BIKEFISHING THE SECRET DALE

Bikefishing? Oh yes. We strap fishing rods, flies, and overnight kit to our gravel bikes for a bike-fishing journey along the River Nidd. Along the way, we meet up with Nidderdale AONB fly fisherman, Oscar, who takes us upstream fishing in the river and stillwater fishing at the local upland reservoir. Time to see what the bike fishing hype is all about...

by STEF AMATO & DUNCAN PHILPOTT
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Kit & Equipment | GRAVEL WILDS

WARBIRD – THE FLIGHT OF THE ‘OG’ ORIGINAL GRAVEL BIKE?

What makes a bike a gravel bike? Tom Hill heads back to 2008, and delves into the development of The Salsa Warbird - widely considered the original 'og' gravel bike - a genre-defining machine that has changed the perception of what is possible on drop-barred bicycles…

by PANNIER
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Journey | PALESTINE

DOWN TO JERICHO

Cycle touring author, Julian Sayarer, released his latest work today - Fifty Miles Wide. A book / on his journey along the roads of Israel and occupied Palestine - a route that weaves from the ancient hills of Galilee, along blockaded walls of the Gaza Strip, and down to the Bedouin villages of the Naqab Desert. He shares a couple of extracts from the book...

by JULIAN SAYARER
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Kit & Equipment | PANNIER HQ

PANNIER POCKET ZINE // 2020

Introducing our first pocket-sized compendium of all things Pannier, bikepacking and life at #15KPH...

by PANNIER
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Kit & Equipment | PANNIER BASECAMP

OUR BIKEPACKING / CYCLE TOUR & EXPEDITION KIT LISTS

What do you need to join one of our bikepacking tours or expeditions? We ride through the bike requirements, recommended kit list(s), what is available to hire from us, and frequently asked questions...

by PANNIER
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Journey | SNOWDONIA N.P. (WALES)

FURTHLINES

In the wake of Storm Dennis, we explore the roads, gravel tracks and infrastructure lines of Snowdonia National Park's Carneddau Mountains. As we ride up, into the snow-sprinkled shadows of two Furth peaks, we slowly unearth a very humbling story of human influence in the mountains...

by STEFAN AMATO & DUNCAN PHILPOTT
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Kit & Equipment | PANNIER HQ

GOYT // BIKEPACKING KIT & GEAR OF THE YEAR, 2019

Not like us to do kit reviews, but following a big year of bikepacking - guiding, recce-ing and racing - we've introduced our annual Pannier.cc 'Gear of the Year' Selection. Welcome to Edition I...

by PANNIER
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Journey | KYRGYZSTAN

EXTRAORDINARY WORLDS // THE SILK ROAD MOUNTAIN RACE 2019

In the early hours of August 30th, Pannier.cc Pair - Stef & Dave - crossed the finish line of the 2019 Silk Road Mountain Race. Stef shares his experience of the extraordinary worlds of: Kyrgyzstan and Racing one of the toughest bikepacking events going...

by STEFAN AMATO & DAVID SEAR
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Kit & Equipment | BRISTOL, UK

BESPOKED 2019 // PANNIER.CC AWARD

Adeline heads to Bespoked Bristol - the UK handmade bike show that supports independent framebuilders - to judge the inaugural Pannier.cc 'Touring & Travel' bike award...

by ADELINE O'MOREAU
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Kit & Equipment | GERMANY

THE ORTLIEB STORY // HARTMUT. HISTORY. HERITAGE…

...we head to Ortlieb HQ in the heart of Germany to un-roll the bike bag brand's beginnings, and what makes them tick today. Is there more to Ortlieb than their uber-utilitarian image? 100% W̷a̷t̷e̷r̷p̷r̷o̷o̷f̷ Yes ...

by STEFAN AMATO
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Journey | ROUGH-STUFF LAND

THE ROUGH STUFF FELLOWSHIP WAY…

Introducing the new Rough Stuff Fellowship Archives book - a collection of photos and stories - from the oldest off-road cycling club in the world...

by MARK HUDSON
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Journey | LAKE DISTRICT, UK

Tea & Tarns | Pass Storming England’s Lake District

A two-day bikepacking trip in the Lake District National Park, storming Lakeland passes between two remote YHA bunkhouses, in search of the ideal tarn brew stop...

by Stefan Amato & Duncan Philpott
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Journey | Scotland, UK

The Long Road | Bikepacking the Southern Hebrides

Ferry-hopping & bikepacking the southern Hebrides Islands - Gigha, Jura & the Kintyre Peninsula - for three days either side of Grinduro! Scotland, on the Isle of Arran...

by Stefan Amato, Chris McClean & Chris McNally
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Kit & Equipment | UK

Brooks Cambium ‘All Weather’ Saddle

Brooks add the 'All Weather' to their Cambium saddle range - an all black, cheaper option that has a more weatherproof (waterproof) & durable top...

by THE PANNIER TEAM
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Kit & Equipment | ALPS

Rough Stuff Cycling In The Alps

The original 'Rough Stuff Cycling in the Alps' ring-bound book – Fred Wright's original guide to adventuring by bike in the Alps - is being reprinted with stunning vintage photography...

by MAX LEONARD & FRED WRIGHT
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Kit & Equipment | UK

BIKES: The Desert of Wales

A selection of our loaded bikepacking bikes, high up in a forest somewhere in mid-Wales. Featuring Surly, Condor, Stanforth and Fairlight...

by Stefan Amato, Ben Spurrier and Chris McClean
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Kit & Equipment | UK

Cumulus: Down Sleeping Bags & Quilts

Introducing Cumulus - lightweight, packable down sleeping bags & quilt sleeping systems for bikepacking/adventure-based cycling...

by Pannier
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Kit & Equipment | SCOTLAND

‘The Distance’ Bikepacking Event: Kit Hire

We've teamed up with The Distance - an overnight bikepacking event in Galloway, Scotland - to offer bikepacking kit hire packages, and free entries...

by THE PANNIER TEAM
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EMBER Coffee

Introducing our 150g packs of ground, tasty coffee for your next bike camping trips...

by PANNIER TEAM
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Kit & Equipment | UK

Introducing the Hubba Tour Tent

MSR's evolution of their already popular Hubba series, into a tent specifically for adventure cycling...

by The Pannier Team
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Kit & Equipment | KITLISTS

An Adventure Cycling Kitlist

Our typical kitlist for a standard bikepacking trip: touring bags, shelter, cookware, tools...

by The Pannier Team
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Kit & Equipment | UK

Ortlieb Bikepacking Bags – First Look & Shop

The time has come. Ortlieb are releasing a range of bikepacking bags for travelling cyclists.

by The Pannier Team
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Kit & Equipment | WORLD

Revelate Designs Bikepacking Bags

Introducing the innovators of bikepacking bags to the Pannier Shop

by The Pannier Team
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Kit & Equipment | WORLD

The Adventure Cycle-Touring Handbook

Introducing the 3rd Edition of the bible for travelling cyclists...

by The Pannier Team
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Kit & Equipment | GERMANY

The FERN Story

Florian & Phillip, the guys behind FERN bicycles, share their stories of past adventures, their workshop, bikes, and future plans…

by Florian Haeussler & Phillip Zwanzig
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