The Pannier Journal

TOASTING Life at 15KPH...

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

Journey | DOLOMITES, SOUTH TIROL

DASHED LINES // THE ROAD TO DOLOMITI SUPERBIKE

...four of us bikepack through the Zillertal Alps, and into the heart of the Dolomites, to ride the 25th Edition of the Dolomiti Superbike - Italy's biggest mountain bike race.

by STEFAN AMATO & DAVID SEAR

Journey | VENETIAN ALPS, ITALY

REPORT // GRAPPA MASSIF TOUR I (2019)

...the photo essay from our Grappa Massif guided gravel hut-to-hut bikepacking tour in the Venetian Alps, with clothing brand PEdALED. Expect quiet mountain roads, gravel tracks, walled-towns and alpine rifugios

by PANNIER

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

Journey | SPAIN

EASTER WEEK // Montes Universales

...every Easter, Stefan makes time for a week-long bikepacking pilgrimage somewhere new. Somewhere empty and undiscovered. In previous years, these trips have seen him ride in Romania, Sierra de Cazorla and the hidden hills of Valencia. This year, he chose Montes Universales in Northern Spain...

by STEFAN ROHNER

Journey | SLOVENIA

SOCA SPRINGLANDS

...bikepacking the mountain passes and gravel roads of Slovenia's Soča River Valley, Triglav National Park and Julian Alp lands, in the tracks of Slovene mountaineer/traveloguer Julius Kugy...

by STEFAN AMATO & DUNCAN PHILPOTT

Trips & Events | NORTH WALES

WAYFARER CENTENARY

...we join the Rough Stuff Fellowship and Anfield Bicycle Club in the Berwyn Mountains of North Wales, to celebrate the first ride of what is now known as the 'Wayfarer' Pass, in 1919. Organised by cycling author and journalist, Jack Thurston....

by STEFAN AMATO

Journey | GERMANY

FRANCONIA BACKLANDS

...an overnight bikepacking trip, from Ortlieb HQ in Heilsbronn, to a hut in the backlands of Franconia with the Ortlieb Bikepack Squad. As featured as part of our 'The Ortlieb Story' Journal...

by STEFAN AMATO

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

Journey | UK

REPORT // ROUTE BEER® RAMBLE 2019

Last weekend we hosted our first Route Beer® Ramble – an overnight 230km bikepacking tour to Bristol, from London – to taste and launch this year’s batch of our refreshing, tasty touring ale…

by PANNIER

Journey | FAROE ISLANDS & ICELAND

CPH > FAROE > RKV

Fulvio & Valentina explore the north coast of Denmark, the Faroe Islands, and Iceland by bike - capturing their cycling adventure in this rather special photo series...

by FULVIO SILVESTRI

Journey | ITALY

LOOPING THE ORTLER

Bikepacking the Stelvio National Park and Ortler Alps, hut-to-hut from Bormio >> inspired by the photos and tracks of Fred Wright, renowned Rough Stuff Alps pioneer...

by STEFAN AMATO & JORDAN GIBBONS

Trips & Events | YORKSHIRE, UK

OUR SOLSTICE SOCIAL CAMP // 2019

Our Pannier.cc Solstice Bikepacking Camp is returning for its fourth year, and 2019 is shaping up to be a goodun. This time we are heading a little further north and pitching Pannier Basecamp in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, surrounded by deep dales and majestic moorland…

by PANNIER / 15KPH CLUB

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

Journey | SCOTLAND, UK

The Ride to Wrath

Chris and Jelle tour the very north-west of Scotland by bike - to Sandwood Bay with flippers, surf boards and wetsuits in tow, before bikepacking the famed road to Cape Wrath...

by Chris McClean & Jelle Mul

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

Journey | ITALY

Bonatti Tour | Overview

Bikepacking the Mont Blanc Massif, Bergamasque Alps, and Dolomites in the tracks of renowned Alpinist Walter Bonatti...

by STEFAN AMATO & JORDAN GIBBONS

Journey | ITALY

Bonatti Tour I: Inspiration & First Climb

Bikepacking the Bergamasque Alps in search of Monte Alben - the mountain that inspired Bonatti, and the Grigne peaks - his first climb...

by Stefan Amato & Jordan Gibbons

Journey | ITALY

Bonatti Tour II: Home

Bikepacking the Mont Blanc Massif, based out of Courmayeur - the town that Walter Bonatti called home...

by Stefan Amato & Jordan Gibbons

Journey | ITALY

Bonatti Tour III: Expedition

Bikepacking the Dolomites, from Cortina d'Ampezzo up to the Tre Cima di Lavaredo - a winter climb in 1953, that hammered Walter Bonatti's name on the list of world-class climbers...

by Stefan Amato & Jordan Gibbons

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

Journey | BAJA

Fear and Confidence in Baja, Mexico

Chris joins a group bikepacking tour - the Baja Divide. He shares his thoughts on travelling with others, and all things practical for riding the route…

by CHRIS GOODMAN

Journey | WALES

FILM: The Desert of Wales

Introducing our latest short film, which follows the Pannier 15KPHClub into The Desert on an overnight bikepacking tour in mid-Wales...

by Pannier, Quoc & Josh Brooks

Journey | ICELAND

The Best Roads Are Always The Toughest

Jonathan spends the last leg of his RTW journey cycle touring around Iceland, in Winter, not quite expecting -15°C conditions but relishing the challenge of such spectacular roads...

by Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett

Journey | ITALY

Bikepacking Torino-Nice, in B/W

The Torino-Nice Rally celebrated its second mass start in September 2017. Andre set off to ride the route a week earlier, and thankfully added a black & white film camera to his kit list...

by Andre Kniepkamp

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

Journey | EUROPE

A Paris-Corse Randonneur

Max seeks out the finest route from Capital to Coast, to Corsica on a 1400km journey through the French mountains...

by MAX LEONARD

Journey | UK

Reiver Bothypacking II

...we head up to the Dirty Reiver gravel event a day early, and sneak in a Bothy Overnighter & Sweet Potato Curry Cook-Off with the Bombtrack Bikes Squad

by Stefan Amato, Mat Waudby & Franzi Wernsing

Other | EUROPE

TCR No.5: A Photographer’s Race Manual

Roaming photographer Camille looks ahead to the fifth edition of the Transcontinental Race...

by Camille McMillan

Journey | AMERICAS

Blackburn Design: RIVER

The first chapter in a film project, follows Brian along the rivers of the Pacific Coast as he rides in search of Steelhead fish...

by BRIAN OHLEN, DOMINIC GILL, BRIAN VERNOR

Journey | WORLD

ESCAPE BY BIKE BOOK

Introducing Pannier Journal Contributor Josh Cunningham's new book - "Escape By Bike: Adventure Cycling, Bikepacking & Touring Off-Road"....

by Josh Cunningham

Other | UK

Borders Tour: A Weekend with Pannier

Reportage: Our Borders Tour 1st Edition - a 3-night, 240km tour from the Heart of England > Wild Wales...

by Alex Turner & Elliott Waring

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

Journey | CALIFORNIA

CA WEST COAST RAMBLE

A three day bikepacking tour - from San Francisco, south to Santa Cruz - taking in Coastline, Mountains and Redwood Forests...

by Stefan Amato, Paul Errington & Erik Mathy

Other | Sheffield

ShAFF – Free Bikepacking Fringe Session

Join us, at the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival on 10 March, to discuss all things bikepacking...

by Pannier Team

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...

The Pannier Journal

TOASTING Life at 15KPH...

DASHED LINES // THE ROAD TO DOLOMITI SUPERBIKE

by STEFAN AMATO & DAVID SEAR

REPORT // GRAPPA MASSIF TOUR I (2019)

by PANNIER

BESPOKED 2019 // PANNIER.CC AWARD

by ADELINE O'MOREAU

EASTER WEEK // Montes Universales

by STEFAN ROHNER

SOCA SPRINGLANDS

by STEFAN AMATO & DUNCAN PHILPOTT

WAYFARER CENTENARY

by STEFAN AMATO

FRANCONIA BACKLANDS

by STEFAN AMATO

THE ORTLIEB STORY // HARTMUT. HISTORY. HERITAGE…

by STEFAN AMATO

REPORT // ROUTE BEER® RAMBLE 2019

by PANNIER

CPH > FAROE > RKV

by FULVIO SILVESTRI

LOOPING THE ORTLER

by STEFAN AMATO & JORDAN GIBBONS

OUR SOLSTICE SOCIAL CAMP // 2019

by PANNIER / 15KPH CLUB

THE ROUGH STUFF FELLOWSHIP WAY…

by MARK HUDSON

The Ride to Wrath

by Chris McClean & Jelle Mul

Tea & Tarns | Pass Storming England’s Lake District

by Stefan Amato & Duncan Philpott

Bonatti Tour | Overview

by STEFAN AMATO & JORDAN GIBBONS

Bonatti Tour I: Inspiration & First Climb

by Stefan Amato & Jordan Gibbons

Bonatti Tour II: Home

by Stefan Amato & Jordan Gibbons

Bonatti Tour III: Expedition

by Stefan Amato & Jordan Gibbons

The Long Road | Bikepacking the Southern Hebrides

by Stefan Amato, Chris McClean & Chris McNally

Fear and Confidence in Baja, Mexico

by CHRIS GOODMAN

FILM: The Desert of Wales

by Pannier, Quoc & Josh Brooks

The Best Roads Are Always The Toughest

by Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett

Bikepacking Torino-Nice, in B/W

by Andre Kniepkamp

Brooks Cambium ‘All Weather’ Saddle

by THE PANNIER TEAM

A Paris-Corse Randonneur

by MAX LEONARD

Reiver Bothypacking II

by Stefan Amato, Mat Waudby & Franzi Wernsing

TCR No.5: A Photographer’s Race Manual

by Camille McMillan

Blackburn Design: RIVER

by BRIAN OHLEN, DOMINIC GILL, BRIAN VERNOR

ESCAPE BY BIKE BOOK

by Josh Cunningham

Borders Tour: A Weekend with Pannier

by Alex Turner & Elliott Waring

Rough Stuff Cycling In The Alps

by MAX LEONARD & FRED WRIGHT

CA WEST COAST RAMBLE

by Stefan Amato, Paul Errington & Erik Mathy

ShAFF – Free Bikepacking Fringe Session

by Pannier Team

BIKES: The Desert of Wales

by Stefan Amato, Ben Spurrier and Chris McClean

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