Matthew Fairbrother

The Bike & Gear Setup I Trust for Remote Bikepacking

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Choosing gear for a bikepacking trip isn’t just about building the lightest, fastest, or most expensive setup. It’s about building the right setup for the experience you want to have. For this trip, I spent five weeks travelling by bike through Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan.

The goal wasn’t to race across the countries or follow a strict route as quickly as possible. It was to move through these places at ground level, see as much as I could, connect with people, and learn about the culture along the way. That shaped almost every gear choice. Instead of camping, I chose to stay in guest house...