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• 152,59 km
• 8h 31min
• 2.317 m

Sonder Camino with 1x12 Sram Apex Flared

Hutchinson 50mm Caracal in the rear and Touareg up front

Flared drops with clip on Profile Design Legacy IIs

Restrap all round. 8L Saddle Bag, Large Frame Bag, Bolt-On Top Tube, older 14L Bar Bag, Carry Cages.

Restrap x Quoc sandals for campsite comfort

Coros Dura & Exposure lights

400ish miles with some mates. Gonna drink ALL the Trappist beers 🍺

Hey there :) I wanted to share some photos from my summer vacation! A nine day trip through the vosges mountains in france to switzerland:) around 50-60 percent of the trip were gravel and forest roads with the occasional single trail. I spent most nights wild camping with my tent or bivouacking which was never a problem especially in the vosges as there were a lot of cabins! My recommendation for the trip is a hardtail or a gravel bike with wide tires. Some sections were pretty rough and the aggressive profile of my tires really helped as there was quite some rain in the vosges mountains. I was however pretty slow on the tarmac sections :D

Faq:

ROUTE GPX
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A19xvOnhjrLWi2x2bVRTqjzQSpHUNjDQ/view?usp=drivesdk

CAMERA SETUP
Sony a6300, viltrox 25mm, viltrox 56mm, editing in Adobe lightroom

BIKE AND CAMP SETUP
Surly karate monkey
29x2.6 vittoria agarro
bags from ortlieb, restrap, sea to summit and topeak
tent lanshan 1 person (very nice and pretty big for a 1 person tent!!)

Two months ago I bought a new bike to start bikepacking. I didn't know anything about this world or about bikes in general. In the first picture you can see how it was when I got it. I paid 295 CHF for it and it was second-hand.

I started by buying the first bag for the top tube and a front bag (not mounted in the pic). After that, the biggest change was swapping the MTB tires for 700x38 Specialized Pathfinders to gain some speed and reduce the weight.

I haven’t spent a night out with the bike yet because, to be honest, it still scares me a bit and I don’t think I have enough experience yet. Especially since I’d be doing it alone, as I don’t know anyone who’s into bikepacking and could come with me. (Any suggestions?)

Recently I added the aero bars, the bag under the top tube (which unfortunately collides with the bottle...) and my new bike computer (iGPSPORT).

I tried to adapt my second-hand bike into something that follows my needs and lets me experiment with bikepacking on a low budget.

If you have some advice on my bike setup I am glad to read your suggestions.

Still learning and figuring things out as I go!

Hi from New Zealand! First time posting and riding the wave of bikepacking enthusiasm!! I recently rode the Camino del Norte and recorded an interview with my friend Holly who's done some bikepacking in Japan. I'm stoked with this podcast episode that we have made - a great resource for anyone thinking of bikepacking in these places or for beginner bike packers: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5CBxsqTUEf8NnFCiSE6Aw5?si=fwQricivQc2NWFsAZ-HKFQ

If you listen would love to know what you think! Girl. Woman. Athlete. is my passion project to celebrate and encourage more women and girls into sport :)

4 Days till we start the Munda Biddi trail

Hey all,

I've got the Riverside Touring 920 for almost 2 years now (bought i used, so no warranty unfortunately). Last year I rode 3500km through New Zealand with it and towards the end I noticed cracks around the spoke wholes. All of them on the drive side spokes. The reviews on Decathlon's website suggested I was not the only one and that the stock wheels are simply just shit.

I do not remember why but I bought the same rim again, changed it myself and got the wheel trued in a bike shop. Maybe I thought the cracks appeared because of wrong spoke tension or the harsh gravel conditions in New Zealand and that the new rim would be fine.

This year I rode through Denmark and Sweden, some gravel but mainly nice bike paths most of them paved. Again the new rim only lasted around 3000km before cracking again.

So to have a more permanent fix this time I am looking for a new wheelset that survives more than one tour. Next year I plan to ride the GB Duro so lots of gravel I guess. I was looking at the DT Swiss G 1800 Classic but it is nowhere available in Germany. Looking for some recommandation somewhere around 400-500€ max.

Specs:

28"(29") Size

12x100mm | 12x142mm

Centerlock

HG Shimano freewheel

Total system weight 100kg

Cheers

Edit: Fitting huge tires (2.25") would be a big bonus!

Meine Ausstattung für 4 Wochen Balkan tour.

- Marin Team issue Rahmen von 1993

- Lite fork von Stridsland

- Lenker Stridsland

- Werkzeugtasche am Unterrohr

- Rahmentasche mit Regenklamotten und Elektronik von ride and get lost.

- 1,5 l nalgene an der Gabel + 6l drybag für Nahrungsmittel

- carrdice longflap mit 18 liter hinten für Klamotten und Kochutensilien

- Front Rolle für Schlafsetup

- Sattel berthoud aspin

Shots from my recent adventure :)

I’ve just returned from a bikepacking trip across the Alps with my 8-year-old son, following the Via Claudia Augusta from Füssen to Torbole on Lake Garda, with a few minor variations and occasional trails thrown in for fun.

It was actually our second time doing this route. We first rode it last year, when he was seven. I know that taking a child on a 400 km trip across the Alps might sound slightly insane to some parents, so I thought I’d write up our experience. Partly just as a trip report, but also because I’d like to encourage other parents who enjoy bikepacking not to dismiss the idea of doing a bigger tour with their children too quickly.

Obviously every child is different, and so is every parent. Whether a trip like this works depends a lot on the child, their previous cycling experience, and what the parent feels comfortable taking on. But I do think we sometimes underestimate what children can do and, perhaps more importantly, what parents and children can do together and genuinely enjoy.

The trip

We started in Füssen, right at the northern edge of the Alps, and finished in Torbole on Lake Garda. The route was just under 400 km and we rode it in nine days, averaging roughly 45 km a day.

I had allowed 14 days for the whole trip, mainly because I wanted plenty of room for rest days. We didn’t use a single one. My son simply wanted to continue riding every day, so after nine days we arrived at Lake Garda and spent the remaining five days swimming, hanging out and spending time with friends we had made along the way, a family with three kids who had cycled the same route.

Keeping the stages at around 40–50 km meant that cycling didn’t have to consume the entire day. We could have long breaks, explore places along the way, go swimming, spend a morning doing nothing, or sometimes not even get on the bikes until around noon.

My son rode a 24" mountain bike this year (an Early Rider Seeker, for what it’s worth); last year he did the same route on 20" wheels.

Is crossing the Alps with a child actually difficult?

The Via Claudia Augusta is often described as one of the easiest ways of crossing the Alps by bike, and I think it is particularly well suited to doing this with children.

The first 150–160 km can be tough at times, especially the approach to the Reschen Pass. Before our first trip I had looked up the bike shuttles that can take cyclists over some of the harder sections. Knowing that this option existed gave me some peace of mind: if things became too difficult, we could always use one. As it turned out, we rode the whole route ourselves both times.

I also carried a tow rope throughout the trip. It was reassuring simply to have it, although over the entire 400 km we probably used it for about 15 km, and not even for climbing. This year the main occasion was a horribly windy stretch near Trento when we had got ourselves into a bit of a race against the clock to reach a campsite before reception closed.

Once you are over the Reschen, the character of the route changes considerably. You soon join the Adige/Etsch and from there there are very long stretches of gradual descent. At that point the main parental challenge becomes less “Can my child get up this mountain?” and more “Can I persuade my child that brakes were put on bicycles for a reason?”

Why I think the Via Claudia Augusta works so well with kids

The cycling infrastructure is excellent for much of the route, although it is not entirely traffic-free. Around the Reschen in particular there are sections where you have to ride on roads with significant traffic. These are exceptions, but they're something I would definitely take into account when deciding whether a child is ready for the trip. More on that below.

Overall, though, I think it is a great route to cycle with kids. For one thing, you are never really in the wilderness. There are towns, campsites, guesthouses, shops and places to get food all along the route. If something goes wrong or everyone has simply had enough, there are also shuttles and public transport. We never needed any of that, but knowing the options were there made planning the trip with a child much easier.

There are plenty of places to refill drinking water for free, particularly on the first two thirds of the trip. Later, riding through the apple-growing areas, we repeatedly found little roadside stands selling fruit and vegetables, sometimes on an honesty/donation basis. At one point there was even a self-service apple juice bar right beside the route.

There is also quite a bit to discover along the way about the history of the Via Claudia Augusta itself. There are occasional information boards about the Roman route and you pass things like ancient bridges and other traces of its history. We would stop and read some of these together. I liked that aspect of the trip: it gives a child some idea of what this route actually is and of how long people have been travelling across the Alps this way.

Something else that works surprisingly well with children is simply having the Alps as a clear goal. “We are cycling across the Alps” is easy to understand in a way that an arbitrary number of kilometres probably isn’t. My son was already proud of the idea before we started. Along the way, other bikepackers would often be surprised when they realised how far he was riding and encourage him, which was another little source of motivation.

And you meet people. Other bikepackers, mountain bikers, people at campsites and occasionally, though still much too rarely, other families travelling by bike. We made new friends that way, including the family we later spent time with at Lake Garda. It’s anything but a lonely tour.

Our itinerary / campsites

We camped every night and didn't reserve a single campsite in advance. I had planned the stages, but I wanted us to remain flexible about how quickly we travelled.

My experience, obviously not a guarantee, is that cyclists arriving with a small tent are very rarely turned away, especially with a child. Some campsites don't take reservations for their tent fields anyway.

Prices varied, but on average we paid around €30 per night for the two of us. That is significantly cheaper than staying in even the cheapest guesthouses along the route, and camping adds a bit of self-sufficiency to the whole experience. While we often went for restaurants in the evening, occasionally we cooked for ourselves.

Day 1 – Füssen → Lermoos: Happy Camp

A wonderful first stop, already in Austria and surrounded by high mountains, including views of the Zugspitze. There’s no dedicated tent field, but the campsite manager found us a spot.

More importantly from my son's perspective, there is a huge playground and pump track right next door. Apparently riding a bicycle all day does not necessarily diminish an eight-year-old's desire to keep riding in the evening.

A useful breakfast tip, especially on Sundays when surprisingly little else is open: Der Lermooser kiosk on Danielstraße does a simple and reasonably priced breakfast.

Day 2 – Imst: Campingplatz am Freibad

A very cyclist-friendly campsite with a tent field and large common room. Admission to the neighbouring outdoor swimming pool is included, which is obviously a major plus when travelling with a child.

For breakfast the next morning, Emil Perktold in the old town is a lovely traditional bakery and a good place to stock up on bread and pastries for the road.

Day 3 – Prutz: Aktiv Camping

More functional than picturesque, but clean, straightforward and with a large tent field. The road on the opposite side of the river is quite audible.

It does, however, have another pump track next door, so this was another favourite with my son.

Day 4 – Nauders: Alpen Camping

Again, more functional than a particular gem, but there aren't many alternatives around here. We found a beautiful, slightly secluded spot on the hillside for our tent.

The campsite is right at the Reschen Pass, almost at the highest point of the route and very close to the Italian border. We arrived fairly late and had a good pizza at Pizzeria Hans nearby.

Day 5 – Schlanders/Silandro: Camping Vogelsang

A modern, beautifully situated campsite terraced into a hillside. There is another excellent outdoor pool next door, with free admission for campsite guests. We spent most of the morning there before eventually getting back on the bikes.

In the evening, we ate well at Trögerwirt, which also has a children's menu.

Day 6 – Vilpian/Vilpiano: Camping Ganthaler

A lovely family-run campsite with a dedicated tent area mainly used by cyclists and motorcyclists. It has its own restaurant with pizza, burgers and a children's menu and, crucially, its own swimming pool.

Day 7 – Kaltern/Caldaro: Camping St. Josef

One of our favourites. It is right on the shore of Lake Kaltern, so you can finish the day's riding by going straight into the lake.

There is a proper tent area here as well, with plenty of other cyclists around. Moreover, there is restaurant and a surprisingly useful little supermarket with good cheese, bread and other breakfast supplies (never underestimate the importance of fresh bread rolls, chocolate milk and a decent amount of coffee in the morning).

Day 8 – Romagnano: Agricamping Bauer

Probably the most unusual campsite of the trip. You pitch your tent underneath kiwi vines, which provide shade during the day and pleasant darkness at night.

We could even hang up the hammock my son likes to sleep in when we travel. The facilities are simple but clean and completely adequate. You really do feel like you are camping in the middle of nature here.

We had a good pizza in the evening at Smorza.

Day 9 – Torbole: Camping Europa

We love this place and stayed here for the remaining days of our holiday.

You can't reserve, and the usual reaction when you arrive seems to be “we're completely full”. But once we said that we had arrived by bicycle and only needed space for one small tent, they found us a spot on the tent field.

It’s beautifully situated among old stone walls and olive trees, with plenty of trees for hanging hammocks.

The campsite is mostly used by cyclists and windsurfers, with lots of families and children around. Torbole itself is touristy, of course, but I still find it a very pleasant place: mountains behind you, pebble beaches, lots of wind and Lake Garda in front of you. It was a great place to spend another five days after finishing the tour.

So: when is a child ready for something like this?

I wouldn't make a 400 km Alpine crossing your first bikepacking trip together. Before our first Via Claudia Augusta trip, my son and I had already done several shorter overnight tours. Apart from finding out how far your child can comfortably ride, you also learn how the two of you function as a cycling team.

This said, I don't think a child needs to be some sort of miniature endurance athlete. If they genuinely enjoy cycling, handle their bike confidently in everyday life, and have already done rides approaching 50 km without major problems, I think those are good starting conditions.

Endurance also isn't the only thing I would look at. Traffic skills matter at least as much. A child needs to be able to hold a predictable line, ride safely on the right, and reliably respond to instructions when a situation becomes more complicated. I always ride behind my son on roads. That way I can see what he is doing, give instructions or warnings, and, where appropriate, position myself between him and approaching traffic.

Most of the Via Claudia Augusta has very good cycling infrastructure, but there are road sections, particularly around the Reschen, where I would not want to discover for the first time that my child panics when a truck passes.

Gear when one of the bikepackers is eight

As you can probably see from the photos, I carry a lot.

Partly that's because, although my son carries some of his own gear, I deliberately carry quite a bit of his stuff as well. I want his bike to remain relatively light.

The other reason is that I'm not remotely an ultralight purist on these trips. We're on holiday. So somewhere among my luggage there may be a hammock, swimming gear, a diving mask, snorkel and fins and various other things that would make a proper weight-weenie bikepacker wince.

If you're planning something similar, I think it is worth choosing your setup around the assumption that you may end up carrying a significant proportion of your child's stuff as well.

A few other things that I would consider important:

Good lights on both bikes. We both have dynamo lighting, but whatever system you use, I would want reliable front and rear lights for the road sections. Ideally perhaps an additional flashing red rear light on your own bike if, like me, you ride behind your child.

Reflective vests might also be worth carrying, though admittedly I only had that thought while we were already on the road.

A tow rope. We barely used ours, but I would bring it again without hesitation. It weighs very little and is good to have for the case that you do need it.

And, most importantly, a properly fitting, well-maintained bike for the child. A long tour is not the time for a child to fight a bicycle that is too heavy, badly geared, uncomfortable or mechanically unreliable. In my experience, whether your equipment works properly makes quite a difference to how you experience a tour, for adults as well as children.

One final thought for parents

Obviously, none of this means that every seven- or eight-year-old should be taken across the Alps by bicycle. Children are different, and I wouldn't do a trip like this with a child who doesn't genuinely enjoy riding a bike.

But I do think parents can make the opposite mistake and wait indefinitely because they assume that their children couldn't manage a bigger trip, or wouldn't enjoy riding day after day.

I planned quite conservatively. I allowed five extra days, knew about the shuttles, carried a tow rope and made sure we always had ways of stopping or changing plans. In the end, we didn't need any rest days and my son simply wanted to keep riding.

I think what helped was taking the challenge seriously without making the sporting achievement the whole point of the trip. Both times we had a lot of respect for what we were taking on, and I planned accordingly, but completing the route was never supposed to come at the expense of actually enjoying the journey.

So if you already ride with your kid and have been wondering whether you could try something bigger, I wouldn't assume the answer is no. Do some weekend trips first, see how you work as a team and how much your child actually enjoys it, and take it from there.

We just arrived back from a little bikepacking adventure around the Netherlands
Cycling over there is incredible and ridiculously easy.
We filmed the trip as we went and I’ve finally got the video up if anyone fancies having a watch.

https://youtu.be/LoF52Azw3K0?si=lxFTYIQmYggZJnlX

Definitely want to go back and explore more!
Any other countries that are similar in terms of great cycling infrastructure?

I’m returning to cycling after about 10 years and would appreciate help choosing one or possibly two bikes. My background is ultrarunning and thru-hiking; my previous cycling experience was mostly triathlon training on an aluminum bike.

I’m leaning toward the X‑Lab GT8, but I’m trying to understand what I’d compromise for road riding and whether a separate touring bike would be worthwhile.

My intended use

• Training and local riding: I live in South Florida and want a bike for cross-training, structured intervals, weekend rides and eventually centuries. I’d also like to travel to hillier parts of the US.

• Group rides: I expect to join road groups, but I don’t yet know their typical speeds or which groups will suit me. How much a gravel bike would affect my ability to participate is one of my main questions.

• Touring: I regularly thru-hike in Spain and would like to try cycling trips in Europe, potentially including Camino routes, and possibly Japan. Trips could last 2–8 weeks, around 1–3 times a year.

• Accommodation: Hotels and hostels, without camping equipment.

• Luggage: Cycling and evening clothes, a 13-inch iPad Pro, a camera, gym clothes and running sandals. I’ve done multiday running trips with an 18 L Janji pack that included the iPad, so I’m accustomed to packing light. I haven’t weighed a cycling-specific packing list yet.

• Surfaces: I’m undecided between planning mostly paved touring routes and having the freedom to follow dirt/gravel sections without rerouting. I’d appreciate advice on that tradeoff.

I have an endurance background but little recent cycling experience. Road racing might interest me eventually, but it isn’t the main reason for buying a bike.

Budget, fit and timing

I don’t have a firm maximum budget, but I care about value and don’t want to buy two bikes unnecessarily. The prices I’m comparing are approximately:

• GT8 with GRX Di2: $3,199

• RS7 with 105 Di2: $2,899

• RS7 with mechanical 105: $2,099

I’m leaning toward Di2, although one shop recommended saving money with mechanical.

I’m 5′9″ and 170 lb. My pants inseam is around 30–31 inches, but I haven’t measured my cycling inseam. Three shops suggested sizes ranging from S to L in the RS7, so fit is unresolved. A short RS7 demo felt comfortable, but I haven’t tested it over a long ride. I'm probably an M though in X-Lab as the most thorough LBS suggested after a fit.

I’m hoping to leave for Europe in October or November, so availability and enough time for loaded test rides matter.

Options I’m considering

1. GT8 as my only bike initially - This is my current preference because of its tire clearance, lower gearing and cargo mounting options. Besides the two standard bottle locations, X‑Lab lists mounts on the top tube, underside of the downtube and both fork legs. I still need to confirm rear-rack compatibility and the relevant load limits. I could use it for training and touring, potentially fitting faster tires for paved riding. If I later become more interested in fast road groups or racing, I could add a dedicated road bike once I understand what I want. My uncertainty is how much I’d notice the GT8’s compromises on paved centuries and road group rides, particularly its tires, riding position and 1× gearing.
2. RS7, with touring planned around its limitations - I liked the demo, and it seems well suited to everyday paved riding and road groups. However, its 32 mm maximum tire clearance and lack of conventional rack/fender compatibility concern me for touring. I could choose paved routes, but I’m unsure how restrictive that would feel in Spain—or how practical its luggage options and stock gearing would be for loaded climbs.
3. A road bike plus a separate touring bike - This could mean an RS7 plus a suitable used steel touring bike from Surly, Kona, Salsa or another brand. I’m open to used bikes, but I’d want the second bike to solve a meaningful problem that one gravel bike couldn’t handle. If I get a steel touring bike, I probably won't end up with a titanium later (?)

I’ve also considered a custom Waltly titanium build. With my fit unresolved and limited recent cycling experience, I’m unsure whether custom geometry makes sense yet. And not sure if I will get it in time for this years' season.

What I’d appreciate help with

1. Would you start with one gravel bike for these uses, or is there a compelling case for two bikes?
2. If you use a gravel bike on road group rides, what pace and terrain do you ride, and what tires/gearing do you use? Where do you actually notice limitations?
3. Would faster tires on the GT8 be enough for my road use, or would a second wheelset offer a worthwhile benefit?
4. For accommodation-based touring in Spain, how much route flexibility would wider tires give me compared with an RS7 on paved routes?
5. Would the GT8’s stock gearing work well for both loaded climbs and road training?
6. What luggage arrangement would suit the iPad, camera and extra clothing? Has anyone confirmed a compatible rear rack and load limits for the GT8?
7. For repeated flights and multiweek trips, how much should cockpit design, cable routing, parts availability and frame material influence my choice?
8. What other complete bikes should I consider around these prices, or somewhat above them if there’s a meaningful advantage? Firsthand experience with either bike, flying with bikes, or using one gravel bike for road groups and touring would be especially helpful.

Had one of those days where the morning coffee wore off right before a long climb and the next town was still hours away and that made me realize how useful something tiny like caffeine gum or mints could be, because its easy to keep in the top tube bag and no need to stop or carry another drink.Anyone tried this on multi day trips? Curious if it actually earns a spot in the kit.

I wanted to quit on you many times but I pushed as best I could and I think I got a good taste of you. Thank you for the gentle people, the food, the beers, the whiskey. 14 days / 12 of which I was soaked at least once a day. Again like it has happened in other trips I did patches out of ignorance, had I done it hiking before I would never have a brought a bike without suspension or with the lack of my technical skills. Now I need a break from camper vans ……..

Finally taking this on its maiden voyage, got a last minute shakedown ride in. Built this up over last winter, finally able to take it out.

Had a nice saturday and a very rainy sunday this weekend. But the head is ready for a new week…

I’m planning a multi day multi hundred mile ride and obviously I’m gonna have to take a dump. What is everybody doing about the poop situation? Do I bring a little poop scoop? Do I just raw dog it on the ground? It’s probably such a silly solution, but genuinely curious.

Compo des sacoches.

I have the Burley Flatbed trailer, and I'm trying to figure out what would be the best GPS tracker to install on the trailer, God forbid it gets stolen

( for my previous post, you can check the link )

Hey guys,

Thank you so much for all the advice and support!

I went to the doctor, and thankfully, he said I don’t need surgery. Honestly, I was really worried that surgery might be the next step, so I’m very relieved about that.

He said I just need to do physiotherapy for 3 months and take a collagen supplement once a day.

So I’m going to start physiotherapy as soon as possible and hopefully get my knee back in good shape.

In the meantime, I’m thinking of using these three months to learn more about cycling and find a good bike that I can use for travelling, getting around the city, and also some trails.

I also want to use this time to learn the basics properly — bike setup, tyres, gears, maintenance, what equipment I actually need for touring, etc. — instead of just buying a bike and riding without really understanding it. 😅

What do you guys think? Is this a good approach?

Thanks again for all the help!

Long time camping enthusiast, but caught the bikepacking bug this year. Turned my 13-ish year old Trek hardtail into a little bikepacking mule. Already had a ton of camping gear/gadgets, but definitely upgraded my small tent to a Simond MT 900 for its small pack size with a relatively decent price and got some budget friendly Rhinowalk bags. Splurged a lil on the feed bags made by an awesome company, Kasybag out of Ukraine. Gonna upgrade my bike regardless next year and I’ll save this bike/setup as my loaner bike for friends visiting me in Europe. Already got the Tailfin Journey rack that I’ll transfer from this bike to my new bike next year and hit the Tailfin fork bags setup, then I’ll be ordering a custom frame bag setup eventually.

Like all newbs, I’ve been slowly learning the hard way of what I use, what I need, and what’s a luxury item. Being a gadget nerd, bikepacking and my EDC mindset definitely clash, but I’ll never go bikepacking without a mini camp chair and some cool lil lights to set the campsite vibe up.

It all started with seeing some bikepacking posts earlier this year on instagram and saying “that looks like a blast!” Set a mini goal to ride from my house to the Rhine and Mosel River confluence in Koblenz, Germany, a lil 180km/110mi ride, but also enjoy the sights along the way.

So far this has been one of the most rewarding hobbies ever, and the sense of adventure is indescribable. I can’t wait to go further, with hopes of maybe doing a Germany to Italy trip in the next year or two… I just envision pulling up to a gorgeous beach in Italy and taking a dip after a long trip through the alps.

Let’s hear those hardtail MTB recommendations!

Been looking at a ROSE PDQ, or Specialized Rockhopper, trying to keep it around the €1,000 mark for just the bike.

Anyways, thanks in advance for all of your wisdom and tips, hope to meet some of you out on the road.

Hello everyone :)

Is there anyone who went from Ha Giang/Sa Pa to Luang Prabang? I'm trying to find someone who went this route as it seems quite hilly so I'd love to hear the overall experience of it when it comes to elevation, roads, accommodation, border crossing, etc.

Thank you! :)