Photos are not in order. Most pictures were taken from the saddle, I don't have a great camera nor was I in it for taking pictures – riding my bicycle is more important to me. 1200km (ish, sometimes my computer ran out of battery so it's a guesstimate), 8 days, 1x being doored by a careless driver in Cologne, not quite enough calories, no injuries or mechanicals, 1x re-lubrication of chain, some lovely people, shitty French country roads, fantastic Swiss pathways, a fantastic start to my bikepacking lifestyle. I can't wait to get back in the saddle for another adventure!
Route (I also slept in the countryside, it's a rough itinerary): Amsterdam – Cologne – Koblenz – Trier – Strasbourg – Basel – Lake Zurich.
If you have any questions on kit, route, thoughts, what I would do differently..ask away! I have been riding for over 25yrs, from XC to trail to road to CX, but somehow only now hitching myself to the gravel and bikepacking bandwagon. Recently bought the Giant Revolt so I could do exactly this kind of thing. Couldn't be happier with where my path is leading 🙂
*Also, don't trust Komoot when it says that there is a gravel pathway in France. There probably isn't. Do your homework and double check the route!
by gabrielgabrielsson
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It looks like you could push your frame bag all the way to the front and might fit a bottlecage on the seattube.
Have you tried that? I was curious. 😁