I may buy this gravelbike as my first bikepacking bike, i would love some opinions from more experienced travellers

Bergamont are, afaik, one of the few gravel bikes with Aluminium forks. Was a big no for me. I never had an aluminum fork, but would always chose a carbon one. If that doesn’t matter to you, the Grandurance is an awesome bike.

Nice bike, lots of practical components. What’s the price and alternatives?

Might want to check what kind of load that rear rack is rated for. Seems like it’s supported fore/aft by the fender which is interesting but hard to imagine it would be super robust when you’ve got it loaded up going down some rough terrain. Apart from that it looks fairly well equipped

I rode about 60.000 km with my RD7. Mainly commuting, but also Bikepacking. I’m satisfied. Had some issues dealing in the cockpit. Due to the inside routing it is not easy to install a stem with rise. With the mudguard, light and the baggage rack you are best equipped for commuting. The tire clearance is limited (2.2” inch max). The same with weight capacity. On the pro side it is easy to navigate, well equipped and the 2×10 offers enough flexibility for climbing. I had some issues with the hubs. Not very resilient.

But overall a recommendation with reasonable price.

If you want to ride on dirt full wrap around fenders are trash unless everything is completely dry. Mud can pack up in about 20’/6m so bad that the wheel will simply not turn. Any forward progress will require dragging the wheel or carrying your bike. It looks like the rear rack uses the fender as an integral way of mounting to the bike. Some routes are largely dirt and others are 95% pavement. That 5% can equal big headaches. Unless you’re going to stick to 100% paved routes it’s trouble. Even routes that are 99.9% can feature little jaunts to a campground or detour for reasons or road construction or… Mud clearance is important. Unless you’ve done a fair amount of mountain biking it’s largely not thought about until mud happens. Different places have different mud. The mud in certain locations is “peanut butter mud” where if you walk 10’/3m you will be 2-3″/5-8cm taller due to mud on the bottoms of your shoes. Mud clearance is a thing.

I have a Bergamont Grandurance Elite. Can only recommend the brand

Important: is the bike exclusively for long tours? If not, will it be for weekend rides, short trips, or to commute? And how’s the weather which you ride on?

I love that bike !! Can’t get it in the USA tho

I bought the Grandurance 6 on sale for €1350 which was a bargain, (even with the Alu fork), hydraulic brakes, 50mm tyre clearance, great geometry and good adjustments for a more relaxed fit. I love the Grx400 gears and breaks and especially the levers that give the handlebars a great hoods experience, and the the grx600 crankset 11-36T makes it a better climber than some of the competition. I’d pay €1800 max today after getting a feel for it. Plus, Swiss bikes are quality incarnate. And Scott,Syncros,st.pauli is a great stock combo .
I didn’t go for the RD version though since I’d rather add my own fenders if I need them and I use the Ortlieb quick rack for bikepacking and commuting.

I’ve done 2000km bikepacking on it this summer and a lot of commuting, And it has held up nicely, Sure a bit more high maintenance than my hardtail, but I guess that comes with a 2×10 too..
I’d prefer a 1x, but there weren’t any 1x gravel bikes to be had under €1600 in my country.

I have used a bikepacking set up, a hybrid set up, and a pannier set up and it never felt out of balance in any terrain. Sure I don’t send it downhill or keep it at high speed in tricky single track but all in all it deserves its “gravel-allroad” description. And the mounting points are plentiful, though they skimped out on the bolts (they put in rubber pins instead of actual M5 bolts)

The size 55 bike comes in at 10kg which is not bad.

I’ve seen one in the flesh. Not a fan of the cable routing through the headset. Other than that, seems pretty good value.