From this sub’s description: “Bikepacking: Off-Pavement Bicycling and camping where you would if you were to go backpacking. Bikepacking is generally in the backcountry, but you can backpack on local trails.”
by ThisComfortable4838
From this sub’s description: “Bikepacking: Off-Pavement Bicycling and camping where you would if you were to go backpacking. Bikepacking is generally in the backcountry, but you can backpack on local trails.”
by ThisComfortable4838
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I remember when people just biked and didn’t give a shit about nuanced terminology.
Whatever, just ride…
I did not realize that the biking community had someone so political about the ideology.
I literally do not. Every distinction drawn between them has always been completely arbitrary. They all have exceptions.
Any definition that relies on the word “generally” or “typically” is a fudgy definition.
In this case, it’s all vibes based and driven by whatever the person doing the activity wants to classify it as. If they say they’re bikepacking, they’re fucking bikepacking. If they say they’re touring, they’re touring. And if they say it’s one thing and you try to shout them down and force them to call it something else, fuck you.
Who cares, put stuff on the bike, go do things.
A great trip will involve both.
Oh, don’t go bicycle touring in France.
They all call bicycle touring”bike packing” and they say I’m wrong when I correct them.
I’m touring for the rest of my life at 15 miles / day. Don’t tell me I’m bicycle packing when I’m hauling over 200km dog and trailer included.
I call it bikepacking, even when it’s roads and panniers, because it makes more sense to the uninitiated 🤷♀️
People instantly understand bikepacking because of backpacking.
Bike touring… Travelling around to see bikes? Like a tourist walking tour, but on a bike?
It’s a silly thing to want to gatekeep.
If I hire a bike in a different country, ride it around for a week, is that not touring?
Packing is when I carry all my luggage on the bike?
I call it bikeracking, cuz I have a rear rack and a frame bag and handlebar bag.
There’s still time for you to delete this
Can someone explain the difference