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ANNAPURNA / Nepal
31 October - 12 November 2024

https://www.pannier.cc/product/annapurna-circuit-bikepacking-expedition-nepal/

The first edition of our journey through the Annapurna range is set to ride late 2024, the dates designed to ensure we are in Kathmandu for Tihar Festival. ‘Annapurna’ sees us ride a combination of 4x4 tracks, dirt trails and roads up to summit day on Thorong La Pass. Hardships and altitude aside, you will be rewarded with incredible riding and the opportunities to get up close and personal with life in these mountain villages.

A point-to-point ride between a series of mountain teahouses and towns like Manang, expect short but big days, big mountain passes, 8000m peaks ... and plenty of Dal Bhat.

Group size: 6-14
Hire Options: Bags, Teahouse Kit
Join: £2045 / €2355

We’d love to host you.
Link in Stories / Bio.
Any questions or requests, please email ([email protected]) or DM.

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HIGHLAND DROVER / Scotland
7 - 11 September 2024

https://www.pannier.cc/product/highland-drover-scotland-bikepacking-expedition/

The third edition of our macaroni fuelled bikepack in the Scottish Highlands is set to ride in September!

‘Highland Drover’ is a four-day journey through the loch, peak and moorland studded Grampian Mountains.

A point-to-point ride between a series of ace accommodations, expect historic gravel drove roads, lochan swims, distillery drams, and hearty mac-and-cheese cookouts.

The right level of challenge for all levels of rider, this journey doubles up as a super escape, and introduction to adventuring off-road. With Pannier levels of support, you’ve time to enjoy the Highland wilds.

Group size: 10-12
Hire Options: Bike, Bags
Join: £895 / €1025

We’d love to host you.
Link in Stories / Bio.
Any questions or requests, please email ([email protected]) or DM.

MARA / Kenya
17 - 25 August 2024

https://www.pannier.cc/product/mara-kenya-bikepacking-expedition

Our first expedition south of the equator is on the cards for 2024. A bikepacking safari? You could call it that. We’ve cupped the best of Kenya’s urban and wild plains into one slow adventure, connected by the savannah’s dirt roads and trails. Ride, camp, and escape amongst these vast grasslands, Masai cultures, and the Mara Reserve – one of Africa’s finest wildlife sanctuaries.

Over nine days bikepacking, we journey west through the Rift Valley and Loita Plains to the Masai Mara, which we’ll explore by bike and game drives.

Group size: 7-18
Hire Options: Bikes, Bags, Sleeping Kit
Join: £2195 / €2590

We’d love to host you. Our local partners on this are also part of the team that host Migration Gravel Race, amongst other things!
Link in Stories / Bio.
Any questions or requests, please email ([email protected]) or DM.

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TORINO-NICE / Italy-France
21 July - 28 July 2024

https://www.pannier.cc/product/torino-nice-alps-bikepacking-expedition/

The second edition of our bikepack criss-crossing the alpine borderlands of Italy and France, between the home of vermouth and the Cote d’Azur, is riding in July for 2024.

‘Torino-Nice’ is a week's bikepacking through the Cottian and Maritimes Alps; a journey based on original routesmith James Olsen's route for what became the Torino-Nice Rally. Expect iconic mountain passes and glorious gravel tracks, the finest agriturismos and rifugios, aperitivos aplenty, and hearty trailside picnics.

Ride south, into the sunshine.

This is undoubtedly a challenging ride, but with the long summer days and Pannier levels of support, you’ve plenty of time to enjoy the big mountain experience.

Group size: 9-15
Hire Options: Bags, Rifugio Kit, Tent Kit for the one night's camping
Join: £1360 / €1595

We’d love to host you.
Link in Stories / Bio.
Any questions or requests, please email ([email protected]) or DM.

TIAN SHAN / Kyrgyzstan
30 June - 08 July 2024

https://www.pannier.cc/product/tian-shan-kyrgyzstan-bikepacking-expedition/

The third edition of our bikepack into the haute wilds is confirmed to ride, and has just a couple of places left. ‘Tian Shan’ is a lake-to-lake bikepack journey east, over a week's riding through the Tian Shan Mountains. Expect big peaks, big landscapes, big skies, big weather, wild camps with home comforts, and nomadic yurt settlement sanctuary.

For the majority, travelling directly into Bishkek is best, whilst Almaty (and a transfer) is an alternative for those travelling from outside of Europe. Given the travel involved, why not extend your stay in Bishkek, or in these eastern lands. We can help with anything like this - just shout.

Group size: 10-14
Hire Options: Bags, Tent, Cold-Weather Sleep Kit
Join: £1530 / €1795
Partners:

We’d love to host you.
Link in Stories / Bio.
Any questions or requests, please email ([email protected]) or DM.

TRANSHUMANCE / Ariege-Pyrenees-Andorra
11-15 June 2024

https://www.pannier.cc/product/transhumance-pyrenees-ariege-andorra-bikepacking-expedition/

The first edition of our four-night bikepack into the heart of the Pyrenees is now open for booking. ‘Transhumance’ is a special cross-border expedition from the Ariege foothills up to the Pyrenean high pastures – a hut-to-hut journey in the tracks of local shepherds that lead livestock to the high mountains for the summer months…

Expect sealed Ariege roads and high gravel mountain passes, rustic refuge evenings and luxe basecamp pools, local hearty food/drink as well as some bikepack classics, solitude and social, and to experience three countries across four days’ rewarding riding.

Overland travel is a big push for us going forwards and this expedition, located a ride or transfer from various transport hubs, is designed around making things accessible - why not try the sleeper train from Paris?

Group size: 7-14
Hire Options: Bike, Bags, Mountain Refuge Kit
Join: £970 / €1140

We’d love to host you.
Link in Stories / Bio.
Any questions or requests, please email ([email protected]) or DM.

2024 EXPEDITIONS

https://www.pannier.cc/bikepacking-tours-expeditions/

Bikepackers,
Adventurers,
Friends,

We're back. Back on the road with a crafted calendar of supported, small-group bikepacking journeys in the worlds' wilds. Get yourselves to the meet point and let us take care of everything else.

We'd love to host you on an expedition this year - choose between the finest mountain passes, huts and yurts of Europe or Asia; between pausing for a distillery tour in the Scottish Highlands or a game drive across the Kenyan Savannah:

TRANSHUMANCE / 11 - 15 June 2024
TIAN SHAN / 31 June - 08 July 2024
TORINO-NICE / 21 - 28 July 2024
MARA / 17 - 25 August 2024
HIGHLAND DROVER / 7 - 11 September 2024
ANNAPURNA / 31 October - 12 November 2024

See you out there, camp beverages on us!

Keep in touch,

Stef & Team Pannier

REPORT / TIAN SHAN BIKEPACKING EXPEDITION 2022

https://www.pannier.cc/journal/report-tian-shan-kyrgyzstan-bikepacking-expedition-2022/

Travel-writer, round-the-world cyclist and friend of Pannier, Julian Sayarer, joined the first edition of our Kyrgyzstan Expedition in June 2022. As the second edition of Tian Shan nears, Julian shares his experience of our backcountry journey east, through the 'celestial' mountains…

Next Confirmed Expedition: 24 June-02 July 2023 (last couple of places available - base join £1595.00) / https://www.pannier.cc/product/tian-shan-kyrgyzstan-bikepacking-expedition/

Bikepackers, ROAMER is here.

https://roamer.pannier.cc/01-sardinia-gravel-bikepacking-2023/

ROAMER 01 / 19-21 May 2023
SARDINIA

Need an excuse to escape by bike soon? The first ever edition of our stage-bikepacking rendezvous sees ROAMERS discover Sardinia’s dreamy coastlands and mountainous outback over three days; journeying between our hosted camps. No need to bivvy in a bus stop.

ROAMER is not a race.

Join the herd! Choose your level of support: ROAM as a ‘mule’ and bikepack with all your own kit, or as a ‘swallow’ and hire our camping package, that we will transfer and pre-pitch for you.

Entries / limited to 200
Booking / 06 -17 February 2023

We hope to see you in Olbia, under warm Spring skies.

Sporks at the ready…

Roamer: bikepacking rendezvous series




Purpose Partner / MEDSEA / Mediterranean Sea and Coast Foundation

JOURNAL & FILM: RAREBIT RAMBLE / Brompton Bikepacking

https://www.pannier.cc/journal/brompton-bikepacking-wales-rarebit-ramble-ride/

Bikepacking on Bromptons? Oh yes. We hire bikes from one of the Brompton Hire Docks in Birmingham, strap on bikepacking bags, and ride/train/push our way through the heart of Mid-Wales on a cross-country adventure to Carmarthen over three days. Connecting cities, people and places, by bike.

Expect rarebit cookouts, quad-bike rides, train shortcuts, kazoos, post-office paparazzi, Elan swims, and freewheeling fun.
..and, apologies if you've been trying to get in touch the last month or so, whether shop or travel. Things have all been fairly overwhelming in terms of (re)planning/(re)scheduling all our group trips, and dealing with supplies/the EU shipping saga. We'll be communicating and replying to everyone ASAP, and hope to be back at full 15KPH speed soon...

Brompton Bicycle Brompton Bike Hire

INTRODUCING THE PEPO PACK

https://www.pannier.cc/product/pepo-bikepacking-gravel-hip-bar-pack/

In the depths of Lockdown 2.0, we co-designed and tested this hip/bar pack, our first Pannier.cc bikepacking bag, with stitch wizards and friends – Harry & Ve – over at Wizard Works. We locked heads about what works best for a gravel riding pack, and then tested a couple of prototypes for a number of weeks - the result is ace.

The first 15 are at Pannier HQ, and we’ll be putting them live at 15.00UK today. We’ll then be releasing the Pepo in batches of 15, so if showing out of stock, please sign up for the Waitlist, and we’ll make our way through the list!

**COMPETITION**
We’re giving a Pepo away, from the next batch, to one lucky tourer. All you have to do:
1. join the Waitlist
2. comment below with your guess at the Mini Egg capacity - to the nearest Egg - we managed to fit, with two roll closures :)
3. try to resist buying yourself some Mini Eggs
(No Mini Eggs were wasted in the making. The Comp is across Insta/Facebook/YouTube once the video is up. If more than one of the same, we’ll pick a name out of our a cap)

*Hip / Handlebar Pack – you decide
*Capacity: 2.5-4L
*Tested in the Peak District N.P.
*Made in London, by Wizard Works
*Vegan

FURTHER ADVENTURES IN ROUGH STUFF: RSF Archive Book Vol.2

https://www.pannier.cc/journal/further-adventures-in-roughstuff-fellowship-archive-book-two/

The much-anticipated follow-up to the first Rough Stuff Fellowship Archive book has arrived 🍉 Archivist, Mark, has been busy unearthing thousands more slides from RSF club folk, whose remarkable images document intrepid trips from a bygone bikepacking era.

It's now available now on Kickstarter, and they'd love to bring the second book to life!

Isola Press

..following snowmelt coffees at the day's col highpoint, Neza, Dave and Stef hike over snowdrifts before free-wheeling off the mountain, to the sanctuary of Kobarid and the Soca Springlands

https://www.pannier.cc/journal/soca-springlands-bikepacking-slovenia/

// Photo - Duncan Philpott

Complimentary with the next 30 shop orders / trip bookings 🍉

www.pannier.cc

Get 'em while they're tepid! (one mag x one bottle per order) // Teravail Salsa Cycles Lyon Equipment

British Bikepack Basics #048 - The Brolly
..if only for those High Tea x Tarn moments 🍉 https://www.pannier.cc/journal/tea-tarns-lake-district-bikepacking-pass-storming/

// Photos - Duncan Philpott

Journal // The Long Way Around

https://www.pannier.cc/journal/the-long-way-around-film-bikepacking-sierras-california/

Released in the early hours of last night, this new 15-minute film sees Lael, Chris, Erik & Rue explore the High Sierras of California and the American West with bikes and bike backpacks. It's a corker...

Watch the film, and see more over on the Journal! I'm off to work on my Chris Bauer voice. Stef.

Wahoo Fitness // Photos - Rue Kaladyte

👋🏼 Tourers. How are you all?

We're back to it after a good break, excited/optimistic for a fresh year of bikepacking ahead. The end of 2020 was somewhat crazy for everyone, eh? Shipping was stacked up, and we had a substantial drop of Bedrock Sandals that we're glad to say all made it out. Hopefully your Pannier Packages are with you by now if you ordered before Christmas(!) Everything since is leaving Sheffield today/tomorrow.

We spent the end of 2020 working hard on a longer-term Pannier Travel plan, to offer more bikepacking experiences at home and abroad; mainly UK this year, for obvious reasons. There's already a great selection of tried-and-tested trips confirmed from April 2021, that we'd love to host you on:

- Desert of Wales
- Route Beer Ramble (London-Bristol)
- South Downs Ramble
- Peakland Ramble (Manchester-Sheffield)
- Annapurna Expedition 001..chuffed to say our Highland Drover trip is fully booked

>> https://www.pannier.cc/bikepacking-tours-expeditions/

We're also re-working the Solstice Social into a 'Pannier Gathering' - an Annual meet-up in early September we're keen to fix into your bikes/social calendars 🍉

Anywhere you'd love to bikepack as part of a group? Let us know - can be as bucket list as poss :) Enough for now. Keep checking in as we're adding what we can, when we can... // Stef & Dave

NEW JOURNAL // Homescapes: The Bikes

https://www.pannier.cc/journal/homescapes-peak-district/

A S36O bikepacking trip through our local Peak District National Park playground in search of the finest rocky roads, Bakewell Puddings and Derbyshire Oatcakes.

Our 'Big Bro' bikes loaded with the new Brooks England Scape bikepack bag range. See more over on the Journal...

Brooks England MET Helmets Brother Cycles // Photos - Duncan Philpott

NEW JOURNAL // Homescapes

https://www.pannier.cc/journal/homescapes-peak-district-bikepacking/

A S36O bikepacking trip through our local Peak District National Park playground in search of the finest rocky roads, Bakewell Puddings and Derbyshire Oatcakes. Featuring: The Lost Valley, The Beast, Cafe Adventure, Rocky Roads, The Nick, The Old Smithy Tearooms & Restaurant, Monyash, Derbyshire, Oatcakes, , Chrome, Curbar, and Chatsworth, amongst other things 🍉

Where is your Homescape?

See more over on the Journal...

Brooks England MET Helmets // Photos - Duncan Philpott

JOURNAL // Bonatti Tour

pannier.cc/journal/walter-bonatti-bikepacking-tour-overview/

A series of three overnight bikepacking tours riding the roads & roughstuff of the Mont Blanc Massif, Bergamasque Alps, and Dolomites in the tracks of renowned Alpinist Walter Bonatti.
..we met the last three guys on the Misurina-Cortina bike path; the front two towing their mate with a knackered rear hub to the nearest bike shop, having a great time!

/ Words - Stef Amato, Photos - Jordan Gibbons

2021 // Rambles, Escapes ... and Expeditions. In the midst of lockdown 2.0, we're gearing up and excited to share our full line-up for next year >> everything from UK weekends to bucket-list expeditions in the world's wilds. Optimistic? Oh yes. We'll have plenty of options in place to help tourers book with confidence 🍉

Newsletter // ...if you've not already, we'd love it if you signed up to our Pannier 'Tourer's Digest' Newsletter, over in the website footer >> www.pannier.cc

JOURNAL // Yungas Dust

https://www.pannier.cc/journal/yungas-road-dust-bikepacking-bolivia/

Zeger pedals off on a rollercoaster bikepacking adventure, looping from La Paz - Bolivia’s capital - through the Yungas jungle on the infamous Yungas Road. Expect stunning snaking dirt roads, smiles, lush landscapes and alpacas...

See more on the Journal 🍉

/ Words & Photos - Zeger Dox

NEW JOURNAL // Bikefishing the Secret Dale

https://www.pannier.cc/journal/bikefishing-nidderdale-the-secret-dale/

Bikefishing? Oh yes. We strap fishing rods, flies, and overnight kit to our gravel bikes for a bike-fishing journey along the River Nidd - up to her source in the spring, beck, s**e and d**e ridden shadows of Great Whernside. Along the way, we meet up with Nidderdale AONB fly fisherman, Oscar, who takes us upstream fishing in the river and stillwater fishing at his local upland reservoir. Time to see what the bike fishing hype is all about...
Expect kit chat, loaded bikes, flies, bikefishing info, gravel ... and hike-a-bike, obvs, in these special Nidderdale A.O.N.B playgrounds

Niner Bikes Blackburn Design

/ Photos - Duncan Philpott

NEW JOURNAL // Bikefishing the Secret Dale

https://www.pannier.cc/journal/bikefishing-nidderdale-the-secret-dale/

Bikefishing? Oh yes. We strap fishing rods, flies, and overnight kit to our gravel bikes for a bike-fishing journey along the River Nidd - up to her source in the spring, beck, s**e and d**e ridden shadows of Great Whernside. Along the way, we meet up with Nidderdale AONB fly fisherman, Oscar, who takes us upstream fishing in the river and stillwater fishing at his local upland reservoir. Time to see what the bike fishing hype is all about...

Expect kit chat, loaded bikes, flies, bikefishing info, gravel ... and hike-a-bike, obvs, in these special Nidderdale A.O.N.B playgrounds

Niner Bikes Blackburn Design

/ Photo - Duncan Philpott

Journal // Soca Springlands

https://www.pannier.cc/journal/soca-springlands-bikepacking-slovenia/

3/3 - No sooner had we reached the Vršič col, at 1611m, and the snow disappeared. From snow stamping, to the wet Soca Valley Springland tarmac within five minutes. A brilliant day out on the bikes, as part of a 4-day trip. Spot us on the switchbacks?

Salsa Cycles ORTLIEB Outdoor Equipment / Photo - Duncan Philpott

Journal // Soca Springlands

https://www.pannier.cc/journal/soca-springlands-bikepacking-slovenia/

2/3 - Soon the bikes were on our backs, cranks in hand, to top the last switchbacks of Vršič Pass, up to 1611m. A brilliant day out on the bikes, as part of a 4-day trip. Are bikepacking gaiters a thing yet?

Salsa Cycles ORTLIEB Outdoor Equipment / Photo - Duncan Philpott

Journal // Soca Springlands

https://www.pannier.cc/journal/soca-springlands-bikepacking-slovenia/

1/3 - Riding the famed cobbled switchbacks of Vršič Pass, up to 1611m. A brilliant day out on the bikes, as part of a 4-day bikepack. We weren't expecting snow - our slick Byway tyres probably a good giveaway 👀

Salsa Cycles ORTLIEB Outdoor Equipment / Photo - Duncan Philpott

JOURNAL // Franconia Backlands: BIKES

https://www.pannier.cc/journal/the-ortlieb-story-hartmut-history-heritage/

Can you tell it was pumpkin season? You'll also notice an early prototype of the Ortlieb "Fork Pack" mount, on Peter's Velotraum bike, that are only just available now :)

Originally featured as part of our "The Ortlieb Story: Hartmut. History. Heritage" Journal...

ORTLIEB Outdoor Equipment Bombtrack Bicycle Co. / Photos - Stef Amato