Monthly Archives: July 2013

Bikepacking setup

This was my initial dirt bikepacking setup.  This setup evolved as I moved the tent,  which now is divided into poles, inside the saddlebag, and the tent itself in a small drybag under the handelbars to add some cushioning and support to the handlebar bag.  The drybag under the handelbars in the photo was carrying my sleeping mat and bag and fit into a 5 litters drybag which sits now between the saddlebag and the saddlepost.

This was my initial dirt bikepacking setup.
This setup evolved as I moved the tent, which now is divided into poles, inside the saddlebag, and the tent itself in a small drybag under the handelbars to add some cushioning and support to the handlebar bag.
The drybag under the handelbars in the photo was carrying my sleeping mat and bag and fit into a 5 litters drybag which sits now between the saddlebag and the saddlepost.

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Bieszczady Mountains (Poland)

During the second week of August I started a tour I had had in mind for a couple of years: riding the Carpathian Mountains in Poland on dirt roads and singletracks.

I had to delay the start due to bad weather for a couple of days and still had three first days of rain. Unfortunatly there was too much mud to acomplish my initial plan so I rode more dirt roads and less singletrack. After five days I had riden almost 400km in Bieszczady Mountains and decided to go back home to rethink my tour.

In a couple of hours after writing this I´ll start a new attemp, this time from Beskid Mały, just the opposite side of Bieszczady in the Polish Carpaths. I hope to publish more photos from Bieszczady and the new tour next month.

Blue path near Przemysł. I had planned to take it south and get to Bieszcady.

Blue path near Przemysł. I had planned to take it south and get to Bieszczady.

I had to give up the idea of riding the paths but I found some alternative dirt roads which are used by the timber industry in the area and where I hardly find any traffic.

I had to give up the idea of riding the paths but I found some alternative dirt roads which are used by the timber industry in the area and where I hardly find any traffic.

Some mud and little clearance did great for the party.

Some mud and little clearance did great for the party.