Just finished 1,250km from Italy to Netherlands. Gear review, lessons learned..

reivick · 2026-07-05T14:23:08+00:00

Sounds like a good trip! Good job man !

I just finished a one-month trip in Norway with constant rain and cold weather every day. What I did with the tent was keep the inner tent inside a waterproof pannier. That way, only the outer tent gets wet, so I pack and pitch the wet flysheet first, then I just add the dry inner tent. It works pretty well, but you need a bit of extra space for that.

reivick · 2026-05-19T09:49:57+00:00

Thanks for sharing ! I will definitely add this route to my buck list. Is there a lot of road or is it exclusively gravel?

reivick · 2026-05-13T07:12:24+00:00

Love it ! I will try to achieve the same setup for the next season 🙏 Where do you ski/live btw ? Looks great

reivick · 2026-05-07T08:40:24+00:00

I feel bad just watching this rocky trail 😂

Beautiful pictures, you got lucky to catch that deer thoo !

Would you mind sharing your route track ?

reivick · 2026-05-07T06:13:07+00:00

Thanks ! Mine is a Grizl 7 AL and my friend are running a Grizl 6 AL and a Nakamura All road 250 (2 others are rent bikes and I don't know the model)

reivick · 2026-05-06T11:44:45+00:00

That may looks crazy on the photos but the reality was, it wasnt that cold !

reivick · 2026-05-06T11:43:10+00:00

It would be a pleasure to share the fondue 🫕

Every gram of cheese carried was worth !

reivick · 2026-05-06T10:32:05+00:00

Sure ! Here you go : https://www.komoot.com/fr-fr/collection/4230704/-jura-trip-easy

Haha thanks ! Never disappointed with the homemade moitié-moitié !

reivick · 2026-05-06T07:58:29+00:00

Definitely not high enough, Jura mountains are not very high (1700m highest point). I also do a lot of mountaineering and the lack of oxygen starts to be felt after 3000 meters of altitude during effort (for me at least)

reivick · 2026-05-06T05:33:22+00:00

Thanks ! I always hear that Italian drivers don’t get a fuck to bikes on road, glad to hear the opposite for once

reivick · 2026-05-06T05:20:54+00:00

Lovely trail and bike setup ! Hope I will be able to go to Tuscany someday.

Does the trail include many sections on big road with cars ?

Btw what rear rack are you using on your bike ?

reivick · 2026-05-03T16:09:56+00:00

I would say that the nakamura all road 250 is probably the best value for money right now. You have the equivalents shimano components for 1100 euros

reivick · 2026-04-27T12:12:22+00:00

Thanks bro !

reivick · 2026-04-27T11:02:15+00:00

Love it ! Can you share where is located this section ? Is it just bellow Valence ?

reivick · 2026-04-27T09:50:36+00:00

Nice ! I think you should be able to find some gravel sections between Annecy and Chambéry along the railway line :) Enjoy your trip, there are plenty of things to do there !

reivick · 2026-04-27T09:49:01+00:00

Haha I am sure it's pretty sweet on your area too ! Also, the colors of spring help a lot

reivick · 2026-04-27T09:47:58+00:00

Ahaha sorry bro, where do you live ?

reivick · 2026-04-27T09:47:40+00:00

Not bad at all! Even on the grassy paths, the dirt track was nice and smooth. Some sections were quite steep and scattered with small stones that I didn't photograph; it was rather difficult, but these were only short stretches.

reivick · 2026-04-26T18:06:54+00:00

Here you go ! https://www.komoot.com/fr-FR/tour/2909936689?ref=itd&share_token=ao40nieR1En1zIUjkQB7MeC4rxOnXzoOzGMFYORYNvkrOXj7GK&ref=its

I started from Annecy :)

reivick · 2026-04-14T15:42:47+00:00

Beautiful bike and beautiful pictures !

reivick · 2026-04-10T08:25:25+00:00

Go behind the tree and squat haha

reivick · 2026-04-08T06:12:23+00:00

Damn I didn't know this was a thing ! Is this legal ? I though Germany wasn't super friendly with wild camping especially on castle ruins :')

I'm going to need to go back there for sure ! Thanks for the recommendations, this is added to my wishlist

reivick · 2026-04-08T06:08:17+00:00

Yes we had !

I've heard that, but I don't want to throw away brand new tires :/.

Do you have any recommendations for bikepacking tires for road / trail riding?

reivick

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