Top 5 | 2022 Bikepacking Bikes

The longer days and warmer weather (for the northern hemisphere at least!) can only mean one thing - it’s bikepacking season! But what are the best bikes for heading out on your multi day adventure?

Well, fear not, we’ve handpicked 5 of our favourites for bikepacking in 2022.

There’s something in this list for everyone. From fast gravel bikes, to mount adorned mules capable of carrying everything you could ever need!

But what is your dream bikepacking setup? Let us know in the comments.

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00:00 Intro
00:36 Trek Checkpoint SL6
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[wouter-oosterveld]

I've been bikepacking on a 90's super flexy aluminium Union Goldrun, on a Bianchi Via Nirone 7 and now on a nice titanium Van Nicholas Rowtag - and I have had incredible fun with all of them. Indeed, the bicycle is not the most important thing with bikepacking. It's the route, the people you meet and the ability to enjoy the unexpected adventures that matters most.

[Kelvin_c]

That Stayer is such dreamy bike. Not forgetting that wishbone seatstay, what a beaut :)

[markowsley]

The Checkpoint could easily be used for light credit card touring or long endurance road rides. Love the Genesis for the external routes cables. Make cleaning and maintenance a breeze. I would switch both bikes out for a 2x setup. I'm an old retro grouch who likes to be able to get in the perfect cadence.

[davidrowe]

Good to see at least one flat bar option in there.

[nickkent]

Fairlight Secan - fantastic bike. Just finished a 3 dayer riding the Hebridean Way loaded up with bags. Can't go wrong.

[Thomas-fyyc]

Salsa Cutthroat for me. Light, modest price for the spec, tons of mounts, big tires. Go slow or fast.

[xtianeskay]

When I was your age bike packing was called Radreise und wir haben einfach Ortlieb Taschen genommen.

[peterknight]

This is mostly just a list of gravel bikes! Off the top of my head, Kona Unit, and Sonder Broken Road are genuine bikepacking bikes. You had a Trek in there, so how about the 1120, one of the only bikepacking bikes produced by a big conglomerate manufacturer?

[Shinror]

missing the Canyon Grizl in that list :>

[van.bike.travel]

I think you forgot the Kona Sutra LTD'22 (ULTD'21)

[Berserker]

Salsa Blackborow, Kona rove/Sutra, Trek 520 - what the hell is this list?

[wontforgetme]

Imo the pine mountain 1 more than than fits the the bill for a do it all adventure bike. No need to spend the extra thousand on the 2.

[chrisprice]

37c is a great size because pinchflats become more or less impossible. any smaller that it is unruly on heavy bumps andy bigger and its excess tire for road use

[goodboyringo]

Checkpoint is 4500.00 now but I only see it in etap . Not sure if this bike has etap

[markhancock]

I have a Temple Adventure disc just as good as the Genersis.

[Boy_bicycle]

the bicycle without front suspension could jumpa.above a small branch of tree its shocking and amazing.

[jonathanzappala]

You have to buy a special praxis t47 cup for the checkpoint, wasn’t special tools half the reason for the press fit hate? If I switch away from praxis I will have to buy another t47 cup some day. Don’t get me wrong, it is a great system, it makes for a way stiffer bb on an alloy bike. I’d have to say I’d take my bb86 on a carbon bike over it though.

[mandopando]

Ribble cgr SL is a pretty much do it all ….

[Radoslaw]

On off-road bikepacking theres nothing better than fatbike

[savagepro]

First . . oh by the way, I'm a vintage pannier kinda guy!