Ultralight Bike Touring and Bikepacking: The Ultimate Guide to Lightweight Cycling Adventures Paperback – Illustrated, October 15, 2016

Pleased with this , reads surprisingly well. Made me go out and ride my bike.

A nice little book, between three and four stars. Just know that this is about *ultralight* touring where you may want to use the same underwear until it wears out, or eat weeds alongside the track to get “micronutrients”.Still, I found many useful hints for my less extensive tours, for biking in general, and for backpacking. The book is not about bikes, but more about biking practicalities and equipment needed for surviving (longer) trips, and destinations, attitude, etc.By length, one may want to say this is not very ultimate, contrary to what the title claims. Photos in the Kindle version are of poor quality. One cannot really zoom in to see more details.

The mindset of going farther, faster, with less, comfortably is where any outdoor adventure should start, and this book does a great job with that. Good, practical gear references and trip suggestions are included. Highly recommended for beginners and experienced bikepackers alike.

The authors have impressive experience. The downside of this book is that they try to include TOO MUCH. They try to cover everything from international trip logistics to first aid to meal planning.It's a quick and good read. Just don't expect more than an overview on any specific topic.

When planning for a bike packing trip, whether its an overnighter or 2500+ mile trek, the message is simple: "Carry only what you need. Maximize your riding experience. Travel farther." After all, it is about the journey not the destination. Being a novice bike packer, I have to admit I've been in the position of spending more time over-planning and thinking about the trip instead of just doing it. The two Justins point out that not every trip has to be a week or more on wheels. Start simple. I learned a new term which I plan to exercise more, S240, or sub-24 hour overnight. With anything in life, experience will ultimately shape what you need and what you can do without. From there, take it to longer distances and durations. Experience it, feel it, be in the moment of recognizing that certain items can be multi-purpose, and have comfort in knowing that you can live without certain items on your trip. If you still need the security of knowing how to handle certain situations, bring this book. It fits nicely into the frame or seat bag and covers everything you can expect (or not expect) to encounter along the way.

Best book on bikepacking ever!!!

This book was exactly what I was looking for. It answered all the questions I had, it even answered a few I didn't know I had.

I was expecting a lot more out of this. If you have not ever researched anything on bike packing this would be a good intro. But that is all it is, I first packed in the 90s and am getting back into it so had high hopes that I would be enlightened by this but there was really nothing new. If you're going to call something "ultimate!ate" it had better be better than this.