I found this unpublished write up from a bike pack trip a couple years ago, I thought it was worth publishing..
Something Ive wanted to do for quite a while is taking an overnight bike ride. Jeff Hemperly and his wife Laura, had a trip planned for the Friday night over Labor Day Weekend, and invited me to tag along.
The hardest part of bike packing is getting all the gear on your body or on your bike, without it interfering with the quality of the ride. This is practically impossible but pretty necessary, after all this still is mountain biking, and the way the bike handles can mean the difference between a smooth fun weekend, or a ride to the hospital.
Since this is my first rodeo, so to speak. i had a-lot of figuring to do. Ive been camping before.. Lots of times, so have a good idea of weight distribution on my body, but this is a bike. and a large backpack is pretty much out of the question, because it can throw off our Center of Gravity, pretty fast. for me it seems under 15 pounds on my back is in the "OK" range.
here is a list of my gear
-- Osprey, Hornet 25 hydration pack, with 3L reservoir filled with water.
-- REI 30degree down bag - Strapped to the bars, Down is important, because of how much it can compact
-- Outdoor Research Bivvy - backpack
-- MSR Superfly camp stove with one small fuel can - backpack
-- wool vest
-- full finger gloves
Food. for one night
-- Two Cup of Noodles, taken out of the Styrofoam cup and put into a zip lock bag
-- Two McDonalds Hamburgers. ( say what you will, but dont cry if I eat one in front of you on a camping trip, cuz they are wonderful.)
-- one can of Dales Pale Ale ( this is mountain biking, not a road ride)
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