A Reyt Good Time Bikepacking in the Dales

Amanda discovers that bikepacking isn’t all beards, flannel shirts, and far-flung adventures. Words & Photography Amanda Bikepacking is one of tho …

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Lovin’ this, @AmandaWishart!

And “mountain biking on the ‘wrong’ bike” sums up the majority of our own group’s ‘Northern Gravel’ rides perfectly: we will sometimes have folk turn up who just don’t get it but for the rest of us, as the kids say: if you know, you know.

It was so good to have Amanda along for the ride, and we appreciate Singletrack sharing our little corner of Reyt Good with the world so much!

If you want to find your own friendly gravel-y off road club near you, there’s this handy map – https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/c27ee8c8f8694149bb2933c0b69e740c

Looks great. Cool adventure 😊👍

Did you share the route anywhere ?

i really enjoyed that article in the latest mag.  Was a great read

I also enjoyed the article, but was intreged by what kit people were carrying. We used to do the Polaris challenge and always ended up with more stuff than it looked like people were carrying in the article.
Is kit smaller, better distributed on the bike or do you just take less?

There’s a link to the kit list in the article (tiny button under the last set of photos).

@sboardman does that link work for you? I know what kit I took (aka Tasha) but I just get a delightful photo of Hannah’s face and error code @mark.

@bruce we did have the luxury of not carrying any cooking stuff, other than a bowl/spoon/cup thanks to Carly 🙂

Amazing write up Amanda and huge kudos and shout out to @emmsbikes for setting up this wonderful, hugely welcoming group.

@ahsat Ah I did not actually follow the link… It does indeed go to a 404.

I really enjoyed the article. Felt a bit more than the usual “we rode our bikes, slept in a ditch, and survived inclement weather” that seems common across the internet. Lovely initiative too.

@ahsta You’re also to thank for being a part of it!

Thanks @ahsat that would explain it and Polaris used to have a list of compulsory kit that you might not choose to take depending on the time of year and weather. I also suspect smaller lighter equipment is now available.

I really enjoyed this article. Genuinely inspirational

I have also, for the first time, ridden (mainly) up Mastiles Lane, since reading the article

Looks like a nice route. Hope to do something similar with my kids this year.