A rugged and slightly masochistic variant of bikepacking, where cyclists trade in the smooth hum of road bikes for the bone-rattling experience of gravel bikes. This activity involves braving the wilderness on unpolished fire roads and off-road trails, often with more grit in their teeth than on the path. Gravelpacking is to bikepacking what off-roading is to a Sunday drive – more bumps, more bruises, and a lot more "Are we really supposed to ride through that?" moments. The perfect cocktail of adventure, endurance, and a questionable disregard for one's own comfort.
After three days of gravelpacking, Jake returned looking like he'd wrestled a dust storm... and lost, but with the kind of wild grin only a gravelpacker understands.
by gravelpacker December 20, 2023