{"id":44984,"date":"2023-01-02T11:00:03","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T10:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/?p=710266"},"modified":"2023-01-02T12:34:14","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T11:34:14","slug":"tom-marvins-gear-of-the-year-2022-bits-that-made-bikepacking-bearable-for-tom","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/rss_feed\/tom-marvins-gear-of-the-year-2022-bits-that-made-bikepacking-bearable-for-tom\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Marvin\u2019s Gear of the Year 2022 | Bits that made bikepacking bearable for Tom"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Tom Marvin\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 02 January 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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In the summer of 2022, I was fortunate, after nine years of content creation, to take a sabbatical from BikeRadar and our sister magazine MBUK<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

With bikes running through my veins, it should be no surprise that I spent the bulk of that time on two wheels, with the centrepiece being a six-week gravel riding<\/a> and bikepacking<\/a> trip.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I headed out from a small town, south of Barcelona, up to and through the French Alps, along the Jura in Switzerland, and into the Black Forest in Germany, before heading back into France via a traverse of the Vosges.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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This is largely how I lived for six weeks. Tent up, seat out, bike propped up.<\/span><\/figcaption> Tom Marvin \/ OurMedia<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Needless to say, there was no way I could afford six weeks worth of B&Bs or hotels, and so I strapped some bags to my old Lauf True Grit long-term bike<\/a>, purchased some thoroughly researched camping kit, and started pedalling.<\/span><\/p>\n

As such, my Gear of the Year<\/a> picks consist of four items of kit I used on the trip that made a massive difference to my comfort and ability to carry on bikepacking across Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n

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