Mick Turnbull’s Bikepacking Gear List (Video)

Filmmaker Mick Turnbull has been featured many times here on the site. He’s ridden and created films from bikepacking trips in Australia, Tasmania, Utah, Nepal, Peru, and elsewhere. One of his latest was from a trip scouting a new 985-kilometer bikepacking route in Tasmania called the Tassie Traverse. Mick recently published a new video that gives a detailed look at the gear he’s been using on all of these trips, where he goes through everything he carries for expedition bikepacking and breaks down where and why he packs it all into his bags. Watch it below, and continue reading for a complete gear list and photos from his travels.

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The Bike

• Bike: Surly ECR 2020 27.5+ medium
• Rims: WTB KOM Tough i40
• Tires: Maxxis Rekon 27.5 x 2.8″
• Rear Derailleur: SRAM NX Eagle 12-speed
• Cassette: 11-50T
• Chainring: Wolf Tooth 28t
• Brakes: Avid BB7
• Handlebars: Jones Loop Bar
Grips: ESI Extra Chunky
• Saddle: Brooks B17
• Pedals: Crankbrothers Stamp 7
• Fork Cages: 2 xSalsa Anything Cage
• Bottle Cages: 2 x Velo Orange Mojave, 1 x King Cage
• Water Bottles: Nalgene 1.5L, 1x Zefal 1L
• Rear Rack: Tumbleweed Mini Pannier Rack
• GPS: eTrek 20x

Right Fork Leg

• 1L Zefal water bottle
• Revelate Designs Polecat fork bag
• MSR Hubba Hubba tent or
• MSR Freelite 1 and MSR 2lt bladder

Left Fork Leg

• 1.5L Nalgene bottle
• Salsa Anything EXP bag
• Jetboil Mini Mo or Mighty Mo
• Canister
• coffee plunger

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Handlebar

• Revelate Designs Sweetroll (15L)
• Neve Waratah quilt
• Sea to Summit liner
• Sea to Summit Aeros down pillow
• Rab down jacket or Patagonia Nano puff jacket
• Gore Bike Wear Jacket upgraded to Ground Effect Anit-Cyclone jacket
• Revelate Designs Egress Pocket
• First aid kit
• Glasses
• Torch
• Hat
• Torch
• Headphones
• Various cables for charging
• Knog bike light

Cockpit

• Revelate Designs Mountain feedbag x 2
• Garmin inReach Messenger or PLB
• Hand Sanitiser
• Sunscreen
• Gas Tank (now Apidura Expedition Top Tube Pack)
• iPhone
• Nitecore NB20000 battery pack
• Chap stick
• Key
• Seat cover for B17
• Jerry Can
• Tubolito inner tube
• Topeak Pressure gauge
• Stans tyre sealant
• Tyre patch kit
• Slug Plug Tubeless Repair Kit
• Garmin Etrex 20x

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Frame

• Revelate Designs Ranger Frame Bag
• Click-stand
• Spare spokes
• Cable ties
• Hip-Lok Z Lock x2
• Tent poles, pegs, Lezyne Micro Floor Drive, chain cleaning, Ottolock
• Tool kit: Allen keys (selection), Brooks saddle tool, 10mm wrench, valve core remover, tyre leavers, chain breaker, small multitool, Wolf Tooth Pack Pliers, Spoke Tool
• Spares bag: Chain link, PoweLlock chain connector, grease, break pads, valve core, FiberFix emergency spoke, tape, nuts/bolts/screws.

Rack

• Section of old camp mat
• Sea to Summit Watercell 6L bladder
• Voile straps
• Sea to Summit 20L Hydraulic Dry Bag
• Tent footprint
• Therm-a-Rest NeoAir Xlite or XTherm
• Patagonia Nano Puff
• Pants, Icebreaker t-shirt, merino beanie, Icebreaker undies, socks
• Xeroshoes Cloud Sandles
• Bag of spares: para cord, strap, repair patches/kit
• Toilet paper

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Ortlieb Fork Packs

• Cutlery bag: Knife, spork, spatula, salt/pepper, spices
• Sea to Summit bowl and cup
• Wash bag: sponge, wilderness soap, small cloth
• MSR Autoflow Gravity Filter, purification tablets
• Tyvek
• Food
• Trowel
• Toilet paper
• Wilderness wipes
• Food

You can see more great work from Mick in the Further Reading section below.

Further Reading

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