Gear Lama Blog

Bikepacking is cool or so Instagram would have you believe. It involves travelling to beautiful locations in pristine clothes with specialised camping gear and having a good time with your friends. The reality of bikepacking couldn’t be further from the truth and I consider bikepacking to be a Type 2... [Read More]

When I was looking for a bicycle to buy out of my pocket in 2018 there was one thing I was sure about [Read More]

The moment I hear the word lightweight - I imagine someone frantically sawing off a toothbrush handle to save weight. As cyclists and bikepackers, we are looking to reduce the weight on our bicycles for reasons I’ve listed in another post. But before we get into mutilating toothbrush handles and... [Read More]

Endurance cyclists, randonneurs and gravel cyclists have a unique set of requirements. Unlike mountain bikers, we do not crave the highest lumen, nor are we weight weenies like our road racing cousins. What we value is - reliability, run time, and convenience. This is the feature set that the Fenix... [Read More]

Weight matters. Especially if you tour on your bicycle. To state the obvious - less weight means less effort. I’m yet to meet a bikepacker/bicycle tourer that likes to expend more energy at the end of the day. Yet, there is more to lightweight bicycle touring than just “less effort”.... [Read More]