Even if it’s not scorching hot outside yet for many of us, keeping your fluids topped up on a gravel or bikepacking ride is critical. But what if you can’t easily access your liquids? Maybe your frame is too small to carry enough bottles? Perhaps you’ve prioritised storage over liquid and have filled up your frame’s main triangle with luggage? What if you are underbiking and the trail is too gnarly to safely take your hands off the bars to grab a bottle? If any of this is causing you to lose sleep at night, then the team at Restrap are here to help. Read on to find out more.

Back in the mists of time, away-from-the-road touring pioneers, such as the Rough Stuff Fellowship, kitted out their bikes with sturdy steel pannier racks and bags made from heavy-duty waxed cotton. The explosion in popularity of bikepacking around a decade ago led to a shift away from pannier racks to a more “soft luggage” approach. Now it seems we’ve come full circle, though, as bikepacking gurus Restrap announce the launch of the Switch Rack and it’s already won a coveted design award. Read on to find out more.

Every year the team from Restrap head off on a bikepacking adventure and their most recent trip was 10 days of bikepacking around Croatia. They've put together a brilliant film of their trip, which was too good not to share.