Bike backpack guide
Whether you are a fanatical mountain biker or a casual cyclist in the lowlands. With or without e-support. Here are a few great tips to look out for so that you can find the right bike backpack for you.
How big should the backpack be?
Hier kommt es natürlich darauf an, was du für Ansprüche hast, zu welcher Season and under what weather conditions you are out and about. Normally, the optimal volume for a bike backpack is between 10 and 25 liters. Anything beyond that affects your mobility and balance.
Exceptions are of course special stories, such as a multi-day tour, a transalp or a Bike und Hike story, on which you may also have a sleeping bag with you.
A small 10 liters backpack, such as the Race 10, is suitable for good weather tours, when you only need a windbreak to lower yourself down, for short after-work tours or for bike trips on the flat..
Backpacks with 20 liters are already heading towards full-day tours with different weather characteristics. Especially when you are on the road for a long time, the temperatures are not ideal, or rain could set in - then you simply need more clothing. You may also need a second set of laundry, so a little more space can never be a disadvantage.
20 to 25 liters is the upper limit and offers plenty of storage space. With the 25 liter backpack you also have the opportunity to transport things for your partner. If you want to make the bike tour easier for your partner. If he or she is perhaps not as fit as you, but still likes to do bike tours, then such a backpack is enough. For downhill freaks it is also better to have a little more space available to to be able to stow the protectors again accordingly. Here you can hardly avoid a volume of around 20 liters, as the parts take up some space.
Contact back or mesh back?
As with hiking backpacks, this is purely a matter of taste. Ventilated bike backpacks are a little heavier because the back system weighs a little more. But you have a little more comfort on your back. Especially on hot days, as the air can optimally circulate through the mesh back system.
Helmet attachment - yes or no?
A helmet attachment is very useful on a mountainbike backpack. If you prefer not to wear the helmet when going up, because you find it annoying during the exertion, then the helmet attachment is almost a must for you. If you generally always have the helmet on your head anyway, then this isn't really important.
Special pocket - necessary or not?
Organization is everything. Nothing is as annoying as looking for something on a tour, digging up all the compartments until you finally get to the right place. Most of the time, the thing you are looking for is at the bottom in the backpack and you have to egt everything out and then stow it away again. Small compartments for the cell phone, handkerchiefs, and cereal bars are very helpful. Especially things that you need often and should have at hand quickly need to be quickly accessible.
If the repair kit is not attached to the bike, a small compartment in the backpack will help here too. Experience has shown that you need this less often. But it's annoying when it swings around loosely in your backpack.
Auch die Möglichkeit außen eine Flasche zu verstauen, kann sehr hilfreich sein. Normalerweise hat jedes Bike einen Flaschenhalter. Was aber, wenn du einmal eine Bike und Hike Tour machst? Oder den Rucksack einfach zum Wandern verwenden möchte. Ein Fach für eine Trinkflasche oder ein Seitennetz ist nie falsch.
Bike backpack and visibility
With all outdoor sports, you shouldn't forget that you are often on the road as well. Sometimes even in the dark or at dusk. Bike backpacks should therefore have very good reflectors so that you are seen and not overlooked. All of our bike backpacks are therefore equipped with Reflectors . Offroad 20 and 25 even with very large areas. In addition, there is a great feature on these models. These two backpacks have an LED lightthat is firmly anchored in the backpack. So you can't forget it at home. Most mountainbikers have already driven through an unlit tunnel or through a dark gallery during the day and who thinks of taking a light with them on a day tour.
What do you really need to have with you?
A repair kit should actually be included on every long bike tour, especially if you are out and about in areas where nobody can pick you up quickly and you would have to sit around with your broken tire for ages.
Our bike backpacks
10 liters
Our smallest bike backpack, Race 10, starts at 10 liters and offers you space for a softshell jacket or rain jacket and a repair kit if you don't want to attach it to the bike. In addition, it has a Side-mesh and a Front pocketin which you can stow small items. Durch den Kontaktrücken this backpack is very light and is perfect when you don't need a lot or want to go on a short tour.
Race 10
€ 34,90 VAT included.-
15 liters
The next larger bike backpack is the Offroad ltd ed, also with a Full contact back. With a volume of 15 Litern the backpack is slightly larger than the Race 10 and offers a little more space. It also has a bit of a “daypack character”, which means that it is a bit wider and therefore also very suitable for leisure. This is very practical if you want to use your backpack not only for cycling. If so, it is even equipped with a Helmet attachment.
With the Offroad Air there is another 15 liter backpack in our range. This time with a mesh back. For the fresh air circulation fans. The Air has all the features a good bike backpack should have and is also suitable for bad weather tours, as a rain cover is integrated.
By the way, the rain cover is not just a great detail for bad weather. The cover can also be very helpful on dirty, wet, and muddy surfaces. The rain cover can be cleaned in a short time, while with most backpacks it is not that easy to remove dirt.
Offroad 15 Air
€ 79,90 VAT included.-
18 liters
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Offroad 18e
€ 50,00 – € 79,90 VAT included. -
Dieser Rucksack ist speziell für E-Bike-Touren entwickelt. Ein Extra-Fach bietet Platz für einen Reserveakku und ein Ladegerät. E-biking is becoming more and more popular and for long tours it is very practical if you have a little power reserve in your backpack.
Separate compartments help you organize your equipment so you can find everything quickly. Side nets also offer storage space for drinking bottles, sunscreen, bars and handkerchiefs.
Of course, you can also use this backpack as a non-e-biker. There are no limits to your experience.
20-25 liters
Our two larger backpacks are suitable for full-day tours. Above all, they score with the innovative LED lightthat is integrated. Thanks to these and large Reflectors you are more visible in traffic.
Equipped with a Front pocket, Side-mesh, Helmet attachment, Drinking system attachment and breathable straps , these two models accompany you on every longer mountain bike tour.
Der Unterschied zwischen den beiden Rucksäcken: Die Größe und die Rücken. Offroad 20 verfügt über ein Vollkontaktrücken, während Offroad 25 mit einem belüfteten Netzrücken ausgestattet ist.
Offroad 20 LED
€ 89,90 VAT included.-
Offroad 25 LED
€ 99,90 VAT included.-
