{"id":22788,"date":"2025-05-28T01:39:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T01:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goatbells.blog\/?p=22788"},"modified":"2025-05-28T01:39:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T01:39:33","slug":"new-category-activity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goatbells.blog\/?p=22788","title":{"rendered":"New Category &amp; Activity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As I age and the miles accumulate from 45 years of mid distance running (half marathons) and 1000+ mile \/ year hiking for the last 5+ years, moderation and diversity of activities are necessary &#8230; to keep my knees, feet and lower back happy &#8211; and to continue on!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With great support and encouragement from a dear friend of mine (a bike-geek for sure), I now have a gravel bike and gear to mix in bikepacking with hiking and backpacking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The blog will add a category: <strong>Bikepacking<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> For bikepacking, I will continue leaning toward ultralite gear, re-using the following sub-kits from backpacking gear kit:  shelter, sleep, kitchen, stay warm &amp; dry.  The only &#8216;new&#8217; gear required was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gravel Bike &#8211; <strong>Salsa Journeyer 2.1 GRX 600 57<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bags, panniers, etc\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Front:  <strong>REI Link Handlebar bag<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Handlebar bags:  <strong>Revelate Mountain Feedback (2)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Top Tube post:  <strong>Revelate Gas Tank Top Tube<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Top Tube frame:  <strong>Relevate Tangle Frame<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Back:  Old <strong>Timbuktu<\/strong> panniers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Helmet &#8211; <strong>Giro Synthe Mips II<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tools and spares &#8211; too many to list<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bike shorts &#8211; <strong>Canari G2 and Primal <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bright windshell &#8211; <strong>Enlightened Equipment Copperfield in orange<\/strong> (hiking = dark blue)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gloves &#8211; <strong>Outdoor Research ActiveIce Sun Gloves<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Platform shoes (no clips for me) &#8211; <strong>Giro Jacket II Mountain Bike shoes<\/strong> (untried yet)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s the <strong>Salsa<\/strong> ready to go with all gear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22793\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/goatbells.blog\/?attachment_id=22793\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goatbells.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1EC92852-E911-4BC9-A852-69AF1F994FF8_1_201_a.heic?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image-title=\"1EC92852-E911-4BC9-A852-69AF1F994FF8_1_201_a\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goatbells.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1EC92852-E911-4BC9-A852-69AF1F994FF8_1_201_a.heic?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goatbells.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1EC92852-E911-4BC9-A852-69AF1F994FF8_1_201_a.heic?w=1290&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22793\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our first shake-out is coming up &#8230; a 1 night, 2 day ride not far away with backup gear easily available. After the shake-out, the gear kit will get explored and photographed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Current set up for shake-out<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Strapped on top in back: Kitchen, tent poles &amp; stakes, and &#8216;warmer&#8217; riding clothes <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Right pannier: sleeping bag and tent<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Left pannier:  Jacket, sleeping clothes, extra clothes and air mattress \/ pillow<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Top Tube down:  Tools, extra parts (tube and pedal) &amp; first aid kit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Top Tube up:  Emergency kit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Front Pack:  Food and Rain gear; windshield in outside pocket<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Cameral will go in larger waist pack (not shown yet).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I age and the miles accumulate from 45 years of mid distance running (half marathons) and 1000+ mile \/ year hiking for the last 5+ years, moderation and diversity of activities are necessary &#8230; to keep my knees, feet and lower back happy &#8211; and to continue on! 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