Jamis Aurora Touring Bike on Evans Cycles
We all agree that buying from a physical bicycle shop is the best way to go, but when it comes to bicycle touring gear not all of us are so lucky to have a good bike store nearby. Shopping online ain’t easy either, there’s a ton of great bicycle stores on the web, but only a few of them have touring or bikepacking gear.
So what are the best online shops for bicycle touring and bikepacking? We did this time-consuming research for you and found out some great ones, that we decided to list in this article.
All of them have a great range of components, cycling gear, clothes, and such. But only a few have a good choice of touring bicycles and even less sell lightweight camping gear. We hope this list can help those of you who are looking for a great online bicycle store where to purchase your gear for your next big tour.
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Evans Cycles.com
The UK-based shop Evans Cycles is one of the few bicycle stores to have a specific Touring Bicycles category, with 26 different models from Koga, Cinelli, Treck, Ridgeback, Genesis, Specialized, Fuji, Jamis and Dawes. They also have Altura, Ortlieb, FWE, Topeak and Carradice panniers, Tubus, Topeak and other brand’s racks. Among the accessories: Map Holder, Garmin (and other brands) GPSs, GoPro cam and mounts, Phone cases, etc. A vast choice of cycling clothes and components.
They ship worldwide, with a 90-days return policy and a 0% finance for UK users.
Chain Reaction Cycles
Chain Reaction Bicycle Store has a very well organized website, with categories for clothing, components and everything else, dived under each discipline. Their top touring products are Cube Creme Ghost, Topeak Jurney single wheel trailer, Avenir Entrepid Child Trailer. Plenty of casual shoes with clips and clothes. Lynskey titanium rack, Garmin and Gopro cams
Topeak Journey Trailer on Chain Reaction Cycles
Bikester
A specific category for bike touring gear with 1286 products. 10 pages of bicycle touring lightweight tents, 610 models of sleeping bags, 190 sleeping mats, 140 camping stoves. A choice of panniers that will make you dizzy, no Ortlieb or Crosso though, so browse here if you’re looking for al alternative, such as the classy (but expensive) Brooks panniers, or the reliable Vaude ones. If bikepacking is your thing look no further, plenty of large saddlebags and cool framebags. Also interesting is the choice of shoes.
Surprisingly though, there’s a poor choice of Touring Bicycles. They have a specific Expedition Bikes category, but few of the items available there are proper touring bicycles.
100 days return policy, free shipping over 99punds, here’s the downside: they only ship within Europe.
MSR Hubba Tour at Bikester.com
Wiggle
Wiggle is not only about cycling, it is instead more of an outdoor shop with a special eye on bicycle touring. It features Vaude, Brooks and Altura panniers, various racks, Garmin not-bicycle-specific GPS devices, sleeping bags and mats, cooking gear, Nordisk, Vaude and Terranova tents.
The choice of touring bikes though is not vast. A few GT and Bobbin bikes and that’s it. Ships worldwide.
All4Cycling.com
THis Italian shop, only has three touring specific bicycles under the category adventure. Here you could find the amazing Garmin Virb 360 cameras, a vast choice of shoes, a ton of cycle computer and GPS devices. Ships worldwide.
Biketart
On Biketart you can find Ridgeback, Genesis, Saracen, Marlin and Pashley Touring Bicycles. Not much more touring-specific gear. Ships worldwide.
Garmin eTrex 30 on wiggle
Cyclestore
Another UK based shop. Classic Kona and Cannondale touring bikes. Some trailers, a good range of panniers (Thule, Ortlieb, Altura and some other brands), GoPro clones and other action cams. The website has a Camping and Hiking category, but there’s almost nothing in it. Ships almost worldwide.
Leisure Lakes Bikes
Enormous choice of panniers, also Ortlieb here. Brunton Chargers (like the interesting Hydrogen Reactor Charger). Some camping gear a few Specialized and Trek touring bicycles (go under the category road and then touring). Ships only in Europe.
Tweeks Cycles
Genesis, Ridgeback and Cube bikes. Altura panniers, Kryptonite locks, Lezyne and Garmin GPSs and even Karma drones.
Karma GoPro drone on Tweeks Cycles
Bikemania
Bikemania is a good online shop for bicycle touring. It sells Bombtrack and Soma touring bicycles and the amazing (and expensive) Sabbath Titanium Touring Bikes. Nice Skinz Frame Bags (good for bikepacking), the Lone Peak Olympus Panniers (that turns into a comfortable backpack) and the cheap Vincita.
Treefort Bikes
Treefort bikes is the best online shop for bikepacking we found. Also features a good choice of classic panniers. Unfortunately, they only ships to the United States. The website is pretty old-school.
Performancebike
Marin and Fuji. A very small selection of camping gear, Ships worldwide.
Surly Frame Bag 8 on Treefot Bicycles
Westbrook Cycles
Ships worldwide. Cannondale touring bikes, Topeak and Brooks Panniers.
Merlin Cycles
Sensa touring bikes plus the usual stuff. Ships worldwide.
Scotby Cycles
All the Ortlieb bags you can dream of, but basically, nothing else touring specific. Ships only in Europe, free delivery over 20£.
Slane Cycles
Ships for free worldwide and this is almost the only reason to chose this shop. It has a Touring Bikes category but it’s empty at the moment.
If you’re looking for a new bicycle, check out our selections:
21 Touring Bikes Under 1000$
18 Great Touring Bikes for Under 2000$
10 low budget woman-specific touring bikes
preparing for a bicycle trip? Here’s our
Essential Gear for Bicycle Touring and Bikepacking
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