Here's my bike touring setup for cycling from Victoria to Patagonia. I explain why I choose a mountain bike, I give you and overview of my bike setup and equipment and finally we are going through the content of my bags.

I originally started in Victoria on September 18th 2022 and made it to Panama City after 9 months and 11,430km on June 23rd 2023. If everything goes well, I'll reach Patagonia in April 2024.

I'm documenting my trip and uploading one episode a month along the trip. It's in French but I'm working on adding English subtitles. Here's the first episode of the series    • EP01 Victoria | Le début d'une grande...  

Hope you enjoy and learn a few tips to prepare your trip

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GEAR ⚙

Bike: Devinci Kobain 29r aluminium
Wheels: ENVE AM30 carbon
Panniers: Arkel Orca 35L
Front bag: Brooks Scape compact handlebar 10L
Frame bag: Blackburn Elite Frame Bag medium short 3.65L
Rear bag: Aeroe 13L
Top tube: Restrap Race Bag 1.5L / Restrap 0.8L
Racks: Old Man Mountain Racks Divide
Cages: Tailfin cargo cage and suspension fork mounts

Tent: MSR Hubba Hubba 2
Foldable chair: Helinox Ground Chair Zero
Sleeping bag: RAB Mythic 400
Sleeping pad: ThermaRest NeoAir Xtherm R6.9 wide
Stove: MSR Dragonfly

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:35 Who am I
01:11 Devinci Kobain
02:01 Weight
02:15 Equipment
07:32 Bag 1 Food
09:52 Bag 2 Cooking
11:34 Bag 3 Camping
14:04 Bag 4 Clothes
16:25 Dry bag 13L Tent
18:46 Front bag Electronics
21:17 Conclusion

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WHO AM I? ‍♂
My name is Dominick and I am from Bromont, Quebec. Passionate about cycling since my youth, I lived in a van full time between 2016 and 2022.

In March 2018 I lost my job and I promised myself to start my own business. My experience on film sets and my lifestyle inspired me to found Bonvelo to share the bike destinations I was discovering. In 2 years, the concept went from a simple cellular video, to a web series and finally to a TV series on the Évasion channel of the Quebecor group! That's how my childhood dream of being on TV came true :)

Today I am a director, animator and ambassador for some brands including Cycles Devinci, Guru and HLC. After 6 years of vanlife, I felt like taking a new adventure, cycle from Victoria to Patagonia!

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PARTNERS
Cycles Devinci Guru Énergie OTE Canada Enve Composites Ride Fox One Up Components Oakley Pittstop Vélo Café

This video is presented by @CyclesDevinci and edited by Alexandre Dussault from @PearTreeProductions

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