The 11 BEST Bikepacking Bikes For 2025: Off-Road Edition

After analysing more than 320 bikepacking bikes in my buyer's guide, here are the best bikepacking bikes for 2025 in the off-road categories! 🔥 The Bikepacking Bike Buyer's Guide is available here (free yearly updates): https://www.cyclingabout.com/bikepacking-bike-buyers-guide 📕 The Touring Bicycle Buyer's Guide: https://www.cyclingabout.com/touring-bicycle-buyers-guide Like my videos? Patreon supporters get early access to my films and exclusive access to my Q&As: 🌱 PATREON (Monthly rewards!): https://bit.ly/3vVaioW ⚡️ PAYPAL (One-off donation to replace broken camera gear!): https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=AK5GDWZEHBY5S&source=url 🔥 INSTA: https://instagram.com/cyclingabout/ 🌎 FACEBOOK: https://fb.com/cyclingabout/ 🚵🏻‍♂️ CYCLINGABOUT (endless bike travel info!): https://cyclingabout.com/ 🚲 BEST GRAVEL BIKES VIDEO: https://youtu.be/jKCzdrZKzjI 0:00 - Intro 1:25 - Criteria For Selection 4:27 - Best Fat Bike 5:54 - Best Plus Bike 7:19 - Best Gearbox Bike 8:48 - Best Budget Gearbox Bike 10:19 - Best Lightweight Flat Bar 11:10 - Best Lightweight Drop Bar 12:10 - Best Drop Bar 13:02 - Best Lightweight Sus 14:16 - Best Trail Sus 15:16 - Best Trail Gearbox 16:25 - Best Full Sus 17:25 - Summary