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It's not touring, it's bikepacking.

Bikepacking: Off-pavement bicycling and camping where you would if you were to go backpacking - in the wild, off roads, on trails, in nature.

232k subscribers606 posts / mo in Sep 2026509 authors / mosince 2011

r/bikepacking has 232k members (+23% over the last 12 months). It gets about 606 posts a month from 509 people. Top topics: Bikepacking Adventures, Bikepacking Europe and Gravel Bikes.

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Size and growth

How r/bikepacking has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+23%in 12 months · +5.0% in 3 months · +0.9% in 1 month
Oct 2026231k
Growing231k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−11%vs Sep 2025 · −7.6% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026606
QuieterPeaked at 988 in Jul 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/bikepacking

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Bikepacking Adventures2.7%
  2. Bikepacking Europe2.2%
  3. Gravel Bikes0.8%
  4. Baltimore and DC Trails0.5%
  5. Tire Recommendations0.3%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Ride with GPS
  2. Ortlieb
  3. Tailfin Cycling
  4. Cycle
  5. Old Man Mountain

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research