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About Us

We believe that nature is best experienced by bike. Our purpose is to shine a light on the bikes, routes, riders, and companies that make it possible. Our goal is to help everyone and anyone get out there and map their own adventure.

The Team

We are cyclists first and makers second. If you are interested in joining us, drop us a line.

brigitte ward

As Editor of Bike Gear Database, Brigitte makes all of us sound (and read) as good as possible. She is also a writer, a tender of gardens, and mother of two small dragons.

gerald haueisen

Gerald is a mechanical engineer, cyclist and photographer from Austria. Gerald focuses on mountain, gravel and bikepacking gear reviews.

tara weir

Tara is an adventure cyclist and bikepacker with 42,000 KMs through 21 countries under her belt. When not on her bike, Tara is a forestry worker in Northern B.C.

bec norman

Bec is full-time bikepacker from New Zealand who combines her passion for adventure photography, food and storytelling to inspire others to travel by bike.

meaghan hackinen

Meaghan is a bike-obsessed bookworm on a lifelong hunt for exceptional cycling routes, both on and off the pavement. She lives in Kelowna, BC.

trevor browne

Trevor is a multimedia producer from Montreal who loves exploring the world on two knobby wheels and drinking his coffee outside.

tylor reimer

Tylor is a designer and cyclist from Manitoba, Canada. He is also the founder of The Cyclelist, the internets best bike bag comparison tool.

taylor burk

Taylor is a renowned photographer who loves to ride bikes. He can usually be found along the British Columbia coast with a camera in hand when he's not globe-trotting.

pablo garcia

Hailing from Madrid, Spain, Pablo is an adventure cyclist devoted to environmental preservation and storytelling through photography and videography.

sarah fix

From Squamish, B.C., Sarah fuels her passion for mountain adventures on her Surly Bridge Club. Off the bike, she coaches for Dialed In Cycling and teaches outdoor education.

immu bua-ngam

Immu is the founder of Spinning Bear Bike Shop in Bangkok. When she's not in her shop you can find her bikepacking the steep jungle roads near Chiang Mai, Thailand.

lewis bell

Lew rides gravel and mountain bikes throughout the UK searching for adventure. He also goes by Pedal Slip while documenting his rides, photography and illustration work.

tom powell

Tom is an adventure photographer, writer and videographer currently residing in Vancouver, Canada. He will also do anything for plant based baked goods.

sam rice

Sam is a global bikepacker, foodie, and writer/photographer for the Radavist. He is currently working on a bikepacking cookbook that we can’t wait to see.

matthew crompton

Matthew Crompton is an award-winning writer and photographer specialising in hikes, bikes and the mystical solitude of the way-out. He lives in Sydney.

mattie gould

Mattie is an adventure writer and photographer currently based in Australia. He especially loves cycling and camping in the beautiful snowy mountains.

barry lachapelle

Barry is the founder and creative director of Bike Gear Database, dad to two young cyclists, and can be found shredding the trails on Vancouver Island.

thomas norman

Thomas is an avid bikepacker with a love for photography. When not abroad on a bike tour, you'll find him kicking up dust in his Crocs on the trails around Vancouver.

salty beard

Robert aka Salty Beard Bikepacking is one of Canada’s most prominent bikepacking YouTubers. From Victoria, B.C., Rob spends his days training for races like the BC Epic.

Our Friends

We have been lucky to work with some of the best off-road and bikepacking brands on earth. If you are an off-road centric cycling brand and would like to collaborate let us know.

Bike Gear Database is poudly made in Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada—the traditional lands of the Songhees First Nations.

We urge everyone to purchase gear in shops and support local communities. However, if you do choose to buy online some of our gear reviews contain affiliate links which support the site and our ability to make great content.