About Us

We believe that nature is best experienced by bike. Our mission is to showcase the bikes, routes, riders, and companies that enable off-road cycling.

The Team

We are a group of everyday cyclists from around the globe who enjoy writing words and taking photos of bikes, gear and adventures.

gerald haueisen

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

mattie gould

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

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.

trevor browne

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Tyler is a photographer, educator and dad from Alberta, Canada. He loves spending his time seeking adventure, camera in hand. When he’s not riding bikes he enjoys writing, hanging with his family, and drinking good beer.

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.

salty beard

Rob aka Salty Beard is one of Canada's prominent bikepacking YouTubers located in Victoria BC. He is also the creator of the Caves & Coves Tough Tour bikepacking race.

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.

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.

nicolas joly

Nicolas is a writer / photographer from France. He has shot everything from the Downhill WC to the Tour de France. Nicolas has developed an obsession for bespoke steel and rides everyday.

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.

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.

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 get in touch.

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

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