Kota Tinggi Overnighter
Johor, MalaysiaSample
The one to do first. Two days, one night out, and enough of a taste of self-supported riding to know whether you want more.
- Length
- 2 days
- Resupply
- Daily
- Surface
- Quiet roads and plantation tracks
Bikepacking expeditions
Self-supported. Properly far.
Carry it, cook it, fix it. Multi-day routes across the Causeway and further, with route notes, a kit list, and someone who has ridden it before.
- Group size
- 6 maxSample
- Routes
- 3Sample
- Support
- NoneSample
- Longest
- 6 daysSample
Taking shape
Long journeys are what BICII started for. These routes, stages and details are samples while we ride the first ones.
Everything that’s still missingRoutes
Desaru Coast
Johor, MalaysiaSample
Three days out to the east coast of Johor and back, with the sea on one side most of the way and a town most nights.
- Length
- 3 days
- Resupply
- Daily
- Surface
- Coast roads, some gravel
Cameron Highlands
Pahang, MalaysiaSample
The long one. A train north with the bikes, then five days of riding that end in the tea plantations, where it's finally cool enough to want a jacket.
- Length
- 6 days
- Resupply
- Every 1–2 days
- Surface
- Roads, and a very long climb
What self-supported actually means
You carry everything
Shelter, cooking, tools, spares, and enough water to reach the next town. Typically 10–15 kg on the bike before water.
There is no van
If you stop, the group stops or the group goes on. Agree which before you leave, and mean it.
You fix your own bike
Learn the basics before you go: a puncture, a broken chain, a loose bolt. Ask us and we'll show you.
Weather decides
Routes change. In the monsoon, days get shortened or abandoned. Don't book anything tight for the last evening.
The short version of the kit list
Built for the tropics. Ask us for the full list.
Sleeping
- Hammock or a light tent
- Sleeping bag liner
- Insect repellent
Cooking
- Small stove
- One pot
- Spork, mug, lighter
Tools
- Multi-tool
- Pump
- Tubes and patches
- Chain link and tool
Carrying
- Bar roll
- Frame bag
- Seat pack
- 3 L water minimum
- Passport
Start with the overnighter.
Two days is long enough to find out whether this is for you, and short enough that it's fine if it isn't.