I Built a Bikepacking Bike: Rebuilding My Kona Sutra Touring Bike for Offroad Adventures

Watch me turn my 2021 Kona Sutra Touring bike into an off-road machine! In this video, I show you all the changes I made to get this bike ready for forest trails, gravel roads, sandy paths, and mountain terrain. I'll walk you through all my upgrades, which include: New rims and tires (tubeless) Alt bar handlebars for better control off-road New brake levers and friction shifters to compliment the new handlebars New brake rotors and pads to optimize stopping power If you're thinking about modifying your touring bike, join the conversation! #cycletouring #bikepacking #bikebuild 🚲 Parts Rims (Velocity Cliffhanger) https://bit.ly/velocityrims Tires (Rene Herse Juniper Ridge) https://bit.ly/renehersetires Valves (Muck Off) https://amzn.to/3RJQrWh Sealant https://amzn.to/3EJZDXU Mechanical disc brakes (TRP Spyre) https://amzn.to/4jZbPmw Brake pads https://amzn.to/4jSwokq Brake rotors https://bit.ly/trprotors Forager cable cherries https://bit.ly/cablecherries Handlebars (Koga Satori Denham) https://bit.ly/kogadenham Brake levers (Shimano Tiagra) https://amzn.to/44PAlSA Shifters (MicroSHIFT Thumb Shifters) https://bit.ly/microshiftthumbshifters Bar plugs https://bit.ly/nittobarplugs Bar tape (REDSHIFT Really Long Bike Handlebar Tape) https://amzn.to/3Gykkqp Saddle (Brooks B17) https://amzn.to/4iFy9Ar Suspension seatpost (CaneCreek eeSilk) https://amzn.to/43koPfZ ** Please note that some of the links above are affiliate links. If you do make a purchase, I will make a small commission from the sale. Thank you for supporting the channel. ** 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:08 Why the rebuild? 00:00:25 Rims (Velocity Cliffhanger) 00:01:05 Tires (René Herse Juniper Ridge) 00:01:37 Brakes (pads and rotors) 00:02:18 Drivetrain 00:02:43 Saddle & suspension seatpost 00:03:09 Blooper 00:03:15 Handlebars (Koga Denham alt bars) 00:04:34 Shifters (MicroSHIFT Thumb shifters) 00:04:56 Brake levers (Shimano Tiagra) 🌐 Follow Me Instagram   / wheelsonabike   Blog https://wheelsonabike.com/ ☕ Buy Me a Coffee If you enjoy my content and would like to get me a cup of coffee, thank you! buymeacoffee.com/wheelsonabike.