I suspect that cycle touring is the much older term than bike packing. In the UK we still have the Cycle Touring Club[1] which was founded in 1878, so it goes

I suspect that cycle touring is the much older term than bike packing. In the UK we still have the Cycle Touring Club[1] which was founded in 1878, so it goes way back. I don't even think there was originally much difference in the type of bags used. Really old school riders here used to use big saddle bags like those made by Carradice before panniers came into fashion. I think I'm good with either term. All these amazing adventure stories make me long for summer again. 1. Recently renamed by some genius to Cycling UK (not to be confused with British Cycling which covers racing), still not sure why they bothered. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycling_UK https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycling_UK