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2023 Hunt 1000 Rigs
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Rigs of the 2023 Hunt 1000

By Miles Arbour on November 22, 2023

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The Hunt 1000 is a 1,000-kilometer journey through the rooftop of Australia along backcountry trails, exposed high plains, snow gum woodlands, and native forests. With help from organizer Dan Hunt and the participants, we collected rider and rig details for more than 50 folks signed up for this year’s event. Check them all out here…

2023 Arizona Trail Race Rigs
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Rigs of the 2023 Arizona Trail Race (AZTR)

By Miles Arbour on October 17, 2023

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The annual Arizona Trail Race kicks off Thursday, with riders setting off on a spectacular 300- or 800-mile route across the Grand Canyon State. With help from this year’s participants, we’ve collected rig and gear details for 40 of the folks lining up for the grand depart. Dig into all of them here…

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Rigs of the 2023 Arkansas High Country Race

By Miles Arbour on October 6, 2023

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The Arkansas High Country Race is an annual self-supported bikepacking event that follows the route of the same name or the Ouachita Triple Crown. Just in time for tomorrow’s grand depart, we’ve gathered details on more than 30 riders and rigs that will be out on the course. Browse them all here…

2023 Badlands Rigs
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Rigs of the 2023 Badlands

By Miles Arbour on September 3, 2023

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Badlands is a non-stop, unsupported gravel challenge along the edge of Europe that follows a rugged 780-kilometer loop through Southern Spain. Just in time for today’s grand depart, we’re sharing one massive roundup that’s bursting at the seams with over 120 rigs that are taking on the event. Dive in here…

2023 CTR rigs
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Rigs of the 2023 Colorado Trail Race

By Miles Arbour on August 14, 2023

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The 2023 Colorado Trail Race follows a challenging 530-miles route winding through the Colorado Rocky Mountains between Durango and Denver. The riders of this year’s grand depart took off early yesterday morning, and with their help, we’ve gathered details on more than 30 rigs that are out tackling the trail. Check them all out here…

2023 SRMR Rigs
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Rigs of the 2023 Silk Road Mountain Race (SRMR)

By Miles Arbour on August 11, 2023

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The Silk Road Mountain Race is a grueling bikepacking race that tests riders as they make their way across the mountains of Kyrgyzstan. For the fourth year running, we’ve rounded up details on more than 70 rigs that will be on the course for this year’s event. Find them all here, complete with bag and gear highlights for each…

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Rigs of the 2023 Ascend Armenia + Event Backstory

By Miles Arbour on June 26, 2023

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Ascend Armenia is a new self-supported ultra-distance bikepacking race following a 1,100-kilometer route across a challenging mix of terrain through a fascinating country. The inaugural event took off yesterday morning from the Armenian capital, Yerevan, and organizer Stephen Fitzgerald of Rodeo Labs put together a detailed backstory on the event with brilliant photos, which we’ve paired with rider and rig details for around 20 of the 28 starters. Dig into everything here…

Tour Divide Rigs Breakdown
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2023 Rigs of the Tour Divide Breakdown: Stats Analysis…

By Neil Beltchenko on June 15, 2023

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Each year, we publish the Rigs of the Tour Divide, showcasing participants’ bike setups and gear. This time around, 124 folks submitted their kits for our two-part mega gallery. In this post and video, we dive into the stats and share some interesting findings from tire size to drivetrains and from types of seat posts to how many riders used racks. Find it all here…

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Rigs of the 2023 Tour Divide (Part 2): Flat-Bar Bikes

By Miles Arbour on June 8, 2023

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The second part of our massive Rigs of the 2023 Tour Divide roundup features a collection of more than 60 flat-bar bikes that will be setting out on the 2,750-mile route between Banff, Alberta, and Antelope Wells, New Mexico, tomorrow morning. Find details on all of them here, including bag and gear highlights for each…

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Rigs of the 2023 Tour Divide (Part 1): Drop-Bar Bikes

By Miles Arbour on June 7, 2023

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With the Tour Divide grand depart coming up on Friday, we’re pleased to present the Rigs of the 2023 Tour Divide. Like last year, we’ve split them into two categories and are kicking things off with more than 50 drop-bar rigs that will be taking on the 2,700-mile route from Canada to Mexico, including bag and gear highlights for each. Dive in here…

2023 Trans Balkan Rigs
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Rigs of the 2023 Trans Balkan Race

By Miles Arbour on June 2, 2023

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The 2023 Trans Balkan Race kicked off this morning with more than 130 riders taking on the 1,300-kilometer route across Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. With help from the organizers and photographer Andrea Securo, we’ve gathered details on almost 50 loaded race setups. Dig into the rigs of the 2023 Trans Balkan Race here…

2023 Highland Trail 550 Rigs
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Rigs of the 2023 Highland Trail 550 (HT550)

By Miles Arbour on May 25, 2023

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Known for its technical terrain, stunning landscapes, and unforgiving weather, the Highland Trail 550 is a long-distance, self-supported bikepacking race through the legendary Scottish Highlands that packs in a staggering 52,000+ feet of climbing. Find details on more than 35 riders and rigs that will be tackling the 550-mile 2023 Highland Trail 550 here…