Pedaling Nowhere

Rolling into day 11 of the 2026 Tour Divide, Victor Bosoni is within striking distance of a record-shattering finish. Meaghan Hackinen continues her impressive ride toward a potential women’s record, and Felix Laberge is set up to nab the fastest singlespeed time. As the race enters its final stages, recovery, patience, and pacing are proving just as important as raw speed. Find our update covering days 10 and 11 here…

With its massive frame triangle, mixed-wheel, plus-tire setup, unique front rack, and geometry unlike anything else in Kona’s lineup, the Unity doesn’t follow the usual formula. After a couple of months of living with it, Logan shares his thoughts on one of the most interesting bikepacking bikes released in recent years. Find the full Kona Unity review here…

Teased at Sea Otter, the new Esker Lorax 32 takes the brand’s popular drop-bar mountain bike platform and tweaks the geometry to work around 32-inch wheels. They need at least 20 pre-orders to make it a reality. Learn more here…

Our latest Weekend Snapshot showcases a captivating mix of reader-submitted scenes from unexpected locations around Germany, Australia, and Montenegro. Find out what a few folks from our community were up to during their recent getaways and share something from one of your rides here…

Fairlight’s go-fast, go-far hardtail just got a fresh new Ochre color. Available to order tomorrow, the mustard-yellow hue is accompanied by a 133-page lookbook that illuminates every detail of their most dirt-friendly model. Explore all the specifics below…

For the first installment of his annual Tour Divide field report, photographer Eddie Clark spent nine days leapfrogging the race across Montana, Wyoming, and beyond, chasing riders through hailstorms, wildlife refuges, moonlit basins, and remote mountain passes. In this piece, he catches up with race leader Victor Bosoni, Meaghan Hackinen, and Felix Laberge and shares his perspective on the landscapes, trail angels, and fleeting moments that rarely make it onto the Tracker…

On the night of May 27th, Off Course Bike Shop in Naarm/Melbourne, Australia, was gutted by a catastrophic fire after 18 years as an institution in the local adventure cycling scene. Several weeks on, Finn Mollison describes the loss, confusion, hope, and joy that have followed and shares scenes from the beloved shop’s annual Garage Sale…

The new Curve Karoo is a reimagining of their original drop-bar model, the GMX. Predicated on the design impetus that helped launch the brand, the Karoo is a modern suspension-corrected bike designed to go fast on rough terrain. Find details below…

This week’s Debrief features a 32-inch handmade Big Kev, Party Bars, the end of MTB YouTube’s Golden Age, a question about your oldest gear, multiple events to follow live, and much more. Find it all here…

Our Reader’s Rig of the week comes from Zach, a rider we caught up with on the Baja Divide, who shares the story of how he landed on a Jones LWB HD/e V2 as his long-term travel bike and some moving perspective on mental health. Meet Zach and see his bike here…

A week into the 2026 Tour Divide, the race has revealed its true character. Victor Bosoni is still flying across the continent, but behind him, the Divide is exacting its toll through crashes, swollen knees, nosebleeds, and mounting fatigue that’s reshuffling the standings. Through it all, the top singlespeeder stretches an astonishing lead, and Meaghan Hackinen continues a remarkable ride, pushing deeper into record territory. Find all the gritty details in our latest update…

Last summer, Alan Danby, Britt Walker, and Ben Luckett connected for a two-week bikepacking journey across the Balkans. Their dynamic ride through the rugged region offered an up-close look at some of Europe’s most spectacular landscapes and a country still grappling with a painful recent past. Find a pair of videos, a brilliant gallery, and a story from their trip here…