Late last night, Alex Schultz arrived at the Picketpost Trailhead near Superior, Arizona, after 2 days, 15 hours, and 53 minutes, becoming the first rider to complete the 2026 Arizona Trail Race 300 while maintaining his first-place position on the full 800-mile route. Learn more here…

High in the Peruvian Andes, the 620-kilometer Alma Andina pushed Poli Berber across 5,000-meter passes, remote dirt roads, and far beyond the race she’d imagined. When altitude, exhaustion, and a failed derailleur threatened to end her ride, she discovered that moving forward sometimes means letting go of the plan. Find her written recap, a route map, and a video made along the way here…

This week’s Debrief features a gorgeous Larkin ATB, a British Racing Green collection from Brooks, JJJJustin’s 2026 Tour Divide video, your Cut List items, Apriko cargo forks, fresh bike-themed artwork, WTB wheels, four events to follow live, and more. Find it all here…

In just over five days, Cory Ostertag became the first to finish this year’s Golden Horseshoe Race in Ontario, setting a new record on the 1,670-kilometer loop. Learn more about his impressive ride here…

This week’s Reader’s Rig comes from George in British Columbia, who shares his latest self-made tallbike, built from a hodgepodge of four frames. Meet George and learn about his latest one-of-a-kind double-decker contraption here…

In the lead-up to tomorrow’s grand depart, Aaron Arnzen provides an in-depth look at the 2026 Arkansas High Country Race, riders worth keeping an eye on, and the new “Women to the Finish Line” initiative. Check it all out here…

The 2026 Arkansas High Country Race will challenge riders with two routes this year: the full 1,020-mile course and the shorter 240-mile Northwest Loop. Just in time for tomorrow’s grand depart, we gathered details on over 40 riders and loaded rigs taking it on. Dig into the full collection here…

Molly Sugar’s latest zine, in collaboration with The Wilderness Society, invites readers to reflect on public lands and why they matter. The best part? You can download and print the zine for free! Learn how to get yours here…

Collective Reward #256 is here! One lucky winner will take home a grab bag full of bikepacking-ready gear, including useful accessories from Stan’s, a toolkit from Granite Gear, bags from Topeak and Swift, a digital pump, stickers, and more. Dig into the full prize package here…

Made by Ascent Bikes in Singapore, the Big Chungus gravel wheels are a made-to-order set of deep-dish carbon wheels that offer a massive 32mm internal width for gravel riders. Jokey name aside, these new wheels have some interesting specs that make them enticing for modern off-road cyclists…

Released this summer, the Kona Unity is one of the most interesting bikepacking bikes in recent memory. Kona just announced a new “Gloss-Metallic Everglade” color for the otherwise unchanged model. Check it out here…

In the second installment of The Cut List, Lucas shares a dozen things he once considered essential but now sees as dead weight after two busy decades of bikepacking, traveling, and obsessing over gear. Find a sweeping mix of habits, equipment, and beliefs he’s learned to leave in the dust in The Cut List Vol. 2 here…