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2020 Kona Sutra LTD
22 Aug 7 Logan Watts / newsKona may have just made an excellent bike even better. The 2020 Kona Sutra LTD gets upgraded wheels, new paint, and what appears to be proper three-pack cage mounts on the fork…
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Salsa Journeyman 650B Review: 7 Days on The Prairie
39 Aug 6 Logan Watts / bikesWe took three Salsa Journeyman 650B bikes on an epic trip through the wilds of Montana to see how Salsa’s budget off-road drop-bar rig would perform. After a broken derailleur in the first half mile, we were skeptical. Here’s what happened, the full review, and ride impressions from the trip…
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Boa-Equipped EVOC Bikepacking Bags
4 Aug 5 Logan Watts / newsEVOC just announced a new range of bikepacking bags, two of which, the EVOC Handlebar Pack and dropper-friendly Seat Pack, feature a Boa attachment system, making them quite unique…
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Bikepacking Rescue in The Desert
16 Aug 3 Logan Watts / plogWhile bikepacking Oregon’s Big Country, Tomas Quinones discovered and rescued a 73-year-old man who was dehydrated and incapacitated after surviving four days in the high desert. Here’s the full story in Tomas’ words, photos, and a video news report…
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Inside Sklar Bikes
12 Jul 30 Logan Watts / cultureWe passed through Bozeman, Montana, recently and stopped in to visit with Sklar Bikes, see a few beautiful rigs, and chat with owner/builder Adam Sklar about bikepacking, trail geometry, and what’s behind his signature curved top tubes. Here’s the interview, plus a lot of bike photos and details on the new Sklar Sweet Spot hardtail…
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DOOM (video)
8 Jul 27 Logan Watts / videoSierra Nevada produced this excellent video about Steve “Doom” Fassbinder for their new series that follows “non-stop adventurers who have nothing to hide.”
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Tumbleweed Persuader Bar: First Look
31 Jul 26 Logan Watts / gearJust released, the new chromoly, 800mm (and 840) Tumbleweed Persuader handlebars feature a 30-degree sweep, tons of grip area, and a couple more interesting features. We got ahold of a pair for this first look…
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Rene Herse Announces Extra-strong Endurance casings
0 Jul 25 Logan Watts / newsRene Herse just announced more durable Endurance and Endurance Plus casings for 700C x 44mm Snoqualmie Pass, 650B x 48mm Juniper Ridge, and several other tires in their lineup.
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Porcelain Rocket Goes OliveIt!
3 Jul 25 Logan Watts / newsPorcelain Rocket just released several of their bags in a new limited edition color, OliveIt!
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2020 Salsa Fatbikes Released
8 Jul 24 Logan Watts / newsSalsa cycles just unveiled its 2020 lineup of fatbikes. There are three models available with several build configurations and some snazzy new paint schemes. Here are all the details…
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Rigs of the 2019 Colorado Trail Race (CTR)
19 Jul 24 Logan Watts / bikesThis year’s Colorado Trail Race kicks off this weekend with over 80 riders registered to ride from Durango to Denver along Colorado’s highest and toughest singletrack. Over 40 participants sent in photos of their rigs along with details about their kit. See them all here…
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Wide Gravel Wheels (and the Lack Thereof)
69 Jul 23 Logan Watts / gearLooking for a good wheelset for your big-tire drop-bar bike? The truth is, wheel options with the proper specs can be hard to come by—wide rims fit for 47mm-2.1” tires, 12mm gravel axle standards, and a spoke count suitable for a bikepacking load. See what options are available, plus our suggested “proper” tire/rim width ratio, and first looks at four wheelsets we like…