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Compass (now Rene Herse Cycles) Introduces New All-road Juniper Ridge
1 Feb 12 Logan Watts / newsAlongside a new name, Rene Herse Cycles (formerly Compass) just released the Juniper Ridge 650B x 48mm all-road tire…
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New Industry Nine Hydra Offers 0.52° of Engagement
8 Feb 12 Logan Watts / newsWith 0.52° engagement, the brand new Industry Nine Hydra hub is 5.77 times quicker than their Torch hub…
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La Ruta Mala (Video)
24 Feb 7 Logan Watts / videoLast month, Jeanne Lepoix and Xavier Tipa completed the La Ruta Mala bikepacking route across Cuba in 17 days. Along the way, they made this beautiful video that captures the magic of the country, its people, and their experience…
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Selle Anatomica Saddle Review + X2 vs H2 Comparison
59 Feb 4 Logan Watts / gearAfter a long and bumpy ride with earlier versions of the Selle Anatomica saddle, we were happy to see the release a stronger and lighter Series 2 saddle frame. For this long-term review, we put a few thousand miles on the X2 leather skin and then swapped it out for the new heavier duty H2.
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All-City Announces 2019 Gorilla Monsoon
11 Jan 30 Logan Watts / newsThe new 2019 All-City Gorilla Monsoon was just announced. The complete gets an 80mm dropper post and the frame features a wild blue-green fade paint job…
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Porcelain Rocket’s Modular Mini Panniers
24 Jan 28 Logan Watts / newsPorcelain Rocket just teased a prototype welded mini pannier with a strap-mounted harness and removable dry bag. Here’s a sneak peek, including everything we know about them so far…
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Revelate Releases the 14L Terrapin System
8 Jan 23 Logan Watts / newsWhen Revelate Designs released the 8L Terrapin System back in 2018, a lot of folks wondered if the full-size 14L version would get similar updates. Today’s the day… Introducing the 14L Terrapin System.
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Revelate Designs Polecat Cargo Cage Bag First Look
6 Jan 23 Logan Watts / bikepacking-bagsJust announced, the Revelate Designs Polecat is an ultralight, waterproof bag designed for fork-mounted Anything-style cargo cages. We tested the Polecat on a week-long trip in Ethiopia for this first look review…
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Eulogy for The Revelate Viscacha
4 Jan 21 Logan Watts / newsRevelate Designs has officially retired two of its classic bikepacking seat packs, the Viscacha and the Pika. To reflect on all that’s been done with these bags, here’s our memoriam as well as a link to Revelate’s own photographic eulogy…
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Bearclaw Unveils the Beaux Jaxon “Titanium Gravel Plus Bike”
16 Jan 15 Logan Watts / newsBearclaw’s all-new Beaux Jaxon is loaded with bikepacking-friendly mounts, fits 27.5 x 3.0″ and 29 x 2.6″ tires, and “maintains an all-road geometry… it’s an all-road bike with mountain bike tires.”
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The Pursuit of Fattiness: Training for Winter Ultras
5 Jan 14 Logan Watts / videoWinter ultra-endurance races are not for the faint of heart or the weak-willed. This film follows one man’s journey while he trains for Jay Petervary’s Fat Pursuit, a 200km/200mi winter bikepacking race in the Greater Yellowstone region of Idaho…
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Rodeo Labs Traildonkey 3.0 Just Announced
12 Jan 11 Logan Watts / newsRodeo Labs just released the Traildonkey 3.0, a “bicycle without a category.” The latest incarnation of their premier do-all platform gets clearance for 27.5 x 2.25″ tires, added frame strength, and loads of bikepacking-friendly mounts for carrying gear…