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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…
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Reader’s Rig: Pao’s Velo Orange Piolet
2 Jan 11 Logan Watts / newsIn our inaugural installment of Reader’s Rig, we take a look at Pao’s drop-bar Velo Orange Piolet 29er. With ultra-wide Crust Towelrack handlebars and 29 x 2.6″ tires, this thing looks ready for a bit of everything. Plus, find out how to submit your bike to be featured in our weekly Reader’s Rig Dispatch…
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Installing Rivet Nut/Rivnut Bottle Cage Mounts
39 Jan 3 Logan Watts / accessoriesWe used rivnuts, aka rivet nuts or threaded rivet inserts, to add bottle bosses and attach an Anything Cage to a steel fork. It worked well, but here are some things we learned, and what we’d do differently next time. Plus, everything you’ll need to do it yourself…
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Bearclaw Announces The Ramhorn Carbon Gravel+ Fork
9 Jan 2 Logan Watts / newsWeighing in at a claimed 600 grams, the new Ramhorn Gravel+ carbon fork by Bearclaw Bicycle Co has two sets of Anything cage mounts and clearance for tires up to 29 x 2.6 or 27.5 x 3.0″.
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Editor’s Dozen: Logan’s Favorite Gear of 2018
6 Dec 31 Logan Watts / gearWith the 2018 Bikepacking Gear of the Year Awards behind us, there are still several great products left on the table that are worth mentioning. Here are a dozen of Logan’s favorites that in his opinion could have easily made the list…
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Bags by Bird (BXB) Releases the Teardrop, a Drop-Bar Handlebar Bag
5 Dec 28 Logan Watts / newsJay Ritchey’s new company, Bags by Bird (BXB), just released the Teardrop, the first flared drop-bar specific handlebar bag on the market. This classic, long-flap style bag looks super nice and is now available for pre-order. Here are the details…
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Our 12 Most Popular Articles of 2018
0 Dec 26 Logan Watts / plogIt’s been a great year for bikepacking. In case you missed them, or if you want to have another look, here are the 12 most popular posts we published on the site in 2018…
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Have a Wild Christmas
4 Dec 24 Logan Watts / newsIn this new short film, our friends at Montanus wish you a very Wild Christmas and remind everyone that ’tis the season to ride bikes with friends…
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The Escape: Bikepacking Andorra with Svein Tuft
4 Dec 24 Logan Watts / videoAfter a long career as a professional road cyclist, Svein Tuft now prefers rugged and remote terrain in the mountains with little luxury. In this new film, he takes us on his favorite three-day gravel bikepacking route in Andorra. Watch it here and see the route map…
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The New Fyxation Sparta FCR Fork
17 Dec 19 Logan Watts / newsFyxation just announced two new carbon all-road forks, the Sparta FCR (Full Carbon Race) with anything cage mounts, and the Sparta QR (Quick Release)…
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Collective Reward #017: Porcelain Rocket Dumpling
14 Dec 18 Logan Watts / newsIn case you missed it, Porcelain Rocket recently released the waterproof Dumpling hip pack. We love the pack we’ve been testing, and one member of the Bikepacking Collective will win one of their own for Collective Reward #017…
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Not Quite Out of the Woods
26 Dec 14 Logan Watts / videoFive-year-old Eleanor Maynard was diagnosed with leukemia last year. This past summer, her dad Adin took her on her first overnight bikepacking trip. Watch a lovely short film that follows their journey here…