Singletrack/MTB
Gravel/All-road
Dirt-road Touring
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Logan Watts
Founding Editor & Routes Director
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HUNTER Cow Catcher Stem Rack, First Look
21 Jun 11 Logan Watts / accessoriesWe had a chance to take a long look at Hunter Cycles’ new Cow Catcher Stem Rack. Built specifically for the PAUL Boxcar stem, this lightweight rack is designed to carry gear at the handlebars and avoid frame and cable interference. Here are the details, loads of photos, and a Q and A with Rick Hunter about this innovative carrying system…
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EVOC Updates Photography Hip Packs and Backpacks
4 Jun 10 Logan Watts / newsIf you like to combine off-road cycling and photography, you might be interested in EVOC’s new camera-focused Hip Pack Capture 7L and backpack lineup. Here are all the details…
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2019 Tour Divide Race Prep With Lael Wilcox
11 Jun 9 Logan Watts / videoRugile Kaladyte’s latest video follows endurance athlete Lael Wilcox during her time in Anchorage and ride from Boulder to Emporia to prepare for the 2,750 mile Tour Divide race, set to commence this Friday.
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Bruce Gordon, Ride In Peace
2 Jun 9 Logan Watts / newsOur friend and frame building legend Bruce Gordon passed away this weekend. Here are a few words for Bruce as well as a lovely video interview with him at his shop in Petaluma, California.
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Inside Hunter Cycles (and Rick’s Brain via Five Bikes)
16 Jun 4 Logan Watts / field-tripsRick Hunter has been making bikes for over two decades. All the while he’s been tinkering, hacking, and fabricating interesting ways to carry gear on his “Condor Tours,” railbike debacles, and other such far-flung bad ideas. We had a chance to catch up with Rick at his workshop in Bonny Doon, California…
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Ruta del Jefe (video)
4 May 29 Logan Watts / videoSarah Swallow just released a new film about Ruta del Jefe as a platform to raise awareness of environmental and political threats affecting the US/Mexico borderlands of Southern Arizona…
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Cinq’s New Adventure Fork and Touring Fork
10 May 28 Logan Watts / newsCinq just announced the new Adventure Fork and Touring Fork. Both carbon forks feature a new replaceable Carbon-Steel attachment system for gear mounting and are loaded with bosses and features…
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Salsa Warbird 650b Review: Over/Under
23 May 22 Logan Watts / bikesAs gravel racing bikes and multi-day bikepacking rigs converge, the Warbird continues its evolutionary march with both niches in mind. Joe Cruz and Logan Watts had the chance to test a pair of V4 650b Warbirds during their Appalachian Gravel Growler ride and beyond. Here’s the full review…
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Ibis Cycles and Stan’s Launch New S-Wheels and Rims Collaboration
0 May 21 Logan Watts / newsWe’ve been impressed with Ibis’ wide carbon rims and just heard about the next generation carbon S-Wheels. The S35 and S28 are made in collaboration with Stan’s NoTubes and claim to be lighter and stronger. Here’s Ibis’ entertaining, new ‘infomercial’ plus details…
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Matt’s Crust Nor’ Easter
32 May 21 Logan Watts / bikesThis salmon color Nor’ Easter belongs to Crust Bikes founder Matt Whitehead. Find out more about this curious, thru-axle-equipped all-roader with a threaded steerer and the yet-to-be-released Peck Deck minimal saddlebag support. Plus, a Q&A with Matt about Crust Bikes…
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Stinner Refugio / Sklar All-Road: Builders for Builders
0 May 19 Logan Watts / bikesOn the surface, the 2.3″ tire capable Stinner Refugio and the wildly painted Sklar Custom All-road don’t have much in common. But these two steel gravel/all-road bikes were both created with one race in mind, and for the greater good of Northern California Trails…
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The Velo Orange Neutrino Pre-sale
11 May 16 Logan Watts / newsThe new Velo Orange Neutrino is loaded with mounts, clears 20 x 2.3″ BMX wheels and tires, and was just announced for pre-sale…
