Singletrack/MTB
Gravel/All-road
Dirt-road Touring
Fat-bike
Logan Watts
Founding Editor & Routes Director
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El Grupo Bikepacking Has Begun!
13 Oct 12 Logan Watts / cultureIn case you weren’t aware, 1% of the Bikepacking Collective membership dues from year one will be donated to El Grupo Bikepacking, a program dedicated to getting youth out on bikepacking trips. Here are a few photos from their first outing and a note from the founder…
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Kona’s Looking for Bikepackers
0 Oct 11 Logan Watts / newsKona just rolled out its ambassador program… and bikepackers are included. Find out more here.
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Vargo Releases The No-Fly 2p Tent
2 Oct 10 Logan Watts / newsVargo, makers of the titanium BOT bottle/pot, among other titanium camping gear, just released its first tent. The Vargo No-Fly 2p tent is a freestanding shelter that’s fairly lightweight for its size…
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Inside Why Cycles: The State of Titanium
14 Oct 10 Logan Watts / cultureOur friend Chris Reichel recently joined the team at Why Cycles, so we popped into their headquarters in Carbondale, Colorado, to have a peek and to and see what’s next for the bikepacking-friendly titanium bike company…
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Yorkshire Grit (video)
17 Oct 10 Logan Watts / videoA brilliant new video by Sam Needham. Leave the City. Seize the hills. Find the road. Ride the gravel. Pedal with friends. Ride too fast. Not too slow. Embrace the wrong way. Question the right way. Leave the hills. Return.
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The 2019 Surly Ogre Emerges
15 Oct 9 Logan Watts / newsLook ma, no studs! The 2019 Surly Ogre has crawled out of its cave. It got a new spec and a lower price tag. Here’s what’s changed, plus a few photos and the full build kit…
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New Sawyer Micro Squeeze Water Filter Now Available
4 Oct 8 Logan Watts / newsSawyer claims its new Micro Squeeze water filter is smaller and lighter than previous versions. The new system is available now. Here are the details…
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Bombtrack 2019 Bike Catalogue Released
11 Oct 7 Logan Watts / newsBombtrack just unveiled their full catalogue of 2019 bikes as an interactive Issuu doc. Give it a look here…
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Rockgeist Spacelink: First Look
14 Oct 3 Logan Watts / accessoriesRockgeist recently introduced the new Spacelink system, a steerer tube mounted accessory designed to anchor your top tube bag for better stability and to provide a velcro-free connection for your stem bags. We gave it a try on a couple trail rides, and here are our first impressions…
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New 47mm Road Plus Tires from WTB: Sendero and Venture
9 Sep 28 Logan Watts / newsWTB, creators of the term “Road Plus,” just expanded their lineup with two new 47mm tires. The Sendero features more of an aggressive tread pattern, and the Venture is designed to be a versatile evolution of their popular ByWay…
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108 mi. / 174 km3-4 daysThe Vapor Trail
104 Sep 28 Logan Watts USAThe Vapor Trail is a weekend bikepacking loop based on the longstanding 125-mile race that starts and finishes in Salida, Colorado. This incredibly scenic, high-altitude route utilizes two historic rail grades and ties in some of Colorado’s finest singletrack via the Colorado Trail, Monarch Crest, and Starvation Creek as it passes over high passes and through historic mining settlements. -
I’m Not Stopping (film): Lael Wilcox Navad 1000
9 Sep 20 Logan Watts / videoThe new film, “I’m Not Stopping,” follows Lael Wilcox as she races the Navad 1000 across Switzerland. Watch it here, plus find a nice gallery of photos from the race by Rugile Kaladyte…
