Logan Watts
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Logan started Mountain biking in the mid-2000's and quickly fell head over heels (sometimes literally) for the sport. Soon after he was lured into the world of bike touring and bikepacking...
A graphic designer by trade, Logan made a major change in 2012, ditched his career and set out on his first, 6-month, long-distance bike tour. During this trip he created Pedaling Nowhere, a blog to document he and his wife Virginia's travels. In 2013 he developed the bikepacking routes project and evolved the website to what would become BIKEPACKING.com in 2015. Follow Logan on Instagram @logans.ride.
The 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…
Porcelain 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…
When 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.
Just 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…
Revelate 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…
Bearclaw’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.”
Winter 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…
Rodeo 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…
In 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…
We 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…
Weighing 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″.
With 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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