Logan Watts

Made in Italy by Miss Grape, this full set of waterproof denim PEdAL ED bikepacking bags is quite remarkable. Instead of a full-on review, we giving them a quick first look before gifting them to one lucky Bikepacking Collective member. Here are all the facts, our first impressions, lots of photos, and details on how to win them…

Jay Petervary recently won the inaugural Silk Road Mountain Race. We asked him a few questions about the route, the gear he brought, and his experiences in Kyrgyzstan. Here’s what he had to say, along with an incredible collection of photos by Giovanni Maria Pizzato…

Just in, these brand new stickers will be included with all copies of The Bikepacking Journal Issue 01 that we ship to Bikepacking Collective members. This 2.25 x 3.0″ shield features our skull graphic and is the perfect size for bike tubes and water bottles…

Sisters in the Wild is one of more than a dozen feature length stories in the forthcoming first edition of The Bikepacking Journal, our new printed publication. Read on for a preview of the story, and to learn more about what else will be inside Issue 01, coming in October…

“You’re not still on that bike are you?” “Yeah, I’m taking it up to heaven!” Meet Graeme and Betty Cox, 86 and 91 years of age. The two have pedaled 1,700 miles in 16 months…

Fifteen-year-old Joe Urbanowicz took on his first bikepacking race at this year’s Trans North Georgia (TNGA), where he finished in 73 hours and 21 minutes—and in fifth place overall. Here’s young Joe’s story, told from his dad’s perspective…

Kinesis, makers of the Tripster gravel/all-road bike, released a new titanium road bike the other day. While you won’t find many road bikes on the pages here, it was hard to overlook the wonderful little video they created to launch the GTD…

In case you missed it, and you’re interested trailer-packing, Burley launched an interesting new plus-tire trailer. The Coho XC features a 3.0″ tire option, a wide range of hub compatibility via its variable width hitch, multiple accessory mounts, and more…

The RatKing T Rack is a minimal, lightweight rear rack that can clear large tires (up to 29×3.5″) while also adding two sets of ‘3-pack’ triple bottle mounts to the lower rear of a dirt-touring rig. With production moving over from RatKing to the Tumbleweed Bicycle Company, here’s the latest news on how to get one… including a raffle drawing!

Marc Maurer takes on another huge solo bike trip in the sequel to A Journey Beyond. This time, he cycles over 3,500 kilometers through Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Watch the film, find a nice collection of photos, and read a Q&A with Marc about his experience bikepacking the Pamir Highway…

In what’s perhaps the best color shift since Moonlit Swamp, Surly adds a Bruised Ego Purple Krampus and a Blue Porta Potty Karate Monkey for 2019…

Bombtrack just announced the Hook ADV, an ultra-niche machine that blends the essence of 90s era mountain bikes with all the new features typical on modern day drop-bar gravel rigs… and more.