Logan Watts
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The Local Overnighters Project is a unified effort to document and map one-night bikepacking routes all over the world—by locals, in their own backyards.
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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.
Hobo Pieces, a new brand started by Chad Roddy, just launched with the Restuvus saddlebag mount as well as bag collaborations with Ellum Bag Works and Outer Shell.
Interested in converting a 700C cyclocross or touring bike into a 650B gravel bikepacking rig? Or maybe you’re just intrigued by 650B / road plus? With the promise of dirt-friendly tires and a more supple ride, there’s plenty to like. We took an Advocate Lorax and made the switch. Find out what we learned about 650B, everything you need to know about such a conversion, and details about the specific components we selected.
Revelate Designs just released the Vole, an all new dropper post seat bag complete with an interesting strap design and a skid plate. Over the last few months we had the chance to beat the crap out of a prototype, and recently got a look at the production bag. Here’s the full review, video included…
Marin just unveiled the 2019 Four Corners Eilte. With clearance for 2.1″ tires, a 9-44T wide-range cassette, four water bottle mounts, and room for a mammoth frame bag, it certainly looks interesting…
Teravail just unveiled their spring line, including skinwall versions of the 27.5+ Coronado, gravel-centric Cannonball, road plus 650B x 47mm Rampart, and Tour Divide ready Sparwood. Get the details here. Plus, our first impressions of the tan sidewall Sparwood…
In 2017, WOHO created a gadget to solve saddle bag sway and add two pairs of bottle cage mounts. For 2018 they’ve reworked the Xtouring ANTI SWAY Saddle Bag Stabilizer to include a newly designed mounting plate and corrosion resistant materials…
Introducing the Why Cycles Big Iron, a titanium fat bike built around 27.5″ wheels with room for 29+ or 27.5 x 4.5″ rubber…
Alex Hotchin’s latest hand drawn map features an incredible assemblage of backcountry bikepacking routes, races, classic rides, and places to dream about…
A $1000 crankset… what!? At 400 grams, Cane Creek claims their new eeWings titanium crankset is the lightest and stiffest on the market. But is shaving off a couple hundred grams worth it?
Doubles aren’t dead, apparently. Easton Cycling just unveiled their new Gravel Shifting Rings with the promise of better gearing for gravel, all-road, and adventure bikes…
If you’re in the market for 29 x 2.6″ or 27.5 x 2.6″ tires, there’s another option on the table. Terrene Tires just announced the aggressive Chunk 2.6…
RedShift Sports has released the ShockStop Seatpost, a coil spring powered suspension seatpost that works on a four-bar linkage system and promises to smooth out gravel and reduce fatigue.
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