Logan Watts

Nemo just released two new versions of its Tensor line of sleeping pads. The NEMO Tensor All-Season and Tensor Trail have boosted R-values and are lighter than their predecessors. Find details on both here…

In last week’s Friday Debrief, we asked readers to share their favorite in-phone navigation apps in a brief survey. Find the top results and help inform our route-planning resources by taking part in a more detailed survey of your preferred planning and navigation methods here…

There seems to be a shortage of flat-pedal mountain bike shoes for cold weather—or mountain weather—and we’re always on the hunt for new options. Prone to cold feet, Logan has found several that work for him over the last few years, some of which might surprise you. Find the list here, plus a few tips for keeping your feet warm…

OneUp Components just released the V3 Dropper with improved seals and bushings, a lower stack height, a new sealed cartridge, and a significant weight decrease. But will it live up to the storied reliability of the beloved OneUp V2? Learn more about the OneUp V3 Dropper here…

Just for fun, we asked AI what the future of bikepacking holds in the year ahead. Find out what it had to say and read our responses to each prediction here…

Haro is back with an interesting new bike! The new trail-oriented Haro Saguaro range has three models with the entry level Saguaro 3 priced under $1,900. Find the geometry, details, and specs here…

The 2023 Japanese Odyssey took place this past fall, and once again, photographer Eigo Shimojo was there to capture the magic. To showcase some of his work, we put together a gallery of 45 of Eigo’s amazing rider/bike portraits from the event. Enjoy the visual journey here…

In this kit breakdown, Logan runs through the compact, ultralight bikepacking gear list for cold weather that he’s cultivated for weekend singletrack rides and overnighters on a hardtail. Find the full gear list here…

The limited re-release 2024 Transition TransAM was announced in early November with modernized geometry, a revamped steel frame, sliding dropouts, and a couple of slick paint jobs. Logan’s been testing one for a couple months and reports back with a full review after trail riding and bikepacking with it around Pisgah National Forest. Find it here…

Rolling over the end-of-year roundups, Logan and Virginia compiled their final Editor’s Dozen of 2023 with a collection of 12 standout favorites from the year. These products proved their mettle, accompanying us on local overnighters, trail rides in the Sierra Norte and the Appalachians, and on a couple of bigger missions in Oaxaca and Colorado. Find them all here…

In 2023, we released almost 1,100 unique articles and dispatches and 56 bikepacking route guides totaling more than 18,000 kilometers (about 11,000 miles). To mark this milestone, we reflect on the dozen articles that garnered the most interest on the site this the year. Explore a compilation of our top 12 most-read posts and find a list of the top 12 new bikepacking routes to cap off an extraordinary year…

To cap off another extraordinary year of scouting bikepacking routes, testing a wide array of gear, and general bike shenanigans, we asked our editorial team to share their favorite rides of 2023. Find short recaps and photos from all of them here…