Lucas Winzenburg

Our 190th consecutive Weekend Snapshot gathers readers from three countries across our global community. Find vignettes from Sweden, the United States, and Finland in this week’s installment and use the form to share a photo from one of your recent rides here…

Our Reader’s Rig of the week comes from Luke in San Francisco, who shares the Toyo-built Rivendell Atlantis he’s been lucky enough to have on long-term loan. Meet Luke, learn about his bike, and find some photos of it at the recent MADE show in Portland here…

Beloved dogpacking duo John and Mira’s latest video shares their motivations for getting out on two wheels and four paws and explores what brings meaning to their rides. It’s a revealing look at the challenges and beauty they have discovered along the trail. Watch the 26-minute video here…

Surly just announced a new version of the Open Bar, their popular “upright but never uptight” handlebar, which is now wider, made from a lightweight aluminum, and tested to mountain bike standards. Take a quick peek at the Surly Open Bar 2.0 here…

“Overland” is a fresh video from Markus Stitz that documents his ride of a new coast-to-coast bikepacking route across Scotland, linking Culross on the Firth of Forth to Kilcreggan on the Firth of Clyde. Watch the nine-minute video here…

Today’s edition of Weekend Snapshot is all about enjoying the views from the saddle. Join a fresh batch of readers from our global community on their loaded rides around scenic corners of Italy, El Salvador, and the United States here…

Updated and re-released earlier this year, the titanium Spurcycle Tool is a compact gadget with a sliding T-handle and a clever magnetic holder for its 10 broadly useful bits. A longtime fan of the Oregon brand’s Tool, Lucas was excited to use it alongside the previous version over the past several months. Find his Spurcycle Tool review here…

YouTuber Dan Jones’s latest video takes viewers on a bite-sized bikepacking adventure through England’s Peak District aboard a Brompton G Line folding bike. See the laid-back 12-minute video documenting his overnight ride here…

This week’s Reader’s Rig comes from Brian in Portland, who shares the single-speed Mostly Forever Livingwell he recently took out for a spin along the Oregon Timber Trail. Meet Brian and check out his one-geared hardtail here…

A year after an unsuccessful attempt to set a fastest known time on the Kokopelli and White Rim Trails, SCOTT athlete Ryan Standish returned for another crack at the combined routes. “One Year Older” documents his ride. Watch the 20-minute video here…

Adding to their leading handbuilt bike shows in England and Germany, the organizers of BESPOKED announced this morning that they’ll be taking the show to Osaka, Japan, in 2026. Learn more about the show here…

Molly Sugar recently pedaled across Korea as part of her ongoing journey to explore her identity as an adoptee, and she created a beautiful 24-page publication documenting the experience. Learn more and buy a copy of her Seoul to Busan zine here…