Mountain Bike (MTB)
Gravel Bike
All-Terrain Bike (ATB)
Fat Bike
Lucas Winzenburg
Managing & Bikepacking Journal Editor
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Collective Reward #117: Coffee Outside Starter Packs
21 Apr 5 Lucas Winzenburg / DispatchWe’ve teamed up with AeroPress, Coava Coffee, and GSI Outdoors for our latest Collective Reward giveaway, and two lucky winners will be receiving a kit with everything they need to get started brewing coffee outside. Find details here…
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Collective Reward #116: Allygn Grill Racks
3 Apr 4 Lucas Winzenburg / DispatchFollowing last week’s coverage of the kolektif Bike Fair in Berlin, we’re giving away two Allygn Grill Rack bundles for Collective Reward #116, including a Fern Bikes T-shirt and a Gramm x Voile strap. Find details here…
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Weekend Snapshot
4 Apr 4 Lucas Winzenburg / DispatchIn this Weekend Snapshot, we check out a diverse batch of two-wheeled trips from readers in France, Colombia, and New Zealand. Discover what three people from our community were up to over the weekend, and find a link to submit photos from your rides here…
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Making the Case for The Bikepacking Journal
110 Apr 3 Lucas Winzenburg / CultureOur decision to create a printed publication devoted to bikepacking has raised some eyebrows, but we think the future of print is bright if enough people are willing to support us. Here’s some insight into our goals for The Bikepacking Journal, why we need your backing now more than ever, and where your money goes when you support us…
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Reader’s Rig: Willem’s Airwolf YFM-026
4 Apr 1 Lucas Winzenburg / DispatchOur Reader’s Rig of the week comes from Willem Schouten in Australia’s beautiful Victorian High Country, who shares the Airwolf YFM-026 he built up for riding fire roads and alpine singletrack. Learn more about Willem and why he decided an XC MTB would be the ideal do-it-all bike here…
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Introducing the new BIKEPACKING.com x Voile Micro-Nano Strap
25 Apr 1 Lucas Winzenburg / DispatchAfter years of quietly working behind the scenes, we couldn’t be more excited to announce the new BIKEPACKING.com x Voilé Micro-Nano Strap, a mini accessory with maximum utility. Find additional details and photos here…
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The Best Saddles for Bikepacking: Decade in Review
97 Apr 1 Lucas Winzenburg / Bikepacking GearIn our new Decade in Review series, we take a deep dive into the site’s 10-year archive and look back at all the gear we’ve tried along the way, choosing our all-time top picks in a broad range of categories. First up, we share 10 of our favorite time-tested saddles for bikepacking. Find them all here…
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Bombtrack House Blend: Baroudeur Cycles (Video)
2 Mar 31 Lucas Winzenburg / DispatchThe latest installment of Bombtrack’s House Blend shop tour series offers a peek inside Baroudeur Cycles in Lyon, France, and a look at a unique flat-bar Hook EXT-C build. Check it out here…
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Collective Reward #115: DeFeet Wool Bundles
0 Mar 31 Lucas Winzenburg / DispatchWe’re giving away some bundles of US-made wool gear from DeFeet for Collective Reward #115, and a trio of lucky winners will be taking home three pairs of Woolie Boolie socks and a set of Adventure Series Duraglove ET Wool Blend gloves. Find details here…
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Mbogi Amani: Breaking Down Barriers (Film)
3 Mar 30 Lucas Winzenburg / Dispatch“Mbogi AMANI” is a poignant short film that paints a portrait of the burgeoning gravel racing scene in East Africa from the perspective of passionate local riders during last year’s inaugural Migration Gravel Race in Kenya. Find the film and find a gallery of images here…
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Surly Ghost Grappler Giveaway
31 Mar 29 Lucas Winzenburg / DispatchExciting news! We’ve teamed up with our friends at Surly Bikes to give away a complete Ghost Grappler to one lucky member of our Bikepacking Collective. Find details about the Ghost Grappler and learn how to get signed up for a chance to win one here…
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We’re Digging the New Take a Trip To Go Box
9 Mar 28 Lucas Winzenburg / DispatchJust announced, the new To Go Box from Bend, Oregon’s Take a Trip Bags consists of a Liner and Lid that create a versatile two-part system to expand the utility of Wald 137 and 139 baskets. Find details on this intriguing pair of basketpacking accessories here…
