Lucas Winzenburg

Our Reader’s Rig of the week comes from Jonathan Kambskard-Bennett, who shares the 2014 Dawes Super Galaxy he pedaled 50,000km around the world as a loaded tourer before giving it a second life as a bikepacking rig. Read more about Jonathan and his bike’s interesting backstory here…

Handsome Cycles just launched a Kickstarter campaign to bring back the XOXO, their tribute to the legendary Bridgestone X0-1. Read on for details, photos, and a link to the campaign, which was fully funded after just four days…

Berlin-based 8bar Bikes recently unveiled their overhauled range of affordably priced waterproof bikepacking bags, including some new additions to the lineup. Find photos and a look at the complete family of bags here…

Dyed in the Wool’s XL Bar Bag caught our eye when it was launched earlier this spring, and Lucas has been testing one over the past six months to find out what separates this Warsaw, Poland-built handlebar bag from similar options on the market. Find specs, impressions, and lots of photos here…

For this week’s Reader’s Rig, we head to New Zealand to check out Nigel Sirisomphone’s flat bar Norco Search XR Steel, a bike that meets his requirement of being a “Swiss-army-knife bike that doesn’t suck.” Find out more about Nigel and his rig here…

Announcing the lucky winners of our latest batch of Collective Reward prize drawings! Find a roundup of our most recent giveaways and a complete list of winners here…

The Thunderbolt Challenge is a short video documenting a joyful four-day #kidpacking trip through a stunning stretch of New South Wales, Australia, starring 10-year-old Oliver on his biggest ride to date. Watch it here…

Our Reader’s Rig of the week comes from Félicien Goguey in Geneva, Switzerland, who shares the 1992 GT Avalanche he resurrected as a black metal all-rounder. Learn more about Félicien and his GT restoration project here…

Bombtrack’s latest film follows our friends Matty Waudby and Clare Nattress on a bikepacking trip across Norway, retracing the route Matty’s grandfather cycled in the 1950s based on snapshots in an old photo album. Watch it here, along with photos from their trip and a short interview with Matty and Clare…

This week’s Reader’s Rig comes from our friend Kyle Ponce in Berlin, who shares the Bombtrack Hook EXT that he’s ridden across a handful of countries and to countless pizza spots around the city. Learn more about Kyle and his bike here…

A Line in the Sand is a new film that beautifully captures a nine-day bikepacking traverse of Iceland by Chris Burkard, Emily Batty, Adam Morka, and Eric Batty. Watch the full 17-minute film here…

The Service Course’s new film, Connection, follows former pro racers Christian Meier and Svein Tuft on a bikepacking trip through Andorra, where they slow down and reflect on the importance of making time to connect with friends. Watch it here, alongside a gallery of photos…