Lucas Winzenburg
Managing & Bikepacking Journal Editor
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Start at our sortable worldwide routes map to dig into our detailed guides with GPS maps and inspiring photography.
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.
The Bikepacking Journal is our biannual printed publication. Each issue features a collection of inspiring writing and beautiful photography. Find details on the three most recent issues below, join the Bikepacking Collective to get it in the mail (anywhere in the world), or click here to find a collection of selected stories in digital format.
Lucas Winzenburg has been obsessed with off-road touring for more than two decades.
In 2012, he founded Bunyan Velo, the first independent magazine devoted to bikepacking, through which he also hosted a live speaker series and developed a grant program to support traveling cyclists. In 2017, he left his full-time gig in academia to focus on pushing the boundaries of pedal-powered storytelling. Having lived all over the world, he's now based in Colorado. Find Lucas on Instagram @bunyanvelo.
In this week’s Reader’s Rig, we check out James Perich’s heavily modified 2012 Surly Cross-Check, which he uses for flying down British Columbia’s gravel roads and hauling cinnamon buns around town. Learn more about James and his unique Cross-Check build here…
Whiteout is a meditative new film from Bombtrack that follows 23-year-old bikepacker Gaëlle Bojko on a 900-kilometer solo journey across the vast expanse of Siberia’s Lake Baikal in the depths of winter. Find the film and an interview with Gaëlle about her time riding and camping on the ice here…
We’re giving away a custom ARCH frame bag for Collective Reward #083, handcrafted in Italy to fit one lucky winner’s bike. Find details on our latest giveaway and how to get signed up here…
We’re back with a new batch of exclusive discounts for the season ahead from Revelate Designs, PEdALED, WTB, Ride with GPS, Showers Pass, and many others for members of our Bikepacking Collective. Find the complete list of current discounts here…
As featured in the fifth issue of The Bikepacking Journal, Chosen Confluence is a short video that follows a group of four new friends on a bikepacking and climbing trip through a lesser-known region of Colorado. Watch it here, plus an interview with director Evan Green…
We’re giving away four sets of Goodyear Connector tires for Collective Reward #082. Winners can choose one of eight different size and color combinations to suit their bike and terrain. Find details here…
Hallie Silva will soon be taking on the 176-mile Tour de Los Padres bikepacking race as a fundraiser to support California’s San Marcos Foothills Preserve, which is currently threatened by corporate luxury home development. Learn more and find a link to donate here…
Our Reader’s Rig of the week is Ben Everett’s Black Mountain Cycles Road+, his go-to bike for gravel and dirt rides all around the Pacific Northwest. Learn more about Ben and his dropper-equipped all-road build here…
Created by artist Ariel Wickham, the Full Circle Cycling Land Acknowledgement Project seeks to support the efforts of the Coast Miwok people in Marin County, California, through sales of artwork inspired by the land, cycling, and community. Watch a video introduction to the project and find a link to purchase limited-edition prints here…
Announced this morning, Rapha’s Explore Powerweave Shoe is the latest addition to the brand’s growing collection of adventure-focused gear and apparel. Find photos and specs here…
Regular reader Josh Rizzo just sent in this short video in which he cracks into his copy of the latest issue of The Bikepacking Journal and offers some thoughts on how it inspires him to get out for backyard adventures of his own. Check it out here…
This week’s Reader’s Rig is Ryan Noir’s Otso Warakin Stainless, a meticulously planned build that he dreamed up with fast-and-light rides and races in mind. Find photos, a full components list, and more about Ryan here…
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