Lucas Winzenburg

This week’s Reader’s Rig comes from Afieq Radzuan in beautiful Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, whose Soma Wolverine v3.0 has taken him to the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal, the Atlas Mountain Race in Morocco, and beyond. Learn more about Afieq and his bike here…

Shimano just launched a special 25th anniversary edition of their classic SPD sandals, featuring a retro design and a unique colorway. Find all the details on the new Shimano SD-501A SPD Sandals here…

Our Reader’s Rig of the week comes from our friend Jay Ritchey, founder of Bags by Bird and Jay Bird Films, who shares his custom Hoefer Cycles “Chilleur,” which he had built with flat bars in mind to help alleviate his carpal tunnel syndrome. Find build details and more about Jay here…

Despite being a small brand, Melbourne-based Curve Cycling has built quite a reputation for their range of unique adventure-focused bikes. Lucas spent six weeks riding their Kevin of Steel around sunny southern Spain over the winter for this full review. Find his thoughts and lots of photos here…

For a limited time, Ritte Cycles is offering their Tom Kellogg-designed Satyr steel gravel bike in a complete SRAM Force AXS Mullet build from $4,999 with Hunt X-Wide Alloy Gravel and an FSA Energy alloy cockpit. Find additional details and build kits here…

The WTF Bikexplorers need our help to raise $10,000 that will go directly toward supporting bicycle adventures for five riders who identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color (BIPOC). Find details here, along with a link where you can make a donation to the 2020 SJ Brooks Scholarship Fund…

Our Reader’s Rig of the week is Montreal-based bike courier Misery Fields’ Bassi Hog’s Back, set up with a Crust Clydesdale fork and decked out in custom bags from Sinkhole Montreal. Learn more about Misery and their one-of-a-kind Hog’s Back here…

For Collective Reward #061, we’re giving a pair of Mason x HUNT 650B Adventure Sport Disc wheels to one lucky member of our Bikepacking Collective. Find complete details on the giveaway and the wheels here…

This week’s Reader’s Rig is Kyle Sovada’s 2013 Salsa Fargo, a bike that’s seen plenty of tough miles over the years, and one that carried him on a trip along our Cones and Canyons route in Peru last summer. Learn more about Kyle and his Fargo here…

Bikepacking Roots’ new BIPOC Bike Adventure Grant was launched earlier this month to help enable BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) riders to have greater access to outdoor adventures. Learn more about the program here, along with details on how you can get involved by making a donation…

For Collective Reward #060, we’ve teamed up with Crankbrothers to give two members of our Bikepacking Collective a set of Stamp 7 platform pedals in their choice of size and color. Find details here…

Many in the cycling community have been out in the streets documenting the widespread demonstrations in support of racial justice across the United States, and we put together this collection of images from some of our favorite photographers. See them all here…