Lucas Winzenburg

Our Reader’s Rig of the week comes from Ethan Goodwin, whose 2015 Surly Ogre has carried him and his gear all over, from trips out his front door in Nebraska to a recent three-month tour across Europe. Get to know Ethan and his bike here…

Our Reader’s Rig of the week comes from Daniel Junker, whose Kona Raijin Ti recently carried him on a monsoon season bikepacking trip through Nepal’s Annapurna region. Find out more about Daniel and his Kona here…

This week’s Reader’s Rig comes from Daniele Carletti, who’s been riding around the world since 2014 and has already pedaled over 35,000 miles. He shares his prototype 2019 Cinelli Hobootleg Geo, which he’s fully custom specced to handle the rigors of riding across South America. Find details here…

We’re giving away two sets of Teravail tires for Collective Reward #050. Two lucky Bikepacking Collective members can pick a set from Teravail’s wide range of tires in the gravel, all-road, or off-road category. See details here…

Safety to Nome is a feature-length film that documents the 2017 Iditarod Trail Invitational, a 1,000-mile bike, ski, and foot race across Alaska’s rugged, frozen interior. After a year of touring on the festival circuit, it can finally be rented or purchased. Learn more here…

Released last week, the Otso Warakin Titanium is the newest addition to the young brand’s growing lineup of innovative all-road rigs. Lucas spent a month riding one around Arizona’s mountains and desert for this full review. Find details, his impressions, and tons of photos here. Plus, a look at the more affordable Otso Warakin Stainless…

Our latest Reader’s Rig is César Bygodt’s Riverside Touring 920 prototype from Decathlon, a bike he recently used to take on our Route of Caravans in Morocco. Check out more details and photos here…

German ultra-endurance athlete Jonas Deichmann just announced his biggest record-setting challenge yet: a 40,000km circumnavigation of the globe that he’s calling “Triathlon 360 Degree.” Find details on his ambitious plan to ride, run, and swim around the world here…

This week’s Reader’s Rig comes from Bryan Kevan, who built his BMK Frameworks carbon frame by hand in his apartment using a machine he programmed himself. Find an overview of his bike here, plus some thoughts on building your own carbon frames as a hobbyist…

Rapha’s Explore Down Jacket is a lightweight, packable layer that’s designed to work equally well on and off the bike. After a few months of use in a variety of environments—from sunny Arizona, to rainy California, to cold and windy London—Lucas shares his impressions on what’s worked and what hasn’t. Find his full review here…

Launched this morning, Unpaved is a UK-centric adventure cycling and bikepacking podcast hosted by Katherine Moore and Tom Bonnett that explores how and why the off-road cycling movement is booming, and investigates stories from riders, route makers, and their local trails. Learn about the podcast and how to listen here…

Congratulations to Sofiane Sehili on becoming the first person ever to finish the PEdALED Atlas Mountain Race, riding 1,145 kilometers through Morocco in just 3 days, 21 hours, 50 minutes. Find details on his win here, plus a handful of photos from the finish line…