Lucas Winzenburg
Managing & Bikepacking Journal Editor
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We have nearly 500 original and curated bikepacking routes in our global network spanning 70+ countries.
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.
We’re excited to announce exclusive new discounts from WTB, PEdALED, Velocio, Revelate Designs, and more for members of our Bikepacking Collective. Find the full list of current discounts available to our members here…
We’re back with the second of five bundles of handmade bikepacking bags from some of our favorite small makers. One lucky winner will receive everything shown here, worth around $600. Find details on all the bags and the people who made them here…
In need of a new daily driver, Lucas recently built up a humble Surly Cross-Check frameset into the commuter of his dreams. Learn about his one of a kind Cross-Check here, which features internal dynamo wire routing, custom paint, an eclectic parts kit, and more…
This week’s Reader’s Rig is Alex Buck’s vintage mountain bike of unknown origin, which was listed as a Surly when he found it on his local classified ads in Denmark. Learn more about the build and its backstory here, or even better, help him identify it…
For Collective Reward #063, three members of our Bikepacking Collective will receive a compact and powerful Vis Pro 1000 Trail headlight from Light & Motion. Learn more about the Vis Pro 1000 Trail and how you can win one here…
This week’s Reader’s Rig is Olivier Tostain’s Sour Purple Haze, which he built for fast and light rides on the cobblestone roads and dirt tracks around his home in the north of France. Find build details, photos, and more here…
Ride Together is a new international database and map of safe, inclusive ride partners for BIPOC, LGBTQ+, female, and other underrepresented cyclists. Learn more about finding or becoming a ride partner here…
For this week’s Reader’s Rig, we head to Berlin to check out our friend Jambi’s ultra versatile Hunter Cycles Backroad Tourer, a bike that’s been reborn several times and has traveled around the Europe, the US, and the Middle East. Learn more about Jambi and his one of a kind Hunter here…
We’ve teamed up with some of our favorite small bikepacking bag makers for this giveaway of more than a dozen handmade bags, worth $850 in total—the first in a series of five bundles! One lucky winner will receive this whole set. Find details on all the bags and the people who made them here…
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…
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