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.
Our Reader’s Rig of the week comes from Eli Santos, whose Why Cycles Big Iron rekindled his interest in exploring his home state of Vermont when he realized it could take him anywhere. Read on to learn more about Eli’s rig, how he uses it to combine his passions for climbing and mountain biking, and more…
The deadline to join our Bikepacking Collective and have your membership kick off with the Issue 04 of The Bikepacking Journal is tomorrow at 11:59 PM EDT! Find out what a membership includes here, plus a list of upcoming giveaways and a peek at the exclusive Baja Divide map included with each copy…
Last chance! We’re giving away 44 great prize packages to randomly selected members of our Bikepacking Collective this Friday. Get signed up before then and you’ll be eligible to win. Find complete details here…
For Collective Reward #058, we’re giving away two powerful and intuitive ELEMNT ROAM GPS units from Wahoo. This is the final giveaway in our latest round of more than dozen prize packages, and Friday is the deadline to join our Bikepacking Collective and be eligible to win. Learn more here…
Breaking away from their road bike heritage, Ritte released a pair of interesting gravel/all-road bikes over the winter, including the Satyr, which sports a T47 bottom bracket, triple bottle mounts, larger tire clearance, and more. After a few weeks of riding one around the Sonoran Desert, Lucas shares his initial impressions in this first look…
We recently stumbled upon this video of artist Dustin Klein unboxing the new Jena gravel bike he designed collaboratively with Wilier Triestina, so we reached out for some backstory. Find the video here, plus a build kit, behind the scenes photos, and a short interview with Dustin…
We’re happy to announce that we’ll be including a large format, hand-illustrated map of the Baja Divide with every copy of the upcoming fourth issue of The Bikepacking Journal. See a sneak peek and details here…
Our Reader’s Rig of the week comes from Jess Guatney, who recently returned from a four-month trip through Asia and South America on her Tumbleweed Prospector, which you’ll spot in the pages of the upcoming issue of The Bikepacking Journal. Find out more about Jess and her bike here…
The latest issue of our printed publication, The Bikepacking Journal, is almost here! Read on to learn more about what’s inside and how you can get signed up so you’ll never miss another issue again…
For Collective Reward #056, two Bikepacking Collective members will receive a set of Ortlieb’s waterproof bikepacking bags, including their Handlebar-Pack and versatile Accessory-Pack. See complete details on this giveaway here…
In this edition of One Question, Five Voices, we ask five bikepackers to give us a detailed look at the cooking kits they trust to prepare tasty meals while on the go. Find five unique takes on a lightweight camp kitchen here, plus a handful of tips and tricks…
We’re giving away a couple of Revelate Designs Spinelock Seat Bags for Collective Reward #053. Two lucky winners will have their choice of a 10L or 16L version of this ultra-stable, quick-release, waterproof seat pack system. Learn more here…
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