Lucas Winzenburg

Unboxing videos have become quite a phenomenon in recent years, but we never expected to see our own work in one. That is, until we stumbled on this video of Greg from Rockgeist opening his copy of The Bikepacking Journal 03. Check out his short video to get a peek inside the new issue here…

Our final Reader’s Rig of the year is Sam Stewart’s Crust Evasion, a bike with lots of character and even more patina. Find out more about Sam and his rig here…

This week’s Reader’s Rig comes from Kyle Hughes, who has been pedaling around the Americas for nearly two years, and recently started riding a Tout Terrain Outback Xplore 275. Learn more about Kyle and his colorful Outback here…

Lucas has been brewing up his morning coffee using the new AeroPress Go lately, which the makers call “The Better Travel Coffee Press.” Find his highly caffeinated review here, along with lots of photos and a comparison with the original AeroPress, an old standard among #coffeeoutside aficionados…

Ritte has returned with two new all-road models designed in partnership with Tom Kellogg, including the Satyr, their steel gravel rig with 700x43mm tire clearance and a paint job inspired by vintage British sports cars. Find more details and photos here…

This week’s Reader’s Rig comes from Nick Tryon, a Scotland-based Royal Navy photographer who’s found that bikepacking (and bikerafting) on his Genesis Longitude provides the perfect combination of his passions for the outdoors, cycling, and photography. Find more about Nick and his bike here…

This week’s Reader’s Rig comes from Ben O’Brien, who has been slowly updating his 1986 Schwinn Voyageur and giving it a second life with modern components and bags in the decade he’s owned it. Find details, photos, and some backstory here…

In our latest Rider’s Lens, we look at the work of photographer George Marshall, who shares a selection of film photos and his story of transitioning from shooting for BMX magazines to documenting unsupported bikepacking trips in places like South Africa and the Andes…

Congratulations to Jonas Deichmann, who recently set the new record for fastest time between North Cape, Norway, and Cape Town, South Africa, riding an extraordinary 18,000 kilometers in just over 72 days. Find details, photos, and a video overview of his bike here…

This week’s Reader’s Rig belongs to Phil Snider, a left above knee amputee who uses a prosthetic to pedal his dream bikepacking rig, a Kona Sutra LTD (aptly named Olive). Find out more about Phil and his Kona here…

The Hunt 1000 is a 1,000-kilometer journey across the Australian Alps, and this short film from organizer Dan Hunt offers a glimpse of some of the stunning and challenging landscapes riders encounter between Canberra and Melbourne. Watch it here, along with details on this year’s event, which kicked off yesterday…

The Postman is a short film from Sam Needham that takes viewers to Scotland’s Isle of Harris to meet Kenny Mackay, the last postman to walk the rugged and remote singletrack trail to the tiny village of Rhenigidale. Watch as Sam and friends ride the former mail route and learn a lesson about connection and community…