Lucas Winzenburg

This installment of Weekend Snapshot shows off unique mountain vistas from three continents. Ride and camp along with folks from our global bikepacking community and take a moment to share a photo from one of your recent getaways here…

After painstakingly fabricating them by hand for quite some time, builder Konstantin of Drust Cycles in Berlin recently received his first batch of lovely forged aluminum rear light mounts, and they’re available now in limited quantities. Learn more about the problem-solving Drust Rear Light Mount here…

This week’s Reader’s Rig comes from Alex in Michigan, who shares his Colorado Trail Race-ready Ibis Exie, which we also featured in an in-depth YouTube video earlier this week. Meet Alex and find a look at his full-suspension bike here…

Released earlier this summer, “The Bike Listening Tour” is a 15-minute video from Nate Mitka and Otso Cycles that follows Otso ambassador Andrew Mohama on a 2,500-mile solo tour from San Fransisco to Chicago, during which he investigates loneliness and isolation. Watch it here…

The second episode of Morris and Felix Winby’s creative and entertaining “Sounds from London to Lyon” series finds the young brothers around 500 kilometers into their journey in search of audio inspiration. They ride gravel into Paris, record more music using local sounds, and put on an impromptu performance. See it all here…

“One More Lap Around the World” is a new video from Tailfin that introduces Vedangi Kulkarni and provides some behind-the-scenes perspective on her latest attempt to set the record for the fastest circumnavigation of the globe by bicycle. Watch it here…

In this Weekend Snapshot, three readers whisk us to Alaska, Austria, and the Pacific Northwest. We join them for loaded bikepacking trips set against picturesque backdrops with unique textures. See this week’s community-contributed images and share a shot from a recent ride here…

Our Reader’s Rig of the week comes from builder Daren Beenen of Woodpecker Cycle Co., who offers a short and sweet look at the custom “Grocery Shredder” e-bike he built for his partner as an upgrade to their recumbent trike. Check it out here…

As a material for bicycle frames, titanium has achieved an almost mythical status. But what makes it so broadly appealing and highly regarded among cyclists? In this piece, Lucas attempts to unpack some of titanium’s mystique and invites you to add your perspective to the conversation. Read it here…

Vinco is a small sports eyewear manufacturer that says it’s reinventing the category through essentialist design and renewable material innovation. Read on to find details on their debut models, both of which are carbon neutral and derived from plants…

Our latest Collective Reward is a bundle of assorted tools, bags, accessories, apparel, and more worth over $425. See everything included in our 190th giveaway and join the Bikepacking Collective for a chance to win this or one of many other prize packages here…

Shimano just launched its new Trail Born Fund, through which they are set to donate $10 million USD to support trail building and access projects around the world throughout the next decade. Find details on the brand’s new initiative here…