Lucas Winzenburg

In today’s Weekend Snapshot, we spin the globe and land in California, Hungary, and Utah, checking in with a few folks from our worldwide bikepacking community who recently carved out some time to get away and ride. Find vignettes from their travels here…

Our Reader’s Rig of the week comes from Taryn in Vancouver, British Columbia, who shares the beautiful custom-built Bassi Hog’s Back she’s currently riding all around the United States. Meet Taryn and find a colorful gallery of her loaded tourer here…

Facing an uncertain future, we’re calling on all of our readers to help us preserve this unparalleled resource and chart a sustainable path ahead. If you’re a regular visitor, please consider joining the Bikepacking Collective to support our work as a member today. Find an important update and learn about the value we offer our backers for as little as $3.25 per month here…

Tomorrow is the cutoff to join the Bikepacking Collective and have your membership begin with the 15th issue of The Bikepacking Journal. Don’t miss out! If you read the site, we hope you’ll sign up to support us this year. Learn about the upcoming issue, $9,000 in giveaways, 70+member discounts, and more here…

Wrapping up our coverage of the 2025 Bespoked show in Dresden, Germany, we turn our lens toward the visitors who attended, highlighting an eclectic sampling of the everyday bikes we saw throughout the weekend. For a change of pace, explore a diverse gallery of portraits of around 30 people and their bikes here…

With just a couple of days until the end of our fall member drive, now’s your chance to support our work as a member of the Bikepacking Collective and be entered to win around $9,000 worth of great prizes. See what’s on offer and sign up to back us here…

Showcasing colorful scenes from three countries, this edition of Weekend Snapshot features a diverse mix of pedal-powered escapades from folks across our global community. Find out what readers in Germany, Canada, and Estonia were up to and share a shot from one of your recent rides here…

This week’s Reader’s Rig comes to us from Craig in London, host of the 2ND Life Bikes YouTube channel, who shares his fluorescent Kona MinUte. Get to know Craig and scope out his head-turning cargo-hauler here…

In this installment of Weekend Snapshot, a few folks from our worldwide bikepacking community share photos from their recent trips around Scotland, Kazakhstan, and British Columbia. Catch up on the latest reader-submitted scenes and share one of yours here…

Our Reader’s Rig of the week comes from Joe in England, who shares a peek at his Stooge Rambler. Find a gallery of photos, some notes on his journey from BMXer to bikepacker, and details on his custom build here…

Our latest Weekend Snapshot offers a sampling of scenes from bikepacking trips around Germany, Scotland, and Spain, showcasing a taste of what our readers saw on their recent rides. Explore the latest vignettes and share something from one of your outings here…

This week’s Reader’s Rig comes from Kiki in British Columbia, who offers a look at the lovingly built Velo Orange Polyvalent she uses for meandering, grocery getting, and bikepacking. Read a little of Kiki’s story and check out her steel all-rounder here…