Mountain Bike (MTB)
Gravel Bike
All-Terrain Bike (ATB)
Fat Bike
Lucas Winzenburg
Managing & Bikepacking Journal Editor
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Check out the Gramm x Allygn Micro Panniers
2 Jun 28 Lucas Winzenburg / DispatchLaunched this morning, the long-awaited Gramm x Allygn Micro Panniers are a sleek and minimal new cargo-hauling system with a secure connection, six liters of storage, and easy access. Find photos and details on the latest collaboration from the inventive Berlin brands here…
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Bikepacking the BC Grasslands on Super 8 Film (Video)
2 Jun 28 Lucas Winzenburg / DispatchReader Andrew McNeil recently took his best friend out for a three-day spin on the BC Grasslands Circuit as an introduction to bikepacking, and he shot a charming little Super 8 film along the way. Watch it and find an introduction with a colorful collection of 35mm film photos here…
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Reminder to Submit Your Swift Campout Videos!
0 Jun 26 Lucas Winzenburg / DispatchIf you made it out for this year’s Swift Campout over the solstice weekend, here’s a friendly reminder that the deadline to submit your short video to the 2024 Campout Video Challenge for a chance to win $3,000 in prizes is coming up at midnight on Saturday, June 29th! Find details and a submission link here…
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CamelBak Presents: Bikepacking with Emily Bei Cheng (Video)
1 Jun 26 Lucas Winzenburg / DispatchCamelBak’s latest short video introduces regular contributor Emily Bei Cheng as she heads out on a restorative ride through the Marin Headlands near her home in San Francisco, California. Get to know Emily and her beautiful backyard in the eight-minute video here…
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Microshift Sword Review + New Microshift Sword Black
50 Jun 26 Lucas Winzenburg / Bikepacking GearBuilding a drop-bar gravel rig on a budget? Big news! As an unanticipated follow-up to the value-packed mechanical 10-speed Sword group released last year, microSHIFT just launched an even more economical 9-speed spin-off, Sword Black. Find our two-in-one microSHIFT Sword Review and video look at the new microSHIFT Sword Black here…
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The Joe Cruz Overnighter (Video)
10 Jun 25 Lucas Winzenburg / DispatchOver the winter, our own Joe Cruz invited Ronnie Romance and other friends on a chilly overnight bikepacking trip around a beautiful stretch of Massachusetts. Joe Huba’s latest video documents the experience. Watch it here…
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Weekend Snapshot
0 Jun 24 Lucas Winzenburg / DispatchIn this edition of Weekend Snapshot, we spin the globe and land in three corners of Europe, where readers take us along for rides in France, Ireland, and Finland. Find a little inspiration in our latest trio of reader-submitted scenes and use the form to share a shot from one of your recent trips here…
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Reader’s Rig: Ana’s Custom Sycip Designs Hardtail
8 Jun 21 Lucas Winzenburg / DispatchOur Reader’s Rig of the week comes from Ana Pimsler in California, who shares her made-to-measure steel hardtail from Sycip Designs and a little about her five-year journey through bikepacking. Get to know Ana and find a closer look at her custom build here…
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Collective Reward #188: Dispersed Handlebar Roll
1 Jun 20 Lucas Winzenburg / DispatchOur 188th Collective Reward giveaway comes thanks to makers Andrew and Katie Strempke of Dispersed Bikepacking in Utah, who will be setting up one lucky winner with their clever and minimal two-in-one Dispersed Handlebar Roll. Find details here…
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A New Life for an Old Surly Rat Ride
8 Jun 18 Lucas Winzenburg / DispatchOur friend Josh of ATB Rides recently teamed up with framebuilder Chris Schmidt of Good Grief to restore a damaged Surly Rat Ride to its former glory with a couple of fresh steel tubes, and the result is a stunning embrace of imperfection. Take a closer look at the one-of-a-kind Surly x Good Grief Mountain Klunker here…
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Weekend Snapshot
1 Jun 17 Lucas Winzenburg / DispatchToday’s Weekend Snapshot is all about marking milestones. Join three readers from our global bikepacking community as they take on personally significant rides in Spain, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland. Plus, use the short form to share a photo from one of your recent rides here…
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Reader’s Rig: Ben’s Velo Orange Piolet
5 Jun 14 Lucas Winzenburg / DispatchThis week’s Reader’s Rig comes from Ben Everett of Evergreen Gravel Racing, who shares the Velo Orange Piolet he built up to handle long rides on the diverse roads and trails around his home in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Get to know Ben and his latest do-it-all bike here…
