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.
Today’s Weekend Snapshot whisks us away to the Southeastern US, Canada’s West Coast, and through Scotland and England. Start your Monday by catching up on what three folks from the community were up to close to home over the weekend, and find a link to share scenes from your rides here…
This week’s Reader’s Rig comes from Alex Dyson of Restrap in the UK, who shares his Stayer All Road with custom graphics and a number of hardwearing Cerakote-finished bits. Learn more about Alex and his go-anywhere adventure machine here…
We’re excited to share a peek at the latest issue of our biannually printed publication, The Bikepacking Journal, which is shipping to our Bikepacking Collective members now. Take a look inside the ninth issue’s 160 colorful pages and find out how to get signed up so you never miss another issue here…
Adding to our list of 20+ exclusive Bikepacking Collective member discounts, we’re happy to offer a limited-time discount of 20% on Bike Friday All-Packa framekits. Learn more about how to save on this unique bike with 20″ wheels that clears 2.4″ tires for off-road riding and fits in a suitcase here…
“Pedalling Dreams: The Raleigh Story” is an hour-long documentary that tells the story of the Raleigh Bicycle Company from its humble beginnings in Nottingham in 1888 and through to the modern era. Watch it here…
The JACK the Bike Rack from WholeGrain Cycles nearly broke the internet when it was announced in late 2021, and we’re excited to be giving away two of them for Collective Reward #141 today. Learn more about the uniquely versatile JACK front rack and get signed up for a chance to win one here…
We’re off to Mexico, British Columbia, and Utah for today’s installment of Weekend Snapshot, where three of our readers take us along for overnight bikepacking trips in a trio of uniquely beautiful environments. Find a peek at all of them here, plus a link to share scenes from your weekend rides…
Our Reader’s Rig of the week comes from Johannes in Austria, who shares his fixed gear 1993 Bianchi Meta mountain bike with 700c wheels. Learn more about Johannes and find out how this unconventional rig became his favorite bike to ride here…
We posted our 52nd installment of Weekend Snapshot yesterday, marking one full year of our weekly approachable adventure series that celebrates the quick bikepacking getaway. To help us grow this reader-submitted photo feature, we’re calling on you to share a photo from one of your rides in 2023. See some of our favorites and find a link to share your photos here…
Our first Weekend Snapshot of the year brings us to Colorado, Germany, and Virginia, where we check in with three folks from our global community of bikepackers who made the most of moderate winter weather to get out and ride. Peek at their trips and find a link to share images from your two-wheeled escapes here…
Our final Reader’s Rig of 2022 comes from Tobias Christensen in Denmark, who shares the Stridsland Beachcomber Ti that he built up singlespeed and describes as a big BMX bike. Get to know Tobias and his lovely titanium rig here…
We’re giving away a titanium Grayl UltraPress water purifier for Collective Reward #140, and one randomly selected supporter of the site will receive one in their choice of color. Learn more about this versatile all-in-one filter, bottle, and cup, and find out how you can win one here…
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