Miles Arbour

The new RatKing Chull is a compact Chromoly steel cycle truck with a large frame-mounted cargo platform, a 20-inch front wheel, and a 26- or 29-inch rear wheel. Pre-orders are open now. Find all the details here…

The new Outer Shell QR Tote looks like the small brand’s top-opening Everyday Tote, but with one major twist: a custom quick-release mounting system that locks it securely to a rack. Check it out here…

Clotaire Mandel’s latest video from his massive around-the-world bikepacking trip follows his time on the Ruta de las Vicuñas, a remote route across northern Chile’s high altiplano. Watch it here…

The new Viral Wanderer 32” shares the same specs as the 29″ version we reviewed a few years ago, but it has tweaked geometry to accommodate 32″ wheels. Learn more about the Wanderer 32″ and find pre-order details here…

Adding to the growing list of 32-inch components are the new Reserve 30 XC carbon wheels in a 32-inch version, available as a rim-only or complete wheelset. Learn more about them here…

If you’ve been dreaming of a beautiful titanium Jones bike, now’s the time. Jones just updated all their LWB and SWB titanium framesets with UDH dropouts and new brake specs, and they’ve also opened a limited number of slots for their Custom Select program. Learn more here…

In the third installment of The Cut List, Miles shares a dozen items he once relied on but, after a decade of experimenting, testing, and bikepacking, would be okay with never using again. Find a curated list of items and strategies he has turned his back on in The Cut List Vol. 3 here…

Rogue Panda just added a smaller version of the original Bamboo Shoots inner bar ends that are 25mm shorter than the version we tested. Learn all about the new Bamboo Shoots Short King version here…

What happens when a bike brand leans on 15 years of design and building experience to create a modern steel hardtail mountain bike but has it made overseas to keep the price down? That’s exactly what Colorado’s Reeb Cycles set out to do with the Hall Pass: a 130mm-travel steel hardtail with an impressive array of features. Dig into Miles’s review after several months of trail riding and local bikepacking here…

Previously available as an optional upgrade, the Sklar SuperSomething gravel bike now ships with a color-matched carbon fork. Learn more about the latest batch of SuperSomethings and the Sklarbon Fiber Fork here…

For our 257th Collective Reward, we partnered with Rab to give one lucky winner a lightweight, packable Neutrino Down Sleeping Bag. Learn more about the Neutrino and sign up to support us as a Bikepacking Collective member here…

The 2026 Arkansas High Country Race will challenge riders with two routes this year: the full 1,020-mile course and the shorter 240-mile Northwest Loop. Just in time for tomorrow’s grand depart, we gathered details on over 40 riders and loaded rigs taking it on. Dig into the full collection here…