Miles Arbour

Alyssa Secreto, a 35-year-old endurance cyclist from Colorado Springs, is in the hospital after being hit by a car in the final stretch of the Tour Divide. A GoFundMe page has been set up to help with medical bills and ease her long road to recovery. Learn more and support Alyssa here…

Nordest calls their new titanium 32er an “explosive cocktail of pure madness.” The Nordest Gimonde Ti 32er clears 2.4″ tires, has plenty of mounting points, and is made from double-butted titanium tubing. Check it out here…

Bikepacking can be hard, whether you’re pushing a loaded bike up a hill or dealing with adverse conditions. Among the struggles, it can be easy to lose sight of the enjoyment most of us are seeking when we pack a bunch of camping gear on the bike. In this piece, Miles and Emily share more than a dozen items, ideas, and strategies that all serve a single mission: making bikepacking more fun…

The new Tout Terrain Chiyoda III Select 7.1 comes equipped with a Cycles Manivelle basket, a Pinion gearbox, and 50mm tires. It’s equally suited for urban commutes and gravel adventures alike. Take a closer look here…

Ergon had a few upcoming products on display at Eurobike over the weekend, and the new Ergon GMS grips caught our eye, which are set to replace the popular GA3 grips this fall. Get the full scoop here…

Henna Palosaari’s latest video documents a three-day hut-to-hut bikepacking journey above the Arctic Circle in Finland, following a 150-mile route to the villages and remote huts of Kolari, connected by gravel roads and trails. Watch her 11-minute video and learn more about the route here…

In preparation for a season of warm-weather bikepacking, Miles schemed up the lightest, most compact camping system possible. He landed on a 720-gram kit consisting of the Rab Mythic Ultra 120 sleeping bag, Nemo Tensor Elite sleeping pad, and Exped Ultra Pillow. Find mini reviews of all three, reflections on packing strategies, and thoughts on why ultralight doesn’t need to mean uncomfortable here…

Svein Tuft just finished first at the 2026 BC Epic 1000 event in British Columbia in 2 days, 2 hours, 11 minutes, shaving just under an hour from his previous record, set in 2024. Learn more about his impressive ride here…

If you’ve been waiting for a bolt-on seatpost collar from PAUL Components, the wait is over! The new PAUL NOQR collar is machined from aluminum in Chico, California, and offers an interesting deep collar design that promises uniform clamping forces. Check it out here…

Wolf Tooth Components’ new Performance Series pedals share a similar design with the standard models but have a lower price tag. Learn more about the Performance CTRL clipless and Waveform flat pedals here…

We’re excited to announce that Gossamer Gear is officially entering the freestanding tent game. The Free is a one-person tent with a trail weight well under two pounds. Learn all about the Gossamer Gear The Free tent and the brand’s new ClearSkies fabric here…

Teased at Sea Otter, the new Esker Lorax 32 takes the brand’s popular drop-bar mountain bike platform and tweaks the geometry to work around 32-inch wheels. They need at least 20 pre-orders to make it a reality. Learn more here…