Announcing The Bikepacking Journal 13

Cover photo by Tom Norman

We’re excitedly working away on the lucky 13th issue of The Bikepacking Journal, our biannually printed publication showcasing the most engaging and inspiring stories, essays, art, and photography from two-wheeled trips worldwide. You can receive it in your mailbox (anywhere in the world!) by joining the Bikepacking Collective. We’re the longest-standing reader-supported website in the bike space, and BIKEPACKING.com wouldn’t exist without our members. If you’re a reader and haven’t signed up to make our work possible, there’s still time! Join before 11:59 p.m. EDT next Thursday, October 17th, and you’ll receive the forthcoming 13th issue and a host of other great benefits outlined below.

Coming up in our 13th issue’s 160 colorful pages, we join another gifted group of writers, photographers, and artists on their bikepacking journeys through some of the most spectacular places on the planet. With inspiring features from Kazakhstan, Cuba, Wisconsin, Tanzania, British Columbia, New Mexico, France, Peru, and beyond, we’ve once again rounded up an eclectic mix of pieces and locales to suit a broad range of interests.

Tumbleweed Sunliner Giveaway

Thanks to Tumbleweed Bikes, PAUL Components, Rockgeist, Shimano, Wolf Tooth Components, and WTB, we built a dream bikepacking machine that we’ll be giving away to one lucky Bikepacking Collective member! Logan was smitten with the Tumbleweed Sunliner after reviewing it earlier this year, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to have the opportunity to give a one-of-a-kind build to one of our supporters. The Sunliner is an exceptionally versatile and well-balanced bike capable of taking on a broad spectrum of pursuits and surfaces, and the build we put together is optimized to reliably take riders just about anywhere they want to go. You can take a closer look at it here.

Only in Print

We’re passionate about creating something tangible that you can hold in your hands and savor with your morning coffee, and the complete collection of stories featured in The Bikepacking Journal is exclusively available in print. No expenses are spared in its production, and we’re committed to making it feel like something special that’s worth the wait when it arrives two times each year.

Want a better sense of what to expect? Peek inside past issues here. And check out our Bikepacking Journal Manifesto for some extended thoughts about our goals for the publication and why it’s vital to the future of the site.

Becoming a Bikepacking Collective member is the best way to enable our work here at BIKEPACKING.com, where we’ve been publishing in-depth articles, inspiring stories, original routes, and news daily for more than a decade. Beyond receiving The Bikepacking Journal, joining also means you’ll be entered for a chance to win one of around 20 prizes in our upcoming Collective Reward giveaway drawing, will have access to 30+ exclusive discounts from some of our favorite companies, and much more.

A Note on Shipping for Members

Copies of The Bikepacking Journal 12 have been delivered in all countries except the United States and Canada. If you’re in another country and still haven’t received your copy, please send us a note via the member contact form when you’re logged in to your account. If you’re in the US or Canada, please hang tight a little longer. After a lengthy stay in customs, our copies recently arrived at our East Coast distribution center and have begun shipping. You can expect your copy before the end of the month. It’s one of our favorite issues to date, and we think it will be worth the wait! Thanks so much for your patience.

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