In Neil’s latest video, he discusses the best bikepacking bikes of 2025 and speaks to some trends and models we’re excited to test in 2026. Dive into his latest below…

With 2025 coming to a close, we recently published our 2025 Bikepacking Gear of the Year awards. Within that long list of honors are the bikes that our editorial staff and our Bikepacking Collective members recognized as their favorites. In Neil’s latest video, he details the selections for the best bikepacking bikes of 2025 with some insights that didn’t quite make the cut in the written article, including some sentiments about the bikes he tested himself.

Neil also talks through some of the trends and bike types we’re looking forward to testing in 2026. With a number of drop-bar bikes making their way through his testing grounds this year, Neil said he’s excited to get back on flat bars again. Given that nearly 30 distinct rigs logged significant miles under all of the staff’s legs, the 2025 crop of review bikes might be some of the most diverse the site has ever covered. But what do you want to see in the next year? More gravel bikes? Brand new releases? Or bikes we just haven’t gotten around to yet? Be sure to let us know in the Conversation below…

For more on the best bikepacking bikes of 2025, check out our original coverage here.

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