Last Call for The Bikepacking Journal 16!

Heads up! The deadline to join the Bikepacking Collective and start your membership with issue 16 of The Bikepacking Journal is tomorrow, April 17th, by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. If you sign up after then, you’ll have to wait until the fall to receive your first issue, and you’ll miss the chance to win one of 20 new prize packages in the current round of giveaways.

The Bikepacking Journal 16

Having selected the new cover based on a reader vote, we’re currently completing work on the 16th issue of The Bikepacking Journal, our one-of-a-kind print publication, destined for member mailboxes all across the globe this summer. Around 56% of voters preferred the riding shot to the night scene below, but we loved that one so much that we decided to use it as the back cover. As always, it’s filled with a rich mix of carefully curated stories, essays, and imagery from bikepacking adventures that span everything from high alpine terrain in far-flung destinations to remote deserts and backroads closer to home. It’s a diverse, thoughtfully assembled collection that reflects the spirit of adventure at the heart of what we do, featuring stories from New Zealand, Transylvania, the Philippines, California, the Republic of Georgia, Morocco, and beyond.

As always, our twice-yearly issues showcase the year’s most engaging essays and immersive narratives; you never know what to expect when flipping the page to the next piece. The complete collection of stories is available exclusively in print, and after Friday’s deadline, it won’t be possible to get a copy of our 16th issue. We take great pride in this project, and the Journal is produced at a world-class printer using premium papers and inks. It’s something we’re sure you’ll want to display proudly on your coffee table or bookshelf for years to come.

Fresh Prize Packages

Among the 20 great prize packages worth close to $9,500 in this round of Collective Rewards are a complete Esker Lorax drop-bar mountain bike, custom-anodized wheels from We Are One/Industry Nine, a lightweight down quilt from Katabatic Gear, a microSHIFT Advent MX groupset, racks from Rogue Panda and Restrap, bags from Rockgeist, Revelate Designs, and Jack’s Sacks, and much more.

Exclusive Member Discounts

If all that’s not enticing enough, we also offer the most expansive discount program in all of cycling, and our members can save real money on a wide variety of products and services from more than 110 of the top brands throughout the bikepacking world. Everyone in the Bikepacking Collective has access to exclusive savings (around 20 percent on average) from an ever-growing list of companies that currently includes Big Agnes, Cane Creek, Hyperlite Mountain Gear, Ortlieb USA, Paul Component Engineering, PNW, Revelate Designs, Rockgeist, Sour Bicycles, Teravail, Velo Orange, White Industries, WTB, and many others.

Access to Basecamp

Folks in the Bikepacking Collective can use Basecamp, our web app designed to connect our members with us and the greater bikepacking community alike. Basecamp features three modules: Bike Camp Co-op, enabling members to buy, sell, and trade gear with likeminded folks around the world; Ride Rendezvous, through which members can organize outings and find riding buddies; and Ask the Experts, allowing members to pose burning questions to our team and the broader group.

Become a member before 11:59 p.m. ET tomorrow, or you’ll miss out on much of the above. Member support makes all the content on BIKEPACKING.com possible, including our original routes, in-depth reviews, and up-to-the-minute news and coverage. If you enjoy reading the site, please consider joining the Bikepacking Collective. Membership is open to anyone, anywhere in the world. Members are automatically entered to win bi-monthly Collective Rewards (including everything you see here), have access to exclusive discounts from 110+ brands, can use Basecamp, and Sustainer/Builder-level members receive issues of The Bikepacking Journal in the mail. On behalf of our small team, thank you sincerely for your support!

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