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Rigs of the 2024 Pinyons and Pines

By Miles Arbour on May 16, 2024

17 Discussion

Pinyons and Pines is a self-supported 300-mile bikepacking race that starts and ends in Flagstaff, Arizona, and follows some of the best terrain the northern part of the state has to offer. To coincide with today’s grand depart, we gathered details for over 50 race rigs, featuring bag and gear highlights for each. See them all here…

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Bikepacking with a Suspension Fork: Setup, Service, and Reliability

By Logan Watts on August 25, 2022

71 Discussion

While a lot of modern bike standards and technologies are widely adopted at this point, some folks might still question whether it’s okay to go bikepacking with a suspension fork, particularly on extra-long trips. Others might have questions about maintenance, service intervals, reliability, and setup. To test all this, we put over 1,500 miles on a fork during a big bikepacking trip, then met with a veteran suspension expert to see how it fared, answer some questions, and do some science…

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Rigs of the 2021 Arizona Trail Race (AZTR)

By Miles Arbour on October 27, 2021

24 Discussion

The 2021 Arizona Trail Race kicks off this week, following a challenging 800 or 300-mile route across the Grand Canyon State. We’re excited to share a collection of 30 rigs that are signed up for tomorrow’s grand depart. Find a gallery of photos and details on each bike and its rider here…

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Rigs of the 2021 Tour Divide

By Miles Arbour on June 9, 2021

122 Discussion

Back after a brief hiatus, we’re excited to present the Rigs of the 2021 Tour Divide! Find details on more than 70 bikes here, including the gear this year’s riders are bringing along for their roughly 2,400-mile journey…

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Forager Cycles Cable Cherries: First Look

By Logan Watts on November 19, 2020

60 Discussion

Bikepacking Journal contributor Dan Stranahan recently launched Forager Cycles and its flagship product, Cable Cherries, an elegant solution to replace those annoying crimps to keep the ends of derailleur and brake cables from fraying. We had the chance to try them out and ask Dan a few questions about how they came to be…

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2020 Bombtrack Audax and Audax AL: First Impressions

By Cass Gilbert on August 19, 2019

37 Discussion

Continuing our coverage from Bombtrack’s Groundwork launch event: If you’re in the market for a bike primed for bikepacking and gravel riding, you’d be forgiven for thinking Bombtrack’s Audax range doesn’t tick the relevant boxes. But don’t be misled by the name, which suggests long distance, road-based randonneuring… because these bikes can do a whole lot more than that.

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Rigs of the 2019 Silk Road Mountain Race

By Logan Watts on August 14, 2019

33 Discussion

This second annual Silk Road Mountain Race kicks off this weekend. Riders will face a long and arduous course through the remote mountain landscapes of the Tian Shan mountains in eastern Kyrgyzstan. Over 40 participants sent in photos of their rigs along with details about their kit. See them all here…

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Collective Reward #024: Hyperlite Mountain Gear Ultamid 2 Ultralight Pyramid Tent

By Lucas Winzenburg on March 6, 2019

23 Discussion

We’ve got something extra special lined up for our 24th Collective Reward gear giveaway. One lucky Bikepacking Collective member will receive an UltaMid 2 Ultralight Pyramid Tent from our friends at Hyperlite Mountain Gear. See complete details below…

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Sibling Bikepacking: Riding France’s GR4 Trails

By Cass Gilbert on October 25, 2018

31 Discussion

Have you bikepacked with a sibling? There are few finer ways to share experiences and create new memories with your family. After some last-minute purchases – including both a brand new bike and an Opinel pocket knife – Cass is joined by his brother Nick in the south of France for a bikepacking initiation, in the form of a perfect segment of the GR4…

Trans Ecuador Mountain Bike Route: Dirt Road Version

By Cass Gilbert on March 21, 2017

231 Discussion

Update August 5th, 2023: A group of riders were attacked and robbed while camping at Laguna Chiquita, a small lake south of Otavalo, a few days ago. We strongly suggest avoiding this camping area (POI has been removed from map) and staying closer to established campgrounds and towns. TEMBR Dirt is the mellower hermano to […]

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Couple Embarks on Trans-USA Bikepacking Odyssey

By Sarah Swallow on August 4, 2015

14 Discussion

Is it possible to piece together an unpaved bikepacking route across the US, primarily on gravel and dirt? Apparently it is, and these two cyclists are on a mission to prove it…