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Rigs of the 2023 Colorado Trail Race

By Miles Arbour on August 14, 2023

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The 2023 Colorado Trail Race follows a challenging 530-miles route winding through the Colorado Rocky Mountains between Durango and Denver. The riders of this year’s grand depart took off early yesterday morning, and with their help, we’ve gathered details on more than 30 rigs that are out tackling the trail. Check them all out here…

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Rigs of the 2023 Silk Road Mountain Race (SRMR)

By Miles Arbour on August 11, 2023

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The Silk Road Mountain Race is a grueling bikepacking race that tests riders as they make their way across the mountains of Kyrgyzstan. For the fourth year running, we’ve rounded up details on more than 70 rigs that will be on the course for this year’s event. Find them all here, complete with bag and gear highlights for each…

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Rigs of the 2023 Ascend Armenia + Event Backstory

By Miles Arbour on June 26, 2023

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Ascend Armenia is a new self-supported ultra-distance bikepacking race following a 1,100-kilometer route across a challenging mix of terrain through a fascinating country. The inaugural event took off yesterday morning from the Armenian capital, Yerevan, and organizer Stephen Fitzgerald of Rodeo Labs put together a detailed backstory on the event with brilliant photos, which we’ve paired with rider and rig details for around 20 of the 28 starters. Dig into everything here…

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2023 Rigs of the Tour Divide Breakdown: Stats Analysis…

By Neil Beltchenko on June 15, 2023

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Each year, we publish the Rigs of the Tour Divide, showcasing participants’ bike setups and gear. This time around, 124 folks submitted their kits for our two-part mega gallery. In this post and video, we dive into the stats and share some interesting findings from tire size to drivetrains and from types of seat posts to how many riders used racks. Find it all here…

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Rigs of the 2023 Tour Divide (Part 2): Flat-Bar Bikes

By Miles Arbour on June 8, 2023

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The second part of our massive Rigs of the 2023 Tour Divide roundup features a collection of more than 60 flat-bar bikes that will be setting out on the 2,750-mile route between Banff, Alberta, and Antelope Wells, New Mexico, tomorrow morning. Find details on all of them here, including bag and gear highlights for each…

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Rigs of the 2023 Tour Divide (Part 1): Drop-Bar Bikes

By Miles Arbour on June 7, 2023

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With the Tour Divide grand depart coming up on Friday, we’re pleased to present the Rigs of the 2023 Tour Divide. Like last year, we’ve split them into two categories and are kicking things off with more than 50 drop-bar rigs that will be taking on the 2,700-mile route from Canada to Mexico, including bag and gear highlights for each. Dive in here…

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Rigs of the 2023 Trans Balkan Race

By Miles Arbour on June 2, 2023

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The 2023 Trans Balkan Race kicked off this morning with more than 130 riders taking on the 1,300-kilometer route across Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. With help from the organizers and photographer Andrea Securo, we’ve gathered details on almost 50 loaded race setups. Dig into the rigs of the 2023 Trans Balkan Race here…

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Rigs of the 2023 Highland Trail 550 (HT550)

By Miles Arbour on May 25, 2023

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Known for its technical terrain, stunning landscapes, and unforgiving weather, the Highland Trail 550 is a long-distance, self-supported bikepacking race through the legendary Scottish Highlands that packs in a staggering 52,000+ feet of climbing. Find details on more than 35 riders and rigs that will be tackling the 550-mile 2023 Highland Trail 550 here…

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Rigs of the 2023 Pinyons and Pines

By Miles Arbour on May 17, 2023

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Pinyons and Pines is an annual 300 to 500-mile bikepacking race that starts and ends in Flagstaff, Arizona. The route is a magnificent tour of Northern Arizona, utilizing a mixture of singletrack, dirt roads, and some pavement. With help from the participants, we’ve gathered rig and gear details on over 30 bike setups that will be lining up for tomorrow’s grand depart. Find them all here…

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Rigs of the 2023 Hellenic Mountain Race

By Miles Arbour on May 12, 2023

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Created by the folks behind the Silk Road Mountain Race and Atlas Mountain Race, the all-new Hellenic Mountain Race is a 940-kilometer unsupported bikepacking race through the rugged mountains of Greece. We’ve gathered rig and gear details for more than 50 riders who are taking on the inaugural event, and you can explore the full gallery here…

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Rigs of the 2023 Stagecoach 400

By Miles Arbour on March 23, 2023

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The 2023 Stagecoach 400 kicks off this Friday from Idyllwild, California, following a 400-mile loop on doubletrack, sandy desert roads, technical singletrack, and urban bike paths. Find our gallery of more than 40 race rigs here, featuring bag and gear highlights for each…

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Rigs of the 2022 Klunk ‘n’ Float

By Miles Arbour on March 7, 2023

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Miles and friends tackled a comically challenging bikerafting trip last summer aboard heavy vintage mountain bikes. Find photos, their route, and a detailed look at each rig from the 2022 Klunk ‘n’ Float expedition here…