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In David Lamb’s latest video, he takes on our 270-mile Fool’s Loop bikepacking route in Arizona, sharing a detailed look at what it’s like to ride the challenging trail and some lessons learned along the way. Find the 30-minute video, photos, and a brief written introduction to the trip here…
In their final mountain missive from Colombia, Cass and Emma trace their ride to El Cocuy National Natural Park. They roll along dirt roads with colourful Lada Nivas, strike up chats with poncho-clad Boyacenses, and race milk lorries through the folds of the Andes. Ultimately, they choose to follow their hearts rather than the map, heading off route for a few last nights in páramo country. Read all about it here…
Paper Roads Aotearoa is a one-person bikepacking bag studio based in Auckland, New Zealand. On a recent visit to the country, Tom Powell stopped by to meet founder Amy Kwong and learn about her colorful, efficient, purpose-built bags. Find a short video, an interview with Amy, photos of her work, and more here…
Coinciding with today’s 2026 grand depart, the fifth and final release in filmmaker Gregg Dunham’s Stagecoach 400 Documentary Series finds exhausted, trail-worn riders navigating the last miles of the event and arriving at the finish line changed in small and large ways. Watch the closing episode and catch up on others you missed here…
An announcement last week sent the bespoke bicycle industry into a tailspin. It wasn’t a new product, standard, or innovative piece of tech that would change bikes forever. Rather, it was something far more ominous. Paragon Machine Works, one of the largest full-service bike component machine shops in the world, declared its sudden and immediate closure. As the framebuilding industry grappled with the news, we reached out to a few builders for their reactions and insight…
“One Frame, Two Journeys” is a fresh video that follows Luisa Vinueza on an ambitious first bikepacking trip along Spain’s Montañas Vacías route with her partner Nacho Pellejero. It’s a stirring tribute to trust, accomplishment, fear, silence, and the quiet transformation that often results from endeavoring on two wheels. Find the seven-minute video, photos, and some heartfelt words from Luisa here…
Amid hike-a-bikes, sickness, and exhaustion, bikepacking trips have a way of revealing the cracks in any relationship, but they can also highlight its strengths. In this piece, Kristi Stump transports readers to the rugged Peru Great Divide, where she pauses to appreciate a misadventure with her partner, Steffen Schraegle. Read it and see a dazzling set of Steffen’s photos here…
The fourth episode of filmmaker Gregg Dunham’s Stagecoach 400 Documentary Series explores the tension between the many gifts the route provides and those it just as easily takes away. Riders’ spirits are boosted by trail magic, only to be dashed as they enter the notorious Willows section. Watch it here…
In this opinion[ated] piece, BIKEPACKING.com’s founding editor offers a candid peek at what he’d do differently if he didn’t work in the bike industry. Find his thoughts on what bikes and gear he’d be using (and which he wouldn’t) if he didn’t have access to or the need to try the latest and greatest here…
As a follow-up to their last Colombian journal entry, Cass and Emma head north of Bogotá to ride two of the site’s popular routes, Páramos Conexión and Oh Boyacá! After fabulous encounters and 35,000 meters of climbing, they wonder to themselves, “Can anywhere be as good as Colombia for dirt road, mountain touring?” Find out here…
“Two Steps Forward, One Step Back” follows Cynthia Carson’s tumultuous journey to the 2025 Transcontinental Race and attempts to unpack the meaning of the unanticipated obstacles we all face at one point or another. It also serves as a reminder that progress, in sport and in life, is rarely a straight line. Watch the film and read a reflection from Cynthia here…
Cam Cope’s new YouTube channel, Negative Gradient, is his outlet to combine cycling adventures with photography. His first video showcases a two-day bikepacking trip on Bellamarin (French Island), Australia, just two hours from Melbourne. Find the video, his route, some words, and a collection of 35mm photos he captured here…