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The Best Bike Handlebar Bags: Decade in Review

By Logan Watts on July 21, 2023

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In our ongoing Decade in Review series, we take a thorough look into the site’s 10-year archive and identify the gear we’ve tried along the way, choosing our all-time top picks in a variety of categories. For this installment, we share what we consider the best bike handlebar bags for touring and bikepacking. Find the full list of our editors’ favorites here…

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Guide to Ultralight Water Filters and Purification

By Logan Watts on July 5, 2023

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In this guide, we take an in-depth look at ultralight water filters and purification methods, review several products, identify the essential factors to consider when planning your bikepacking hydration and water treatment system, and reveal our editors’ choices. Find it all here…

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QUOC x Restrap Sandal Review: Post-Ride Sandals?

By Lucas Winzenburg on May 4, 2023

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The new QUOC x Restrap Sandal is the first collaboration between the two British brands, bringing together QUOC’s grippy sole with Restrap’s namesake retention system. They’re light, surprisingly supportive, and boast an innovative design that enables them to attach to your seatpack. QUOC and Restrap say these are post-ride sandals for wearing around camp, but could they be something more? Find our initial impressions in this review…

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Friday Debrief: Garmin eTrex SE, UK Book Tour, Ritchey’s 50th Anniversary, and More…

By Team Work on March 17, 2023

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This week’s Debrief features the Garmin eTrex SE device, fresh SimWorks pedals, Brother Mehteh pre-orders, new Five Ten Freerider Pro colors, two events to follow live, and much more. Find it all here…

Fin del Mundo Overnighter

By Guest Routes on February 27, 2023

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Tierra del Fuego is located at the far end of South America, and Ushuaia is usually the finishing point for those riding along the Pan-American Highway (or the beginning for […]

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Hope Just Announced the New F22 Flat Pedals

By Logan Watts on January 10, 2023

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After an excellent track record spanning nearly a decade, Hope just announced the F22 flat pedal, a completely revamped version of their venerable F20. Find details here…

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Good Night 2022: A Slow Ride with Fast Friends

By Virginia Krabill on January 7, 2023

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On Virginia and Logan’s Good Night 2022 campout, they head north through the Mitla Valley to take in some beautiful dirt roads, a chef’s farm-to-table restaurant, an amazing art museum, and the best coco de cremas in the area. Learn more about their route and find some suggestions for how to make group rides welcoming and fun here…

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One Year of Weekend Snapshots!

By Lucas Winzenburg on January 3, 2023

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We posted our 52nd installment of Weekend Snapshot yesterday, marking one full year of our weekly approachable adventure series that celebrates the quick bikepacking getaway. To help us grow this reader-submitted photo feature, we’re calling on you to share a photo from one of your rides in 2023. See some of our favorites and find a link to share your photos here…

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2022 Bikepacking Awards: Film, Photography, Writing, and Art

By Logan Watts on December 13, 2022

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In the second installment of our 2022 Bikepacking Awards, we honor creative endeavors by showcasing the work of talented individuals and teams with 30 awards spanning nine categories, including Best Feature Film, Best Trip Photography, Best Event Documentation, Best Writing, and more. Find them all here…

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Bikepacking Gear That Lasts: A Gift Guide

By Team Work on December 8, 2022

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For our long-term Gift Guide, we racked our brain and drew up a list of nearly 80 of our most prized pieces of bikepacking gear, at a variety of price points. Think of this as a roster of goods that have already proven their worth… gifts that promise to keep on giving, over thousands of miles, all around the world.

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A Selection of our Favorite Readers’ Rigs

By Lucas Winzenburg on November 11, 2022

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To celebrate 200 Reader’s Rig posts, we’re looking back at some of our favorites from over the years. Check out our team’s hand-picked selection of beautiful bikes submitted by our readers around the world here…

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2022 Bespoked Editors’ Picks: Our Favorite Bikes

By Team Work on November 1, 2022

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After perusing an incredible selection of bikes from the 2022 Bespoked handbuilt bicycle show in London, our editorial team got together and selected our favorites. Find an incredible photo gallery featuring each of these amazing machines with insight from their builders here…