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Angus Young’s Eastern Divide Trail Rig Check (Video)

By Miles Arbour on July 30, 2025

19 Discussion

Tomorrow, Angus Young is beginning an attempt at our 5,950-mile Eastern Divide Trail (EDT), riding from Cape Spear, Newfoundland, the easternmost point in North America, to Key West, Florida. Learn more about the bike and gear he’s bringing along for the journey here…

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Rigs of the 2025 Dark Divide

By Nic Morales on

22 Discussion

Ahead of tomorrow’s third annual grand depart, we rounded up loaded bike photos and details for around half of the 50 riders lining up to take on the 2025 Dark Divide, a 300-mile bikepacking race through the Pacific Northwest featuring brutal climbs, ripping descents, and tons of hike-a-bike. Browse our full collection of Rigs of the 2025 Dark Divide here…

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Scarlet Zeigler Reflects on her World Record

By Guest on July 8, 2025

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Earlier this year, 16-year-old Scarlet Zeigler of Pennsylvania set the world record for most miles ridden in 24 hours by someone under the age of 18. In this piece, she recounts the day she pedaled nearly 300 miles along the GAP and C&O Canal Trail. Read it here…

Dales Trail 2025

By Miles Arbour on July 4, 2025

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The Dales Trail is a 320km bikepacking route on bridleways and greenways around the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park…

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Collective Reward #218: Grab Bag 1

By Logan Watts on July 3, 2025

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Collective Reward #218 is here, and this time, we’re giving one lucky Bikepacking Collective member a bundle of useful tools, accessories, and bike-related gifts from some of our favorite brands, including PAUL Components, Cane Creek, Restrap, Outdoor Alliance, and Blackburn. Find details here…

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Rogue Panda Catalina Full-Length Top Tube Bag Review

By Miles Arbour on July 1, 2025

17 Discussion

The new Rogue Panda Catalina is a full-length top tube bag designed to add easily accessible storage to your bike. Miles has been testing one for the last few months, including a local overnighter, a route-scouting ride in Northern British Columbia, and a recent gravel race. Find his Rogue Panda Catalina Top Tube Bag review here…

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Wizard Works Shop Visit: Whimsical and Waterproof

By Nic Morales on June 26, 2025

7 Discussion

With nearly eight years of products, improvements, and iterations, Wizard Works has come a long way. Started as a means to provide bags for themselves, founders Harry and Ve have long since had a dream of making their fun and fabulous bags waterproof. Now, after years of exploring the realities of what it takes to do so, they’re here. In Nic’s Wizard Works shop visit, he dives into the story behind their long, strange journey to aquatic impermeability…

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Rigs of the 2025 Tour Divide Stats Analysis

By Neil Beltchenko on June 20, 2025

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After we published our Rigs of the 2025 Tour Divide, Neil dug into the submissions, uncovering the essential details and trends to reveal a clearer picture of the bikes and gear used in this year’s event. In this piece, we break down the data and highlight some interesting findings, including where folks are from, what bikes, tires, drivetrains, gearing, and cargo setups they’re running, and much more. Dive in here…

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Friday Debrief: Opinel Leave No Trace Knives, Our Favorite Tour Divide Rigs, and More

By Team Work on June 13, 2025

9 Discussion

This week’s Debrief features Opinel Leave No Trace knives, our favorite Tour Divide Rigs, Paul’s bike addiction, five events to follow live, and much more. Find it all here…

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Reader’s Rig: Adam’s True Love Cycles Heart Breaker

By Lucas Winzenburg on

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Following the Rider’s Lens showcase of his photography last week, today’s edition of Reader’s Rig comes from Adam Wilkoszarski of Poznań, Poland, who shares his Lefty-equipped True Love Cycles Heart Breaker. Take a closer look here…

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Rigs of the 2025 Tour Divide (Part Two): Drop-Bar Bikes

By Miles Arbour on

25 Discussion

Carrying on from yesterday’s massive roundup of over 90 flat-bar rigs, part two of the 2025 Rigs of the Tour Divide features more than 70 drop-bar rigs that will set out this morning on the 2,700-mile route between Banff, Alberta, and Antelope Wells, New Mexico. Find key details and photos on all of them here…

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Rigs of the 2025 Tour Divide (Part One): Flat-Bar Bikes

By Miles Arbour on June 12, 2025

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Just in time for tomorrow’s grand depart, we’re thrilled to present the Rigs of the 2025 Tour Divide. With a record number of submissions, we once again split them into two categories and are beginning with more than 90 flat-bar rigs that’ll be on the 2,700-mile route from Canada to Mexico, including bag and gear highlights for each. Explore the full gallery here…