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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

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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

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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

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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

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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…

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Josh Reid’s Tour Divide-Ready Giant Revolt X (Video)

By Nic Morales on June 11, 2025

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Accomplished ultra-endurance cyclist Josh Reid is taking on the Tour Divide this year, and he just unveiled his rig. Featuring a full set of bags from Restrap, Fidlock bottles, and a SRAM drivetrain, dig into the complete breakdown of Josh Reid’s Tour Divide-ready Giant Revolt X below…

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Friday Debrief: Good Grief Dinglespeed, SimWorks x 100 Tacos, Gravel Suspension, and More…

By Team Work on May 30, 2025

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This week’s Debrief features Lachlan Morton in Sweden, translucent helmets, a fresh collection from SimWorks and 100 Tacos, Canadian steel, 7mesh’s new Tokyo shop, three events to follow live, and more. Find it all here…

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Rigs of the 2025 Trans Balkan Race

By Miles Arbour on

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Following a 1,350-kilometer off-road route across Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro, the 2025 Trans Balkan Race set off this morning with nearly 160 riders participating. With help from the organizers and photographer Giuliano Koren, we gathered details on 50 loaded race setups. Explore the rigs of the 2025 Trans Balkan Race here…

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Rigs of the 2025 Grand Loop

By Miles Arbour on May 29, 2025

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After an exciting comeback two years ago, the Grand Loop has returned for 2025, offering a stunning 365-mile route that connects the Tabeguache, Kokopelli, and Paradox trails in Southwest Colorado and Utah. There are over 60 riders registered for this year’s grand depart, and with the help of the organizers and riders, we gathered rider and rig details for more than 50 of them. Dig in here…