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Revelate Designs Joey Downtube Bag Review

By Miles Arbour on February 12, 2025

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Originally released in 2019, the Revelate Designs Joey bag is a downtube storage bag that’s purpose-built for awkward items like fuel canisters, stoves, and large water bottles. Revelate just unveiled an updated version that comes in two sizes and is now 100% waterproof, thanks to a welded-seam construction. Find our review after testing both sizes on a bikepacking trip in New Mexico here…

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Rigs of the 2025 Atlas Mountain Race

By Miles Arbour on February 6, 2025

41 Discussion

We’re rolling out this year’s “Rigs of” series with a massive collection of bikes taking on the 2025 Atlas Mountain Race in Morocco, a 1,300-kilometer unsupported bikepacking race from Marrakesh to the Atlantic coast. Check out our gallery of more than 120 rigs of the 2025 Atlas Mountain Race here, featuring bag and gear highlights for each…

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Reader’s Rig: Max’s Fairlight Faran 2.5

By Lucas Winzenburg on January 31, 2025

5 Discussion

This week’s Reader’s Rig comes from Max in France, the lucky winner of our Fairlight Faran 2.5 giveaway last spring. He shares the completed Faran he built for bikepacking getaways and races around his corner of Europe. Check it out here…

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What’s With All The Long Top Tube Bags?

By Neil Beltchenko on December 12, 2024

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What’s the deal with these long top tube bags? With the launch of Tailfin’s Long Top Tube Bags today, Neil digs in to find out and shares his thoughts on the trend, exploring the pros, cons, and several of the options available on the market. Find it all here…

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The Outdoor Life (Video)

By Miles Arbour on December 6, 2024

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“The Outdoor Life” paints an intimate portrait of what it takes to prepare a 13-year-old to ride one of the world’s most physically demanding bikepacking races: the Arizona Trail 800. Watch the film here…

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2024 Bikepacking Gear of the Year

By Logan Watts on December 3, 2024

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In the first chapter of our 2024 Bikepacking Awards, we celebrate the gear that impressed us most this calendar year. Explore our team’s top choices across 50 awards in 11 categories, covering standout bikes, components, camping gear, apparel, and more. Plus, check out our “Best in Show” bikes from this year’s expos…

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Friday Debrief: Electronic Shifting Survey Results, Pedro’s Pack Chain Tool, MYOG Pattern Generator…

By Team Work on November 29, 2024

22 Discussion

This week’s Debrief features our electronic shifting survey results, a fresh batch of Cotic Solaris frames, Pedro’s Pack Chain Tool, MYOG Pattern Generator, new SimLoader colors, an event to follow live, and much more. Find it all here…

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Rigs of the 2024 Hunt 1000

By Miles Arbour on November 18, 2024

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The Hunt 1000 is an annual bikepacking event linking Canberra and Melbourne via some of Australia’s most beautiful high country. With help from the route creator Dan Hunt and this year’s participants, we collected rider and rig details for 60 folks signed up for the 2024 event. Explore the full gallery of loaded bikes here…

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Reader’s Rig: Alex’s Stayer OMG

By Lucas Winzenburg on November 8, 2024

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Our Reader’s Rig of the week comes from Alex at Restrap in the UK, who offers a look at the custom Stayer OMG he won as part of the Ultra Distance Scholarship raffle last year. Meet Alex and check out his one-of-a-kind UK-made bike here…

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Alex McCormack Wins Further Elements Scotland

By Miles Arbour on October 28, 2024

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Alex McCormack took first place at Further Elements Scotland over the weekend, finishing the 700-kilometer mixed-surface route in just over 38 hours. Find a post-race recap from Alex and photos from the event here…

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Rigs of the 2024 Arizona Trail Race

By Miles Arbour on October 17, 2024

26 Discussion

The annual Arizona Trail Race kicks off this morning, with riders setting off on either a 300 or 800-mile route across the Grand Canyon State. With help from this year’s participants, we collected rig and gear details for many of the folks lining up for the grand depart. Dig into them all here…

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Friday Debrief: Tilty Omnium, Maniak V1.5, Temple Pathfinders, What is Waterproof, and More…

By Team Work on October 4, 2024

2 Discussion

This week’s Debrief features Jack’s Sacks new online bag customizer, the updated Binary Maniak, Asiago Loop dreams, a video from the beautiful Chilcotins, Mason Cycles’ Wilding Ride, three events to follow live, and more. Find it all here…