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Rigs of the Colorado Trail Race, CTR, 2019
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Rigs of the 2019 Colorado Trail Race (CTR)

By Logan Watts on July 24, 2019

19 Discussion

This year’s Colorado Trail Race kicks off this weekend with over 80 riders registered to ride from Durango to Denver along Colorado’s highest and toughest singletrack. Over 40 participants sent in photos of their rigs along with details about their kit. See them all here…
Tour Divide Rigs, 2019
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Rigs of The 2019 Tour Divide

By Logan Watts on June 12, 2019

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Continuing our annual tradition, here are the Rigs of the 2019 Tour Divide, featuring nearly 80 riders, their bikes, and gear kit details about what they’re bringing along for the 2,750+ mile journey…
Mosaic, 2019 NAHBS Bikepacking Bikes
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Six Bespoke Bikepacking Rigs from NAHBS 2019

By Logan Watts on March 26, 2019

14 Discussion

After wading through photos of the many incredible bikes on display at this year’s North American Handmade Bike Show (NAHBS), here are six bikes that caught our eye, each built with bikepacking in mind…
Bikepacking Rigs of The 2018 TNGA, Trans North Georgia
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Rigs of The 2018 TNGA

By Logan Watts on August 16, 2018

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The Trans North Georgia (TNGA) is one of the premier ultra-endurance bikepacking events in the southeastern United States. With the race kicking off this weekend, here are the Rigs of The 2018 TNGA, featuring 47 bikes along with kit details and information about the riders…
Miles and Bens Oregon Timber Trail Rigs and Packlist
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Oregon Timber Trail Rigs and Packing Lists

By Miles Arbour on August 14, 2018

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Miles and Ben completed the Oregon Timber Trail earlier this month, and by the looks of it they both had their rigs dialed in for plenty of singletrack riding and the challenging hike-a-bike sections along the route. Read on to learn more about Ben’s Why Cycles S7, Miles’ Surly Karate Monkey, and their two-person Oregon Timber Trail packing list…
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Rigs of the 2018 BC Epic 1000

By Miles Arbour on June 30, 2018

21 Discussion

The third annual BC Epic 1000 grand depart took off Saturday morning from Merritt, British Columbia. With the help of the riders, we’ve put together a list of over 60 rigs for you to drool over, plus a sneak peek behind the event and some thoughts on why it’s attracting so many riders from all over Canada and the US…
Tour Divide Rigs, 2018
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Rigs of The 2018 Tour Divide

By Logan Watts on June 7, 2018

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Continuing our 2018 Tour Divide week, here are the Rigs of The 2018 Tour Divide, featuring over 80 bikes with kit details and information about the riders…
American Trail Race, bikepacking
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Route, Riders & Rigs from the 1st American Trail Race

By Logan Watts on June 2, 2017

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Early yesterday morning 13 valiant bikepackers set out on the first annual American Trail Race, a 5,000 mile self-supported bikepacking race crossing the USA along the off-road Trans-America Trail (TAT). Here are details about the route and photos of the riders from the grand depart… plus, we revisit the Swallow’s TAT scout coverage.
identity crisis bikepacking
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Identity Crisis: Are Cycling Labels Holding Us Back?

By Miles Arbour on September 22, 2026

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Mountain biker, gravel rider, roadie, alt cyclist, bikepacker—cycling has a knack for sorting us into increasingly specific groups, each with its own bikes, clothes, rules, and expectations. In this piece, Miles asks where he fits among them and makes the case for being a “civilian cyclist” and how borrowing a little from each might make us happier…
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The Gunni Grinder with Big Diffy and the Hunqapillar

By Cass Gilbert on September 17, 2026

22 Discussion

Last spring, Cass and Vaughn headed to Gunnison, Colorado, to ride the Gunni Grinder, part of the Gunnison Route Network. Under dark skies, they navigated across a sea of sagebrush two-track, enjoying the sounds of non-motorized travel and camping beside bunny rabbit body parts. Read about it all below, find digital and film galleries, and savor a detailed breakdown of Vaughn’s dreamy Rivendell Hunqapillar…
The Cut List Vol 1 Logan Watts
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The Cut List (Vol. 1): Gear Logan Has Left Behind

By Logan Watts on September 15, 2026

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After decades of bikepacking, touring, and obsessing over gear, some of the things we once considered essential have become dead weight. In the first installment of The Cut List, Logan digs into 15 pieces of gear, habits, and strongly held opinions he’s left behind and why experience ultimately changed his mind. Find The Cut List Vol. 1 here…
south city full distance top tube bag
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South City Stitchworks Full-Distance Top Tube Bags, Now in Stock Sizes

By Miles Arbour on September 10, 2026

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Previously available only as a custom order, South City Stitchworks in Missouri just added a standard full-length top tube bag in four stock sizes. Check out the South City Stitchworks Full-Distance Top Tube Bags here…