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Klunkerz MTB Race 2022: Throwing it Back to ’76

By Lucas Winzenburg on April 20, 2022

9 Discussion

Held in Central Texas last weekend, the inaugural edition of Klunkerz was a hootin’ and hollerin’ good-time klunker MTB race and fundraiser that drew a crowd of more than 250 people. Read on for an exuberant gallery of photos from Maxwell Johnston and some perspective on the event from organizer Jerrika Sterling, who founded the event to memorialize her late husband…

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Rider’s Lens: Pepper Cook’s Watercolors

By Guest on April 18, 2022

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In this Rider’s Lens, we catch up with our spoon-carving, ukelele-playing friend Pepper Cook in Alaska, who shares her relatively newfound love of creating watercolors while bikepacking. Find a gallery of Pepper’s watercolor paintings, her thoughts on how being creative while riding adds to the experience, tips on getting started, and more here…

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Collective Reward Roundup: Win one of 50+ New Prizes

By Lucas Winzenburg on April 15, 2022

15 Discussion

We’re drawing the winners of our latest round of Collective Reward gear giveaways this weekend! Find a complete list of all 50+ new prizes on offer and a link to get signed up for our Bikepacking Collective before the deadline this Sunday here…

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Reader’s Rig: Lucas’ Creme La Ruta Rando

By Logan Watts on

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This week’s Reader’s Rig comes from our very own Lucas, who shares the Creme La Ruta Rando super commuter he’s been riding around Berlin for the past year and a half. Learn more about Lucas and his daily driver here…

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From the Depths of Sea Otter (Part 2): Come on Legs!

By Evan Christenson on April 9, 2022

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In our second report from the cacophony of the 2022 Sea Otter Classic, Evan Christenson uncovers some more unique people and things, including a couple of new seat packs, a 3D printed bike, and stories about a handful of riders and their rigs. See it all here…

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Introducing SEIDO Components from Bombtrack Bicycle Co.

By Lucas Winzenburg on April 7, 2022

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The folks behind Bombtrack Bicycle Co. just unveiled a new parts and accessories brand, SEIDO Components, through which they’ll soon be bringing a massive variety of adventure-focused items to the market. Read on to learn more about SEIDO and find an exclusive look at their first product, the full-carbon MGV cargo fork…

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The Best Saddles for Bikepacking: Decade in Review

By Lucas Winzenburg on April 1, 2022

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In our new Decade in Review series, we take a deep dive into the site’s 10-year archive and look back at all the gear we’ve tried along the way, choosing our all-time top picks in a broad range of categories. First up, we share 10 of our favorite time-tested saddles for bikepacking. Find them all here…

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Highlights from Berlin’s kolektif Bike Fair 2022

By Josh Meissner on March 29, 2022

27 Discussion

Last weekend in Berlin, framebuilders, makers, artists, small brands, and enthusiasts of all things two-wheeled came together for the kolektif Bike Fair. Less a trade show, more a social platform, kolektif leaned into the full breadth of cycling and saturated attendees with impressions and interesting new products. Find our highlight reel from the event here…

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Friday Debrief: Toilet Paper Leaves, A Grizzly Rack, Follow These Events & More

By Team Work on March 25, 2022

9 Discussion

In this week’s Debrief, take a close-up look at some brazing, find new French-made oversized bottle cages, highlight a plant that one reader thinks is the best toilet paper on the planet, follow two upcoming bikepacking events, and much more. Check it all out here…

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Friday Debrief: A Bar-end Bell, Chain Wear Accuracy, and a Woodsy Romanceur Build

By Team Work on March 18, 2022

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This week’s Debrief includes some new rig illustrations, a bar-end bell, a follow-up for chain wear accuracy, a Woodsy Romanceur build, details about two upcoming bikepacking events you can follow live, and much more. Check it all out here…

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Tales of Friendship on the Queen’s Ransom Route

By Miles Arbour on

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In our latest route report, Miles and Patrick reflect on their time riding the Queen’s Ransom route in Arizona a few months back. Find their impressions of the route, stories of how their friendship helped them make it through, details about their rigs, and a little about how their experiences differed here…

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12-Speed Shimano XT Review: Lessons After 2,500 Miles

By Logan Watts on March 15, 2022

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We got Shimano’s full 12-speed M8100 series drivetrain and new braking system shortly after its release back in 2019. Following about 2,500 miles of use, here’s our atypical Shimano XT review, which sheds light on 10 things we’ve learned about it and compares it to SRAM Eagle and SLX…