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Bontrager Foray Review: One Year Later
Positioned as a durable, versatile clipless cycling shoe for trail riding, cyclocross, and gravel, the updated Bontrager Foray Mountain Bike Shoe looks to be a solid contender for bikepacking as well. We’ve been testing a pair for more than a year to find out how they hold up to a wide variety of rides and conditions. Find our review here…
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Why Go Bikepacking in a Group (Video)
In contrast to our “Why Go Bikepacking Alone” piece from last year, Neil’s latest video on our YouTube channel explores the merits of bikepacking with a group, including tips and strategies and the social benefits. Watch it here…
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All Terrain Bicycle Challenge (Ep.1) + Five ATB Setups
Hosted by Ultraromance, the All Terrain Bicycle Challenge is an entertaining new game show-style series that follows five contestants as they dream up and build their interpretation of the ultimate ATB before taking on an impossibly difficult route. Watch the first episode and find details on all the bike builds here…
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The Franche-Comtenentale (Video)
Paying tribute to the Transcontinental Race, Yann Moszynski and Matthieu Tober of Les Rookies put together their own mini version across the French region of Franche-Comté with a focus on authentic encounters and careless fun over speed. Watch their video, The Franche-Comténentale here…
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Where Roads End – A Slow Journey on the North Coast 500 (Video)
Created to inspire folks to get out on whatever size of adventure they can, “Where Roads End” is a new video from Markus Stitz that chronicles his 200-mile journey along a modified version of Scotland’s beautiful North Coast 500 route. Watch it here…
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2022 GranGuanche Audax (Video)
The GranGuanche Audax is a self-supported bikepacking event across Spain’s Canary Islands. It’s 700 kilometers with 16,000 meters elevation of elevation gain over five islands connected by four ferries. Watch the official event recap video here…
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Usufruct (Film)
“Usufruct” is a moving short film that follows three friends on an unusual bikepacking trip in colorful Colorado. Watch as they pedal through areas ravaged by fires and devastated by beetle kill to better understand the impacts of climate change on their home trails and forests…
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Inside JPaks – A Conversation with Joe Tonsager (Video)
Neil recently stopped into the new JPaks workspace in Denver, Colorado, to catch up with founder Joe Tonsager and learn more about his small handmade bikepacking bag brand. Watch our video shop tour and interview here…
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62 mi. / 100 km 2 days
Cuatro Venados Eco Overnighter, Oaxaca
Looping out from Oaxaca's city centre to the mountainside settlement of San Pablo Quatro Venados, this dirt road overnighter uses a community-run eco-centre as its midway point, where camping, adobe-brick cabañas, and local fare are available. Bookended by the Zapotec archeological sites of Monte Alban and Atzompa and fluctuating between 1500m on the valley floor and 2800m in the Sierra Madre Sur, it's a dirt road route rich in history and biodiversity... -
95 mi. / 153 km 2-3 days
San Juan Space Jam, New Mexico
The San Juan Space Jam is a 95-mile bikepacking loop that starts in Farmington, New Mexico, just south of the Colorado border. This hidden gem follows a staggering amount of flowy singletrack linked together by gravel roads, cowboy graves, UFO landing sites, and impressive rock formations that combine to create a challenging but incredibly rewarding route... -
The New Wolf Tooth Axle-Handle Multi-Tool: First Look
Wolf Tooth Components just added a new tool to its lineup. The made-in-the-USA Axle-Handle Multi-Tool it as simple as it gets, providing six functions in an integrated press-fit handle that pops into a Wolf Tooth thru-axle. We just got one and grabbed a few exclusive photos for the release…
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Framework Designs Travellers Panniers Review
The new Travellers Panniers from Australian maker Tia Evans of Framework Designs feature a versatile design that can be bolted on directly onto your favourite fork or strapped onto a rack. We’ve been testing out a prototype set for the last couple of months for this detailed review…