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Zipp’s Service Course 70 XPLR Handlebar by the Numbers
20 Sep 4 Logan Watts / Bikepacking GearThe Zipp Service Course 70 XPLR is a new drop handlebar designed specifically for big mixed terrain rides, with comfort and gear hauling in mind. We had the chance to attend a presentation by Zipp about the bars and give the SL 70 XPLR a look. Here’s a set of photos and our initial takeaways…
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Brooks x SRMR (film)
5 Sep 1 Logan Watts / Bikepacking VideosFilmmaker Cyril Chermin recently released this brilliant mini-documantary set in Kyrgyzstan during the Silk Road Mountain Race. The film blends footage of women riding the event with that of Kyrgyz women to look at important perspectives often overlooked in race coverage…
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Revelate Shrew Seat Bag Review
10 Aug 29 Logan Watts / Bikepacking BagsJust launched, the Revelate Shrew is their smallest seat bag yet and works with just two straps, on any seatpost and any bike. This compact creature is designed for day rides, full-suspension rigs with dropper posts (and not much room), or small riders looking a little extra packing capacity. Here’s our review…
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Hoodoo Bikepacks by Sam Erhard
7 Aug 27 Guest / CultureSam Erhard, a graduate at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, designed a unique collection of modular bikepacking frame bags as part of his senior design thesis. We reached out to learn more about the program, the bags, and his inspiration for the project. Find details (and a video Sam produced) here…
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First Look: 2020 Bombtrack Beyond+ ADV
37 Aug 23 Cass Gilbert / Bikepacking Bikes2020 sees a few tweaks to Bombtrack’s big-wheeled Beyond+ ADV, including three-pack cage mounts on each seatstay. Here are all the details, the full build kit, and a few thoughts on how it rides.
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Leave It On The Road: Forest Bathing in Japan
5 Aug 13 Logan Watts / Bikepacking VideosWahoo just released “Leave It on The Road: Shinrin-Yoku,” a beautiful short film following ten riders on a tour through Japan to raise funds and awareness for cancer research. Watch the film here and find a collection of photos from the trip…
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DOOM (video)
8 Jul 27 Logan Watts / Bikepacking VideosSierra Nevada produced this excellent video about Steve “Doom” Fassbinder for their new series that follows “non-stop adventurers who have nothing to hide.”
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GBDuro 2019 (film)
4 Jul 16 Logan Watts / Bikepacking VideosJust released, the GBDuro 2019 film follows Lachlan Morton from south to north along the 2,000km GB Divide bikepacking route…
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2016 Interview with Tour Divide Legend Mike Hall
2 Jul 7 Neil Beltchenko / CultureAfter the Tour Divide dust has settled, legend, Mike Hall’s 2016 sub-14-day record still goes unchallenged. Here’s the 2016 post-race interview with Mike, refreshed and reposted from Bikepacker.com…
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Fluid Trails (video)
6 Jul 4 Logan Watts / Bikepacking VideosFluid Trails is a new film that follows three riders on a bikerafting trip in New Zealand, connecting several well-known, long-distance mountain bike trails via three rivers. Watch the video here, along with a few photos and details about the trip…
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Ardennes Arbalete (video)
7 Jun 19 Logan Watts / Bikepacking VideosJeanne Lepoix set out on the Ardennes Arbalète in Belgium earlier this month and made this lovely short film to document this excellent bikepacking route. Watch it here, see some of her photos, and learn more about the route…
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Inca Roads (video)
8 Jun 18 Mark and Hana / Bikepacking VideosOur friends Mark Watson and Hana Black just finished this video about their challenging side trip in Peru. The two cycled a series of roads originally traveled by foot to access the great, iconic citadels of the Incan empire…























