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Salsa Cycles has launched an all-new Beargrease fat-tire bike. The latest iteration of the platform is designed for stability and versatility to take on all terrain and conditions. Salsa’s latest Bear…
The Levitas rim is purpose-built to complement 45NRTH tires. Levitas delivers the flotation, support, and confidence that define exceptional fat-tire bike performance. The internal widths are tailored…
Curve has released an updated version of its do-it-all monster gravel bike, the GMX+. Now with sliding dropouts, slimmer tubing, scaled geometry across eight sizes, and more, the GMX+ V2 is built to h…
Part of Ergon's new GM grip series, the GMS grips reimagine the popular GA3 grips with a reshaped mini-wing, a fresh surface texture, and two size options. Miles got his hands on a pair to see just ho…
RideArmor expands with a new 700x42c size, bringing greater versatility to Vittoria’s most durable and puncture-resistant road tire. Vittoria RideArmor 700×42 Quick Hits Price: $89.99 Weight: 480 gra…
A camp chair, two paperbacks, and a pair of shoes shipped home from rural Quebec. What touring cyclists mail home says more about them than anything on their packing list.
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 pi…
Guten morgen! We’re back in Saxony at the Flughafen Dresden for the 2026 Bespoked Dresden showcase. Paul and John spent the weekend at the world’s largest framebuilder showcase, selecting bikes to doc…
With no tombstone, the RatKing Spite can be used with a Cradle or similar to double up on dry bags. Use it as a bag support or throw your skateboard on it. Zip-tie a basket to it, ya deviant. A remova…
Ergon GMA Grip Quick Hits GravityControl Rubber Compound synthesized in-house GMA: tapered cylindrical shape, all-mountain all-rounder grip with underside ridge textures, new thumb saddle, and outer s…
In this Weekend Snapshot, we round up a fresh handful of scenes from readers around the world, sharing submissions from off-road rides in England, Wyoming, and Slovakia. Browse the latest vignettes an…
Congratulations to Jennifer Biondi, the first woman to finish the 2026 Smoke 'n' Fire bikepacking event in Idaho. Jennifer completed the challenging 420-mile route in 6 days, 13 hours, and 51 minutes,…
Comments on the USDA’s plan to rescind protections for almost 45 million acres of public land are due by September 21, 2026! Read on for a quick recap and instructions on how to make your voice heard.…
Every summer, videographer Terry Barentsen takes on a big bikepacking trip. This year, Terry and a group of friends rode one of Scotland's most testing routes, the Badger Divide, in reverse. Watch the…
Just released, the new RatKing Spite Rack is a minimal front rack that doubles as a handlebar bag support and a dry-bag/basket platform. It uses a unique mounting system and weighs just 269 grams. Tak…
Gravel Across Switzerland is a self-supported bikepacking challenge that takes riders on a sweeping diagonal across one of Europe’s most spectacular countries. Starting in Geneva, on the western shore…
Guten morgen! We’re back in Saxony at the Flughafen Dresden for the 2026 Bespoked Dresden showcase. Paul and John spent the weekend at the world’s largest framebuilder showcase, selecting bikes to doc…
Guten morgen! We’re back in Saxony at the Flughafen Dresden for the 2026 Bespoked Dresden showcase. On this rainy Sunday morning, we’ve got a special feature from the Berlin-based Drust Cycles… The Ra…
Beeswax Needle Works in Missoula, Montana, just released a limited run of Honey Pot stem bags and the Holloway handlebar bag in a beautiful assortment of waxed canvas colors. Check them out here...
This week’s Debrief asks readers to help identify a rack and features a beautiful Horse Hound build, a new Rodeo Labs 32-inch Prototype, Kyoot's bolt-on headtube rack, several events to follow live, a…