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This morning, Ron’s Bikes debuted its Fabio’s Flat Fanny. After three years of messing around with this design, it’s finally cooked like a fine granola. Inspired by a stretchy running belt, a jersey p…
This week’s Debrief features a folding gravel bike, easy-on wax, LeBron James's 32" Grizl, a few fresh videos, silver PNW droppers, Revelate's new laser, four events to follow live, and more. Find it…
In 1986, the Marin Bikes brand launched with a single model: the Madrone Trail, a $200 promotional bike designed to introduce riders to mountain biking. Fast-forward four decades, and Marin is bringin…
Our Reader's Rig of the week comes from Luke in Boulder, Colorado, who shares the Mountain Klein he's owned and cared for since the late 1980s. Meet Luke and learn how the latest iteration of his trus…
After many months of planning, Rylie Denis and Tristan La Haye loaded up their rigid steel Surlys and pedaled away on a bikepacking and surfing trip down the Americas. Nearly a year in, they share val…
We’ve still got one special gallery on the way early next week from our 2026 Made Bike Show coverage. Before then, the team wanted to share their thoughts on the showcase while it’s still fresh in our…
Our buddy JF Frankel launched a comic book the week of the Made Bike Show called Out Riding Bikes You See Things. It’s retailing for $20 from his Etsy store. Here’s his description of the book: “A mag…
PNW Components just announced a super-limited restock of its silver Loam Gen 2 dropper posts. These will literally fly off the shelves, so if you’re frothing for one, roll on over to PNW Components no…
Old Man Mountain is teaming up with Jesse Jams to step up your bikesnacking game, starting with a trail classic, the PB&J. After all, bikepacking is 50% pedaling and 50% planning the next snack stop.…
At the 2026 Made Bike Show, the team at Sim Works had a soft launch of these lovely new Sunrise Collection products to bright-eyed show attendees. The Japanese brand has four distinct pedal model opti…
Six years ago, Miles and Emily moved to British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast, trading van life for a more rooted existence. That brought the need for a dedicated bike rack for quick shuttles around town.…
For our final video from the 2026 MADE Bike Show, Neil asked 33 framebuilders and a few component makers one big question: If you could take a month off work, where would you go bikepacking? Their ans…
Despite being tempted by lighter, more spacious shelters over the years, Nic has remained loyal to the very first single-person tent he picked up. A packable, relatively roomy budget option that costs…
After the 2026 Made Bike Show, John swung through Nevada City, California, to hang with the team at You Bet! for a few days. While there, he attended a Neuhaus Metalworks happy hour and ride, and in b…
Continuing the momentum of our 20-year celebration at The Radavist, we’re elated to share our collaboration with Connecticut’s Yellow Bird Thread Works: a Radavist-designed Soft Shutter Talisman butto…
The Public Lands-hating Trump Administration’s USDA has announced its plan to rescind Roadless Rule protections on 45 million acres of National Forests. 45 MILLION ACRES! Roadless areas are where Amer…
Pedaleo is a three-day bikepacking festival in Switzerland packed with inspiring talks, hands-on workshops, a vibrant expo, social rides, outdoor movies, live music, lake swims, and more. Leoni Kolber…
Gunnison, Colorado-based Good Day Curiosity just launched a pre-sale for its Spacer Cradle steerer-mounted bag harness ($200)… Spacer Cradle cleans up your cockpit area, freeing your handlebars from f…
Are you a fan of Ritchey and love its Bigfoot pedals but wish they came in metal? Well, today the brand rolled out just that: metal Classic Bigfoot pedals ($119.95). The Classic Bigfoot’s alloy platfo…
Released five years ago, the Panorama Taiga is a modern Reynolds 725 hardtail that's equally suited for trail riding and bikepacking. Panorama just updated the Taiga with several small changes and geo…