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2020 Marin Pine Mountain 2 Review
Marin retooled the 2020 Pine Mountain 2 into a more affordable bikepacking-centric trail hardtail with a record number of threaded eyelets, more progressive geometry, and flashy build details. We’ve...
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The Curve Titanosaur is the 36er They Hope No One Will Buy
Designed specifically to tackle the rough Australian Outback, the Curve Titanosaur has 36" wheels, loads of mounts, goes fast, and they secretly hope no one will want to buy one. Find the detailed...
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Salsa Timberjack Review: Value Meets Versatility
Capable and well-specced alloy hardtails that don’t cost a fortune are few and far between—often built with low-end components that aren’t suitable for technical singletrack and bikepacking. The Salsa...
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Building a Surly Cross-Check as a Dream Commuter
In need of a new daily driver, Lucas recently built up a humble Surly Cross-Check frameset into the commuter of his dreams. Learn about his one of a kind Cross-Check here, which features internal...
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Kona Unit X Review: The Ultimate… Gravel Bike?
With a compelling new geometry, 29 x 2.6” tires, and a 1x12 drivetrain, the Kona Unit X looks like a great bike for 1,400 bucks. We tested one to find out how it stacks up on the trail, bikepacking,...
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Sarah, RJ, and Oliver: Family Bikepacking Rigs
During a recent family bikepacking trip on Vancouver Island, Sarah and RJ Sauer loaded up their fatbikes for some dirt road touring, complete with their two-year-old son Oliver in tow. We met up for a...
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Rigs of the 2020 GBDURO + Event Recap
With help from the riders and organizers of the 2020 GBDURO, we've put together a detailed event recap that includes a summary of this year's race, an interview with the winner, and rider portraits and...
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Jonathan and his Tomo x On-One x Kona Tall Bike
In this Rider and Rig, we chat with UK framebuilder Jonathan Thompson about his Tomo x On-One x Kona Tall Bike. We find out about the tall bike scene, bikepacking on a tall bike, and dive into an...
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Jones SWB Titanium Review: A Dream Bike and Dream Build
We take Jones' premium, all titanium SWB—clad in a wardrobe of boutique parts—for an extended test ride. And we ask the question: if money is no object, can one frameset really provide a viable heart...
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Rigs of the Badlands 2020
The Badlands 2020, a self-supported gravel event put on by Transiberica Ultracycling, follows some of the most remote and challenging terrain Europe has to offer. With help from the participants, we’ve...
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Ditibised
Originally published in The Bikepacking Journal 03, Ditibised is Alexandera Houchin's extraordinary story of training for the Tour Divide, framed in four seasons. This unique piece of writing with...
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Bombtrack Hook EXT Titanium: First Look
New for 2021, Bombtrack rolled out a titanium version of their popular Hook EXT all-road frameset. We got our hands on one and spent a couple of weeks riding it around Berlin for this exclusive first...
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Joe Grant and his Single Speed Myth Cycles Wyvern
In this Rider and Rig, we get to know Colorado-based ultra-endurance athlete Joe Grant and his single speed Myth Cycles Wyvern. Find a post-ride video interview, photos of his colorful rig, and a...
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A Nod to the Surly Bridge Club
When planning for the Ruta Chingaza trip, we helped outfit three riders who had never been bikepacking. When trying to decide on the ideal bikes to get them for the trip, the Bridge Club was one of the...
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Complete List of 29” Drop-Bar Mountain Bikes
As mentioned in part one, 650B Gravel(plus) Bikes, bikepacking bikes come in all shapes and sizes. Drop-bar mountain bikes are one of the more popular manifestations, favored among Tour Dividers,...
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Emily’s Kona Hei Hei: The Evolution Continues
From commuting to bikepacking and now more technical trail riding, Emily retired her trusty 26+ steel Jamis Dragonfly in exchange for a more trail-friendly Kona Hei Hei. Read on for her thoughts on why...
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Sage Storm King Review
Jess Daddio became "competition curious" last year and decided to hang up her steel rig and try out the fast-and-light Sage Storm King, a versatile titanium drop-bar machine that can clear 2.4" tires....
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Landyachtz AB1 Review: One for the road
Earlier this year, British Columbia-based Landyachtz Bikes released the AB1 (Adventure Bike 1), positioned as a versatile and capable drop bar rig with a mid-point price tag. Miles spent time exploring...
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Hudski Doggler Review: The Kids are All Right
The Hudski Doggler is a do-everything bike that's offered in three builds: Gravel, Mountain, and City, each with a $2,000 price tag and a well-rounded component group. We tested the Doggler in Gravel...
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Kona Sutra ULTD Review: Sibling Rivalry
The Kona Sutra ULTD “UnLimTeD” is a bike that aims to blur boundaries and tackle any terrain. After six months riding singletrack, bikepacking, and gravelling the ULTD all around the southern...
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