Hats off to Lachlan Morton, who just completed the 2,670-mile Tour Divide route in an impossibly fast 12 days, 12 hours, and 21 minutes...

A big congrats goes out to Alexandera Houchin for becoming the first woman to cross the finish line in the 2021 Colorado Trail Race... on a singlespeed!

All Bodies on Bikes is a moving new film from Shimano that dives headfirst into hard conversations about weight and body size, following Kailey Kornhauser and Marley Blonsky, two cyclists who...

Applause, salutes, and cheers to Alexandera Houchin, the first woman to finish the 2019 Tour Divide, with a new women’s singlespeed record. Here are details, photos, and more about her bike...

Congratulations to Ulrich Bartholmoes, winner of the 2023 Tour Divide with a time of just 14 days, 3 hours, and __ minutes. Photos and details here

Congratulations go out to Jenny Tough, the first woman to cross the finish line at the 2021 Silk Road Mountain Race! More here...

The 1,000 mile Bikepacking Trans Germany runs southwest to northeast and covers some of the most beautiful and often unknown parts of the German backcountry

Filmed on a new 331 kilometer gravel bikepacking route in Scotland, Drovers tells the story of the ancient Scottish roads that are an integral part of the country's history...

The Second City Divide is a bikepacking route connecting Glasgow, Scotland and Manchester, England via some of the region's best off-tarmac tracks. Gaëlle Bojko rode the 609km route and created this...

Our congratulations go out to Lael Wilcox, the first woman to cross the finish line of the 2023 Tour Divide!

The Trek 1120 features an innovative front rack and rear harness system, surprising trail prowess, and is lighter than we expected. Here’s the full review.

Tarps are easily the most lightweight, versatile, and cost efficient shelters for sleeping in the backcountry. In this video, Cycling UK's Sam Jones shows off two ways to use your bike to set up a...

In 2017, Rickie Cotter and Lee Craigie rode the Tour Divide and documented their trip. Shot entirely using a Go Pro and an iPhone, Divided, an official selection of the Banff Film Festival, follows...

The Pictish Trail is a 750km bikepacking route that links ancient Pictish kingdoms from Scotland's most northerly point to the country's capital

I Just Want to Ride is now live and available to watch! This 38-minute film was shot during the 2019 Tour Divide race and beautifully captures the spirit of the race, it's participants, places along...

The new Adidas Velosamba takes the iconic Samba design and makes it clipless compatible for style and comfort on and off the bike...

We just learned that Alexandera Houchin set the new women's singlespeed record for the Arizona Trail 300. Find the details, a couple of photos, and a quote from Alexandera here...

On Saturday, Jonas Deichmann finished a 23,112 km unsupported ride from Prodhoe Bay, Alaska to Ushuaia, South America , setting a new solo Pan-American record.

Scotland is perhaps the most captivating and storied bikepacking destination in the world, attracting countless intrepid cyclists every year. We asked our resident Scotland expert, Huw Oliver, to put...

Congratulations to Lael Wilcox, who just completed the 827-mile Arizona Trail in an incredible time of just over nine days. Find details here...

We are proud to announce the union of Bunyan Velo and BIKEPACKING.com with The Bikepacking Journal, our new printed publication...

Lael Wilcox just became the first woman to finish the 2019 PEdALED Silk Road Mountain Race with an incredible time of 7 days, 15 hours, and 23 minutes, just nine hours behind winner Jakub Sliacan....

Congratulations to Fiona Kolbinger, who just won the 2019 Transcontinental Race! Here's a quick recap and a couple photos from the race organizers...

Some 10 million tubes are thrown away in the United States alone each year, and Schwalbe's Cradle-to-Cradle recycling program seeks to transform them into new, high-quality tubes instead. The program...

Long before there was bikepacking, or even mountain biking, there was The Rough-Stuff Fellowship. And now there's a photographic archive...

Photos by Dan Monghan and Gruber Images We sought to utilise the versatility of ‘all-road’ bikes by designing a route that links GB’s most remote off-road riding via small roads, following the most...

Congratulations to Sofiane Sehili, who rolled across the finish in Kyrgyzstan last night and became the 2023 Silk Road Mountain Race winner.

Rainspotting is a new short film from Pannier and Brother Cycles that follows a group of six bikepackers on a wintry three-day ramble through the gloomy Grampian Mountains of Scotland. Watch the full...

Starting tomorrow, fan-favorite pro cyclist Lachlan Morton will be taking on the 2,671-mile Great Divide Mountain Bike Route. See more here...

This 2nd annual Silk Road Mountain Race kicks off this weekend. Over 40 participants sent in photos of their rigs along with details about their kit...

Last summer, Flint Zeigler and his 13-year-old daughter Scarlet took on the full length of the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route...

Rigs of The 2019 Tour Divide, featuring nearly 80 riders, their bikes, and gear kit details about what they're bringing along for the 2,750+ mile journey.

Cycling UK just launched a new off-road adventure route that takes cyclists through 10,000 years’ worth of history in the south of England, creating a loop of gravel tracks and off-road trails...

We just learned that longtime bike tourer Iohan Gueorguiev's inspiring journey came to an abrupt end a few weeks ago. Find a tribute to Iohan here...

There's a group of 21 women riding the Torino-Nice Rally right now, and Tristan Bogaard was at the start to capture a portrait of each rider and rig...

Congratulations to Angus Young, who just finished first at the 2023 Highland Trail 550 event in Scotland. See details here...

Bikepacker and BIKEPACKING.com have joined forces and will soon live under one roof. In addition to website integration, the two will collaborate...

Lael Wilcox will be going after the around the world cycling record for the fastest circumnavigation of the globe. Learn more here...

In need of some entertainment to prevent yourself from going totally stir crazy while locked down due to COVID-19? Presenting the Isolation Archives, our roundup of highlights from our deep well of...

A huge congratulations goes out to Jakub Sliacan of Slovakia, who just took first place at this year's Silk Road Mountain Race...

A long-distance self-supported mountain bike time-trail route through the Scottish Highlands.

Five films created to showcase 5 of the Silk Road Mountain Race's spectacular high mountain passes. Watch all 5 here, alongside photos from each pass...

Our decision to launch a printed publication devoted solely to bikepacking raised some eyebrows, but we think the future of print is bright, assuming enough people are willing to believe in us...

The Surly Ghost Grappler is a dedicated drop-bar trail bike built for bikepacking, singletrack and all-day dirt rides. Here's our in-depth review...

The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy has announced some big news for their 4,000-mile multi-use trail, spanning the country from coast to coast. Here's what you need to know about the project, plus a few...

The Bikepacking 101 Handbook is the definitive guide to planning your first bikepacking trip, and we're thrilled to launch the 2nd edition...

In case you missed it, congratulations goes to Liam Glen who won the Highland Trail 550 yesterday. Liam bested a field of 53 competitors aboard a rigid singlespeed bike! Find all the details here...

Congratulations to Sofiane Sehili on becoming the first person ever to finish the PEdALED Atlas Mountain Race, riding 1,145 kilometers through Morocco in just 3 days, 21 hours, 50 minutes. Find...

Mike Hall still holds the Tour Divide record. In memory of Mike, longtime fan Thomas Hassler put together this tribute...

Kyle Peterson completed the 2023 Tour Divide and became the first singlespeeder to cross the finish line this year...

We rounded up photos and details on nearly 60 rigs from the 2021 Silk Road Mountain Race in Kyrgyzstan. Check them all out here...

We’ve been testing the Copper Spur and Fly Creek HV UL1 Bikepack, Big Agnes’ bikepacking-specific tents. Here's the review, plus a detailed comparison.

The Cairngorms are Calling is a short film that follows a group of riders as they pedal through some of Scotland's most beautiful scenery. Watch it here...

Just announced, American Airlines is eliminating oversize baggage fees for most sports and music equipment, including bikes. Here are some of the details...

Sarah Swallow just released an updated RideWithGPS map of the 2023 Tour Divide route with POI resources + a video breaking down her approach...

GBDURO is a 2000km self-supported bikepacking enduro from Land's End to John O'Groats on gravel, singletrack, and everything in between. Live Tracker here

Quinn Brett became the first adaptive cyclist to complete the Tour Divide this past June. Watch a lovely new film documenting her ride here

Congratulations to Sofiane Sehili, winner of the 2022 Tour Divide with a time of just 14 days, 16 hours, and 36 minutes. Find details here...

Charlie and Molly might just be the first “dogpacking” team to complete a bikepacking ultra endurance race. We had the chance to meet the duo at Mulberry Gap and ask them a few questions about the...

Over the weekend, our friend Lael Wilcox was the first woman across the finish line of the 385-mile UNBOUND Gravel XL event in Kansas. Find details on her ever-inspiring ride and some photos from...

Next summer, Salt Lake City-based musician Eric Rich will be touring across Europe on a new version of his beautiful pianobike...

Wild About Argyll captures the wonders of Scotland’s Adventure Coast which is home to Scotland’s first long-distance, gravel-specific bikepacking route...

Pro road racer James Lowsley-Williams meets with endurance cyclist Jenny Graham, the fastest woman to cycle around the world, for a lesson on bikepacking in GCN's latest video...

Elements, a stunning new short film by Sam Needham and company, follows three friends as they set off into the depths of Iceland to explore the finest gravel the country has to offer. Watch it here,...

Are Shimano SPDs the most invincible pedals on the market? Watch this video for Neil's full ultra-long-term review of Shimano XT and XTR pedals...

Cycling UK and OS Maps just launched a challenge for Brits to go bikepacking once a month for a year in an effort to get people outside and wild camp. Learn more here...

Huw and Annie traveled by fatbike and packraft through Knoydart, one of the UK's least accessible peninsulas, to link up old roads that have disintegrated with time. Along the way, Annie made this...

Read Annie Le's detailed retelling of her recent experience of becoming the first person to complete Scotland's Highland Trail 550 in winter here...

Next month, NYC bicycle messenger John Shackleford will ride the 1,114-mile Underground Railroad Route as part of his mission to share the freedom of cycling with Black youth in the US. Watch the...

5-year-old Eleanor was diagnosed with leukemia. In Not Quite Out of the Woods, her dad Adin took her on her first overnight bikepacking trip

With help from the participants, we’ve put together a list of over 40 rigs from this year's Transiberica Badlands bikepacking race...

Last winter we reported on four cyclists planning to fat bike 600km through Northern Ontario’s polar bear country, from the Attawapiskat First Nation to Smooth Rock Falls. Well, they made it happen...

What essentials belong in a first aid kit for backcountry bikepacking? What about a kit for an international dirt tour? Find out from our resident nurse...

Iceland Divide is a new short film from Montanus that chronicles their recent bikepacking trip across Iceland, straight through the country's notoriously unforgiving and desolate interior...

As muddy conditions persist, the leaderboard seems to be opening up in the 2023 Tour Divide. Find our debrief from days 3-4 here...

Markéta (Peggy) Marvanová just took first place in the women's category and fourth place overall at the 2023 Trans Balkan Race. Learn more here...

The Iceland Divide follows doubletrack and gravel roads passing through lava fields, beside volcanic glaciers, and some of the most remote areas of Iceland.

Our massive Rigs of the 2023 Tour Divide part 2 roundup features over 60 flat-bar bikes taking on the 2,750-mile route...

The complete list of 650B gravel bikes and 27.5" monster cross bikes that fit 2.1" tires and wider. Find nearly 40 bikes that fit this category...

Running between the Peak District National Park and mainland Scotland's most northerly points, the brand new Great North Trail is an off-road extravaganza that promises more than 800 miles of rolling...

We're live at the Sea Otter Classic bike festival this weekend. First up, we check out CHAPTER2's brand new AO, a carbon gravel/all-road bike...