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The 9 Best Flat Bar Gravel Bikes (Under $1000)

April 2, 2024

HiRide Sterra

HiRide Sterra Suspension Fork Review: Is 20mm Travel Enough For Gravel?

Cane Creek Invert Gravel Suspension Fork

The Cane Creek Invert is a 990g Gravel Suspension Fork With No Damper

Giant Revolt X Gravel Bike Suspension

Here’s Why Gravel Bikes Will Get Much Better In 2025

Review: The Vecnum Freeqence Is The Best Suspension Stem I’ve Tested

Giant Revolt X Gravel Bike Suspension

Here’s Why Gravel Bikes Will Get Much Better In 2025

April 5, 2024

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The 9 Best Flat Bar Gravel Bikes (Under $1000)

April 2, 2024

The 7 Best Budget Gravel Bikes With Drop Bars (Under $1000)

January 3, 2024

The Best Touring and Bikepacking Bikes of Eurobike 2023

July 2, 2023

The 2023 KOGA WorldTraveller Touring Bike: Tougher and More Capable!

February 28, 2023

The Fastest Bikes of the Tour Divide Ultra Race (4,400KM Non-Stop)

June 17, 2022

Here Are The 13 BEST Touring Bikes You Can Buy In 2022

February 13, 2022

The 20 BEST Flat Bar Gravel Bikes For 2022

December 27, 2021

KOGA WorldTraveller Touring Bike

Here’s My $6000 KOGA WorldTraveller Touring Bike After 30,000km Use

December 1, 2021

Why The Nukeproof Mega Is The Ultimate Bikepacking Bike (For Me)

October 13, 2021

Why We Should Stop Our Obsession With Bike and Gear Weight

June 27, 2021

Member’s Questions

Members

What Tents Can You Recommend That Are Similar To Your Mont Dragonfly?

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How Was The Priority 600X Bike After 1.5 Years of Bikepacking?

Members

How Do You Create Your Off-Road Routes In Remote Areas?

Members

How Do You Stay Safe From Dangerous Animals In Africa?

Members

How Do You Box Your Bike For International Flights?

Members

What Do You Think About 10 Tooth Cogs On Cassettes?

Members

Can You Recommend a Comfortable Carbon Seatpost For $50 or Less?

Members

What Tire Pressure Do You Use And Recommend For A 2.1″ Width?

Members

How Do You Keep Your Clothes Clean Long Term?

Members

Do You Recommend A Bike Alarm or Tracker? Or Just A Good Lock?

Bicycle Drivetrains

Bicycle Drivetrains

The Kindernay 14-Speed Gear Hub is No Longer (They Went Bankrupt)

November 29, 2023

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Bicycle Drivetrains

Are Chainless String Drive Bicycles a Genius or Terrible Idea?

November 22, 2023

How Much Does A Dirty Bicycle Chain Slow You Down? (Drive Efficiency Test)

October 30, 2023

You Can Now Use Shimano GRX Shifters With Pinion Gearboxes (Hibox Shift Adapter)

October 17, 2023

The 2024 Pinion Gearbox Is A Derailleur Killer (Shift Under Load, No More Gripshift)

September 26, 2023

The Incredible $199 Internal Gear Bicycle Hub: Enviolo CVT Explained

July 26, 2023

3 Promising New Bicycle Belt Drivetrains From Eurobike 2023

June 28, 2023

Why The New Pinion Smart Shift Gearbox Is A Big Deal (New Possibilities)

June 28, 2023

Belts Are Now Better Than Chains On Bicycles (135,000km of Testing)

April 5, 2023

Inside The Revolutionary Honda Bicycle Gearboxes (All 3 Generations)

February 18, 2023

Are Chainless Digital Drive Bicycles The Future of Cycling?

November 15, 2022

Videos

Video: We Biked the Insane “Road to Hell” in South Africa

February 28, 2024

jordan bike trail

Video: Biking The Otherworldly Landscapes of the Jordan Bike Trail

March 13, 2023

australian outback

Video: We Biked 3,000KM Into The Australian Outback (Amazing Experience)

December 7, 2022

Videos

Video: America’s Hidden Bikepacking Paradise (Joshua Tree to LA)

August 25, 2022

Comfort Lab

HiRide Sterra

Comfort Lab

HiRide Sterra Suspension Fork Review: Is 20mm Travel Enough For Gravel?

byKrzysztof Wierzbicki

April 18, 2024

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Comfort Lab

Review: The Vecnum Freeqence Is The Best Suspension Stem I’ve Tested

byKrzysztof Wierzbicki

March 13, 2024

Redshift ShockStop Pro Suspension Seatpost Review: Next Level Comfort!

December 28, 2023

Cannondale Topstone Carbon Lefty Review: Does It Reduce Gravel Vibration?

June 26, 2023

Redshift ShockStop Suspension Seatpost Review: Insane Comfort!

June 25, 2023

Cushcore Tire Insert Review: A Shocking Result On Gravel Roads

June 24, 2023

Specialized Diverge Comp Gravel Bike Review: Incredible Comfort!

June 23, 2023

Vibration Testing 700C vs 650B Wheel Sizes – Comfort Test #3

June 22, 2023

Kinekt Suspension Stem Review: Too Springy?

June 21, 2023

Vibration Testing Six Supple Gravel Tires – Which Is Most Comfortable?

June 20, 2023

I Went On A Quest To Find The Most Comfortable Bar Tape

June 19, 2023

Bike Gear

Why Suspension Stems Are The Ultimate Comfort Upgrade For Bicycles

The 10 Best Rear Racks for Bicycle Touring and Bikepacking

4 Incredible New Gravel Suspension Forks That Outperform The Rest

The Best Flat Pedals For Bikepacking, Touring and Commuting

Why Flat Pedals Are Better Than Clip-In Pedals (For Most People)

byChris van der Kaap

11 Notable Bikepacking Bag Finds From Eurobike 2023

The Most Interesting Bikepacking Tech From Eurobike 2023

11 Exciting New Bikepacking and Touring Products From Eurobike 2023

11 Quirky But Functional Bikepacking Products From Eurobike 2023

bikepacking panniers

Complete List Of The BEST Bikepacking Panniers For Off-Road Use

Comfort Goods! The Latest Suspension Seatposts, Stems and Handlebars

Eurobike 2021: Gravel Bikes, Bikepacking Bags, A New 9-Speed Gearbox & More

Folding Bikes

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Folding Bikes

Review: Tern Eclipse P18 Folding Bike (2/2)

August 14, 2015

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Folding Bikes

The New Brompton Folding Bike Has 2.4″ Tyres For Off-Road Terrain

May 1, 2023

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Folding Bikes

These Gearbox Folding Bikes Will Blow Your Mind (Custom Bromptons)

August 5, 2022

Travel Tips

How To Find A Bicycle Touring Companion or Bikepacking Partner

July 31, 2021

Travel Tips

These Solo Women Cyclists Have Epic Bicycle Touring Experience

MapOut, The Best Smartphone Mapping App – Just Got Updated!

The Comprehensive Guide To Bikepacking Racing: Learn Everything In One Book

The Top 10 Countries To Travel By Bike (According To 150 Continent-Crossing Cyclists)

bike racing manual

The 2019 Ultra Endurance Bike Racing Manual – By Apidura

Victoire Voyage

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This Victoire Voyage Touring Bike Is Modern Yet Elegant

January 24, 2017

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The Monkey Lab’s Surly Troll Is A Touring Bike That Could Survive The Apocalypse

May 13, 2016

Antarctica Bicycle

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This Antarctica Bicycle With 4x Fat Bike Wheels Wants To Stay Upright

December 9, 2016

Tandem Bicycle Touring: Everything You Need To Know

Tandem Bikes and Parts: Everything You Need To Know

Hase Pino Tandem: Info from Long-Distance Tourers

Review: Co-Motion Equator Tandem Frameset

Lachlan Morton’s Record Breaking Tour Divide Gear List (344km Per Day)

Here's the full gear list that Lachlan Morton used to set a blistering time down the Tour Divide route.

September 22, 2023

Hills Are Not Harder Than The Flat, Says Science

pedalling cadence

Cadence: The Secret To Cycling Easily Up Hills

Low Climbing Gears On Your Road Bike: Seven Road Crankset Options

Lake Hume

Gradient Threshold: How To Calculate The Steepest Hill You Can Cycle Up

You’re Doing It Wrong: Hills Are NOT Harder Than Cycling On The Flat

Photos

Photo Gallery: Attempting To Cross Panama On Insane Backroads

Photo Gallery: Crossing Colombia feat. Tatacoa Desert and Los Nevados National Park

Photo Gallery: Finishing The Trans Ecuador and Cycling Into Colombia

Photo Gallery: Quilotoa Lake, Cotopaxi Volcano and the TEMBR To Quito

March 18, 2019

Mapping

RideWithGPS: How to Create and Export Custom Routes For a Smartphone / Garmin

bikeroll

BikeRoll Is The Easiest To Use Online Bike Route Planner

Smartphone Navigation: Import KML Routes into the Maps.me App