The Radavist

For the last year, Ryan Wilson has had a chance to put a pair of Mountain Laurel Designs Poco Panniers to the test on his ride across Asia. Read on to find out if these featherweight, minimalist bags stood up to the rigors of life on the road…

In her review of the 2025 Canyon Grizl, Hailey Moore discusses how this updated frameset fits into the growing bifurcation we’re seeing between race optimization and adventurability in the gravel bike category. Hailey also gives an in-depth take on why she thinks her review build—the Grizl CF 8 with ECLIPS—detracts from an otherwise impressive platform.

Annie Ersinghaus joined a group of strangers rolling out of Las Cruces, New Mexico, to take on the Dangerbird 2025 in reverse. Over three days and 125 miles, they forged bonds of friendship in the desert on a bikepacking journey. Join Team Back Asswards for a transformative journey…

This summer, Ryan Wilson traversed Kyrgyzstan as a part of his extended tour across Asia.  In this episode, Ryan takes us across the western half of the Central Asian country, from the town of Naryn to the Kazakhstan border and beyond.  Follow along as he crosses mountain passes and runs into interesting locals.

Not content with using the right bikes for the wrong job, Stan Engelbrecht and Kai Pringle stick their fixed gears into some cardboard boxes and fly off to Central Africa for some unusual ‘lightpacking’ and the search for the cheapest roadside Rolex to keep them rolling.

If you’ve been following the trajectory of Adventure Cycling Association, it’s no secret that the non-profit has been facing challenges, including significant membership decline, underfunding, and a messaging crisis. Hailey Moore takes a deep dive into unraveling ACA’s current precarity, talking with several individuals close to the organization including the new Executive Director, a former ACA cartographer, and two experienced adventure cyclists.

Kurt Refsnider is riding the full 5,000+ mile length of the new Orogenesis route, dubbed “the longest mountain bike trail in the world.” His second photo essay here takes us through Oregon from the Columbia River to the edge of the Great Basin. You can find Part I here…

Continuing his trip across Asia, Ryan Wilson finds himself in the midst of the storm season in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan. Follow along as he deals with the highs and lows of bike touring in the Tian Shan Mountains.

Continuing his journey through Central Asia, Ryan Wilson follows a friend’s tracks across Kazakhstan’s Asy Plateau toward Charyn Canyon and meets some of the incredibly friendly local people who call it home…

Continuing his trip through Central Asia, Ryan Wilson weaves back and forth between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.  Follow along as he crosses the Northwestern corner of the Tian Shan Mountains and gets cross-examined by border guards…

Evan Smiley recounts a harrowing journey with his elven companion Sam Hodges through the lens of Dungeons and Dragons. Was it all a D&D fever dream or a bikepacking adventure? Grab your D20 and meet your fellow adventurers at the tavern to hear a tale for the ages…

After nine years as a full-time bike traveler, Ryan Wilson breaks down the gear he packed for his tour around Central Asia and beyond in 2025.

Continuing East after his trip from Greece to Georgia, Ryan Wilson finds himself exploring a lesser-traveled part of Central Asia, this time on the steppes of Southern Kazakhstan.  Read on for a look at what it’s like riding through this underrated region, which often gets overshadowed by its more mountainous neighbors…

After spending the summer riding toward Georgia from Greece, Ryan Wilson reaches the base of the Greater Caucasus Mountains and sets out to ride a classic tour through Upper Svaneti.  Read on for a glimpse into what it’s like to ride amongst Georgia’s snow-capped peaks with a local companion he met along the way.

Last year the UK’s Tailfin released their handlebar bag system. It ambitiously combined an accessory mount and waterproof handlebar roll into one clean package. There are many details to unpack, then repack, then unpack again, so goes bikepacking. Read on for Spencer and Austin’s thoughts on the sharp end of bikepacking bag innovation below…

As Ryan Wilson continues East on his trip through Greece, Türkiye, and Georgia, he reaches a place he’d dreamt about riding for years—the Hakkâri province in Southeastern Türkiye. Conflict has made traveling to this region challenging in recent decades, but stunning mountain roads and villages filled with incredibly hospitable people made for one of the most memorable routes he’s ever done…