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Road Test: Kona Libre DL

Kona’s adventure bike selection runs deep and wide. Floating down the middle of that mighty river is the Libre line of dropbar bikes, including the carbon dreamboat you see here, ...
Dec 21st, 2020
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Eric McKeegan
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Geared Up: Warm and Cozy

Pearl Izumi AmFIB Lite Glove, $55 I wore Pearl Izumi’s AmFIB Lite Gloves nearly every day for three months from August to mid-November in Montana, or during what some might ...
Nov 24th, 2020
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Adventure Cycling Staff
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Geared Up: Cooling Down, Loading Up

Mountain Hardwear Ghost Whisperer Pant, $250 Sometimes after a long day in the saddle, I get to camp and start shivering. I’ll often put on my puffy, make tea, and ...
Oct 25th, 2020
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Adventure Cycling Staff
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Geared Up: Falling for new gear

Ortlieb Sport-Packer Classic Panniers, $185/pair In our continuing series of revisiting classic bike touring gear (see my review of the Tubus Tara Lowrider in the May 2020 issue), here we ...
Sep 21st, 2020
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Adventure Cycling Staff
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Road Test: BULLS Lacuba EVO Lite

This story originally appeared in the October/November 2020 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine.  BULLS Bikes may not be a brand that has landed on your radar, but if a new ...
Sep 21st, 2020
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Josh Tack
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An Ode to SPD Sandals

In my cycling life, there are certain things that I will not do. I will not call a water bottle a bidon. I will not consume any sort of energy ...
Sep 11th, 2020
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Alex Strickland
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Geared Up: Deep Summer

Ripton Action Jorts 2.0, $89 There innumerable bike shorts on the market but few that I want to ride in and also keep on when I get to camp. Ripton’s ...
Aug 25th, 2020
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Adventure Cycling Staff
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Bagpiping with the Burley Travoy

I don’t want to start by sounding cliché, but just the name Travoy says it all for my first impression of Burley’s new pull-along trailer. Right out of the box, ...
Aug 25th, 2020
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Geoff McMillion
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Geared Up: The If-You-Can-Find-It Edition

Bontrager Starvos Helmet, $100 A few years ago, Trek’s Bontrager brand made waves (get it?!) with a new technology called WaveCel, a cellular liner that they claimed provided superior crash ...
Jul 21st, 2020
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Adventure Cycling Staff
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Road Test: Marin Gestalt X10

This review originally appeared in the August/September 2020 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. Gestalt is defined as “an organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its ...
Jul 21st, 2020
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Josh Tack
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Even Short Rides Can Be Fulfilling Adventures For Mind and Body

No matter where I am in the US, there’s always an Adventure Cycling route close by. When I lived in Michigan, I pedaled out my door onto the North Lakes ...

Mar 17th, 2025
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Laure Killingbeck

Ask An Adventure Cycling Tour Leader: How To Stop Overpacking

Heavy in Houston asks: “I always overpack because I’m nervous I’ll need something I don’t have. How can I lighten my load both mentally and physically?” You’re not alone. While ...

Mar 10th, 2025
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Brielle Wacker

Bike Touring in Alaska with Adventure Cycling Association

This article originally appeared in Cycling West, a print and digital publication about cycling in Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Nevada, Arizona, California, and Colorado. An Alaskan bicycle tour has been ...

Mar 5th, 2025
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Lou Melini

The Mother Lode: A Long-term Review of the ENVE MOG

This review originally appeared in the Nov/Dec 2024 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. Click here to learn more. After years of producing high-end carbon bike components, ENVE finally decided to ...

Feb 26th, 2025
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Berne Broudy

The Complete Bikepacking Trip-Planning Checklist

You don’t have to plan your bikepacking trip months in advance, but it certainly doesn’t hurt — especially if you want to tackle a long ride overseas. Here’s a general ...

Feb 25th, 2025
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Alissa Bell