Biking

Check out news and gear reviews for mountain biking, bikepacking, road racing, winter fat biking, urban commuting, e-bikes, and more.

Review: Urban messenger bags

In hopes of capturing a bigger piece of the outdoors market, Kelty and Osprey designed messenger bags that are more suited for urban commuting via…

Written by Stephen Regenold

Saris T-Bones Bike Rack

The Saris T-Bones is a dual-function car rack/bike stand: A quick transition with the flip of a lever frees the rack from your car to…

Written by Stephen Regenold

Cutter Tech Knickerbockers

Cycling knickers can be divided into three camps: mountain bike, urban, and lycra. Cutter Tech’s Knickerbockers are designed for the urban cyclist but hold up…

Written by Stephen Regenold

Kona King Kahuna Bike

29er or the traditional 26er? The debate continues in the world of mountain biking. This week, contributor Stephen Krcmar reviews the Kona King Kahuna Bike…

Written by Stephen Regenold

Yakima QuickBack 3 Rack

The Quickback, which holds one to three bikes, is the premium trunk mount in Yakima’s line. Gear Junkie contributor Stephen Krcmar takes it for a…

Written by Stephen Regenold

Kona Ute Bike

The Kona Ute — a “utility bike” with an extended frame and a wooden platform on back — is made to be loaded up with…

Written by Stephen Regenold

Best Biking Cities

Two wheels, a chain, and some gears — the humble bicycle has seen a resurgence with commuters and city dwellers in the United States and…

Written by Stephen Regenold

Bike Race Gear Report

Last month, in a nine-hour effort, I completed the Ragnarök 105 bike race, which is fully self-supported and primarily on gravel roads. This is the…

Written by Stephen Regenold

Ragnarök 105 Bike Race

The Ragnarök 105 is a bike race in Minnesota named after a Norse era of mythological doom and war. For cyclists, the daylong course is…

Written by Stephen Regenold

Backpacks for Biking

The classic bike-messenger bag has been adopted the world over as requisite equipment for two-wheel transit with goods in tow. But for me a messenger…

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Teva Mountain Games Intro

In 2006, I traveled to the Teva Mountain Games for a weekend of rafting, racing, and running in the mountains over Vail, Colo. This June,…

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Gear Review — The Sqivvy

No, this is not an outhouse. The Sqivvy, a “portable pop-up privacy shelter,” is a 4 x 4-foot tent that’s about 7 feet tall. It…

Written by Stephen Regenold

Freeride Mountain Biking

Dirt jumps, ladder bridges, wall rides — and all the consequences associated with such stunts — define the discipline of freeride, one of mountain biking’s…

Written by Stephen Regenold

Turin Bike Trainer

With a base price tag of $12,500, and configurations that will sell for more than $20,000, the Turin bike training system encapsulates a rider in…

Written by Stephen Regenold

Castelli Insolito Radiation Jacket

Extreme adaptability to outside temperatures during the autumn, winter and spring cycling seasons is the Insolito Radiation Jacket’s primary claim to fame. Made by Castelli,…

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Gear on the Wall

Car racks can get your gear from home to any given adventure destination. But what about keeping things straight and racked up at home? Here…

Written by Stephen Regenold

Handlebar-Mounted Map Holder

Handlebar-mounted map holders are one of those esoteric outdoors items that only complete cartographic nerds and adventure racers can wax silly about. Since I fit…

Written by Stephen Regenold

Cargo Box on a Small Car

My goal was singular and precise: To outfit a small stationwagon with maximum equipment-carrying capacity. This included a rack, bike mounts and a cargo box…

Written by Stephen Regenold

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