The most fun addition to any bike? Ask Colt Fetters and the answer is unquestionably a dropper post. He’d argue that droppers are more fun than suspension, fancy wheels, and wireless shifting, because getting the saddle out of the way is key to maneuvering a mountain bike to its fullest potential. But for multi-day riding, running a dropper can present logistical challenges. In the following roundup, Colt reviews seven dropper-post compatible seat bags to ensure that you don’t have to compromise carrying capacity in exchange for confident descending on multi-day mountain biking missions.
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VIDEO: Bike Sports Goes Gravel in Oaxaca
Oaxaca, Mexico, and its surrounding mountains, the Sierra Norte, have gained popularity in mountain biking and bike touring due to the efforts of the TranSierra Norte enduro race, and route development by a handful of local cyclists, but traditional gravel riding has gone relatively unreported and untapped in the region. But, in part thanks to the mountaintop Zapotec communities and local farming, the region is interlaced with hundreds of kilometers of high-quality gravel roads and trails, ready for rides of any length.
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Ortlieb’s Bike Bags Get a Dark Sand Makeover
Ortlieb, makers of waterproof bags for bike touring, just announced a new color for its entire bike bag lineup called Dark Sand.
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Radar Roundup: Silca Sale, CampandGoSlow Henley Riding Shirt, Bikepacker’s Guide Virtual Workshop Series, Wolf Tooth CAMO 8-Bolt Spider, New Albion Privateer, True Story, and How I Built a Steel Bike
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Radar Roundup: New RockShox SID, Limited Ortlieb Bags, Ripton Artist Series, Taco Pedal Re-Up, and Riv Re-Ups
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Bicycle Crumbs Reviews: The Ortlieb Commuter-Daypack High Visibility
Purpose-built for commuting, the Ortlieb Commuter Day-Pack High Visibility brings new meaning to the term reflectivity. But before you start picturing a Day-Glo aesthetic, this piece utilizes a high-luminosity yarn that’s woven throughout Ortlieb’s signature black, waterproof fabric. After testing the backpack through moody Portland commuting, Bicycle Crumbs shares his review.
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Radar Roundup: MADE Handmade Bike Show, Wizard Works in the US, August Trees, Velo Orange Granola Moose, Goodday + Curiosity Spacer Cradle Rack, Brother Cycles Mr Wooden, Ortleib Repair Week, Santa Cruz Suspension, Charlie and Jacquie
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Radar Roundup: Ortlieb Bikepacking Limited Edition Colors, What It Takes to Race the Colorado Trail, Cane Creek el Platino 2 Brakes, MAAP Alt Road, and In Memory of Sule Kangangi
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Radar Roundup: Reynolds Finds Steel is Real(er) for Co2, 7 Roads Racks, Quick-Rack, ENVE Dropper in Stock, Outbound Lighting, Vermont Super 8, and Loam and Gravel Society Ep 2
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Radar Roundup: New Ortlieb Bags, EVOC Bikepacking, Ronnie Goes Roadie, and Repurposed
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Radar Roundup: ORTLIEB Seat-Pack QR, Otso Waheela, Lauf Seigla, Micro Climate Jacket, and Ride Farr Mount
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Ortlieb’s Handlebar Pack QR
Ortlieb has been making bicycle touring bags for what seems like an eternity but over the past few years, they’ve begun to make bikepacking bags, always offering a few clever details and their legendary waterproof construction. Newest to this lineup is the Handlebar Pack QR, or quick-release. These bags lash to your handlebars in seconds, perfect for big, expedition rides, long gravel trips, and S24O alike.
Specs:
-$160 MSRP
-11-liter capacity, plus two small exterior mesh pockets
-IP64 – dustproof & waterproof to 1-meter for 30min
-Sustainably made in Germany
See more at Ortlieb.
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An In-Depth Look at Ortlieb’s 2021 Waterproof Bikepacking Lineup
Bikepacking gear has evolved so much over the last couple of years and I’m always excited to see brands expand on products and concepts that are proven to work and also step up to create solutions to carrying gear on bikes in innovative ways. Utilizing 100% the waterproof and durable construction they are known for, Ortlieb just released updates to their classic bikepacking line and also added some interesting new products. In advance of the products becoming available this week, Ortleib sent me a handful of bags from their new and revamped bikepacking lineup. I’ve been using them on my Kona Sutra, fairly full and weighted, around my local singletrack to provide some initial insights and detailed photos of some of the new aspects.
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Ride Beyond Stereotypes
Ortlieb looks at the rampant stereotypes of the cycling industry and subverts them. Eight women took on a course around 300 kilometres and 5000 metres of altitude difference in Slovenia…
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A Thomson and Ortlieb Decaleur Hack
Carrying stuff on bikes can be complicated – especially when you’re a notorious over-packer who likes to have a DSLR on hand. The Wolverine is my first ground-up drop bar build in a while, and I wanted to ensure that both transporting and accessing my camera would be well thought out.
Since we got married last October, Stephanie and I have been putting the pieces together to take off on a multi-month trip beginning in July. Wanting to produce galleries and stories on the road means having a bike-camping friendly way to carry my camera gear. I decided on a Swift Ozette rando bag – and the Hinterland Collection made with X-Pac VX21 had classic rando utility with a technical, modern twist.
I got talking with Martina at Swift over email, and ended up heading down to Seattle to visit their studio and pick up my bag in person. While Martina does get out on a lot of adventures herself, she also loves to live vicariously through others. Finding out that Stephanie and I were headed in the direction of the Great Divide route and planning on sticking to dirt as much as possible, she recommended finding a robust decaleur solution for my Ozette.
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Ortlieb’s New Bikepacking Bags
While Ortlieb may be known for their brightly colored, yellow or red waterproof touring panniers and handlebar bags, the brand has developed a new line of bikepacking bags that are technical, yet utilitarian. This new line is completely welded and waterproof, available at your local dealer for ordering now. Head over to Ortlieb to see more.