When people think of San Diego, they generally picture warm weather, sandy beaches, and fish tacos. However, few people know that San Diego County is the most ecologically diverse county []The post San Diego High Country Overnighter appeared first on BIKEPACKING.com.

Pinarello Q36.5 rider takes third win of the season in Italy

Last week, the public has been informed that a Hungarian professional racer Blint Makrai, representing MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort, returned a positive out-of-competition doping test. This finding didn't go unnoticed as the Tour de Hongrie organizer quickly revoked the home team's invitation to the 2...

Yesterday I mentioned a category of bicycle were all familiar with, yet doesnt have a name: the KITBOYMJICOCUC* bike.*[Keep In The Back Of Your Mind Just In Case Once Comes Up Cheap]I then came across this article, which contains two of my own personal KITBOYMJICOCUC bikes:Its not a bad list, though I do think its ethically bankrupt to publish clickbait about 90s road racing bikes after youve published clickbait about how rim brakes have no place in society:Sorry, once you renounce rim brakes you dont get to ride bikes with them, you dont get to write about them, you dont get to wax nostalgic for them, you dont even get to look at them! I realize this sounds harsh, but these people MURDERD THE RIM BRAKE, just because! Theyre psychopaths and they deserve no quarter.Anyway, my own post-traumatic stress disorder aside, one of the KITBOYMJICOCUC bikes in the article is this one:Im pretty sure thats a CAAD3, but whatever. The CAAD4 was the bike I rode when I was at the peak of my racing career, which is to say I had just barely managed to scrape up enough points to upgrade to Cat 3, after which I never saw the front of the pack again. So I think it would be fun to get one and ride it now to see if its anything like I remember itthough not nearly fun enough to spend more than what Id spend on going out to lunch with the family. Then of course theres this one, which I addressed yesterday, though I include it mostly because of the photo and how amusingly it has aged:What a couple of scoundrels! I wonder where that bike is now. Probably on a Caribbean island somewhere.And while Im sure everyone has their own idea of which bike should be number one, this seems like a fair choice:Colnagae really cant be KITBOYMJICOCUC because its unreasonable to believe youd ever find one thats truly cheap. However, it does belong in an adjacent category, which is The Bike You Never Thought Would Be Attainable But Is Now Attainable. You could now get a C-40 for a fraction of the price of Pogaars Colnago, and if youre a certain strain of aging contrarian *raises hand* you have zero interest in the latter but still cant help getting excited about the former. In fact, when Paul from Classic Cycle offered me the choice of either a C-40 or a Litespeed Tuscany, I couldnt believe my good fortune. These were the bikes Id coveted, and used to look at and think, If only So agonized over the decision before finally choosing the Litespeed because titanium is foreverand naturally I dont even have anymore, since as we established yesterday this whole thing is a disease. But I do have a beat-up Faggin and a Chris Huber, so whos laughing now?But yes, I suppose I owe people like Warren a debt of gratitude in that because of them nobody wants rim brake bikes of any vintage anymore, which means the rest of us can finally indulge our youthful fantasiesand unlike, say, the sex symbols of yesteryear, the bikes are just as taut and nimble now as they were back then. For example, if you once dreamed of going to bed with someone from the cast of Baywatch, its not quite as thrilling a prospect now as it might have been 30 years ago. But a Litespeed is still a Litespeed.Of course whether youre still able to ride the Litespeed or Baywatch cast member (as applicable) is an open question. But at least with the Litespeed only one of you is liable to break a hip.

Tom Pidcocks return to racing continues to defy expectations. Just weeks on from a high-speed ravine crash at the Volta a Catalunya, the Tom Pidcock surged to victory on Stage 3 of the Tour of the Alps, delivering a performance that underlined both his resilience and his racing instinct. The Pinare...

Paul Seixas turned adversity into a defining statement at La Flche Wallonne 2026, overcoming an earlier crash to power to victory on the Mur de Huy and confirm his status as cyclings most exciting emerging force. The 19-year-old Frenchman delivered a perfectly timed effort on the final climb, laun...

What makes this route special is that it starts near the edge of Greater London yet takes you through gorgeous spots that feel a world away from the crowded capital []The post London Escape to Surrey Hills appeared first on BIKEPACKING.com.

The Frenchman beat Mauro Schmid and Ben Tulett on the Mur de Huy

Benot Cosnefroy was left reflecting on a race executed almost perfectly but ultimately decided by superior legs on the Mur de Huy, as he finished fourth at La Flche Wallonne 2026. Leading UAE Team Emirates - XRG in the absence of Tadej Pogacar, Cosnefroy arrived at the final climb exactly where he...

Part six of our Sea Otter Classic coverage highlights a wildly modified Surly Moonlander and the debut of the new OPEN WIDE 2.0 with a range of updates, including clearance for 2.6" tires. The 32-inch conversation continues with prototype components from Fox/Race Face and expanded tire options from Maxxis and Panaracer. Lastly, Topeak showcases a lineup of modular racks and waterproof storage solutions. Watch it here...The post Video: Fresh Finds at Sea Otter 2026 (Part 6) appeared first on BIKEPACKING.com.