In this morning's edition of Weekend Snapshot, we join bikepackers from our worldwide community on their journeys around Minnesota, Sweden, and West Virginia. Find vignettes from a couple of overnighters and a longer getaway here, and use the short form to share something from one of your recent rides here...The post Weekend Snapshot appeared first on BIKEPACKING.com.

The section of cycle path in Exeter should have give way markings on it so cyclists must give way to traffic turning into the side road from the main carriageway, according to Councillor Ed Hill

Tailfin's "Overnighters" series is back with a second episode, this time featuring downhill racer Josh Bryceland. Join Josh and host Boru McCullagh for a quick bikepacking getaway, dirt jumps, and heartfelt fireside chats in the 18-minute video here...The post Overnighters: Josh Bryceland Goes Bikepacking (Video) appeared first on BIKEPACKING.com.

Demi Vollering's second Tour de France Femmes victory was built on undeniable physical strength, but her ability to respond to setbacks may have been just as important

Demi Vollering's second Tour de France Femmes victory has added another major title to a Grand Tour record that is becoming increasingly difficult to match, with Ned Boulting and Lizzie Deignan hailing the Dutchwoman after she finished the job in emphatic fashion around Nice. Vollering began the fin...

Featuring a hand-bent design, the Japan-made Takagi Light Mount is ideal for riders who want a modular light attachment that fits beneath the cargo area of their Wald basket. Find more details belowThe post The Takagi Light Mount Is a Clever Attachment for Wald Baskets appeared first on BIKEPACKING.com.

It took courage to attack early in the rain-sodden 75-mile Curlew Cup at the weekend, but thats exactly what Nicola Quaye did, and the strategy paid off for the teenage rider, who only returned to racing this season after taking four years off because she couldnt be bothered with the training."I wanted to do a breakaway, because it was my last race of the season," Quaye told Cycling Weekly. The plan was, do it early, they'll catch me and then I've still got legs for the sprint But I didn't need that."The 360cycling rider made her move halfway around the first of three laps, before the route-defining climb of the Ryals. By the beginning of the second lap, the young Manx riders lead had grown to 90 seconds, but with Lily Martin (Loughborough Lightning) pulling hard, the peloton started reeling her in. My main goal was to just get back around to the finish line [to start the next lap], recounts Quaye. When I got there, I still had a reasonably big gap, so I thought maybe I can get round to do the Queen of the Mountain again I'm not a particularly good climber, but I thought, if I could do it by myself, then I might stand a chance of getting it. And so I went around again, and they still hadn't caught me. I thought, Oh, this is looking good. But I was starting to tire at that point. With one lap to go, I went through and they told me the gap was closing. So I was like, Do I sit up? Do I keep going? Halfway around the final lap, she had some help in making that decision. Arabella Blackburn (Handsling Alba Development) bridged across to Quaye and the pair worked together to pull away, re-establishing a 90-second gap. We came to the last climb and I thought 'this is where she's going drop me', says Quaye. But luckily, I held onto her wheel the whole way up. I knew I'd be strong after the climb because that was the bit of the course that really suited me. So I just put in a nice long effort. We switched a few times, and then with 1.5km to go, I flicked my elbow and she didn't come through and I thought I'm going to be leading this all the way to the finish now.In the end, Quaye beat Blackburn by a couple of metres, securing her first ever National A victory, and winning the Queen of the Ryals competition to boot. And it may just have reignited her desire to do more racing.I want to try a bit more circuit racing, she tells me. I definitely want to try a few more road races, but I think I'll be more selective with the ones I choose.And what made her take such a long break, at such a young age, I want to know? I started a full-time job as a nail technician, so I didn't have time to train, she explains. But then, when I was a youth, I never really trained. I always got good results, but I could never be bothered to do the training. So I felt like, once I got to a certain level, it was like you've either got a train or not do it anymore. I finished 6th form, started a full-time job and I just gave it up. But in August last year, I started getting an itch to do it again. So, I went out for a ride and I mean, it wasn't a very successful ride by any means, but it just got me hooked again and I kept doing it. I like data, so the fact I could see my improvement kept me going. I don't have a coach. I've adapted my training to fit me perfectly. It's obviously worked out."

The section of cycle path in Exeter should have give way markings on it so cyclists must give way to traffic turning into the side road from the main carriageway, according to Councillor Ed Hill

Michael Rasmussen believes Denmark should leave Jonas Vingegaard out of their World Championships team if the four-time Grand Tour winner cannot return close to his best before Montreal. Vingegaard has not raced since fracturing his collarbone on stage 15 of the Tour de France, with surgery leaving...

Gravel racing tracks keep getting tougher, but the speed isnt going down, so Mosaic updates its flagship titanium gravel bike with a bigger clearance GT i55 series. Sure, bumping up to 55mm tire clearance seems pretty on point with current gravel racing trends. But doing it on a ti gravel race bike is a bit trickier, and it led to Mosaic developing their first 3D-printed titanium frame elements to fit big tires and big gears. Plus, Mosaic wasnt satisfied with current big clearance carbon forks, so they designed their ownMosaic GT i55 titanium gravel race bikes(All photos/Mosaic)Mosaics titanium GT began life as a gravel race bike when 40mm tires seemed like plenty for those who wanted to go fast. By 2019, it had already been updated to 45mm clear, with its Enve forks topping out at 50mm. And its i45 evolution a couple of years back combined that bigger clearance with integrated cable routing, and some killer paint jobs. They even built a special GT-X adventure iteration that would fit 2.25 (57mm) tires.The goal was never simply to build a bike that fits bigger tires. Every change had to earn its place. The rear end, the fork, the frame standards, everything was designed together so the bike would feel every bit as lively and responsive as our previous gravel bike while giving riders the capabilities theyve been asking for. Aaron Barcheck, Mosaic Cycles Founder and Lead DesignerBut Mosaic wanted to keep going with big volume tires AND that gravel race bike feel. So they kept iterating on the original GT. They sorted out the frame, and thanks to the new 3D-printed chainstay yoke, they even managed to shorten chainstays five millimeters to 430mm vs. the i45. But ultimately, Mosaic basically ran into a wall at a race-ready fork with big enough clearance. So, they created their own!All-new Mosaic carbon gravel race forkThe vast majority of bike companies use off-the-shelf forks, whether they are from known & respected brands like Columbus, Enve, Ritchey, or Whiskey, for example, or simply unlabeled forks from their trusted Asian carbon manufacturers. So it is pretty unique that Mosaic decided to develop their own like weve seen from brands like Bombtrack, Sour & Tout Terrain do to get more adventure-ready features.Mosaic s reasoning seems to be that they wanted that big 55mm tire clearance with room for mud & cable integration, but without sacrificing a race-like feel. And importantly, they wanted to make it suspension-correct for the new crop of short-travel gravel suspension forks, so they could drop in even more off-road capable gravel race bikes in the near future.Tech detailstitanium gravel bike frames, USA-made in Boulder, COnew 3D-printed ti chainstay yoke allows 1x chainrings up to 50T for max race speedall-new Mosaic-designed full carbon gravel fork with internal routing, fender mounts & gravel suspension-corrected geo (415mm a-c)55mm tire clearance front & rearoversized IS52 head tube for fully internal cable routing (Enve In-Route & Cane Creek HCR compatible)T47 threaded bottom bracketUDH dropout with 12mm thru-axle & flat mount disc brakesavailable as fully custom made-to-order or pre-configured batch-built in 8 stock sizesMosaic GT i55 Pricing, options & availabilityEntirely made in Colorado, the Mosaic GT i55 titanium gravel bike is available in two levels the $8250 GT-1 i55 frameset and the $5000 GT-2 i55 frameset. Each bike is made-to-order, so it can be further customized with custom geometry, multiple finishing options including Mosaics unique Artist Series paint jobs, and individual complete bike builds tailored to each rider. That also means approximately 8 weeks lead-time (currently not much slower than the upcoming batch-made version).Coming soon this fall, there will also batch-made versions of each frameset in 8 stock sizes that will save you a bit of cash and get rid of the wait time, shipping out in 3-5 business days. Batch-made GT-1 i55 framesets come in Pearl Dark Graphite matte finish from $7500, and batch-built GT-2 i55 framesets start at $4250 in their shiny Ghost finish. You can pre-order batch-made frames now through the end of August for the first deliveries in late September.MosaicCycles.com