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Ortlieb Frame-Pack Toptube bags review: zip vs roll closure

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Ortlieb Frame-Pack

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Ortlieb Frame-Pack Toptube bags review: zip vs roll closure

Ortlieb announced a second model in their Frame-Pack Toptube line up last year with an added rolltop closure (RC) option. Curious about the differences between these two options, ADVNTR...

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Fidlock VACUUM base

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Fidlock VACUUM phone mount and case review

For riders that prefer to use their phones for on-the-bike navigation rather than a dedicated GPS unit, there are a few options for attachment, and the relatively new Fidlock VACUUM system...

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Canyon Grizl new gravel bike

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Canyon Grizl CF SL 8 gravel bike review

Last week saw the launch of the all-new Canyon Grizl, the second gravel bike in the German direct-to-consumer brand’s line up. On a call with Canyon’s Grizl Engineer Matej...

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EVOC Ride 12L

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EVOC Ride 12L Backpack review

EVOC has long been known as category leaders for mountain biking rucksacks, hip packs and flight cases, but where do they fit in for gravel and bikepacking? With the recent release of the...

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Outdoor Provisions nut butters

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Outdoor Provisions bars and nut butters review

With some exciting new additions to the line up, the Manchester-based bikepacking duo behind Outdoor Provisions sent ADVNTR contributor Michael Drummond some of their snacks to test. It can...

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Brooks Scape

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Brooks Scape Bikepacking Bags: First Look

Brooks, arguably the name in British saddle production for generations, has over recent years branched out into bags and more traditional bike luggage, all with that famous Brooks quality...

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Chrome Industries Kadet sling bag

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Chrome Kadet Sling Bag review

The Kadet Sling Bag from #MessLife royalty Chrome Industries is billed as a minimal bag for the essentials: something you can chuck the bare necessities into before bombing down a hill on...

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Wild Country Zephyros Compact 2 tent review

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Wild Country Zephyros Compact 2 tent review

The Wild Country Zephyros Compact 2 is a bit of a mouthful, but what it lacks in snappy nomenclature it more than makes up for in a package that boasts pretty astounding value for money,...

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Ortlieb bikepacking bags

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Ortlieb bikepacking bags: 3 year review

Since the spring of 2017, I’ve been using Ortlieb bikepacking bags, with the handlebar roll and seat post packs for a number of trips, from the Catalunya Trail race to touring the...

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Wahoo ELEMNT ROAM in action

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Wahoo ELEMNT ROAM: Long term review

The most recent release from cycling tech company Wahoo in their line-up of GPS cycling computers, the Wahoo ELEMNT ROAM promised a suite of advances on their previous popular models....

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