Reader’s Rig

Our Reader’s Rig of the week comes from Bill Brown in Seattle, who shares the Soma Grand Randonneur V3 that he built to handle everything from grocery runs around the city to riding unpaved trails around Puget Sound. Learn more about Bill and his front-loading Soma here…

This week’s Reader’s Rig comes from Joshua Torrans in Michigan, who offers a detailed look at his custom titanium midtail adventure rig from Black Sheep Bikes in Colorado. Learn more about Joshua and how riding his one-of-a-kind machine has inspired him to take on several winter ultra events here…

This week’s Reader’s Rig comes from Justin Enerson in Minneapolis, Minnesota, who shares a look at the stretched-out tall bike he built out of a mix of decommissioned Salsa and Surly frames. Get to know more about Justin and read the story behind the 11th tall bike he’s built to date here…

Our Reader’s Rig of the week comes from Ben Kampschoer in Victoria, Australia, who shares the gorgeous Titanium Omnium Mini-Max cargo bike he uses for daily life, touring, and hauling his dog Billy. Get to know a little about Ben and find some lovely images of his Ti Mini-Max here…

This week’s Reader’s Rig comes from Liam Shannon in Canada, whose 2020 Norco Itaqua has taken him to some stunning and hard-to-reach places in the couple of years he’s owned it, including many snowy rides with this retired sled dog, Gibbs. Get to know Liam and his fatbike here…

Our Reader’s Rig of the week comes from Victor Wiltmann in Ontario, Canada, who shares his 1999 Rocky Mountain Blizzard, a bike with loads of history. Learn how the Blizzard came into Victor’s life, how it handled some of the Highland Trail 550 route in Scotland, and a little about his longtime interest in breathing new life into old bikes here…

This week’s Reader’s Rig is a custom Berg Bikes “In-Betweener” that belongs to Grant Lestock-Kay from Cowichan Valley, British Columbia. Take a look at this one-of-a-kind singlespeed machine that was loving built with help from several area frame builders and friends here…

Our Reader’s Rig of the week comes from Nathan Reimer in British Columbia, who shares his 2021 Salsa Timberjack XT 29 and the story of how bikes have been an influential force in his life for the past 15 years. Learn more about Nathan and his TJ here…

This week’s Reader’s Rig comes from Outer Shell co-owner Jim Santos in San Francisco, who shares his Hunter Cycles Woodrat 29er. Learn more about Jim and read the story of how he ended up with one of five Woodrat steel hardtails built by Rick Hunter here…

In this feature edition of Reader’s Rig, we get to know Tom Norman of Vancouver, British Columbia, who shares an in-depth look at his gorgeous Mone El Continente. Find a brilliant set of photos and details about his highly considered build here, which includes a Rohloff drivetrain, dynamo lighting, and a great backstory…

This week’s Reader’s Rig comes from Ilja in Germany, who shares a refreshingly practical Oliver Corpus Cycling Parts (OCCP) commuter/work bike that’s built to withstand the demands of daily use around the city without attracting too much attention. Learn more about Ilja and the OCCP here…

Our Reader’s Rig of the week comes from Cody Johnson in Minneapolis, Minnesota, who shares the first-generation Surly Moonlander he’s been riding for more than a decade. You can get to know Cody and his all-terrain, all-season steel tourer and grocery-getter here…