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Front rack or bar bag? Adam settles the bikepacking gear debate for reader Enzo, confessing his love for soft, floppy cargo over stiff, rattly racks and baskets that turn a lively fork into a numb plank (except, hypocritically, when he's just noodling around town). Check out our three experience-derived setups.

We headed to Lost & Found in Portola, CA to ride with friends and remembered exactly why we love gravel races. From free snacks at aid stations to riding world-class routes without lifting a finger to plan them, gravel racing has a way of reminding us why we fell in love with bikes in the first place. It's not about competition, it's about camaraderie.

We have been spending a lot of time on build kits lately. While so much of our engineering and design effort goes into crafting a beautiful frame and fork, those things are not rideable without parts. What parts to choose though? There are a lot of really good and really, really good options out there these days.