Bicycle Quarterly Tables of Contents
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Features:
6 Bikerafting in Montenegro (Gerhard Czerner)
36 Unbound 200 (Hailey Moore)
44 Unbound XL (Jan Heine)
58 Shop Visit: Edelbikes (Nicolas Joly)
70 Daniel Rebour, Part 1 (Heiko Strömer)
104 Icon: Camille Daudon Derailleur
Reviews:
90 Test: Campagnolo Super Record Wireless Groupset
94 Test: Enve SES 2.3 Wheels
96 Test: SON Ladelux Headlight
100 Test: Rapha Pro Team Bib Shorts
101 Book Review: Bicycle Pop-Up Book
102 Test: Sea to Summit Ultra-Sil Day Pack
News:
4 News
Features:
6 Bikepacking to the Alpine Tunnel (Hailey Moore)
18 How to Win the Silk Road Mountain Race (Sofiane Sehili)
30 Japanese Odyssey: Cultural immersion, bikepacking-style (Josh Ibbett)
42 Arkansas High Country Race (Jan Heine)
62 Setting the FKT (Andrew Onermaa)
64 The Race for Second Place (Bryan Dougherty)
66 Shop Visit: Shoichi Hosoyama of Quark and Futaba
86 A 1964 René Herse Randonneuse
92 Jacques Primout: 1933-2023
104 Icon: Roger Piel Pedals
Reviews:
96 Test: Ass Savers Win Wing
97 Test: Swissvax Opaque Wax
98 Test: Bert Active Espadrilles
99 Test: Apidura Packable Backpack
100 Update: Wahoo Elemnt Bolt
Tech:
82 Real-World Speed of TPU Tubes
News:
4 News
102 Reader’s Forum
Features:
4 Dark Divide 300 FKT
32 Torino-Nice Rally (Donalrey Nieva)
48 Cape to Kenya (Sophie Potter)
76 Birth of the 700C Randonneuse (Heiko Strömer)
86 Refurbishing Copentipy’s René Herse (Gabriel Refait)
100 Skill: Parking Your Bike
104 Icon: Nitto Carbon Handlebars
Reviews:
94 Book Review: Jobst Brandt Ride Bike!
96 Book Review: Campagnolo Collection
97 Test: Chain Wax Club
98 Test: Met Trenta 3K Carbon Helmet
99 Test: Apidura Packable Visibility Vest
Tech:
72 Suspension Losses and Tired Riders
News:
102 Reader’s Forum
Features:
4 Paris-Brest-Paris 2023
33 PBP in 44 Hours (Robert Demilly)
38 René Herse Mysteries
45 A Unique René Herse Flyer
46 Rene Herse Frame in the Raw
50 Volcano High Pass SR600 (A. Brey, J. Nadeau, T. Turner)
86 Japan North to South (Futo Togashi)
104 Icon: Ad-Hoc Pump
Reviews:
66 Bike Test: Lauf Seigla
84 Why the Lauf Seigla is the Way it is (B. Skulason)
Tech:
94 Wide vs Narrow Tires Through the Ages
92 A Custom Cyclotouring Bike for an 11-Year-Old Rider
98 Project: Airplane Rinko
News:
102 Federico Bahamontès (1928-2023)
Features:
4 The Rift (Krysten Koehn)
20 Bike Climb Tour (Anton Krupicka)
38 Bikepacking the Estrada Real (Leonardo Brasil)
74 Japanese Camping Bikes
76 Alps Rover
80 Japanese Production Camping Bikes
84 Restoring a Bridgestone Diamond
90 History of Cycling Wear
100 Skill: Riding Light
104 Icon: Sidi Dominator Shoes
Reviews:
56 Bike Test: VAAST A/1
96 Test: SRAM Force XPLR and ZIPP 101 XPLR Wheels
99 Test: Grax Chain Lube
Tech:
72 The Power Band of a Frame
News:
102 Reader’s Forum
Features:
6 The Rhino Run (Abdullah Zeinab)
30 Benky’s Story
32 Shop Visit: Montson (Japan)
42 Exploring Arizona’s Sky Islands (Sarah Swallow)
82 Alex Singer Owners’ Meeting
92 Road Map to Paris-Brest-Paris, Part 6: Strategy
100 Skill: Fueling Your Adventure
104 Icon: Mephisto Rims
Reviews:
52 Test: Distance 45 Gravel Bike
98 Test: Roll Recover R8 Plus Massage Roller
99 Test: Enve Water Bottle Cage
99 Test Update: Enve 45 Wheelset
Tech:
88 Are Gravel Bikes Slower Than Road Bikes?
News:
4 R. Herse Framebuilding Parts
102 Reader’s Forum
Contents:
4 News
6 Cyclotouring in Corsica (Gabriel Refait)
28 The Migration Gravel Race (Lael Wilcox)
42 Racing Across the Arkansas High Country
64 20 Years of BQ Research
72 Our Best Adventures
78 20 Years of Custom Bikes
82 Last Adventure Before the Snow
96 Road Map to Paris-Brest-Paris, Part 4 (Gregor Mahringer)
104 Our Favorite Products from 20 Years of BQ
106 Skill: Saving a Turn
110 BQ Icons
Features:
4 Ozark Gravel Doom FKT (Hailey Moore)
18 Challenge of Unbound XL (Mark Vande Kamp)
40 Into the Unknown (Unbound XL)
52 Climbing Volcanoes (Tenerife; Donalrey Nieva)
64 Winning the World’s in 1972
86 Landscapes Live Within Us (Krysten Koehn)
96 Sano Magic Mahogany Sportif (Meisei Nishikawa)
104 Road Map to Paris-Brest-Paris, Part 3 (Interview with Jean-Gualbert Faburel from the Audax Club Parisien
112 Icon: Campagnolo T-Wrench
Reviews:
70 Bike Test: Allied Echo
108 Test: Knight 35 TLA Carbon Wheels
109 Test: Jonny Cycles inSLators
110 Test: Wahoo Elemnt Bolt
Tech:
30 Rene Herse Unbound XL Endurance Gravel Bike
39 Tubeless Tires More Fragile?
