Early this week, QBP hosted their annual Saddle Drive. An event where Q-Brands unveil their new bikes, talk about the development and allow dealers and media to test ride them. This year was very exciting with a number of new bikes released by Salsa. Over the past few years, Salsa has established their name in the bikepacking world, making rigs to fit certain bikepacking applications. While they are not strictly producing bikepacking rigs, it seems to be their main focus. On top of that, creating accessories to complement their bikes has been a top priority such as the Anything Cage, branded frame bags, the recent Bikepackers Guide and more. While there are many other boutique bikepacking manufactures out there, Salsa seems to be the company mass producing these bikes, keeping them reasonably priced and making them widely available. Below are a few bikes from Salsa as well as Surly. -NB