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This edition of Rig & Rider features Stargazer owner Willi Fast. We built up a Starry Night Stargazer for Willi in 2023 and he’s been adventuring on it ever since. 

By Tumbleweed founder Daniel Molloy We sometimes get asked why we spec the Rohloff on the Prospector and why we don’t offer a Pinion version, and I thought it would be helpful to just answer that q...

We caught up with Dan Lenaghan, Tumbleweed builder and staff member, to ask him about his rider origin story, his bike, and more. If you've customized a build with us, chances are good you've inter...

Some customers come to us with a build in mind for a specific trip; others come to us looking for the proverbial quiver-killer, even if they end up with more than one of our bikes. Some customers c...

Tumbleweed ambassadors Julien and Marie-Liesse left Paris to cycle off-road from Canada to Argentina, embracing a slower way of travel. Under the name Fast Won’t Last, they share stories of landsca...

Bikepacking, to me, is the most meaningful way to travel the world. It has a minimal environmental footprint, yet offers immense rewards—physical challenge, mental clarity, and emotional connection...

This August, we built up a booth for the first time and packed it into a UHaul to head from Garden City, Idaho to Portland, Oregon for the MADE show—for our first time ever exhibiting at a bike sho...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  September 3, 2025 Boise, ID – Tumbleweed Bicycle Co., a premium off-road touring bicycle design company, is proud to announce the release of the next generation Stargazer, no...

We reluctantly hoisted our pristine new Tumbleweeds up to the teen bus boy standing on the roof of the charter bus who flopped them on top of one another, tying them down with frayed ropes. Eight b...