Pedaling Nowhere

Packed with stunning landscape shots, “Fire & Ice – A Bikepacking Trip Across Iceland” is a new short video that follows a solo bikepacker on a 12-day journey along the Iceland Divide route. Find the video, photos, and a story from behind the scenes here…

Filmmaker and photographer Will Phelps set out on a 3-day fly fishing and bikepacking trip in Montana this past summer and recently published this video documenting their trip. Watch it here…

Our Reader’s Rig of the week comes from Joe in Utah, who shares the 2016 Moots Frosthammer he originally bought for snowy winter riding in Colorado and has since converted to handle his all-terrain cruises around the desert. Learn more about Joe and his Moots here…

We just got a notification that Search and State’s new made-in-NYC Wool Overshirt is live and ready to purchase on their website. Find details here…

London’s Wizard Works just announced three beautiful new musette bags built from leftover bikepacking bag scraps. Find more photos and details about the colorful Scraptacular Musettes and their high-visibility sibling made from Wiz Viz offcuts here…

Thirteen years after it was originally introduced, the Singular Gryphon is back with updated specs, a fresh look, and clearance for 29 x 3.0″ tires. Learn more about what’s new and how to order one here…

The Brush Mountain Lodge in Colorado has become a staple stop and a highlight for Tour Divide riders over the years. Regrettably, in a warm and thankful blog post, owner Kirsten Henricksen has announced that it will be closed for the 2022 summer riding season. Learn more here…

In the second installment of his ongoing video series, writer and photographer Martijn Doolaard offers another peek into his recent book about his ride from Vancouver to Patagonia and shares stories from a handful of countries he pedaled through on the way. See it here…

Trailblazers + ETHIC’s Pass the Mic series is back for its third edition with discussions focusing on ways to better diversify Northwest Arkansas’ trails, cycling, and active transportation scene. Learn more here…

The new C17 Whatever the Road line of Cambium saddles from Brooks England features three special-edition colorways inspired by the landscapes of Devon, Yorkshire, and Arizona. Find more photos and details on each here…

Mondraker Bikes came up with a clever new bike packaging solution that can be 100% recycled and uses no plastic, zip-ties, or foam, with biodegradable ink and all adhesive tape made from rice and potato pulp! Industry take note.

Poor planning had Joshua Meissner and friends caught between Latvia and a hard place this summer. To make their rendezvous with other friends in Riga, they had to work overtime to get themselves two countries down the road. Find Joshua’s story of a cycling tour turned impromptu bikepacking race against the clock and a lovely gallery of photos here…