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Rider’s Lens: Matt Crane’s Illustrations
7 Jan 6 Guest / plogOur first Rider’s Lens of 2023 comes from Salt Lake City, Utah-based artist Matt Crane, who shares a sundry mix of colorful and quirky illustrations. Find the story of how he first started making art, an assortment of his hand-drawn and digital work, excerpts from his zines, and much more here…
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Just to Be with You: A Father-Daughter Ride on the Divide
38 Jan 5 Guest / plogLast summer, Flint Zeigler and his 13-year-old daughter Scarlet took on the full length of the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, spending 42 days pedaling from Canada to Mexico. Along the way, they strengthened their minds, bodies, and bond with each other. Find a reflection on their ride and what the experience meant to them here…
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Not a Hero’s Journey (Film)
4 Jan 2 Guest / video“Not a Hero’s Journey” is a new film from Catherine Dunn that follows young climate activist Jessie Stevens on a 600-mile ride across the UK to attend the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow. Discover the story of Jessie’s People Pedal Power movement and follow her ride with other climate-concerned cyclists here…
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2023 Veneto Trail Route Announced
4 Dec 29 Guest / newsThe 2023 Veneto Trail is scheduled for the end of next June, and the organizers just announced updated route and registration details. We reached out to co-organizer Andrea Securo for an update on what riders can expect. Find it here…
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Bikepacking Through Time: A Journey in Rephotography
30 Dec 23 Guest / plogAfter discovering an old box of photographs depicting her late grandfather’s childhood and teenage years in France, Laura Guillet embarked on a tour around the country to seek out the locations where the images were captured. Find the story of her pedal-powered travels back in time in search of a better understanding of her grandfather and his life here…
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Across Andes 2022: Cynthia Frazier Wins in 68 Hours
7 Dec 22 Guest / plogCynthia Frazier set a blazing-fast new women’s record at this year’s 1,000-kilometer Across Andes race in Chile, finishing the route in just over 68 hours. Journalist Taneika Duhaney caught up with her following the event to learn more about her preparation, her experiences on the course, and her future aspirations. Read more and find a fantastic photoset here…
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Dead Roads and Ribs for Bears
14 Dec 16 Guest / plogWritten as a reflection on a failed first attempt to piece together the Chauga River Ramble bikepacking route through South Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, this refreshing piece from Tanner Arrington offers a glimpse into the unglamorous world of route creation. Read it here, paired with a moody gallery of black-and-white images from photographer Jess Peri…
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Tour de Kook: An Australian Surfpacking Adventure
12 Dec 14 Guest / plogAfter their van’s engine blew out and left them with no way of continuing their nomadic life along Australia’s East Coast, Ruby Woodruff and her partner built a makeshift trailer and rack and continued their surfing adventure by bike. Find Ruby’s story of their haphazard journey and a fun 30-minute video documenting their experiences here…
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The Perks of Not Racing an Ultra Event: 2022 GranGuanche Audax Trail
10 Dec 9 Guest / plogLast month, 24 riders set off on an 800-kilometer self-supported ride across the Canary Islands. Among the finishers was Katrien Sanders, who settled into a more leisurely pace compared to the fastest riders but still completed the ride in under five days. Find her story and a beautiful selection of photos by Matteo Minelli here…
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White Laggan November Odyssey
5 Dec 7 Guest / plogNot wanting to let the grey and wet of winter keep them from enjoying time spent outside, Marcus Nicolson and friends headed off on a trip in search of White Laggan Bothy in southwest Scotland last month. Find their story weekend adventure that featured a swampy obstacle course and an unexpected encounter with other bikepackers here…
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Rodeo Labs Trail Donkey 4.0 and the Grand Industry Conspiracy
68 Dec 5 Guest / bikesFollowing the release of the Rodeo Labs Trail Donkey 4.0, we reached out to the brand’s founder Stephen Fitzgerald to learn more about the evolution of their do-mostly-everything gravel bike. Find that here, alongside an honest and engaging look at the cycling industry from someone who’s unsure if they’re part of it or not…
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Carfree Overnight Bikerafting Trip (Video)
4 Nov 29 Guest / videoIn the fall, three friends headed out for an overnight bikerafting trip along the beautiful Penobscot River in Maine, relying only on public transportation and human power to make the trip possible. Watch a wonderfully shot and edited short video from their trip by Ian MacLellan here…