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A Visit to the Clandestine Workshop in Bristol, UK
22 Aug 25 Guest / cultureWe recently stopped into the Clandestine workshop in Bristol to meet framebuilder Pi Manson and learn more about the philosophy behind his beautiful handmade steel frames. Find our interview and a gallery of photos from his shop here…
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2021 Silk Road Mountain Race Report #3: Stubbornness
6 Aug 24 Guest / culturePhotographer Chris McClean checks in from the Tian Shan Mountains for his third field report from the 2021 Silk Road Mountain Race. Find a collection of images and another series of vignettes here…
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2021 Silk Road Mountain Race Report #2: Survival
6 Aug 21 Guest / cultureIn his second field report from the 2021 Silk Road Mountain Race, photographer Chris McClean shares another trio of vignettes from Kyrgyzstan and a beautiful gallery of photos. Find it all here…
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Four Days on The Crusher: An Off-Road Reunion on the U.P.
11 Aug 18 Guest / plogFollowing a four-day group bikepacking trip across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Garrett Denney and Josh Rizzo share their story of getting 10 friends together to ride and reconnect. Find a written recap, short video, and map of their route here…
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2021 Silk Road Mountain Race Report #1: Bad Ideas
11 Aug 17 Guest / cultureReporting in from the Tian Shan Mountains in Kyrgyzstan, photographer Chris McClean shares his first in a series of 2021 Silk Road Mountain Race vignettes. Find three short stories and a gallery of images here…
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Three Perspectives from Sisters in the Wild UK 2021
9 Aug 12 Guest / cultureThe inaugural edition of Sisters in the Wild UK took place late last month, and we checked in with three attendees to learn more about their weekend of bikepacking and building community. Find their perspectives here, along with a joyful gallery of photos from the event…
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Going (Goo Goo) Gaga Over Vermont
20 Aug 9 Guest / planFollowing a trip along our Green Mountain Gravel Growler route with his wife and nine-month-old son, Bilal Zia put together this combination story, route report, and insightful mini-guide to traveling with a little one. Find it all here, along with a colorful gallery of photos from Vermont…
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Bikepacking With Banjo (Video)
11 Jul 30 Guest / videoJust as lockdown let up near their home in Kongsberg, Norway, Mikkel Soya Bølstad and his family set out on an overnight bikepacking trip with Banjo, a wise little Jack Russell terrier. Find a reflection and some advice from Banjo here, alongside a video and photoset from the ride…
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Six Perspectives on the 2021 Migration Gravel Race in Kenya
9 Jul 22 Guest / cultureThe inaugural edition of the Migration Gravel Race took place in Kenya last month, and photographer Lian van Leeuwen was there to document the event. After the race, she caught up with six notable participants to find out what made their experience unique. Find out what they had to say here, along with a gallery of beautiful images from East Africa…
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Dogpacking 2.0: A Guide to Bikepacking with Your Dog
29 Jul 21 Guest / tipsBikepacking with your dog, aka dogpacking, can be an intimidating proposition. Fortunately, folks like John Freeman have spent the last seven years figuring out what works and what doesn’t. In this new guide, John (and Mira) walks through everything you need to know about dogpacking around the world…
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Mere Mortals on the BT700
11 Jul 9 Guest / plogPhotographer Martin Lortz and a group of intergenerational friends recently took on the 2021 BT700 bikepacking event in Southwestern Ontario, pedaling through some 760 kilometers of rolling landscapes. Find his story of experiencing highs, lows, and Canadian hospitality here…
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Route Report: The Altravesur, by Matteo Minelli
10 Jul 5 Guest / planBack in May, Matteo Manelli set out on a solo ride across the Altravesur, our 1,336-kilometer route that crosses southern Spain from Cadiz in the west to Valencia on the Mediterranean coast. Along the way, he captured an amazing set of photos of the route’s many landscapes and details and wrote up this handy route report. Find it all here…