Singletrack/MTB
Gravel/All-road
Dirt-road Touring
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Logan Watts
Pedaling Nowhere
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Surly Krampus vs ECR: Bikepacking or Dirt-road Touring (part 2)
47 Sep 16 Logan Watts / bikesWhy the quiver is not dead: one for dirt-road touring and one for bikepacking.
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Bikepacking or Dirt-road Touring (part 1 of 2) and The State of 29+
12 Sep 15 Logan Watts / gearPart 1 of 2 of a ramble pondering nomenclature (dirt touring vs bikepacking), the state of the 29+ platform, and the Surly Krampus vs the ECR…
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Post-ride Beer: Burial-Pisgah Cemetery Gates
4 Sep 12 Logan Watts / plogNamed after a Pantera song, Cemetery Gates was a complex concoction that made a perfect post-ride beer after a rock-strewn widow-maker downhill in Pisgah.
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Sidetracked Volume 02 Has Landed!
0 Sep 9 Logan Watts / cultureSidetracked Volume 02 follows on the heels of the critically acclaimed debut issue and continues its quest to inspire readers with an incredible collection of photography and stories of expeditions from all corners of the world.
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FilmFestFriday: Distance
1 Sep 5 Logan Watts / videoBy definition, distance is a numerical description of how far apart things are; but it may also represent a span of time, a departure from normality, or the idea of pushing what is possible…
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Vargo Bot Review: Bikepacking Cook kit for the Framebag
31 Sep 4 Logan Watts / foodThe Vargo BOT is an elegantly designed 1 liter titanium water bottle with a titanium screw lid that triples in versatility as a cooking pot and an excellent storage container.
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132 mi. / 212 km4 daysBikepacking Pisgah: The Appalachian (beer) Trail
56 Aug 28 Logan Watts USAA four day bikepacking route that traverses each of the four major trail networks in Buncome and Transylvania counties — the Pisgah Ranger District, Dupont State Forest, and Black Mountain area — the heart of western North Carolina mountain biking within the mecca of craft beer. -
353 mi. / 568 km7 daysThe GR 48: Off-road Bike Touring Spain
6 Aug 28 Logan Watts EuropeThe GR 48 (Sendero de Sierra Morena) is the longest path in southern Spain and the majority of it lies within the Sierra de Aracena and the Sierra Norte de Sevilla Natural Parks, some of the country’s most uninhabited areas. -
302 mi. / 486 km7 daysBikepacking the Transnevada in Southern Spain
72 Aug 27 Logan Watts EuropeChunky rock descents, 4,500' heart-valve tearing climbs, and almost impassable hike-a-bikes make up a route that is as punishing as it is beautiful. A must for any self-loathing bikepacker’s bucket list. -
Introducing… Routes.
23 Aug 27 Logan Watts / plogAfter a recent stint of too little riding and a lot more programming than I’d care to admit, I am happy to introduce a new section of the site: Routes. When I first learned about bike touring my interest was piqued; but when I read about multi-day bikepacking trips through pristine and remote dirt routes, I was captivated…
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45 mi. / 72 km2 daysBikepacking The Iron Mountain Trail, Virginia
39 Aug 27 Logan Watts USAAn overnighter on a slice of singletrack that was once part of the legendary Appalachian Trail. -
75 mi. / 121 km2 daysBikepacking Ometepe Island Figure 8, Nicaragua
15 Aug 27 Logan Watts Latin AmericaA must-ride ‘extra’ to the typical southward bound pan-american cycling route: a 75 mile figure-eight around the double-volcano island of Ometepe in the southern freshwater sea of Lago de Nicaragua.
