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Fly Through Trails with new Ordinance Survey Aerial 3D
2 Apr 5 Logan Watts / newsAs every British bikepacker already knows, the Ordinance Survey is second to none when it comes to mapping lands in exhaustive, obsessive detail. Having already added a digital lineup to compliment its ever-popular paper Landranger series, the government-run national mapping agency has just launched Aerial 3D as part of their OS Maps application…
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Viral Skeptic Review + The Pinion P1.12 Gearbox
34 Apr 4 Logan Watts / bikesWith a belt drive, Pinion Gearbox, 27.5+ tires, and an oddly colored titanium frame, the Viral Skeptic might come off as something of a concept bike when it’s clean and shiney. But after a couple months getting it dirty, the sum of its parts equals a rather slick future-proof rig. Read our comprehensive review as well as a detailed look at the Pinion P1.12.
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Comes with Baggage
6 Apr 1 Logan Watts / videoBlackburn’s ‘Comes with Baggage’ is now free! If you haven’t yet seen this 2015 gem, it’s a must-watch 18 minute documentary on the history of bike travel… from boneshakers to bikepacking.
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Pisgah Project: Think Local, Win this Bike.
1 Mar 30 Logan Watts / newsOr just look at some pretty pictures of a really sweet bike. Nevermind that it could be yours, and it just happens to be built through a collaboration by several local companies to support some amazing trails…
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Into The Island of Ice: Bikepacking Baffin Island
8 Mar 28 Logan Watts / videoAn ‘illustrated’ video documenting a bikepacking trip over the Akshayuk Pass, a new 100 mile route across Baffin Island’s Auyuittuq National Park…
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In Search of the Best Bike Bell: The Bikeway Shootout.
58 Mar 23 Logan Watts / accessoriesWhether used to warn ‘slow-walkers’ or just say hello in a universal language, bike bells rule. In our search for the best bike bell for the job, we narrowed our choices down to five contenders. Here’s our take on each. And read on to see which one really rang our bell. Ding ding.
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Lost Coast North
2 Mar 20 Logan Watts / videoOver a thousand incredible moments captured in the latest film from Mike Curiak, documenting an epic return bikerafting expedition to Alaska’s Lost Coast. Spoiler alert: mind-bending glacial fragments, insane mountain backdrops, a stink-whale… it’s all here.
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New Santa Cruz Chameleon: Bikepacking-ready trail stud?
23 Mar 17 Logan Watts / newsThe all new Santa Cruz Chameleon is capable of shifting from a trail rig to a bikepacking mule using an elegant swappable dropout system — and 29er or 27.5+ hoops. It’s not too shabby to look at either. What do you think?
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Salsa Warbird Review: An Underbiking truce.
26 Mar 16 Logan Watts / bikesBack in the fall Logan and Joe borrowed a pair of Salsa Warbirds to ride the Green Mountain Gravel Growler. Here are their thoughts on the bike after a week of riding gravel, dirt tracks, plenty of singletrack… and Vermont’s infamous Class 4 roads.
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Revelate Mag-Tank: Fit for Vikings
13 Mar 15 Logan Watts / bikepacking-bagsInspired by Vikings — one source says — the new Revelate Mag-Tank forgoes a zipper and provides bag access via a smartly contoured top flap held in place by a brilliant magnetic buckle. See how it performed over 1000+ miles of rough and tumble terrain. Also, find a comparison with the venerable Gas Tank.
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860 mi. / 1,384 km20 days
Trans-Cuba: La Ruta Mala
96 Mar 13 Logan Watts Latin AmericaA mentally perplexing and physically demanding 860 mile bikepacking route crossing Cuba via rugged dirt tracks, horse paths, sugarcane farm roads, steep rocky mountain roads, and a culture that’s beautifully unique. -
Alchemy Kratos Ti Gravel Bike Launched at NAHBS
0 Mar 11 Logan Watts / newsDenver, CO based Alchemy Bicycle Co just launched several new bikes at NAHBS including the Kratos, dubbed by Alchemy as their ‘titanium gravel/adventure bike’.