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Quasi-Survival
34 Feb 4 Logan Watts / storiesIn the second installment from the Trans-Uganda, Logan and Virginia gain an appreciation for challenge in their westward journey from Sipi Falls to the Albertine Rift…
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Tech Note: How to Rohloff a Salsa Deadwood
30 Feb 2 Logan Watts / gearBy definition, Salsa’s new 2016 Deadwood is designed specifically for long-distance dirt road bikepacking trips. This might leave some folks wondering how to pair it with world’s best expedition drivetrain. Here’s the scoop.
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Marin Pine Mountain 2 Review: In with the old
56 Jan 26 Logan Watts / bikesIn with the old, in with the new. That’s how Marin approached the 2016 Pine Mountain 2. We had the opportunity to thrash this steel 27.5+ adventure hardtail on southern Spain’s unyielding rocky trails. Here’s how she performed…
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Five Ten Freerider Contact Review: Pair Down
13 Jan 25 Logan Watts / apparelIn our search for the perfect ‘one pair’ shoe for extended bikepacking trips, we put the super-comfy and ultra-sticky Freerider Contact to a 800 mile test in southern Spain.
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The Call of Mzungu
42 Jan 19 Logan Watts / storiesIn the first of a three part series, Logan and Virginia set out to explore a 2,000km Trans-Uganda off road loop, circumnavigating this small nation in equatorial East Africa.
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The GR247, Spain
93 Jan 18 Logan Watts EuropeThis 200 mile (309 KM) loop through Andalusia’s Sierras De Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park offers a nice mix of fantastically rugged riding, Spanish small town amenities, and rural Andalusian culture… all within what are arguably the most beautiful mountains south of Madrid. -
Found (#001): Mural Art in Rio Jucar
5 Jan 11 Logan Watts / plogTwo-wheeled exploration often unearths interesting and obscure places that might otherwise go unnoticed, be they historical, architectural, or even artistic. In our series ‘Found’, we report on such discoveries… ones that can only made possible via slow, methodical movement through off-the-beaten-path corners of the world. Enjoy the first installment; if you’ve made a discovery of your own, and have photography to support it, then drop us a line.
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Bikepacking Southern Spain (part 4): Unexpected
27 Jan 6 Logan Watts / plogOur journey from Cadiz to Valencia is in the books. The route didn’t pan out exactly as we’d planned prior to leaving the U.S. But, as with everything else in life, the experience along the way changed our course.
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Revelate Terrapin Review: The Amphibious Seat Bag
15 Jan 4 Logan Watts / bikepacking-bagsIn the fall of 2013, Revelate Designs released the Terrapin, the first seat pack to combine a removable waterproof drybag with a holster-like mount. The latest version improves on this original design in several ways. Having had a chance to beat one up on a big trip in southern Spain, here’s what we found…
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WTB Trail Boss 3.0 Review: 27.5+ & Bikepacking
25 Dec 28 Logan Watts / gearThe new WTB Trail Boss 3.0 trail tested on the rocky tracks, rugged roads, and endless pisté of southern Spain; here are our impressions after over eight hundred miles of hard riding.
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Bikepacking Southern Spain (part 3): The Thought Vacuum
7 Dec 22 Logan Watts / plogThoughts, or lack thereof, from our explorations in the Sierra Nevada, Sierra De Baza, and Sierra de Cazorla mountains…
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Steamboat Ralleye Fall Adventure
1 Dec 21 Logan Watts / videoFor the launch of their new adventure rig, the RLT 9, Niner Bikes teamed up with Kitsbow, WTB, Big Agnes, and Blackburn for a 197 mile, Coloradan bikepack…