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Endura MT500 Burner Flat Review: First Ride
3 Mar 1 Logan Watts / apparelJust released, the Endura MT500 Burner Flat ticks a lot of boxes that riders look for in a backcountry mountain biking and bikepacking shoe. We’ve been testing a pair over a handful of rides to see how they stack up for this launch day review. Find all the details here…
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Gravel – A Love Letter (Film)
3 Feb 27 Logan Watts / news“Gravel – A Love Letter” is a new 30-minute documentary that retraces the history of gravel events and gets to the heart of what makes this genre of cycling special, how it impacts communities, and what it means to riders. Watch it here…
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Recap of the Huracan 300 on The Pisgah Podcast
2 Feb 24 Logan Watts / newsOur friends TJ Kearns, Rusti Broadway, and Regis Bryer set out on the 374-mile Huracan 300 grand depart a few weeks ago. In the latest episode of the Pisgah Podcast, they recount their experience on the ride. Listen here…
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John and Mira Dogpacking World Tour (EP.1 Montana)
2 Feb 23 Logan Watts / newsThis past fall, dogpacking duo John Freeman and Mira kicked off their Dogpacking World Tour through the Americas. In the first episode of their video series following the trip, they begin in Montana at Llama Ranch. Watch it here…
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Brixton Builds: Surly Ghost Grappler (Video)
0 Feb 22 Logan Watts / newsRemember the Brixton Cycles Ghost Grappler build we posted last week? Check out this new companion video documenting the build from start to finish…
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All Terrain Bicycling: An ATB Manifesto
262 Feb 22 Logan Watts / cultureSomehow, off-road cycling enthusiasts got stuck with two terms to describe a broad range of bicycles that cover a variety of disciplines. We think it’s about time the cycling community reclaimed the term ATB—All Terrain Bicycle—to describe some of them. In this opinion piece, we ask why and examine the history and future of the term. Read it here, along with a list of bikes that fit this mold and what we’d like to see…
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Surly Ghost Grappler Video Review
7 Feb 21 Logan Watts / newsIn addition to our written review of the new Surly Ghost Grappler last week, host Neil Beltchenko created a great in-depth video review over on our YouTube Channel. Watch it here…
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Surly Ghost Grappler | Why We Did It and Other Musings (Video)
6 Feb 18 Logan Watts / newsIn their latest video, Surly engineer Ben Jungbauer walks and talks us through the Surly Ghost Grappler from his “math and science point of view.” Watch it here…
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The Tanglefoot Hardtack has Landed
10 Feb 18 Logan Watts / newsThe recently announced Tanglefoot Hardtack is now in stock and shipping from Vermont. Similar to the Moonshiner we reviewed a while back, this looks to be a great all-terrain drop-bar bike. Find all the details here…
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Custom Ghost Grapplers from the UK
5 Feb 17 Logan Watts / newsAs part the new Ghost Grappler launch, Surly sent several of their UK dealers a frameset to build up how they see fit. Here are four of them from Brixton Cycles, Keep Pedalling, JW Cycles, and The Woods Cyclery…
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Surly Ghost Grappler Review: Risky Business
168 Feb 17 Logan Watts / bikesJust announced, the highly anticipated Surly Ghost Grappler is the brand’s first real disruptor bike in a while, a curly-bar dirt rig they define as a “dedicated drop-bar trail bike built for bikepacking excursions, singletrack sessions, and all-day dirt rides.” We’ve been riding one on chunky gravel, rugged trails, and everything in between for the last year. Find our in-depth review with loads of photos here…
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Bikepacking Hacks: 3 DIY Seat Packs
24 Feb 15 Logan Watts / bikepacking-bagsSeat packs and saddlebags are quintessential pieces of bikepacking gear, but they’re often pricey. In our latest Bikepacking Hacks video, Neil walks through some simple and affordable DIY solutions for carrying gear at the rear end of your bike. Watch it here and find a list of options and notes we put together for other low-budget seat pack solutions…