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Search and State Wool Overshirt
9 Jan 27 Logan Watts / newsWe just got a notification that Search and State’s new made-in-NYC Wool Overshirt is live and ready to purchase on their website. Find details here…
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Brush Mountain Lodge to Close for the 2022 Summer Season
2 Jan 27 Logan Watts / newsThe Brush Mountain Lodge in Colorado has become a staple stop and a highlight for Tour Divide riders over the years. Regrettably, in a warm and thankful blog post, owner Kirsten Henricksen has announced that it will be closed for the 2022 summer riding season. Learn more here…
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Mondraker’s New Recyclable Shipping Boxes are Made with Rice and Potato Pulp
13 Jan 26 Logan Watts / newsMondraker Bikes came up with a clever new bike packaging solution that can be 100% recycled and uses no plastic, zip-ties, or foam, with biodegradable ink and all adhesive tape made from rice and potato pulp! Industry take note.
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Apidura Frame Pack Hydration Bladder Review (Frame Bag Water Bladder!?)
22 Jan 25 Logan Watts / accessoriesCarrying a large volume of water for bikepacking trips can be challenging, but it’s not impossible. In our latest video, Neil dives into why he carries a hydration bladder for nearly all of his bikepacking trips and shares his review of the new 3L Apidura Frame Pack Hydration Bladder, a purpose-built hydration bladder for your frame pack…
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Bikepacking into Space (Video)
11 Jan 25 Logan Watts / videoOur friend Barry Godin recently discovered a new hobby in astrophotography. But, because he lives in London, he has to travel to places with less light pollution to adequately capture the cosmos. In this new video, he combines his new hobby with an old one, bikepacking, on a trip to photograph the Horse Head Nebula. Watch it here and see shots from the trip…
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Ikari (Bike and Fishing Gear)
16 Jan 25 Logan Watts / accessoriesRoman Rusinov is the founder of Ikari, a small brand here in Brevard, North Carolina, that makes intricately designed and useful gear for bikepacking, fly fishing, and daily bike-life use. We got ahold of a couple of Ikari’s unique bike brackets as well as a beautiful magnetic fly container to check them out. Find more about those handmade products and some background on Roman and Ikari here…
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Bikepacking La Siberia: The GR247 in Winter (Video)
4 Jan 24 Logan Watts / videoIn his latest video, Bikepacking La Siberia, Sergio Luna Naranjo takes on the incredible GR247 loop in the middle of winter. Find the full video, photos, and more information about this beautiful route in southern Spain here…
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Girasoles and the Road to Mulege
27 Jan 24 Logan Watts / plogThere was one ominous waypoint on the map during Logan and Virginia’s recent Baja Missions Section ride. It marked the road to Mulegé, a dirt track crossing the divide from coast to coast. Not knowing exactly what to expect, they cranked up this rugged road and discovered a few surprises in a remote swath of canyonland. Read about this leg of their journey and find an expansive photo gallery here…
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RIP Hal Russell, 1949-2022
3 Jan 21 Logan Watts / newsThe ultra-endurance cycling community was hit with some very sad news yesterday. Six-time Tour Divide finisher Hal Russell passed away. Our thoughts and warm wishes go out to Hal’s family…
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Kitsbow Icon Now in Caprock Red
11 Jan 21 Logan Watts / newsThe Kitsbow Icon, one of our favorite wool shirts, is now available in a new Caprock Red color scheme. Find all the details here…
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Introducing the Pine Cycles RASA
13 Jan 20 Logan Watts / newsJust launched, new Utah-based Pine Cycles debuts with the USA-made RASA steel bikepacking bike. Find details about Pine Cycles and the RASA here…
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CONTRAST (Film)
9 Jan 20 Logan Watts / videoBack in the fall, two of Kona’s European employees decided to escape on a bikerafting mission into the Verdon, a beautiful region in France surrounded by mountains and dotted with emerald lakes. Watch the film they made along the way here, plus a gallery of photos from the trip and a map of the classic Verdon routes…