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Reader’s Rig: Timothe’s 1995 Peugeot Explorer 200
10 Aug 19 Lucas Winzenburg / newsThis week’s Reader’s Rig comes from artist and architecture student Timothé Girard in France, who shares the mid-90s Peugeot Explorer he found in a basement and restored for a two-month tour of France. Learn more about Timothé and his inaugural trip on the Peugeot here…
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Collective Reward #127: $500 Velo Orange Gift Cards
10 Aug 18 Lucas Winzenburg / newsWe’re giving away three $500 Velo Orange gift cards for our latest Collective Reward, which can be used to buy frames, components, accessories, and more from their expansive range of products. Learn more and get signed up for a chance to win here…
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WOMBATS Shirts in Support of Charlie Cunningham and Jacquie Phelan
2 Aug 17 Lucas Winzenburg / newsThrough next Tuesday, the crew at Ponderosa Cyclery in Nebraska is selling re-issued WOMBATS (Women’s Mountain Bike and Tea Society) shirts to support MTB hall of famers Charlie Cunningham and Jacquie Phelan with their ongoing medical bills after Charlie’s head injury in 2015. Learn more and buy one here…
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Weekend Snapshot
5 Aug 15 Lucas Winzenburg / newsIn this edition of Weekend Snapshot, we share scenes from our readers’ bikepacking trips in Scotland, British Columbia, and the French Alps. See three interpretations of weekend getaways from three varied regions of the world here. Plus, find a link to share your adventures…
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A Conversation with James Hayden (Video)
5 Aug 15 Lucas Winzenburg / newsOur friend Lloyd J Wright of Fairlight Cycles recently caught up with British ultra-endurance cyclist James Hayden for a video interview near his home in the Pyrenees just before he headed to Kyrgyzstan for the 2022 Silk Road Mountain Race. Get to know James as he pedals through the region’s stunning landscapes here…
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Reader’s Rig: Tylor’s 1993 Diamondback Topanga
4 Aug 12 Lucas Winzenburg / newsOur Reader’s Rig of the week comes from Tylor Reimer in Manitoba, who shares the 1993 Diamondback Topanga he stripped down and rebuilt from the ground up with a super sensible mix of modern parts. Learn more about Tylor and his basketpacking all-rounder here…
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How to Bikepack the Silk Road Mountain Race (Film)
18 Aug 10 Lucas Winzenburg / videoFilmed in Kyrgyzstan last summer, “How to Bikepack the Silk Road Mountain Race” is a fantastic new 30-minute film that offers a refreshing perspective on one of the most challenging ultra-endurance bikepacking events in the world. Watch the film and read our interview with director Brady Lawrence here…
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The Loam and Gravel Society Episode 2 (Video)
0 Aug 10 Lucas Winzenburg / videoIn the second episode of Old Man Mountain’s Loam and Gravel Society video series, host Evan Christenson meets up with Steve “Doom” Fassbinder of Four Corners Guides and Jon Yazzie of Dzil Ta’ah Adventures for his first-ever bikerafting trip. Watch the video and see some behind-the-scenes photos here…
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LOOK Announces Two New French-Made Flat Pedals
11 Aug 10 Lucas Winzenburg / newsExpanding their range of flat pedals, LOOK recently introduced a pair of new models, the colorful composite TRAIL FUSION and the high-end alloy TRAIL ROC+. Find details and photos of both made-in-France pedals here…
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Collective Reward #125: 7mesh Elevate Long Sleeve Shirts
3 Aug 10 Lucas Winzenburg / newsOur latest Collective Reward gear giveaway comes from 7mesh in British Columbia, who’ll be hooking up two of our Bikepacking Collective members with one of their lightweight, breathable, antibacterial Elevate Long Sleeve Shirts. Find complete details here…
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Explore Your Boundaries – Argyll & The Isles (Video)
2 Aug 9 Lucas Winzenburg / videoIn the latest installment of “Explore Your Boundaries,” Mark Beaumont and Markus Stitz are joined by Jenny Graham, the fastest woman to cycle around the world, for a pedal-powered journey around Scotland’s Adventure Coast. Watch the 14-minute video here…
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Weekend Snapshot
3 Aug 8 Lucas Winzenburg / newsIn today’s installment of Weekend Snapshot, we tag along for bikepacking campouts and rambles around Minnesota, Sweden, and Colorado. See what three folks from around the community were up to over the weekend and find a link to share your rides here…