Miles Arbour

From commuting to bikepacking and now more technical trail riding, Emily retired her trusty 26+ steel Jamis Dragonfly in exchange for a more trail-friendly Kona Hei Hei. Read on for her thoughts on why the new ride has been important to her skill development and our recent move to BC’s Sunshine Coast…

SANS Meal Bars have no added sugar, include only real whole food ingredients, are gluten, soy, and dairy-free, and offer a whopping 400 calories per bar. We’ve tried a few of their most popular flavors over the last couple of weeks to see how we like them. Read on for our impressions…

State Bicycle Co and Bicycle Nomad have teamed up on a limited-edition version of their sub-$1,000 Chromoly Steel State All-Road bike. Find all the details here…

The new OneUp EDC Lite Tool is a smaller version of their popular EDC tool, designed to hide inside a bike’s steerer tube, yet remain easily accessible. Learn more about it here…

The Pioneer 400 is a 400-mile bikepacking loop in the heart of southeastern Idaho and northern Utah. We reached out to Meg Knobel, the first woman to finish this year’s event, for a reflection and photos from her ride. Find her story here…

The Holyland Bike Challenge is a self-supported 1,460km bikepacking race from Mt. Hermon down to the Red Sea. Avi Fried was one of five finishers of this year’s event, and he put together a reflection of his ride, along with photos from other riders. Find it here…

The latest addition to SimWorks’ rack lineup is the new Off The Road rear rack—a wider and heavier duty version of their On The Road rack. Check it out here…

Launched in partnership with the Pan Celtic Race, the Ultra Distance Scholarship from Cloud 9 Cycles seeks to elevate representation of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic cyclists in ultra-distance racing events. Learn more about it here…

Preorders just opened for the new Farr HeadSpace Stem we posted about earlier this week! Find additional specs and ordering info here…

Redesigned for 2021, the new Merida Ninety-Six is a short travel full-suspension bike that appears to have some real potential as a bikepacking or ultra-endurance racing rig. Find all the details and their launch video here…

This year, four members of the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) decided to take on the 400+ mile Smoke’n’Fire bikepacking route in Idaho—making them the first athletes with permanent physical disabilities to attempt the route. The foundation put together an amazing film that documents their experience, which you can watch in its entirety here…

Hosted by the city of Fayetteville, the 2020 Arkansas High Country Race brought in 20 riders, had a 65% scratch rate, and several new course records were set. We reached out to Ashley Carelock, the first and only woman to complete the 1,000-mile route during the event, to hear more about her experience. Find her story and photos by Kai Caddy here…