Miles Arbour

The Giant Fathom series received some promising updates for 2021, including wide 27.5″ and 29″ builds, tweaked geometry, a longer travel fork, and more bottle mounts. Find photos, specs, and breakdowns of the different build options here…

Josh Ibbett brought his GoPro along for his first-place finish at this year’s GBDURO in the UK, shooting his entire 1,200-mile journey from Land’s End to John o’ Groats. His 18-minute video offers an inside look at what it takes to tackle this type of event. Also, find additional video and details about the bike he used during the event…

The Badlands 2020, a self-supported gravel event put on by Transiberica Ultracycling, follows some of the most remote and challenging terrain Europe has to offer. With help from the participants, we’ve put together a list of over 40 riders who are tackling the event this year, including bike photos and gear highlights…

The new Bontrager Avert Mountain Bike Shoe is a hikeable, clip-in compatible cycling shoe designed specifically to tackle any terrain and for all-day comfort. Learn more here…

The newly released Marin El Roy is the brand’s most aggressive hardtail to date, sporting a 63° headtube angle and a double-butted Chromoly steel frame. Find photos, specs, and the complete build kit here…

PRO just expanded their line of carbon mountain bike bars and added a 100mm gravel dropper post as well as a new 34.9mm Koryak dropper for increased compatibility. Learn more here…

Salsa’s EXP Series Anything Cradle and Anything Cage Systems have recieved some major updates—including a new Top-Load Dry Bag, redesigned Front Pouch and Anything Cage Bag, and some fresh new EXP Series Rubber Straps. Here’s a first look at everything…

The Fitz-Barn is a 440-mile bikepacking event from Fitzgerald’s Bicycles in Victor, Idaho, and Red Barn Bicycles in Hamilton, Montana. We reached out to 15-year-old Jacob Hora, who was mentored by Jay Petervary, to learn more about his experience participating in his first self-supported event…

Fernie to Hope is a short film starring Laura Brown, Steph Roorda, Annie Foreman-Mackey, and Claire Cameron as they follow the BC Trail route west across British Columbia. Find the film here, plus a Q&A with the group and photos from their trip…

The Bontrager BITS Integrated MTB Tool is one of the latest multi-tools designed to hide away inside your steerer tube but be accessible at a moment’s notice. Here’s a closer look and Miles’ thoughts after a few weeks of using one…

The new Voile Rack Strap is designed to snap-fit onto the most common bikepacking racks and cargo systems and it looks just as useful as the original Voile Strap. Learn more here…

“The Myth of the Great Bike Savior,” written by Patrick Lucas, is a story about how outdoor recreation has affected Indigenous peoples and their land…