Miles Arbour

Dzil Ta’ah Adventures and Four Corners Guides have teamed up to offer the Navajo Youth Bikepack Series this fall, with a focus on providing outdoor adventure opportunities for disadvantaged youth in the Navajo Nation. Find the details, and how you can help support their program here…

With enough room to carry a full-size DSLR, toolkit, and lots of snacks, the Showers Pass Ranger Waterproof Hip Pack may well be the largest hip pack on the market. As a bonus, its fully seam-welded construction is 100% weatherproof and it has integrated bottle holsters for long days on the bike. Find Miles’ thoughts here, including a side-by-side comparison with its closest competitor, the Porcelain Rocket Big Dumpling…

As part of Shimano’s major shoe overhaul for 2021, their off-road ME7 and ME5 models both received grippier rubber and an updated fit. Find photos and details here…

On June 21st, Jamey Mossengren—also known as the Unicycling Unicorn—departed on a solo unicycling trip on the 669-mile Oregon Timber Trail with a plan to average 21 miles per day. Here’s a look at Jamey’s gear list and his thoughts on the trail from a unicyclist’s perspective…

Rapha and EF Pro Cycling put together a new behind the scenes look at the UK-based GBDuro bikepacking event, documenting Lachlan Morton’s experience throughout the entire 2,000km route. Watch the video here…

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the 2020 Butter Tart 700 (BT 700) in southwestern Ontario offered a staggered ITT style event to spread riders out throughout the weekend. Among those riders was Taryn Davis, who put together a reflection on her ride with some photos she took along the way…

The new Bontrager BITS Integrated MTB Tool joins the growing list of clever stowable multi-tools, designed specifically to hide within your fork’s steerer tube. Find photos and details here…

Curious about Rodeo Labs and their ultra-durable Cerakote custom paint jobs? Cerakote put together this great process video of a Trail Donkey 3.1 and Spork 2.0 receiving their lightweight, made-in-USA finish. Watch it here…

Farsik Supply, owned and operated by Mike Zinger, is dedicated to the Made in Canada label found on all the bags he produces. We stopped by Mike’s little workshop on Vancouver Island to learn more about him, his company, and what we can expect from Farsik moving forward. Find photos and an interview with Mike here…

MicroSHIFT’s $130 Advent 9-speed drivetrain received a few promising updates today, including some trickle down tech from their higher end Advent X group and a wider range 11-46T cassette. Find all the details here…

Just announced, UK-based Temple Cycles has expanded their do-it-all Adventure Disc platform with two new models and updated build build kits. Find photos and specs on both here, along with Temple Cycles’ Adventure Disc promo video…

Released today, the new JPaks DropperPak is a mid-sized dropper post seat bag that’s lightweight, stable, and works in conjunction with the Wolf Tooth Valais. We’ve been testing one for a couple of months for this exclusive first review to coincide with today’s release…