Miles Arbour

A year ago, Josh Propfe set off on his first FKT attempt at the 260-mile Monumental Loop in New Mexico. He set the record, but Anton Krupicka beat his time later that year. This weekend, Josh returned to lower the fastest known time of the loop to just 22 hours and 49 minutes. In this recap, Josh shares a little about his ride and the gear he relied on to make it happen…

The value-packed State 4130 All-Road is now available in a snazzy Raw Phosphate finish, maintaining loads of mounting points, clearance for 27.5 x 2.1″ tires, and a sub-$1,000 price tag. Learn more here…

This weekend, Maggie Livelsberger finished the 1,000 mile Arkansas High Country Race in 7 days, 5 hours, and 50 minutes, setting the new fastest women’s singlespeed time in the process. Find photos and some post-ride thoughts from Maggie here…

The annual Arizona Trail Race kicks off Thursday, with riders setting off on a spectacular 300- or 800-mile route across the Grand Canyon State. With help from this year’s participants, we’ve collected rig and gear details for 40 of the folks lining up for the grand depart. Dig into all of them here…

Some of the fastest folks wrapped up their rides at the 2023 Arkansas High Country Race this week, including a new full course record from Abe Kaufman. Find the current standings across all the categories and some photos of some of the finishers here…

The new Priority Bicycles Apollo Ti is one of the only drop-bar, internally geared, Gates Carbon Drive titanium bicycle on the market, and it’s the brand’s first space metal bike. Find photos, specs, and all the details here…

Released over the summer, the Wilier Adlar is a carbon gravel bike with clearance for 29 x 2.0″ tires and loads of mounting points, and it comes with custom bags from Miss Grape and a set of axle-mounted racks. Find photos, specs, and everything else you need to know here…

“No Dead Ends” is a story about ultra cycling athlete Jana Kesenheimer, who found cycling as a cure to transform destructive behaviors from her past into growth, personal strength, and joy of living. This new 36-minute video documents Jana’s journey at the 2023 Dead Ends & Dolci event in Switzerland. Watch it here…

Released today, the new Otso Arctodus Ti is a titanium fat bike designed around massive 26 x 4.8″ tires for remote expeditions. We had a chance to get a sneak peek and shoot some photos at the MADE bike show. Find photos, specs, and other essential details here…

Dallas and Jerry are at it again! Earlier this spring, they toured the northern Oregon Coast on fat bikes. This time around, in late September, they went bikepacking along the southern Oregon Coast from Yachats to Port Orford. Watch their 28-minute video and learn more about their route here…

The Arkansas High Country Race is an annual self-supported bikepacking event that follows the route of the same name or the Ouachita Triple Crown. Just in time for tomorrow’s grand depart, we’ve gathered details on more than 30 riders and rigs that will be out on the course. Browse them all here…

As featured in the ninth issue of The Bikepacking Journal last year, Klunk ‘n’ Float tells the amusing tale of four friends attempting to hold on to their youthful selves by using vintage mountain bikes and packrafts as personal time machines. Read it here…