Miles Arbour

Last year, our friends at Ride with GPS deemed October 1st International Coffee Outside Day, and this year’s celebration is coming soon. Folks in several cities are hosting coffee outside meetups, there are prizes up for grabs, and you can participate from anywhere in the world. Learn more here…

The Musguard Handlebar Harness weighs just 148 grams, uses a unique one-strap design that wraps around the stem and handlebar, and is one of the most affordable harnesses out there. We’ve been testing one over the last few months to see how it stacks up against some of its closest competitors. Find Miles’ review here…

The Miss Grape ILCOSO is a unique modular handlebar bag cradle and accessory mount designed to solve several quandaries often created by handlebar bags, such as tire clearance and cable interference. A few of us have been testing the ILCOSO to see how it performs over the long haul. Find our review here…

In latest episode of Pachamama Cycling, three friends head off on a five-day bikepacking trip in the San Juan Mountains in an attempt to disconnect from their daily lives and reconnect with one another. Watch it here…

Designed as a training ride for the Highland Trail 550, the North Wales 400 is a challenging singletrack-heavy bikepacking event that starts and finishes in Flintshire, United Kingdom. Rob Waller, a veteran bikepacker and six-time finisher of the Highland Trail 550, finished third at this year’s event with a time of 71 hours and 34 minutes. Find his reflection and a mix of photos from other riders here…

Seven years in the making, the new Otso Voytek 2 has been updated with fresh geometry, more cargo mounts, and Otso’s new GeoChip system that allows for reach and head tube angle adjustments. We had a chance to get a sneak peek and shoot some photos at MADE last month. Find photos, specs, and everything else you need to know here…

The Big Sky Spectaculaire is a 900-mile adventure cycling event through Montana’s Big Sky Country. Six riders showed up in Bozeman last month for the grand depart, and only three finished. Read on a reflection from the only solo woman finisher, Trish Holt…

Emil Carr-Ross became the first woman to finish the 2023 L’Esperit de Girona event in Spain yesterday, finishing the 800-kilometer route in 8 days, 11 hours, 10 minutes. Learn more about her ride here…

British Columbia-based bag maker HMPL just released a brand new basket bag that comes in three sizes to fit the Wald 137, Wald 139, and Pelago Rasket. Find all the details on today’s pre-order launch here…

Did you know Vermont-based Analog Cycles has a massive lineup of cages, racks, stems, and baskets available with flashy and durable Cerakote finishes? Check out the entire lineup here…

Mahalo My Dude and Old Man Mountain teamed up to test three markedly different bikepacking setups to figure out which works best (and worst). Watch the 11-minute video to see their results here…

Taking your riding shoes off after a long day of pedaling is one of the best feelings, especially when you have a backup pair for shuffling around camp. While hunting for most easy to pack ultralight camp shoes, we tested a bunch of popular models, from minimalist outdoor socks to superlight sandals. Find our thoughts and mini-reviews on six of them here, plus a list of other options…