Miles Arbour

Announced today, the new State Bicycle Co. Carbon All-Road is a lightweight gravel bike with clearance for 700 x 45mm tires, lots of mounting points, and loads of value. Check it out here…

In the latest episode of “The Mechanics of Joy” podcast, hosts Jon Woodroof and Kike Molares report in from this year’s Eurobike trade show last month. Listen to the entire hour-long episode here…

Kokopelli, a brand better known for its line of inflatable and highly packable packrafts, recently unveiled a full line of bikepacking bags designed specifically for packrafting and wet conditions. Miles snuck out on some bikerafting trips to see how they hold up to real-world use. Find his first impressions here…

Alexandera Houchin shot a bunch of short clips during her record-setting ride at the 2023 Tour Divide race and stitched it all together into a 20-minute video. Watch her recap video and find a handful of photos here…

“It Is What It Was” is a new short video by friends Aidan Powell and Wyatt Mason celebrating their time living in Colorado and acknowledging the difficulties of leaving something good behind. Watch the equally heartwarming and goofy 13-minute video here…

What happens when the body wants to keep going, but the mind says no? Mike Coulter took on this year’s BC Epic 1000 with the goal of finishing the 1,040-kilometer route in under three days, his longest ride yet. Watch the 17-minute video he filmed during the ride here…

Casey Loseth and his mother Melanie signed up for this year’s BC Epic 1000 to commemorate their late friend Iohan Gueorguiev. Find a personal reflection of their bikepacking journey across British Columbia and some photos they snapped along the way here…

Now in its fifth iteration, the Singular Cycles Swift MK5 is the brand’s longest running model. It’s a versatile hardtail that be set up with a suspension or rigid fork and has clearance for 29+ tires. Preorders just opened, and you can find all the details here…

Replacing their MCD and Road+ framesets, the Black Mountain Cycles Mod Zero is an all-terrain chromoly steel do-everything bike with clearance for 27.5 x 2.25″ tires, dropper post routing, and loads of mounting points. Learn more here…

For many of us, bikepacking is as much about the riding as it is the people we meet along the way. This concept proved especially true during a ride on the 1,000-kilometer Munda Biddi Trail that Miles and Emily took earlier this year in Western Australia. They encountered new and interesting people each day, all connected by the route in one way or another. Find portraits and vignettes from 27 riders they met on the trail here…

Quietly released over the weekend, the Rogue Panda Canelo V2 handlebar harness is lighter, more functional, and more affordable than the original. Learn what else is new and find more photos here…

Over the weekend, Adrien Liechti took first place at the inaugural Ascend Armenia event, completing the 1,162-kilometer route in just 5 days, 11 hours, and 45 minutes. Organizer Stephen Fitzgerald put together a recap of Adrien’s ride with photos and some other rider updates from the event. Find it all here…