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Ass Savers Releases Detour Mudguard Collection

By Lucas Winzenburg on March 1, 2019

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The new Detour mudguard collection from small Swedish company Ass Savers features a beautifully minimal design inspired by the scenery along the 700km Torino-Nice Rally route. Read on for details about the updated Fendor Bendor Big and Mudder Mini, both of which were developed with bikepacking in mind…

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In Memoriam: Mike Hall

By Guest on June 8, 2018

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The 2018 Tour Divide Grand Depart will launch shortly, and weeks of following racers will commence for those of us who aren’t taking part. Again this year, Mike Hall’s dot will trace along the digital route map, encouraging riders to try to beat his course record of 13 days, 22 hours, and 51 minutes, set in 2016. In memory of Mike, longtime fan Thomas Hassler put together this tribute…

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The Dirty Reiver (Video): Bikepackers Testing Gravel

By Guest on May 25, 2018

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With the concurrent rise in popularity of bikepacking and gravel events, the two are becoming increasingly intertwined. Here’s a double feature with two videos from Bombtrack and Ortlieb featuring several bikepackers taking on their first gravel race. Plus, thoughts on the ride by Marc Maurer, Jona Riechmann, Matty Waudby, and Franzi Wernsing…

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Highland Trail 550: The Fellowship

By Guest on February 1, 2018

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A beautifully shot video that follows rider Joachim Rosenlund during last years Highland Trail 550 race. Watch it here and read his story, “The Fellowship of the Highlands”… plus, a Q&A about the ride and Joachim’s kit list.

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Bikepacking the Via del Sale & the Mercantour Alps

By Guest on October 5, 2016

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Beth ‘Bryn’ Hodge planned her first mountain bikepacking trip along the southern border of Italy and France in the Mercantour Alps. Here’s what she learned alongside a collection of photos and some insight to plan a trip of your own in these magnificent mountains.

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A Bikepacking Lesson

By Logan Watts on September 9, 2016

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In early August, five friends set out to complete the Turino-Nice Rally, a 654 kilometer gravel route from Turino, Italy to Nice, France. Before departing they made this fun little video that shows how they packed.