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Trail Smarts & Dirt Wizardry
Thoughts, tips, practical advice, and dirt wizardry learned on the trail. If you are new to bikepacking, this might be a good place to start.
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Thoughts, tips, practical advice, and dirt wizardry learned on the trail. If you are new to bikepacking, this might be a good place to start.
Ok, so Nancy is 5’5”. So not so little. But the bike, shod as it is with 29+ tires, is certainly big. So how did the two get on? Read on to find out… and glean a few tips for bikepacking with a similar setup.
Thanks to a fantastic trail network carved by the hard work of volunteers, along with acres of National Forest and BLM land prime for camping, the American Southwest possesses some of the best long distance bikepacking routes in the world. And for the very same reasons, it’s also peppered with the finest long weekend escapes you could wish for, each one a compressed, time-friendly adventure just waiting to be savored.
Feeling the itch to head south? Make the most of the American Southwest desert season with our guide to fine tuning your bikepacking rig for a winter adventure. Glean techniques on repairing tubeless tires, helpful tips to get you started, a suggested packlist to get you going, and ideas on where to ride.
What makes the perfect bikepacking route? Here are some thoughts regarding this tricky, somewhat existential question…
A list of bikepacking hacks, shortcuts and DIY tricks to help you get out there with stuff you already have…
Bikepacking tips from the backcountry, part 2 … biscuits and cheesecake.
A list of bikepacking tips for multi-day trips in the backcountry…
A few last minute additions and several tips for packing and stowage…