Bikepacking Culture

Celebrating its 70th anniversary, Sam Jones recounts the history of the Cape Wrath Fellowship, founded by cycling journalist Rex “Ragged Staff” Coley to encourage more adventures by bike. What’s more, it’s still open membership to this day. Watch the film, enjoy the accompanying images, and find out more about this fascinating slice of bike touring history… then brave the weather, head up to mainland UK’s most remote chip of land, and join up for yourself!

The third annual Bikepacking Summit took place last weekend at Mulberry Gap Mountain Bike Getaway, just outside of Ellijay, Georgia. Like at last year’s event, we were overwhelmed with positivity after three days of storytelling and community building with fellow bikepackers. Here’s a massive collection of photos and a summary of what went down during the weekend…

The 2019 PEdALED Silk Road Mountain Race is a wrap! Out of 140 riders, there were 70 finishers, including 46 solo riders, 10 pairs, and 4 additional split-pair singles. Here are portraits of each rider, with names, finish times, and nationalities…

We stopped into Curve Cycling’s Melbourne HQ and chatted with the team to learn more about the brand and their range of adventure-focused titanium all-road and off-road bikes. Read on for our full conversation with Curve’s small family of passionate riders…

The race continues… Official media team member Rugile Kaladyte brings us into the 2019 Silk Road Mountain Race with another incredible set of photos and first hand account from days 5-10, including the first five finishers…

Sam Erhard, a graduate at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, designed a unique collection of modular bikepacking frame bags as part of his senior design thesis. We reached out to learn more about the program, the bags, and his inspiration for the project. Find details (and a video Sam produced) here…

Lael Wilcox placed second and was the first woman to cross the finish at this year’s 1,700-kilometer PEdALED Silk Road Mountain Race. We had the chance to catch up with her just after the race to ask a few questions about the route, her gear, and the people she met along the way…

30-year-old Slovakian Jakub Sliacan won this year’s 1,700-kilometer PEdALED Silk Road Mountain Race. We had the chance to catch up with Jakub at the finish line to ask a few questions about the race…

We Are One Composites has been manufacturing high-quality carbon bicycle rims since 2016 in Kamloops, British Columbia. We stopped by their small facility for a quick tour and and a chat with owner Dustin Adams. Plus, some thoughts on the new 27.5+ Convert wheels and Da Package bar and stem…

Rugile Kaladyte is part of the media team following and documenting the 2019 Silk Road Mountain Race. In this first of several reports from the field, she provides a detailed account of the race from days 1-4 alongside an incredible photoset…

In our 2019 Colorado Trail Race photo gallery, Eddie Clark brings us into this year’s race with another amazing set of images. Here’s the full gallery, Eddie’s commentary from the experience, and a brief recap of the race…

We passed through Bozeman, Montana, recently and stopped in to visit with Sklar Bikes, see a few beautiful rigs, and chat with owner/builder Adam Sklar about bikepacking, trail geometry, and what’s behind his signature curved top tubes. Here’s the interview, plus a lot of bike photos and details on the new Sklar Sweet Spot hardtail…