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Life on a bike inspiration via videos, rider profiles, news, and stories from around the bikepacking community. Have something to share? Get in touch!
Need a spark of inspiration to plan your weekender? Here’s a fun new short film about a three day bikepacking trip on the Sunshine Coast in British Columbia…
Follow Kona’s Dr. Dew on a trip through a land frozen in time, with stone walls that checker the hillside, sheep that run wild, dramatic cliffs and single lane gravel “roads” that disappear over the rolling countryside.
After some awe inspiring twists and turns in the final days leading up to the end, Lael Wilcox finished the Trans Am Race in 18 days and 10 minutes becoming the first American to win the race. We talked with Lael about her gear list, health, and the route itself. Here’s what she had to say…
Good light is the critical element in all photography. But for Jason Boucher, it’s scant fragments of light that catch his eye.
Situated on the eastern slopes of the Bolivian Andes – between the barren, treeless altiplano and the vast swathes of the Amazon – lies the densely forested Yungas. Its deep, subtropical valleys and steep sided mountains are home to both the Death Road and the coca leaf. Within these crumpled folds are also some of the most challenging riding in the land…
Sometimes I think back to my childhood, when I returned hastily from school to board the USS Enterprise with Captain Kirk and “explore strange new worlds, to seek other forms of life and civilization… to go where no man has gone before.”
Released just today, the film ‘A Journey Beyond’ follows Marc Maurer on a 5,600km journey from Istanbul, Turkey through the Caucasus Mountains to Tehran, Iran. Watch it here, see photos, and read a candid Q&A with Marc about this epic trip.
Three childhood friends set out on a bikepacking pack-rafting traverse the Mongolian Altai, a remote range of high glaciated peaks with silt-laden rivers draining from their heights. See the route, watch the film, and check out a few more photos and details from the trip…
Cycling atop the salt crust of Bolivia’s iconic Salar de Uyuni – and the more petite but perfectly formed Salar de Coipasa – is an undisputed highlight of many a South American journey. Two years ago, I traversed their high altitude, bleached white canvases. This year, I returned with my family…
Who knew that Ultra Romance was in a fantasy metal band? You will after watching this enchanting installment of The Adventure Dispatch. More importantly hear Poppi’s message and how the simplicity of a bicycle shapes his world.
We are always on the hunt for the best bikepacking routes from around the world. We love to receive submissions and are grateful for them. So treat this as a call to arms! From May 13th to July 12th, as summer digs in, why not think up the best weekend epics you can, and let us know about them? To sweeten the deal, we’ve partnered with Revelate Designs to offer a ton of great prizes for the top ten contributions…
In this episode of The Adventure Dispatch, follow Steve Fassbinder through the timeless red deserts of the American West, for an adventure that pushes the boundaries of a bike’s perceived limitations.