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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!
A beautifully shot short video capturing one couple’s experience bikepacking the 2017 Tuscany Trail in Italy.
Lee Craigie gives an inspiring talk at TEDxGlasgow that tells the tale of her ride on the Highland Trail 550 and ultimately makes the point that “maybe there’s a different way to win the race.”
Early yesterday morning 13 valiant bikepackers set out on the first annual American Trail Race, a 5,000 mile self-supported bikepacking race crossing the USA along the off-road Trans-America Trail (TAT). Here are details about the route and photos of the riders from the grand depart… plus, we revisit the Swallow’s TAT scout coverage.
A video sneak peek at the all new Reiver Raid bikepacking route by Markus Stitz, around the world singlespeeder and founder of the Capital Trail and other bikepacking routes in Scotland…
What goes better than coffee and cycling? Not much, and Colombia’s got both in spades. CocoraVelo, part one of the All The Places film series, looks at these two important and well-aquainted industries and as they converge in a symbiosis unlike anywhere else in the world. Watch the trailer and find details about the trip and screenings…
8bar took an eight day bikepacking trip through the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco and made this film along the way. Click for photos and a map of their route…
A mesmerizing film following three riders as they experience the landscape, culture and history of the Al Hajar Mountains while bikepacking through Oman…
Jenny Tough just returned from a solo, off-pavement, 2,000km bikepacking adventure through nine countries in the Balkan region. Along the way she made this a film to document her travels…
Win an awesome bikepacking setup! Here at Bikepacking.com, we’re thrilled to announce one brand new 2017 Surly Krampus and three fantastic Revelate Designs bags are up for grabs, as well as a slew of other great prizes. All you have to do is plan and ride an amazing three-day bikepacking route within the next three months… Read on for more info on this year’s route building competition.
Tramontana is the latest short film by Montanus, a bikepacking project out of Abruzzo, Italy. The film is one-half expedition and one-half introspective dreamscape. Feel the cold darkness, hear the crackle of the fire, and then learn how they made the film as well as the DIY portable woodstove that takes center stage.
With little preparation, Gabriel Amadeus spent a month on the Baja Divide as part of the 100+ rider grand depart. Judging by this mesmerizing set of photos, he found far more than he expected along the way…
Blackburn’s ‘Comes with Baggage’ is now free! If you haven’t yet seen this 2015 gem, it’s a must-watch 18 minute documentary on the history of bike travel… from boneshakers to bikepacking.