Inspiration & Blog

In homage to the fat bike and the places his beloved Pugsley has taken him, Cass spends a day and a night exploring the arroyos of Abiquiu, New Mexico. He shares thoughts on this slow, ponderous, yet poetic beast, whose true potential lies in its mystic ability to open minds, transcend trails, and reveal the most unexpected of places…

We’re excited to see that our friend Bjørn Olson is back with a trailer for his upcoming film, The Friendly Arctic, that follows a spectacular fatbiking and packrafting trip along Alaska’s rugged coast he took with his partner Kim McNett. Watch it here…

Seeking a quieter alternative to the busy roads she encountered on previous bike tours, Alissa Bell took to the byways of Idaho and Oregon for her first bikepacking trip. In this piece, she shares her first impressions and lessons learned as a new bikepacker…

“Ride What Ya Brung” is a new short film that follows Deane Parker as he takes on his first brevet, a 250km event through New Zealand’s scenic Canterbury High Country. Watch it here, along with a short introduction from Deane…

2019 was a big year for Bedrock Bags. Not only did they move into an abandoned junior high school, the Durango-based bikepacking bag manufacturer also launched sister company Nightfall Overland, and one of their employees has started offering creative titanium finishes as Agave Finishworks. We stopped by their beautiful new space to learn what the Bedrock team is up to…

In this Rider’s Lens, we’re showcasing the work of Yorkshire-based photographer Matty Waudby, who shares his motivations for capturing the idiosyncrasies of everyday life and documenting his bicycle travels around the world. Find a selection of his work here…

To practise what he preaches, Cass heads out for solo overnighter to ring in the decade. Out in the Chihuahuan Desert, he ponders the way in which bikepacking reveals the underbelly of a land, how it serves to remind us that we inhabit a planet in crisis, and how it might just be the perfect catalyst for change…

In Kona’s latest video, Kona Adventure Team riders Barry Wicks and Eric Tonkin tackle two of Maui’s most daunting rides, combining them into one epic day on their way into the clouds. Watch it here, along with photos and an introduction from Kona…

Bike photos are a thing of beauty to us here at BIKEPACKING.com. We take a lot of them, but only a few get high marks. Here’s a look back at 15 of Logan’s favorites from last year…

Ever wonder what it’d be like to ride through Norway in the dead of winter? Tim Wiggins and his riding partners did, and headed there last January to find out. Discover their story of pedaling up icy switchbacks, across frozen lakes, and along deserted fjords here…

Remember the feeling of your first bike camping trip? In the Summer of 2019, the Oregon Chapter of NICA took 18 kids on their first bikepacking outing along a section of the Oregon Timber Trail. Watch the video here…

Last winter we reported on four cyclists planning to fat bike 600km through Northern Ontario’s polar bear country, from the Attawapiskat First Nation to Smooth Rock Falls. Well, they made it happen and put together a video of their trip. Watch the full video here, followed by a stunning gallery of photos…