Inspiration & Blog

Here’s one for all those bikepacking parents out there. We couldn’t help but feel all warm and fuzzy inside seeing freestyle rider Matt Hunter and his son Robbie’s local overnighter. It’s a great reminder that there’s no better way to connect with your child than by experiencing a family campout. Prepare to be inspired by the simple things in life: a mellow bike ride, an afternoon fishing, the warm crackle of a fire, and a night under the stars…

Beth ‘Bryn’ Hodge planned her first mountain bikepacking trip along the southern border of Italy and France in the Mercantour Alps. Here’s what she learned alongside a collection of photos and some insight to plan a trip of your own in these magnificent mountains.

A short documentary about Clem Shovel (France) and Joachim Rosenlund (Norway) competing in The Tuscany Trail, one of Europe’s biggest self-supported bikepacking races — 530 participants on a 560km (350 mile) course with 11,000m (36,000′) of elevation gain. Plus, an interview with Clem when he arrived back home from his Tuscany Trail adventure.

Our second annual Interbike Bikepacking Awards highlighting the very best bikepacking-related brands, products and booths in 10 categories. Plus, additional coverage of more new and notable products.

In early August, five friends set out to complete the Turino-Nice Rally, a 654 kilometer gravel route from Turino, Italy to Nice, France. Before departing they made this fun little video that shows how they packed.

Our thoughts go out to the friends and family of Kyle Dempster, who went missing on August 22nd from Pakistan’s Ogre II along with climbing partner, Scott Adamson. The search was called off yesterday. As a tribute, here is Kyle’s contribution to the bikepacking community, perhaps the most personal and inspiring bikepacking film ever made…

Jamie Vickers started cycling through Asia with a sketchbook on-board and a goal to sketch every day. The result is a stunning collection of drawings that capture his travels in a unique and compelling light…

Drawn by the majesty of the Nepali Himalaya and its welcoming teahouses, Colt Felters sets out to pedal around the region’s infamous Annapurna Circuit. Once he’s found his bike…

We’ve teamed up with Apidura and friends to give away an incredible bikepacking kit to one lucky reader ‘across the pond’. Enter now for a chance to win a full set of the latest packs from Apidura, and a complete camping kit from Exped, Mountain Hardware, Optimus, Petzl, and Supernova Lighting.

You won’t find any dropbars, skinny tires, or cut-off jorts (jean-shorts, to the uninitiated) in this video. These are two real deal bikepackers exploring some of the raddest and most tumultuous terrain on earth.

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.