Inspiration & Blog

David Lamb recently rode the 350-mile Odyssey of the VOG bikepacking route in Oregon, and he created a detailed 30-minute video documenting his solo experience. Watch it and find photos from the journey here…

Our end-of-year overnighter is back for its sixth consecutive edition! Good Night 2025 invites everyone to slip away for a quiet night under the stars anytime between December 19–31. Read on for how to take part and enter to win one of six prizes, featuring standout bags, racks, and tires from three excellent brands: Rene Herse, Rogue Panda, and Tumbleweed…

On a recent trip, Anton Wünscher and Fred Leth chased enduro-racing speed and bikepacking spirit, loading their trail bikes and threading 450 kilometers through France’s Vosges Mountains. They sewed sidewalls, rode in the rain, and chased flow on rugged hiking trails turned into bike playgrounds. It’s a proof-of-concept for “enduro-packing” with friends, trails, and just enough hardship to make the highs unforgettable. Find their reflection with a stunning photo gallery here…

State Bicycle Co.’s new series, The Klunkpackers, follows a group of friends as they set out on bikepacking adventures on their loaded one-speed State Bicycle Co. Klunkers. Their first video documents a three-day bikepacking adventure from North Bend, Washington, along the Palouse to Cascades Trail. Watch it here…

In his latest video, Chris Shane takes viewers on a three-day bikepacking journey through the North Maine Woods, including an area around the Katahdin Iron Works Road, which recently opened to bicycle traffic. Find the 10-minute video and photos from the trip here…

Pablo Selman, nuevo en el mundo del bikepacking, aprovechó recientemente la oportunidad de unirse a unos amigos en la Red Feather Ramble, donde aprendió mucho por el camino. Pablo reflexionó sobre el viaje, combinando su experiencia de aprender a conocer un nuevo terreno con una comprensión filosófica de lo que significa recorrer un lugar por voluntad propia. En este relato, las palabras y las fotos de Pablo nos ofrecen una valiosa lección para recordar de qué se trata todo esto…

New bikepacker Pablo Selman recently joined a few friends for a multi-day ride on the beautiful Red Feather Ramble route in Colorado. In this reflective piece, published in both English and Spanish, he delves into themes of movement, camaraderie, and history and shares an evocative gallery of film photos shot on his 1950s camera. Read it below…

This fall, 50 riders came together for the second annual Slow Coast event, a bikepacking weekender linking the Sunshine Coast, Vancouver Island, and the Discovery Islands. Tom Powell was there shooting video, and he captured the magic of the weekend in a four-minute video you can watch here…

Over 100 riders participated in this year’s Seven Serpents event in Europe, an unsupported 850-kilometer bikepacking challenge from Ljubljana to Trieste through the Croatian islands. Find the 2025 Seven Serpents film here and a short introduction from filmmaker Alessandro Stefanato here…

Last month, Rufus Wenlock and Joe Nation raced the 3,000-kilometer Shaky Isles route along the length of New Zealand, starting at opposite ends of the country. Find a reflection from both of them here, including some insight into the unique logistics of racing in contrary directions and an incredible gallery of photos captured on their rides…

Angela Wang attended the ninth annual Nutmeg Nor’Easter in Connecticut last month, questionably opting to ride the road bike she uses to commute around New York City. In this piece, she shares impressions from the event, a little about the joys and challenges of all-terrain underbiking, and a reminder of the accessibility of adventure…

Not wanting a broken tailbone to keep her from doing what she loves, Belén Castelló recently spent three weeks pedaling small loops around Croatia on a gentle bikepacking journey, enjoying a slower rhythm that took her past gorgeous vistas and charming seaside towns. Watch her 35-minute trip video here…