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We’re excited to announce Good Night 2020, a local overnighter challenge between December 26th and 31st, inviting everyone to sleep under the stars, have a good night outdoors, and send off an otherwise crappy year. Learn more about the event and how to win one of five new bikepacking bags from Rockgeist while participating here…
Ted King, the fastest rider and current record holder at this year’s Arkansas High Country Race, just released a self-filmed video of his time on the route. Watch it here…
The inaugural Migration Gravel Race will take place in Kenya next year, and photographer Lian van Leeuwen traveled there to meet and ride with the organizers to learn more about the event and its mission. Find her interview with them here, plus a jaw-dropping set of photos shot along the 650km race route…
In the second installment of our 2020 Bikepacking Awards, we honor the creative endeavors of talented bikepackers by showcasing their work with 31 awards in nine different categories, including Best Feature Film, Best Trip Photography, Best Event Documentation, Best Writing, and more. Find them all here…
República Bicicletas is a custom bike builder based out of Porto Alegre, Brazil. We reached out to learn more about the company and their latest monstercross gravel bike, the Ushuaia. Find their story here, along with a beautiful gallery of photos…
It doesn’t take much to have an everyday family adventure. And yet, it’s easy to sideline the importance of making one happen in the general hustle and bustle of day to day life. Cass remembers the handful of miles he cycled into the desert with Sage, on a short but memorable border city campout; his first overnighter as just father and son. Read about the value of creating such petite but enriching memories, and find tips on what to bring on a similar, pint-sized family campout.
Just released, Badlands (The Film) follows riders along some of the most remote and challenging terrain in Europe during the self-supported gravel race of the same name. Watch the official event film here (produced by Peter of the Spoon) and find a gallery from the ride…
Earlier this year, Steve from the Hardtail Party YouTube channel joined two friends on a bikepacking trip on the Colorado Trail, riding 75 miles from Silverton to Durango. Watch the video from their trip here…
Earlier this year, Patrick Stephens became the first American to complete the 760-kilometer Bohemia Divide race across the Czech Republic, which also happened to be his first bikepacking race. He put together this video to bring viewers along for the ride. Watch it here, along with photos and the story of how he found himself at the starting line…
With a hint of bittersweet, we’re excited to announce that Rockgeist has acquired Porcelain Rocket and will keep the brand’s innovative line of bikepacking bags alive. Find details, statements from the two companies, and a video interview with the founders here…
Sometimes your bike leads you to new and wild places; other times it can take you even deeper. In their latest film, Bee Wild Bee Free, Giorgio and Francesco combined bikepacking and beekeeping, a process that brought them closer to nature and played a significant role in their environmental consciousness. Watch it here alongside an amazing photo gallery…
Huw Oliver and Annie Le arrived in Greenland for a bikepacking trip at the tail end of last winter, not long before COVID-19 lockdown measures went into effect. In this piece, Huw reflects on the lessons he’s still learning from a trip that was cut short when faced with the prospect of having to stay in Greenland indefinitely…
