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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!
Following her recent ride of the 2022 Pinyons and Pines, a 300-mile bikepacking race that starts and ends in Flagstaff, Arizona, rider Meg Knobel put together this detailed and highly entertaining report that captures the event from her perspective. Find her story with additional photos by Wyatt Spalding here…
On a recent trip to Washington’s Kitsap Peninsula, we stopped by Austere Manufacturing’s headquarters to check out the space, learn more about owner/operator Uriel Eisen’s process, and see how his CNC-machined cam-locking buckles are made. Find everything you wanted to know about Austere here, including lots of photos and an interview with Uriel…
Based in Oaxaca for the better part of two years, Cass finally ventures to the metropolis of Mexico City to meet makers, ride with newfound friends, and get a taste of what this unexpectedly bicycle-friendly city has to offer bikepackers. Check out part one of this photo journal here…
Offering an additional perspective on the Texas Panhandle story we shared last week, the students in the Adventure Media class at Texas Tech put together three videos that chronicle the trip and the experience of learning documentary filmmaking in the field. Watch them all here…
Filmmaker Jeanne LePoix was out riding the 2022 Women’s Montañas Vacías Rally with 55 other women earlier this month, where she shot this lovely short video capturing the route’s spectacular scenery and the some of their eight-day journey. Watch the video and find a brief day-by-day recap and photo gallery here…
“Unforgettable” is a new 40-minute film that documents a group’s 1,650-mile off-road circumnavigation of the Upper Peninsula in Michigan. Watch the film and see their route here…
“Home Again” is an exceptional new short film that follows a group of friends on a bikepacking trip across Sierra Leone in West Africa to connect with their roots and each other. Follow their journey of getting to know themselves and finding common ground with the people they met as they pedaled to the starting line of the 2022 Tour de Lunsar here…
To help mark their 40th anniversary this year, ORTLIEB recently invited us in for an exclusive visit to their expansive facility in the southeast of Germany to see how their universally recognizable waterproof bags are made and learn more about their mission and values. Find our photographic tour of ORTLIEB HQ and an interview with some of the team here…
The Dales Divide is a 600km bikepacking race across the UK’s Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors National Parks. 130 riders lined up in the village of Arnside for the fourth edition of the event, and just over 60 would finish. Find a reflection from Bobby McNicol with photos from Dan King here…
Last spring, writer Brandon Weaver and photographers Jerod Foster and Justin Rex pedaled a 375-mile route through a unique area of the Texas Panhandle—a land of contrasts, rugged terrain, and friendly folks. Find their story of navigating a dynamic new route while being closely followed by a group of 15 Adventure Media students from Texas Tech here…
We’re excited to introduce the new Rider’s Lens Grant! We’re giving away a FujiFilm X-T4, four Fuji X100Vs, a complete Tanglefoot Hardtack bicycle, photographic storytelling mentorship workshops, and cash to aspiring photographers who are passionate about documenting their bike travels and adventures. Find all the details here…
What does “self-supported” really mean? In this essay, Jackie Baker works to define it in the ultra-endurance bikepacking context and outlines three self-supported principles to help ensure the integrity and longevity of the sport. Find her takeaways from interviews with all kinds of racers and organizers and a massive gallery of images from some of our favorite events here…