Inspiration & Blog

After living and route building in the north of Thailand for the better part of a year, Sam Rice ventures south to Bangkok to meet three of the city’s most prominent bikepacking brands. Read on for his impressions of Buffalo Bags, Bicycle Boy Clubhouse, and Conquer Bags, featuring immersive photo galleries and a look at what each brand brings to the Thai bikepacking scene…

To kick off the new Mega Mid South bikepacking route in Oklahoma, a 300-mile loop culminating over 10 years of Mid South course building, the Mid South team created a five-part video series to document their first recon trip on the new route. Watch it in full here…

Released earlier this summer, “The Bike Listening Tour” is a 15-minute video from Nate Mitka and Otso Cycles that follows Otso ambassador Andrew Mohama on a 2,500-mile solo tour from San Fransisco to Chicago, during which he investigates loneliness and isolation. Watch it here…

In their latest video, Chris Wilson and his riding buddy Rob set out on their first grand depart, tackling the Cross-Washington Mountain Bike Route (XWA) for the second time. Watch the 40-minute video documenting their ride and find a few photos from the route here…

David Lamb recently pedaled our 80-mile St. Helens Epic bikepacking route in Washington, where he shot a 12-minute video highlighting the region’s history and documenting his time on the route. Watch his video and find a brief trail report with photos here…

Seizing an extended window of time off this spring, Max Coleman and his partner Shannon left their home in Adelaide for an 11-day getaway to beautiful Tasmania. With hardly a plan, they spontaneously pieced together a bikepacking route that took them along a lively mix of questionable and unforgettably scenic roads and trails. Read their story of unsolved mysteries, steep climbs, colorful locals, and more here…

The second episode of Morris and Felix Winby’s creative and entertaining “Sounds from London to Lyon” series finds the young brothers around 500 kilometers into their journey in search of audio inspiration. They ride gravel into Paris, record more music using local sounds, and put on an impromptu performance. See it all here…

“One More Lap Around the World” is a new video from Tailfin that introduces Vedangi Kulkarni and provides some behind-the-scenes perspective on her latest attempt to set the record for the fastest circumnavigation of the globe by bicycle. Watch it here…

Located a few minutes north of Nelson, British Columbia, Six Mile Bikes is a new framebuilder offering made-to-order bikes with a refreshingly personal approach inspired by a career as a ski guide. We stopped by the shop to get to know owner Kevin Armstrong, hear about the framebuilding course he took in Spain, and take a closer look at a handful of bikes he’s made…

In our latest edition of Rider’s Lens, Logan brings us on an unexpected journey to a relatively mundane spot in the road that he’s revisited dozens of times throughout the last few years. Learn about a photo that he’s taken over and over and how that led him to reflect on mindfulness, long-term photography projects, and an independent film from 1995 here…

Last month, Chris Russell and Nathan Ferguson mapped a bikepacking route loosely following the Hume and Hovell Track. Their 400-kilometer ride passed through some of the most stunning landscapes of New South Wales, Australia, and they recently released an impressive 34-minute video documenting their travels. Watch it here…

As a material for bicycle frames, titanium has achieved an almost mythical status. But what makes it so broadly appealing and highly regarded among cyclists? In this piece, Lucas attempts to unpack some of titanium’s mystique and invites you to add your perspective to the conversation. Read it here…