Inspiration & Blog

Shot in Scotland’s Cairngorms National Park, “The Uncertain Path” is a cinematically spectacular 24-minute video from Josh & Sarah Ride that encourages viewers to slow down, savor the ride, and embrace the unexpected. Watch it and find a handful of moody still photos here…

Specializing in fully custom titanium bicycles and informed by a decade of experience as an engineer, Corvid Cycles has been fabricating bikepacking-centric bikes for more than six years. We stopped by Corvid’s workshop in Colorado to get to know founder Chad Corbin, take a look at five bikes, and learn more about Reroot Outdoors, a custom bikepacking bag company run by Shan Wo under the same roof…

Kicking off the new year, Neil takes a look back at some of 2023’s key moments in our corner of the cycling world, including the state of the bike industry, a recap of some popular events, the status of bikepacking routes, new BIKEPACKING.com features, and more. Plus, he makes some predictions for the year ahead. See it all in our latest video here…

In 2023, we released almost 1,100 unique articles and dispatches and 56 bikepacking route guides totaling more than 18,000 kilometers (about 11,000 miles). To mark this milestone, we reflect on the dozen articles that garnered the most interest on the site this the year. Explore a compilation of our top 12 most-read posts and find a list of the top 12 new bikepacking routes to cap off an extraordinary year…

To cap off another extraordinary year of scouting bikepacking routes, testing a wide array of gear, and general bike shenanigans, we asked our editorial team to share their favorite rides of 2023. Find short recaps and photos from all of them here…

In the second installment of photographer Ryan Le Garrec’s new “Seven Shots” series, he shares the untold stories behind a set of photos from The Goats bikepacking race in Portugal. Find his latest alternative approach to storytelling featuring seven images and short interviews with Sofiane Sehili and other racers here…

Documenting Lachlan Morton’s blazing-fast ride down the length of the Tour Divide route, “The Divide” is a fresh film from Wahoo and EF Pro Cycling that brings viewers along for his 12.5-day bikepacking journey between Banff, Alberta, and the US/Mexico border in Antelope Wells. Watch the full hour-long film and find a gallery of photos here…

“Slowest Known Time” is a cinematically striking new video from Pedal Born Pictures that follows five friends on a muddy winter bikepacking weekender through California’s Los Padres National Forest. Watch the short video, find photos, and read a hilarious trip report from writer Alia Salim here…

What started as a night owl’s bag-making hobby is now a full-time gig for former carpenter and bikepacking enthusiast Sam Lutz. During a visit to Northwest Arkansas, we caught up with Lutz at his first-ever shop space in Fayetteville. Check out our photo tour of the Buckhorn Bags shop and learn more about the maker behind the brand here…

“On The Road” is a new series by All Roads Considered that aims to fill the gaps between their “Mind Mapping” videos and Boru McCullagh’s around-the-world bikepacking trip. Find the first episode, a reflection from Boru, and photos from his time in Hokkaido, Japan, here…

“Ride to Ski” is a new film that follows friends Henna Palosaari, Malva Björkman, and Sami Sauri on a nine-day bikepacking and skiing adventure through Europe’s iconic Dolomites. Find the 30-minute film accompanied by a 35mm photo gallery and a written account of their journey here…

Following the second annual L’Esperit de Girona event in Spain earlier this year, event organizer James Mark Hayden caught up with winner Ulrich Bartholmoes to learn more about his experience. Find an interview with Ulrich and a selection of photos here…