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In our fifth video from the 2025 Sea Otter Classic, Neil highlights some of the more unexpected finds from this year’s expo. From SPD sandals and new GPS head units to unique full-suspension bikes and innovative tire inserts, there’s no shortage of fresh and unusual gear in our final round of coverage. Watch it here…
Why would anyone want to race a bikepacking event without gears? In our final report from Doom 2025, Aaron Arnzen examines the ever-growing singlespeed division and reports on how this year’s gearless riders fared in extremely difficult conditions. Read on for the Doom 2025 singlespeed story with a gallery from Kai Caddy here…
The third video from Ilse and Ryan “Kodak” Brown’s bikepacking journey from Argentina to Alaska documents their experience riding the famous Carretera Austral in Chile. Watch the 50-minute video, read a short reflection from Ryan, and find some stunning photos from their trip here…
After the success of their non-profit bike shop concept in Knoxville, Tennessee, Two Bikes Chattanooga set out to take their community-driven approach a step further. Debuting this year, Bike Camp is a gathering of like-minded people in the American Southeast that endeavors more than just your average bike-oriented gathering. For more on Nic’s journey to Bike Camp 2025, read on below…
In our fourth video from the 2025 Sea Otter Classic, Neil takes a look at the category-bending Sage Droptimator, the freshly announced Teravail wheel and tire lineup, new products from Spurcycle, Vittoria’s “gravel terrain score,” and more. Watch it here…
Wrapping up our roundup coverage of the 2025 Sea Otter Classic, Logan highlights over 20 additional finds from the show, including a drop-bar mountain bike from Sage, Cotic’s new look, inverted forks, the gravel tire bonanza, fresh tools and accessories, apparel for all, and more. Find it all and catch up on our earlier installments here…
In our third video from the 2025 Sea Otter Classic, Neil checks out a new gearbox transmission from Praxis, the new Norco Search, a beautiful steel full-suspension trail bike, and much more. Watch it here…
The Sydney to Summit is a 700-kilometer annual bikepacking event from the Sydney Opera House to Australia’s highest point, Mount Kosciuszko. After eight months off the bike and stepping away from full-time racing, Taylor Charlton set his sights on the route. Watch the video Taylor put together from his ride and find a recap and photos captured by Chris Huang here…
In the third installment of our 2025 Sea Otter Classic coverage, we rounded up 14 more interesting finds, including an impressive Rodeo Labs Flaanimal build, the all-new Norco Search, a wild gear box by Praxis, the best backcountry meals we’ve tried, Low-fi Steve, the smallest shock pump possible, a bunch of electronic mini-pumps, and much more…
In part two of our Sea Otter 2025 video coverage, Neil checks out what’s new from Tailfin and Old Man Mountain, Aaron from Stinner talks about scaling his business, and we catch up with a few other brands that dropped new products. Watch it here…
In our second feature installment from the 2025 Sea Otter Classic, Logan rounds up plenty more bikes and gear, including an ATB from Forbidden, a new logo for Tailfin, a new lightweight monocular, a White Rim-inspired drop-bar mountain bike, and much more. Dive in here…
Following our first written roundup of some of the most interesting bikes and gear from the 2025 Sea Otter Classic, Neil shares his video recap of day one, including stunning new bikes, fresh bike tech, and more. Watch it here…