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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!
Generational Tales is an uplifting new film from Bombtrack Bicycle Company that follows Franzi Wernsing of Tales on Tyres as she guides her dad through a crash course in bikepacking, taking him out for a five-day trip on Italy’s beautiful Tuscany Trail. Watch it here…
Maybe we saved the best for last? Here’s our final coverage of the Good Night 2020 campout sent in by The Mid South’s Josh McCullock. This beautifully shot video documents his ride in Oklahoma under the Cold Moon…
Digging Deep is a self-shot film by Jakob Carlsen that explores his two completions of the Arizona Trail Race as well as the training and challenges he overcame along the way. Watch the full 48-minute film here, plus find a detailed packlist from Jakob…
In our latest YouTube video, a few of our editors share their 2021 predictions for interesting new gear, adventures, and the bikepacking community at large. Watch it here, plus find out a few things we hope will come to fruition during the upcoming year…
The name Moots has always conjured up a certain reverential aura amongst the cycling fraternity. Founded by MTB Hall of Famer Kent Eriksen in 1981, the company has long been fabled for its premium titanium bicycles, their clean, elegant lines, and their butter-smooth welds…
Over the past couple of years, our friends at Shift Cycling Culture have been asking some of the most talented filmmakers from around the cycling community to create short films showcasing the special places they think are worth protecting. We rounded them all up so you can watch the first six installments of “We Love Where We Ride” here…
In this Rider’s Lens, we look at the work of UK-based photographer Michael Drummond, who shares a selection of images and the story of how cycling with a camera has shaped his life, starting with his BMX days and continuing on to participating in events such as the Atlas Mountain Race in Morocco. See more here…
Grenzerfahrungen (Borderline Experiences), a new film from Edinburgh-based filmmaker and adventurer Markus Stitz, documents his journey along the European Green Belt while scouting the Iron Curtain Gravel Trail route. Watch it here…
In his latest video, our friend Iohan Gueorguiev attempted to ride the Kettle Valley Rail Trail (or as much of it as possible) in late December. Watch it here…
We recently stopped into the Drust Cycles workshop in Berlin to meet builder Konstantin Drust and learn more about the distinctive and occasionally outlandish bikepacking-ready frames he’s been fabricating during his first year in business. Find our interview and a look inside his space here…
In effort to check off a few bucket list aspirations, 64-year-old retiree Dave Baumann set out on his mountain bike to bikepack along the Colorado Trail from Denver to Durango. 540 Miles, A Colorado Trail Documentary, follows Dave’s journey. Watch it here…
Good Night 2020 is a wrap! And we’re thrilled to report that thousands of people participated in this impromptu year-end overnighter challenge. After going through loads of submissions, we’ve chosen five favorites for the contest portion of the event. Find each of their mini-stories along with some excellent photos from all corners of the globe—from Tokyo to the Czech Republic, and from Arizona and California to the Navajo Nation…