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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!
Cycling UK and OS Maps just launched a new film on how to wild camp responsibly. Featuring Vedangi Kulkarni—the youngest woman to cycle solo around the world—this short video shows would-be wild campers how to leave the countryside as they found it, or better…
In her first report from the 2021 Komoot Women’s Torino-Nice Rally, Lael Wilcox shares a heartfelt update on her first few days of riding through the mountains between Italy and France with an inspiring group of 20 other women. Read it here…
Our friend Chris Wilson took on the Mount St. Helens Epic Weekender route a couple weeks ago and made a great video to document the ride. Watch it here and find a few photos he took along the way…
Our friend Jon Yazzie from Dzil Ta’ah Adventures is featured in this beautiful film documenting his journey back home to connect with his Native land through bikepacking and ultimately find his place in the world…
Transibérica Ultracycling just released the official film for the 2021 Badlands event, a 450-mile race that follows some of the most remote and challenging terrain in Europe. Watch the 14-minute film here, along with a gallery of photos…
In this edition of Rider’s Lens, Evan Christenson shares the story of how picking up a camera and diving fully into photography led him to his first big assignment: riding and documenting a new bikepacking route in Armenia. Find more about Evan’s photographic journey and a gallery of images here…
The latest episode of Rapha Gone Racing was created by an all-female crew and follows Lael Wilcox as she traverses the Alaskan wilderness while attempting to set a Fastest Known Time (FKT) on the 800-mile Alaska Pipeline route. Watch it here…
There’s a group of 21 women riding the 700-kilometer Torino-Nice Rally through Italy and France right now, and Tristan Bogaard was at the start to capture a portrait of each rider and rig. Find those here, plus an introduction from Lael Wilcox…
In our second report from the 2021 Concours de Machines, we showcase images of all the bikes, explain the format of this historical event, and share photos from a weekend of riding, camping, and talking bikes and bikepacking…
Directed by Will Fryar, Masters of None follows a group of friends through the marvels of the Grandfather Ranger District of Pisgah National Forest on a gravel route traversing Wilson’s Creek, Linville Gorge, and Lake James. Watch it here…
In part 1 of our coverage of the 2021 Concours de Machines in France, we check out PechTregon Cycles’ wild and feature-packed Luguru adventure bike, complete with its folding frame and handlebars, built-in stove fuel, integrated spare derailleur and friction shifter, and “octopus” Headshok-upcycled fork…
The Great Escape is a 30-minute film that follows Aaron Rolph on a 2,700-kilometer trip across the United Kingdom, mixing in bikepacking, skiing, kayaking, and more as he makes his way from the Scilly Isles all the way up to the Shetlands. Watch it here…