Inspiration & Blog

Part trip report, part reflection, Miles considers the challenges of balancing work, fun, and new friendships during his route-scouting mission on the Tree to Sea Loop in British Columbia this fall. Find his thoughts on how it affected his time on the bike and photos from his ride here…

Last month, friends Chris and Rob set out to ride three separate bikepacking routes over eight days, the first being the Grand Staircase Loop in Utah. Watch their video recap here…

This year’s BADLANDS event in Europe challenged two-time gold medal winning Olympic triathlete Alistair Brownlee in a way he’d never experienced before. Watch a short video documenting his race here…

It’s always a pleasure to meet up with old friends. Cass enjoys the chance to entertain a bikepacking and foodie amigo in Oaxaca, the perfect locale to ride bikes and eat fine fare. And Cale brings a wonderful custom Waltworks along for the trip. Read on to find more about Cale and his partner Melissa’s bikes, complete with S&S couplings, portage handles, and back-friendly geometries…

“The Comeback” is a new short film that chronicles Sofiane Sehili’s recovery from injury and return to ultra-endurance racing in the 2021 Trans Pyrenees Race after a collision with a car kept him off the bike for three months. Watch it here, along with a candid reflection from Sofiane about how the experience changed him…

The final installment of the three-part “Source to Sea” audio series follows Lee Craigie and Jenny Graham of the Adventure Syndicate down Scotland’s River Clyde as they make their way to Glasgow for the COP26 conference. Listen to all six mini-episodes here…

In this edition of Rider’s Lens, we meet Spanish artist Nuri Galbe, who shares a collection of pages from her mixed-media sketchbooks and some encouraging words on how to get started combining drawing and bikepacking to add a new layer to your rides. See more here…

Thunder Only Happens When It’s Rainin’ is a short video that follows two friends on a nine-day trip through a beautiful slice of Ontario, Canada, as they attempt to ride the full length of a new 800-kilometer bikepacking route. Watch it here…

Set against the backdrop of Scotland’s dramatic Cairngorms Loop, “Mind Over Mountains” is a new short film from Huw Oliver that follows a group of riders as they attempt to establish new speed records on the 300-kilometer route. Find the full 10-minute film and a gallery of images here…

After nine months apart due to the pandemic, a group of friends reunited for a weekend trip along Germany’s Heidschnucken Trail this spring—and they did so in style, loading all the luxuries into a cargo bike with a trailer attached. Read on for their story of making the most of their time away together, despite heavy mud and mechanicals…

Part three of our 2021 Bikepacking Awards pays tribute to the people who’ve been influential with inspiring trips and acts of goodwill in the bikepacking community. In addition, we’ve awarded the year’s most incredible routes and rides. Find all of our nominated people and routes here…

Earlier this fall, a crew from Landyachtz Bikes in Vancouver set out to tackle the Texada Ridge Runner route aboard their newly released Play Bike 2.0. They put together a video, ride report, and photos from their trip, which you can check out here…