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La Mini Passagère is a short video that follows Jeanne, Xavier, and their 10-month-old daughter Zoé on their first family bicycle trip, which just so happened to be a three-month, 4,500-kilometer journey across France. Watch the video here, along with a gallery of photos and a brief trip report by Jeanne…
In the latest episode of Beyond Familiar from Topo Designs, Sarah Sturm takes L. Renee Blount and Sarah Wakeen on their very first bikepacking trip in beautiful Moab. Watch it here…
We checked in with Marion Dziwnik, the first woman across the finish line of the 2021 BADLANDS race, to learn more about her time pedaling along the 750-kilometer route in southern Spain. Find her thoughts on the highs and lows of her experience, her advice for anyone considering ultra-distance racing, and more here…
The Silver Siouxon is a challenging 3-day singletrack loop right outside of Portland, Oregon. Chris Wilson decided to tackle this route over Labor Day weekend, just as the area reopened from fire restrictions. Find another of Chris’ excellent videos documenting the trip alongside photos and notes about the route conditions…
Five friends from Restrap in the UK had planned an epic tour in Eastern Europe, but that changed based on Pandemic restrictions. The new destination was northern Scotland. NORTH COAST follows the crew on a tour through Scotland’s harsh conditions and raw beauty, and documents the unique challenges they faced in a country fresh out of lockdown.
British Columbia-based Naked Bicycles specializes in custom titanium bikes and pushing the limits of angles and geometry. We stopped by their shop to snap some photos, have a chat with owner Sam Whittingham, and learn more about his approach to framebuilding. Check it out here…
To celebrate his 30th birthday, Mateo Arango Guerrero gathered a group of friends for a bikepacking and packrafting journey along the stunning Murray River in Victoria, Australia. Find a video and story from their memorable first bikerafting trip here…
In this video, Kenny Smith, Margus Riga, and a ragtag crew of riders go all-in on an 8-day adventure into British Columbia’s Chilcotin Mountains, a beautifully rugged alpine land of bears and insect armadas…
Continuing down the tall bike rabbit hole we started on yesterday, here’s another fantastic film from the Zenga brothers. This one digs back into their family history, anti-TV man, the Three Beans manifesto, and some footage of a custom tall bike nomadic tent…
“The Bike’s Journal” is a heartfelt new feature-length film that follows Diego and Marlies, a couple on a yearlong cycling trip from The Netherlands to Indonesia to see each other’s home cultures and everything in between. Watch it here, along with a gallery of photos and an interview with both of them…
Following his impressive win at the 2021 BADLANDS race in Spain, we caught up with Mattia de Marchi to hear more about his experience out on the rugged 750-kilometer route, including what went well, what went wrong, and his advice for aspiring ultra racers. Find our interview and a gallery of photos here…
Tall Bikes Will Save The World is a film following the visionary Zenga brothers’ quest to expand their world and touch their community through tall bicycles and art. Not to be missed (if you missed it when it was released in 2017)… Or, watch it again. It’s really good.