Dispatch

In this video, Wheels Manufacturing’s Marketing Manager, James Flanagan, takes on the Colorado Trail to test their newly released chainring. It provides an honest look at James’ experience, including the highs, lows, and the times when everything started to fall apart. Read a short reflection from James and watch the video here…

David Lamb recently rode the 350-mile Odyssey of the VOG bikepacking route in Oregon, and he created a detailed 30-minute video documenting his solo experience. Watch it and find photos from the journey here…

Leigh Foster’s latest “Loop of Loops” series video follows him along the Basin and Batholith route into the Long Valley Caldera, around a frost-covered ancient Mono Lake, among the chaos of Obsidian Dome, and into a surprise snowstorm on the way back to Mammoth. Watch the video showcasing these quiet miles and find a trip report here…

On a recent trip, Anton Wünscher and Fred Leth chased enduro-racing speed and bikepacking spirit, loading their trail bikes and threading 450 kilometers through France’s Vosges Mountains. They sewed sidewalls, rode in the rain, and chased flow on rugged hiking trails turned into bike playgrounds. It’s a proof-of-concept for “enduro-packing” with friends, trails, and just enough hardship to make the highs unforgettable. Find their reflection with a stunning photo gallery here…

State Bicycle Co.’s new series, The Klunkpackers, follows a group of friends as they set out on bikepacking adventures on their loaded one-speed State Bicycle Co. Klunkers. Their first video documents a three-day bikepacking adventure from North Bend, Washington, along the Palouse to Cascades Trail. Watch it here…

In his latest video, Chris Shane takes viewers on a three-day bikepacking journey through the North Maine Woods, including an area around the Katahdin Iron Works Road, which recently opened to bicycle traffic. Find the 10-minute video and photos from the trip here…

This fall, 50 riders came together for the second annual Slow Coast event, a bikepacking weekender linking the Sunshine Coast, Vancouver Island, and the Discovery Islands. Tom Powell was there shooting video, and he captured the magic of the weekend in a four-minute video you can watch here…

Over 100 riders participated in this year’s Seven Serpents event in Europe, an unsupported 850-kilometer bikepacking challenge from Ljubljana to Trieste through the Croatian islands. Find the 2025 Seven Serpents film here and a short introduction from filmmaker Alessandro Stefanato here…

Not wanting a broken tailbone to keep her from doing what she loves, Belén Castelló recently spent three weeks pedaling small loops around Croatia on a gentle bikepacking journey, enjoying a slower rhythm that took her past gorgeous vistas and charming seaside towns. Watch her 35-minute trip video here…

What makes a bikepacking trip “full value?” It’s not just the miles, hardships, or views—it’s something more. After wrapping a three-day, two-night ride on our Peaks & Plateaus route in Utah, Neil and friends knew they’d found it. In our latest video, he unpacks what “full value” really means and shares why these trips stick with you long after the dust settles…

In June, more than 130 riders travelled to Girona, Spain, to take on the second annual El Piri bikepacking event, organized by L’esperit del Bikepacking. Filmmaker Jenna Reid was there to capture all the highs and lows, and she just released a 14-minute short film documenting the riders’ adventures through the Catalan Pyrenees. Watch it here…

The third and final installment of “Mind Mapping” completes Boru McCullagh’s open-ended bikepacking journey around the world. In total, Boru cycled 56,000 kilometers through 33 countries over 2.5 years, gaining an understanding of himself and the world he could have only previously dreamed of. Watch the full 50-minute film here…