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Pot of Coffee: Riding the GDMBR (Video)
4 Nov 8 Guest / videoDedicated to his late friend Nat Wilson, “Pot of Coffee” is Matt Westfall’s self-shot video from his time riding the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route between Jasper, Alberta, and Antelope Wells, New Mexico. Find a short reflection and photos from Matt and watch the nearly two-hour video he made here…
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Medicine Land (Video)
7 Nov 6 Logan Watts / videoIn her latest video, “Medicine Land,” Rebecca Rusch heads into Bears Ears National Monument with Steve “Doom” Fassbinder to bike, climb, and regenerate physically and mentally after an injury. Watch it here…
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38 mi. / 61 km2 days
Heart of the Greens Loop
17 Oct 31 Guest Routes USAThe Heart of the Greens Loop is the first completed multi-day segment of the Velomont Trail, a collaborative project of several Vermont organizations that aims to connect a series of singletrack trails and backcountry huts along the entire length of the state. This loop captures the Velomont vision and turns it into reality: linking rural communities to each other and to public open space via purpose-built singletrack... -
FRANKENBAG – A Finn Skogen Film (video)
1 Oct 24 Logan Watts / videoIn his latest film, Finn Skogen discovers a new purpose for an old, worn-out jacket during a bikepacking ride in Montana. With the inventive touch of Buck Products, Finn’s once-forgotten anorak is transformed, finding a new lease on life and embracing a fresh role on the trail. Watch “Frankenbag” here.
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Maya’s 2024 Seven Serpents Story + Official Video
1 Oct 21 Guest / videoMaya Christofori was the first solo female finisher at this year’s Seven Serpents event in Slovenia, finishing the 850km route in just 4 days, 16 hours, and 55 minutes. Find a reflection from Maya, photos from the event, and the official event video here…
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1730 mi. / 2,784 km42 days
The Baja Divide
283 Oct 15 Nicholas Carman USAThe Baja Divide is a 1,730-mile bikepacking route that connects the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Cortez, historic Spanish mission sites rich with shade and water, remote ranchos and fishing villages, bustling highway towns, and every major mountain range in Baja California on miles and miles of beautiful backcountry desert tracks. Find the full route guide here... -
Sneak Peaks 2024: Stories from the Two Fastest Riders
0 Oct 9 Guest / event-recapsSneak Peaks is a fixed-route, unsupported, single-stage bikepacking expedition through the Italian Dolomites and Triglav Mountains in Slovenia. Over 130 riders participated in this year’s inaugural event, split between three routes ranging from 500 to 1,100 kilometers. Find two thrilling rider recaps and a stunning selection of photos here…
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Complete List of Useful, Durable, and Oversized Bottle Cages for Bike Touring and Bikepacking
50 Sep 25 Logan Watts / accessoriesOriginally published February 2019, last updated September 2024 Consider this as part three in a Gear Index subset all about bottle cages, cargo carriers, and boss-mounted bags for carrying extra […]
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106 mi. / 171 km2 days
The Wydaho One Hundred
19 Sep 24 Guest Routes USANestled among three mountain ranges is a beautiful valley between the states of Idaho and Wyoming—a valley we call Wydaho. The Wydaho One Hundred follows classic backroads featuring the foothills of the Teton Range and the rugged front country of Horseshoe-Packsaddle Canyon in the Big Hole Mountains... -
Bikepacking the Oregon Timber Trail (Video)
2 Sep 17 Lucas Winzenburg / videoChris Wilson of PNW Bikepacking is back with a fresh video. This time, he reports in from the roughly 700-mile Oregon Timber Trail, where he joined this year’s riders in the annual grand depart. Find his engrossing 50-minute video from the iconic route here…
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Bikepacking the Italian Summer on the Torino-Nice Rally (Video)
4 Sep 12 Tristan Bogaard / videoIn their latest video, Tristan and Belen settle into the good life riding the famed Torino-Nice Rally, taking in as much pizza, pasta, and coffee as possible while soaking up the route’s amazing views. Find the video, a brief reflection, and a photo gallery here…
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2024 Vapor Trail 125 Gallery and Report
7 Sep 10 Eddie Clark / cultureThe 2024 Vapor Trail 125 was held this past weekend with a record number of racers tackling the challenging 125-mile course that features over 15,000 feet of climbing. Find an incredible gallery of images and race report from Eddie Clark and Devon Balet here…