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Basquedada Gathering: A Rainy Spring Rendezvous
2 Mar 22 Guest / plogLast year, Ana Zamorano Ruiz and friends organized a gathering of bikepackers from around Spain to connect offline and showcase the beauty of the nearby Urbasa Andía Natural Park. In this piece, she shares some lessons she learned as a first-time organizer and impressions from the event. Find her story and a photo gallery here…
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BoneshakerMTB Vintage Mountain Bike Show: A Tradition is Born
2 Mar 21 Guest / cultureEarlier this month, BoneshakerMTB hosted the debut Vintage Mountain Bike Show in Toronto, Ontario. Over two days, more than 900 people stopped by the show to celebrate bicycle craftsmanship of the early 1980s and ’90s. Organizer Jake London put together a recap of the inaugural event for us. Find that paired with a gallery of photos from Nathan Petrie of Dismount Bike Shop here…
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Alone Time: Ana Jager’s Solo Ride on the Iditarod Trail
24 Mar 21 Guest / plogOn March 13th, 27-year-old Ana Jager rolled into Nome, Alaska, finishing a harrowing 19-day solo ride on the Iditarod Trail. Conditions this year were extraordinarily difficult and slow, but she maintained a pace that was in step with the fastest ITI racers. After the ride, author and fellow endurance athlete Jill Homer caught up with Ana to discuss her monumental effort. Find the full story here and a collection of Ana’s photos from the trip here…
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A Closer Look at the Manzanita Cycles Limousine Gravel Bike
23 Mar 15 Guest / newsA week ago, Nick Jensen of Manzanita Cycles in Nevada posted a picture of an interesting mid-tail gravel bike and invented a new category called “Limousine Gravel.” Find photos, a geo chart, the complete build kit, and a detailed explanation of Nick’s Limousine Gravel bike here…
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Rider’s Lens: A Photographic Journey with Stefan Haehnel
9 Mar 14 Guest / plogIn today’s installment of Rider’s Lens, we share a selection of work from Berlin-based photographer and regular contributor Stefan Haehnel. He presents a lively mix of previously unpublished and personal work from his travels close to home and around the globe. Meet Stefan, read his story of finding photography, and explore a collection of his analog and digital images here…
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Bikepacking Southern California (Video)
1 Mar 12 Guest / videoSix months after leaving Alaska on his way to Argentina, Dan Camp reports in with a new video from a sandy stretch of the Southern California desert. Find a 23-minute video from the iconic landscapes of Joshua Tree and the Stagecoach 400 route with a selection of Dan’s photos here…
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1,000 Cold Kilometers Across Poland for Charity (Video)
0 Mar 11 Guest / newsEarlier this winter, Pawel Pulawski and three friends set off with the goal of riding across Poland in support of charity. The only thing that could stop them on their three-day, 1,000-kilometer journey was winter itself. Find a written reflection and photos from their experience here…
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Riding Han (한): Bikepacking the Great Divide (Film)
20 Mar 11 Guest / video“Riding Han (한)” is a touching 25-minute film that follows three young Korean Americans on an unlikely journey along the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route. Amid rising anti-Asian sentiments in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, it reflects on a tumultuous past and present and leaves fresh tire tracks toward a brighter future. Watch the film with an introduction and photos from the director here…
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See Us Heal
7 Mar 8 Guest / storiesOriginally published in the 10th issue of The Bikepacking Journal, “See Us Heal” is a powerful short piece from Eric Arce that follows three BIPOC mountain bikers on a trip to Crested Butte, Colorado. It broaches the subject of mental health by dispelling the notion that riding is therapy and highlighting the critical importance of vulnerability and connection. Find Eric’s insightful story and a spectacular set of images here…
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Lonesome Lands and Sugar Sand
24 Feb 29 Guest / plogFollowing a slow solo overnighter through South Carolina’s Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge, Tanner Arrington penned this dynamic account that blends a ride report with observations on natural history, reflections on land stewardship, and a zoomed-in perspective on the beauty surrounding us. Find his stirring piece and an accompanying gallery of analog and digital photos here…
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Winter’s Gifts: Bikepacking 1,000 Miles on the Iditarod Trail
12 Feb 28 Guest / plogHuw Oliver traveled from Scotland to Alaska to ride the 1,000-mile Iditarod Trail last year, and he put together this reflection that links a series of memories from several weeks out on the ephemeral trail across the rugged Alaskan backcountry. Read his story of braving the elements and making unexpected connections here…
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Bikepacking Death Valley & the Eastern Sierras (Video)
1 Feb 26 Guest / newsThe 12th episode of Dan Camp’s video series tracking his bikepacking journey from Alaska to Argentina finds him in the harsh but spectacular Death Valley region en route to Las Vegas. Find the 28-minute video documenting an unforgettable 12-day stretch of his ride here…