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Discovery and Despair on the Colorado Trail with Payson McElveen
When the pandemic put Durango, CO resident @Payson McElveen‘s typical race schedule of mountain bike and gravel events on hold, he shifted his focus to discovering the bike in new ways. From Everesting 100% singletrack in May, to linking 100 miles of Crested Butte trail in a day for an upcoming Matchstick Productions Film, he…
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Danny Macaskill & Duncan Shaw in ‘A Trip to the Seaside’
A Trip to the Seaside with The Drop and Roll Team Join myself, Duncan Shaw, and new recruit to the Drop and Roll team, Rory Semple, as we head off to the quiet seaside town of Rhyl, North Wales to go riding for the day! following on from one of our busiest show years to…
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From the Insight Out – Cycling through the challenges of a 7 day world record
The distance cycled in 1 week is a yard stick for all cyclists. Earlier this year, Jack set about breaking the Guinness World Record for the most kilometres ridden in 1 week. 7 Days, 500km/Day, unsupported and all in accordance with the Guinness World Record’s demanding rules and guidelines. Jack has suffered from mental health…
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Sewing Bike Bags With Grandma’s Sewing Machine
Sewing bike bags with grandma’s sewing machine. Good stuff.
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Hope 1000, a Bikepacking Journey Across Switzerland
What a dream ride, the scenery is unreal. Seeking a summer getaway, Alba Xandri (@alba_xandri) and Ricard Calmet (@erreka) headed to the Alps for a two-week ride along the beautiful Hope 1000 route across Switzerland. They shot this 10-minute video as they rode to share their experience You can also check this story at:bikepacking.com/plog/hope-1000-switzerland-video/
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Zwift Announce Title Sponsorship with L39ION of LA
Two LA brands unite to increase diversity and promote further inclusion in cycling Zwift, the online training platform for cyclists worldwide, has today announced a multi-year sponsorship with L39ION of LA, through to the end of 2022. Zwift and L39ION of LA have much more in common than their founding city of Los Angeles, both…
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Kialani Hines: Validation
When Heather and I came together to create a video. Originally we were going to do a fun edit that didn’t really have any meaning other than shredding! Though there is always room for videos like that, I thought about it and didn’t feel with the current state of the world that I wanted to…
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Win a Rapha + Palace Giro d’Italia Bike & Support Diversity in Cycling
Hey, remember those Rapha + Palace bike that dropped right before the Giro d’Italia? Now you have a chance to win one and support a great cause while you’re at it. USA Cycling is hosting a raffle with all proceeds going towards Contributing to New Co-ed Cycling Programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and…
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The Path Less Paved
Following the Path Less Paved For decades, cycling disciplines have diverged, and in some cases, even polarized from each other. Road bikes stay on the road and mountain bikes stay on the trails. But in our contemporary age of cross-functional design and innovative engineering, bikes have more recently started to transcend their own genres. Take…
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BEE WILD BEE FREE
Little known fact, I’m also a backyard bee keeper. Sometimes your bike leads you to discover new and wild places, other times it can give you more. We explored the process that brought us closer to Nature finding out how bikepacking and beekeeping played a significant role in our environmental consciousness. ‘Bee Wild Bee Free’…
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Affinity Carbon fiber tire levers
Brooklyn-based Affinity Cycles with some very sexy made-in-the-US tools for your saddle roll. They won’t break the bank either, just $25 for a pair. Pops always told me “buy quality tools and they’ll last a lifetime”. The Affinity carbon fiber tire lever, hand made in Brooklyn NYC, engineered by Aaron Panone @aarn_ and destined to…
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Tides: A Sandy Cycling Ode
Racing or not, cross is everywhere with the right perspective. Andrew Juiliano (Lazer/Voler Pro Cycling) brings us along on his favorite local training session, inspired by the famed dunes of the Koksijde World Cup in Belgium thousands of miles away. Collaborating with cinematographers Jeff Clark and Nick Nelson of Pixel Peak Productions, they captured a…
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How To Start Bike Commuting
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the average American spends 93% of their life indoors. 87% of their life is indoors, then another 6% of their life in automobiles. American children spend less time outdoors than prisoners do, their parents even less. There’s an easy way to cut the percentage spent in the car…
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BADLANDS 2020 Film
The unsupported ultracycling gravel challenge on the edge of Europe by Transibérica Ultracycling. Badlands is over 700 kilometers with 15,000m of elevation gain on mostly gravel roads.
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West Highland Way: Rab Wardell’s Record Attempt
Stretching from just outside the hustle of Scotland’s largest city, Glasgow, to the iconic highland town of Fort William, the 95 miles (153km) West Highland Way is a world-famous, multi-day traverse loved by walkers from around the world. What is less well known about the route, is that a hardy band of mountain bikers have…
