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Wahoo Acquires RGT Cycling, Introduces Wahoo X Subscription
Wahoo has acquired Zwift competitor RGT and have integrated the service into a new monthly subscription called Wahoo X. A few comparisons between RGT and Zwift: Where Zwift offers a more gamified and cartoony virtual indoor cycling experience, RGT Cycling is a more realistic experience. “Wahoo RGT provides realistic drafting, cornering and braking, making it…
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Wahoo Presents Open The Road Ep. 1 – Foundations
Trailblazers. Pioneers. Outcasts. We appreciate them because they show us new perspectives. They go against the grain, question the status quo, and lead by example. Team EF Education – Easy Post and EF Education Tibco – SVB stand out from most World Tour teams because they think differently. They take the road less traveled. Pro…
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[Full Film] Usufruct: A Biking Story About Beetles and the Future of Our Forests
Usufruct is a short film about three friends on an atypical bikepacking trip near Durango, Colorado. Instead of planning a route with the best riding or most scenic vistas, they opt to ride through burn zones and beetle kill areas, diving into the impact and implications that climate change is having on their home trails.…
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The GranGuanche Audax is a self-supported bikepacking event across the Canary Islands. 700km, 16000mt elevation, 5 islands, 4 ferries. An Audax is a group ride that challenges to cover a distance within an established time limit. During the GranGuanche Audax, the time limit is set on each island by the ferry leaving for the next…
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Hammerhead Partners with Suunto to Bring Heatmaps
Hammerhead and Suunto are now working in partnership to bring cyclists and multisport athletes improved route finding and workout sync. Notably, the partnership enables riders who connect their accounts to gain live access to Suunto Heatmaps right on the Karoo 2. Great news as I find heatmaps essential to finding the safest places to ride.…
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Bikepacking Moab, Utah
Last week, a handful of us set out from our can camp site outside of Moab, Utah on a 170 mile bikepacking route through native Ute land. This was my first multi-day bikepacking adventure and it set the bar extremely high. From riding near the snow capped La Sal mountains, to camping deep sandstone Lockhart…
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Lezyne: Pocket Torque Drive is Small Enough to Bring Along
Lezyne’s new Pocket Torque Drive is a small, lightweight torque wrench with classic Lezyne styling and plenty of functionality. The wrench packs up neatly into a compact, molded EVA case and comes equipped with six hardened steel bits, 2.5, 3, 4, 5 MM hex bits and T20, T25 Torx bits. A custom Composite Matrix key…
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Where Roads End – A Slow Journey on the North Coast 500
A slow journey on Scotland’s North Coast 500 with a hire bike from Inverness-based Ticket to Ride, staying in hostels, B&Bs and hotels along the route in Shieldaig, Ullapool, Invergordon and Inverness. A partnership between North Coast 500 & Bikepacking Scotland, supported by Komoot.
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Egan Bernal : The Best Day of my Life
Egan Bernal was lucky to survive riding into a stationary bus at 60km/h. Despite a broken femur, punctured lung, broken ribs, and fractured vertebrae, Bernal is back on the bike just three months after his crash. “Wait for me,” he says in a new video from his Ineos Grenadiers team. “I’ll be back racing soon.”…
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Tracing The Divide | A Tour Divide Film
This is a film about two avid cyclist undergoing their biggest bike packing challenge yet. They decided to ride their bikes from the border of Canada to the border of Mexico across the Continental Divide, unsupported! Follow along on their amazing journey through 5 beautiful states! I personally had an amazing time documenting their journey…
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Inside JPaks – A Conversation with Joe Tonsager
In this video we sit down with Joe of JPaks. After a major health setback last March, Joe has been as busy as ever, making custom bags for his Colorado customers and beyond. After three years in a tiny basemen space, Joe just upgraded to a larger space. Neil took this opportunity to visit Joe,…
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A Cargo Bike for Kids, the woom NOW
How I would love to send my kids off to school on one of these in the future! Funny blooper at 2:20 in the video – ”or, double up on blood bottles, for those long summer days”. Youth team Cofidis? woom bikes, the fastest-growing kids’ bike brand in North America, today launches the woom NOW, a…
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Bikepacking Golden Gate Canyon State Park
Ever since I got back from bikepacking the Peaks & Plateaus route in Moab, Utah last month, I’ve been itching to get back out. A sub-24 hour overnighter presented itself over Easter weekend so I texted Neil if he knew of any good spots.. and he jumped in on the ride with me. In this…
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Brooks England | The Roots riders
Meet Will Blackmore, Tiago Falcone and Magnus Lagher, our three chosen adventurers who will embark on this epic journey inspired by the thrill of discovery and the authentic values that set Brooks England apart.
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Zwift’s Anti – Doping Policy: Is it open to Cheating?
A group from Teesside University in Middlesbrough, UK, has published a review in which it claims Zwift fails to meet the purpose of its anti-doping policy. The review, published in the International Journal of Esports concludes that Zwift is failing to ensure Safety, Fairness and Integrity. I recommend you read the whole review, but their…
