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The Postman is a new short film from Sam Needham. The short looks at the trail Kenny Mackay, the last postman to walk the rugged singletrack route, took each day to reach the isolated village of Rhenigidale before a road was constructed in 1990. Clinging to the frayed edges of
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Rugile Kaladyte put together this amazing short film, “I Just Want to Ride”, documents Lael Wilcox’s passion for the Tour Divide. Lael Wilcox loves the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route. She loves the climbing. It’s pass after pass. She loves the roads. They’re not too technical. She
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In August 2019 Markus Stitz set off on a ten day bikepacking trip through Kyrgyzstan as preparation for the Silk Road Mountain Race. ‘No Stone Unturned’ is the story of his journey, not only through the mountains of the Tian Shan, one of the most remote bikepacking destinations in the
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This year 141 cyclists set out to ride over 4,000km through 10 countries, finishing at the Arctic Circle to compete in the NorthCape 4000. Only 65 finished. Michele Miani and Matti Koster completed the feat in just 12 days, 23 hours, and 50 minutes. Interested? The 2020 NorthCape 4000
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Josh Berry won the epic Ruta del Jefe race this year. In this video from Giant Bicycles, he explains his move to alternative racing. Initially finding cycling as an escape from everyday life, after a 10-year professional road racing career, Josh Berry found himself again in search of something new
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A short film that opens with two guys fabricating surfboard trailers for their bikepacking trip is a good start. Two cheap bikes. A surfboard. And 250-miles of human-powered travel to find good surf. One grand adventure! All Rideable! From the city of Portland to the Oregon Coast and back. A
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Ryan Van Duzer of Boulder, Colorado is a content creator and speaker who’s contributed to the Travel Channel, Discovery Channel, Men’s Journal and National Geographic. In Mountains to Deserts he delivers amazing views from a seven-day bikepacking trip from Durango to Moab. It’s a great look at
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Heading into the last event of Easton Overland’s 2019 season, Peloton Gravel Mob, we are excited to release Easton Rollout: Headstrong. We sat down with Amity Rockwell during her trip to Vancouver, BC to talk about what it means to call yourself a professional athlete, how pursuing her true
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USA Cycling’s video highlights from this past weekend’s Verge Northampton Classic and the Pan-American Cyclocross Championships at the Silver Goose Cyclocross race in Canada. How much CX is too much? The world may never know. In this week’s episode we cover the action from 29th Annual Verge
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The Japan Cup was the last race in the EF Gone Racing calendar year and the team had a lot to celebrate. The final race of EF Education First’s Pro Cycling season. The final opportunity for a Mike Woods win. And the final time Taylor Phinney, a towering figure
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EF Education First has collaborated with their kit manufacturer Rapha to release the 2019 “Gone Racing” annual. The annual is a nod to the teenage annuals of the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s. Rapha calls it a ‘lighthearted yet insightful’ book to be enjoyed by cycling fans of all ages. Inside
Bikes & Frames
Every year, Niner puts together a handful of custom RIP 9 RDO bikes, with custom paint, and auctions off to raise money for IMBA. For 2019 there is a small, medium, and large bike up for auction on eBay, more detail below. Without trails a mountain bike is just a