Culture & Opinion
Home is Where The Trails Take You - Bikepacking in the Cairngorms National Park
A gravel bikepacking journey through the Cairngorms to meet the people that call the National Park home.
Bikes & Frames
Is This The Perfect Bikepacking Bike?
There are many things that go into making a bike ideal for bikepacking and the Kona Rove DL checks a lot of those boxes! After riding it all summer, Karl takes us through his Kona Rove DL and tell us what changes he’s made and what makes it so
MTB
The Rad Dirt Fest added as ‘wildcard’ in the Life Time Grand Prix Series
The Rad Dirt Fest has been added as the ‘wildcard’ race in the Life Time Grand Prix series. The Trinidad, Colorado event brings the total number of races in the Grand Prix to seven, with riders able to take their best five out of seven results for the overall standings.
Culture & Opinion
Migration Gravel Race - Summer of 22 - Side A
Part I of II, Go behind the scenes of two races that are aiming to change the direction of the sport of cycling. Side A, The Migration Gravel Race, a 650km semi-supported gravel race across the Maasai Mara, Kenya. Organized by Team AMANI
Culture & Opinion
Gravel Ride des 13 Forges Teaser
Noble Cycles’ next Gravel ride will take place in Habay-La-Neuve on 4/23/2023. More info here.
Culture & Opinion
The Delight Alone - a bikepacking short film
This is a great short film of a bikepacking trip through rural South Carolina.
Culture & Opinion
The Impossible Route - Tour De Gravel
Mission: Stage 10 of the 1926 Tour de France has been called the hardest stage ever! What was it like? Can JB and VC survive the Circle of death? In this episode of the Impossible Route, Jeremiah Bishop and The Vegan Cyclist take on the “Tour de Gravel.” The concept
Bikes & Frames
Esker Lorax Ti
Who will speak for the trees? Aboard Lorax Ti, it might be you. The Esker Lorax Ti has generous tire clearance, versatile geometry and tons of mounting options for bags, packs, fenders and racks. There’s also internal dropper post routing and the ability to mount 29×2.0″ tires.
The Engine
Off Season Grip Training for Faster and Safer Cycling
I’ve noticed a trend in my last few marathon XC and gravel races, riders taking their hands off the bars in smooth sections of a descent to share out their hands and force open a stuck grip. Even with the advent of disc brakes, the effort of gripping the
Bikes & Frames
Rodeo Labs Announces the Trail Donkey 4.0
Rodeo Adventure Labs Just revealed the Traildonkey 4.0 today at the Philly Bike Expo. Rodeo says the 2023 TD4 is its finest, most capable adventure bike to date. After 6 iterations of the brand’s carbon gravel bike platform, Rodeo took a blank-sheet approach for version 4.0, creating
Culture & Opinion
Salsa Cycles Presents: Because Adventure
In April 2021, Leonardo Brasil, Brendan Heineg, David Sedelnick, and TJ Windsor lined up at the start of the 340-mile Iowa Wind and Rock gravel race. None of them crossed the finish line. Faced with a sense of defeat, they wanted a way to redeem themselves. Leonardo created a self-supported
Culture & Opinion
Svein Tuft: Finding Home in the Kootenays
There’s comfort to be found in the familiarity of home but seeking new routes and exploring new rides is where the adventure begins. After retiring from the pro peloton, last Fall Svein Tuft and his family upped sticks and moved to Nelson, British Columbia. The long winter gave Svein