The Mindset
Two friends from two states ride the vapor trail in two days. When Matt and I found out that the DK200 was cancelled we started looking for another challenge. I found an $80 flight and shipped my bike to his house in Colorado for a weekend bikepacking trip. The Vapor
Culture & Opinion
What is gravel cycling? “I honestly don’t think anyone has a very straight answer,” says 2019 DK200 winner Amity Rockwell, “There’s certainly no other discipline of bike racing—aside from gravel—where I can just go push myself for that many hours and see what happens…” Growing up
Culture & Opinion
Whenever I can, I’ll turn off my computer, take out the bike and go ride my home trails until the sun goes down. Sure, it might just be a 9 mile ride at the end of the day, but it’s those 9 Miles that give me the energy
The Mindset
Inspired by Rebecca Rusch’s “Giddy Up For Good” climbing challenge for Covid-19 relief, Payson McElveen set out Everest 100% on high country singletrack in an effort to explore his limits and rediscover the childhood feelings of self discovery that drew him to bike riding many years before.
Culture & Opinion
Think of all those incredibly uncomfortable situations you have found yourself over the years, and they were right there with ya… hell, they were the ones that talked you into it. They have a way of making the unknown something we can’t live without, you could even call them
Culture & Opinion
This September John Shackleford, a 25 year old NYC bicycle messenger, will traverse 1,114 miles on bicycle along an on/off road route known as the Underground Railroad. Where black people have come from (freedom from slavery), to where black people are today (freedom from police) is there a
Culture & Opinion
Lachlan Morton is arguably the most interesting guy in professional cycling, he’s doing it all and succeeding.
Culture & Opinion
Pedal Through invites us into the world of director-lead Analise Cleopatra as she discovers the healing and joy of mountain biking. Analise had never camped or ridden a bike off the pavement when she decided to plan a week-long mountain biking adventure with an all Black female team: her best
Culture & Opinion
What a better way to celebrate Canada turning 153, than a 153km mountain bike mega ride. Bears, bails, bonks, a new riders first big mission, and a partying pit crew… it’s just how it’s done in Canada. The 153 roped together the classic DIY Sufferfest and the trendy
Culture & Opinion
The Kokopelli Trail is usually a 3-day feat from Moab, UT to Loma, CO. Lachlan Morton finished it in one and on his terms: pushing the limits on his bike without geting too wrapped up in setting the fastest time ever. But since he’s Lachlan, he ended up with
Culture & Opinion
Kona ambassador Chris Hornbecke made the best of hist quarantine time with this video: A quick bikepacking trip with the goal of getting back to and reconnecting with nature. Making the best use of my time during lockdown. I decided to embark on this journey with some old school movie
Road
The TransAtlanticWay is a 2500 km one stage self-supported road bike ride between Dublin and Cork via The Wild Atlantic Way. With the pounding swell of the Atlantic as your constant companion, you follow the blue zig-zag signposts through seven of Ireland’s westernmost counties and be treated to many