Unfinished Business on the TransVirginia Bike Route Jess Daddio|May 21, 2019 A bikepacking trip is not all or nothing, start to finish. Sometimes, we encounter a space between that keeps us humbled, determined and hungry.
Bikepackers Chase Adventure First, Glory Last Olivia Dwyer|August 30, 2018 Each September, The Adirondack Trail Ride (TATR) brings endurance cyclists deep into New York’s wild forests.
Navigating a Caribbean Island on Bikes Betsy Welch|July 26, 2018 Forgoing an automobile, this writer chose to travel in Cuba by bike. Here’s what she learned and saw along the way.
Putting the Colorado Trail on the Map Betsy Welch|June 29, 2018 In 1990, Jerry Brown became the first person to bikepack the Colorado Trail. Ten years later, he returned on his bike to survey the trail and make the map that everyone—hikers and equestrians, too—uses on the trail today.
Going Somewhere? Put These 5 Mountain Bike Trails On Your List Julie Brown|June 21, 2018 We asked five rippers who live across North America which mountain bike trails they’d recommend on their home turf.
13 Bikepacking Tips for Your Next Ride Ashley Brown|February 27, 2018 Bikepacking is a great way to explore new places, with the freedom to travel on roads, gravel or singletrack with everything you need strapped to your steed. Check out these tips and tricks to make your bikepacking adventures even better.
REI Presents: Engaging The Curve Shannon Mcdowell|August 5, 2017 Graham Zimmerman and Shannon Mcdowell are both accomplished athletes. Together they're stepping back into the mindset of beginners as they learn to mountain bike.
The Most Important Ride of Rebecca Rusch’s Life Brian Smith|June 20, 2017 A Q&A with mountain biking's "Queen of Pain" Rebecca Rusch is many things to many people. She's a seven-time world champion mountain ...
Introducing Co-op Cycles and Cooperative Design Aer Parris|April 11, 2017 Passion transforms good gear into great gear. At the co-op, we put our members at the center of everything we do. Meet Co-op Cycles.
Sayonara, Winter. Hello, Costa Rica. Riley Seebeck|February 13, 2017 3 friends, 111 miles, 1 incredible bikepacking adventure On my neverending quest for year-round biking, I decided to escape the dreary gr...
Rig Rundown: The Bike Setup Behind Ultrarunner Joe Grant’s Tour de 14ers Record Morgan Tilton|November 28, 2016 How an endurance runner jumped into bikepacking and achieved one of Colorado’s most radical records. Before sunrise on July 26, ultrarunn...
A Gravel Grind Misadventure Through the Utah Desert Brendan Leonard|November 14, 2016 We've all looked at a map and wondered what it'd be like to go from here to there on two wheels. Brendan Leonard and professional adventurer...