On November 1, three friends and I set off from Mulberry Gap Mountain Bike Get-a-Way in Ellijay, Georgia. Our objective: to do a final recon ride of a 250-mile mountain […]
Month: November 2015
Oskar Blues Old Chub: Sweetly Bitter or Bitterly Sweet?
Continuing my I.P.Hiatus in these reviews, I’m going to feature another beer that stresses malt over hops. As a disclaimer, it’s no secret that my love of the OB runs […]
The First Bikepacking Overnighter
Peter Nylund shares with us a heartwarming video he created of his first bikepacking overnighter with his son, Tor. No matter the length or difficulty, bikepacking with the little ones is becoming more […]
First Look: Defiant Pack Bikepacking Bags
Defiant Pack is a small company of bicycle enthusiasts that design, sew, test, and offer a variety of bikepacking bag products made in Carbondale, CO. The brand began as UpSki in 2012, building bags for use in wind mountaineering […]
The Lake MX175 Shoe: Split Leather and a Split Personality
This review started with a locked up ratchet strap and scarred heels. Both the Land Run and Dirty Kanza were mud fests with miles of walking through slop. After not […]
Bikepacking Montana’s Fire Towers
Salsa Cycles teamed up with Mountain Flyer to produce another awesome storysite. The storysite shares the story of Trina Ortega, Kelly MacWilliams, and Laura Haraldson as they bikepack to the Montana fire lookouts. […]