In our continuing series of bikepacking edifiers, we now turn our attention to what many consider the most important component to a bikepacking setup––bike bags.
Buyer’s Guide: Choosing the Right Mountain Bike Format
While things used to be easy when choosing a bike, these days require more than a little guidance to make the right choice
Bikepacking: Getting Started
If you love biking, but have never bikepacked, here’s some great info on how to get started!
The Salsa Fargo: “Adventure by Bike”
We check in on Expedition Portal’s long term bike review
2013 Overland Expo Contest Winners Announced!
Congratulations! You all posted an excellent set of photos and stories that encompassed the feeling and adventure of Overland Expo.
A First Timer’s Impression of Overland Expo
Inspiration at Overland Expo is drawn from vehicles, classes, and foods, but most of all from the amazing people who congregate there each year
Deuter Transit 50, When Duffels Will Not Do
Deuter is one of the fastest growing brands in the outdoor industry, and for good reason.
Salsa Mukluk 2, Falling in Love with Bikes all Over Again
A fat bike is a time machine. It delivers you to your childhood years when bikes made you giggle.
Bedrock Bags, Bikepacking’s Premier Bag Crafter
A refreshing look at a company that still believes in long lasting, hand-made, and most of all high-quality products.
La Aduana: Camel Trophy Defender 110
This 1987 Defender is ready to take you on any adventure
How to Build a Canvas Canoe, Jon’s Bushcraft
West County Explorers Club
The Overlander’s Checklist: Personal Carry
The essentials
La Aduana: Time-portal Subaru Brat from 1986
Flashback
Overlanding + Fly Fishing = Awesome!
An exciting new video series from Thad Robison and the team at Motiv Fishing. Their first episode pushes them deep into Mexico, including some incredible jungle terrain. This is a killer teaser – can’t wait for the entire episode.
VOTD: Riding a Tandem Bicycle Through the Egypt Revolution
Another exceptional entry from our on-going video contest. In the Middle of the Egyptian revolution Dominic takes his tandem to Tahrir Square and invites Egyptians to join him on a 2600 mile adventure around the entire country.
Review: The Mypressi Twist – Portable Espresso Anywhere!
A Review by Kelsey McLaren
Three Jeeps, six people, and great espresso all in the most remote point in the lower 48 states – it’s possible.
Arctic Ocean Expedition: Trip Updates
Winter 2007, N69 26.70 W133 01.60
Lower Looner Land
As a group, we climbed about six routes and I was able to climb three, with the most difficult being a 5.7. Here are a few pictures of our adventure.
Climbing Ben Nevis in 1976
One of our forum members brought up this video – talk about a great a mix of classic motorcycle and epic climbing of Ben Nevis, the highest peak in U.K.
We are still trying to identify the cool caferacer in this video….Triumph?
Mercedes-Benz Bicycles?
One of the stars in this exclusive range is the new All Mountain mountain bike, which particularly shows its strengths off the beaten track.