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All Things Bike
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Evil’s Chamois Hagar Has Arrived, a Gravel Bike That Wants to Rock ‘N Roll
Is it a gravel bike? Is it an XC trail bike? Is it both?
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Easy Riding is Boring—Long Live Hard Trails
A last ride of the season prompts a rider to ruminate on why harder trails are the best trails.
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Dear Mountain Bike Community: You Don’t Know How Good You Have It
What is it about mountain biking that makes it such a friendly place for newcomers?
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E-Bikes Provide Similar Level of Exercise as Regular MTBs, Says New Study
Riding e-bikes juices the heart as much as a conventional mountain bike does, according to new study.
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Unexplored Desert Canyons Are Full of Life Lessons
Uncertainty is the foundation underneath the best kinds of bike trips.
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Take it From This Bike Theft Victim—You Should Know About Bike Insurance
Bicycle insurance is out there and it’s cheaper than you’d think. A good idea considering that stealing bikes is all…
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Tour Divide Winner Chris Seistrup: “It Felt Like Being a Fugitive on the Run”
The Tour Divide race is 2,700 miles of self-supported bikepacking, route-finding, and exhaustion management. Chris Seistrup, this year’s winner, walks…
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The Best Bikepacking Bike is the One You Already Own
So you wanna start bikepacking? One of the best in the biz, Kurt Refsnider, walks you through getting it dialed.
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Cheating on the Hard Sections Cheats the Rider and the Trail—Here’s How
There’s this trail in our backyard. Pretty technical, in an old-school, slow-speed, rock crawling sort of way. It is one…
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Why I Don’t Ride on the Road Anymore
Accidents are up, deaths are up, insurance rates are up, and safety is down. Making an uncomfortable but smart choice.
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Here’s How a Top Adventure Cyclist Powers Through Ass-Kicking Sufferfests
Kurt Refsnider endures some of the most punishing rides on the planet—this is what fuels him, and any of us…
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Is There an E-Bike In Your Future? Pondering the Once-Unimaginable
Pedal-assisted bikes are getting smaller, lighter, and more ubiquitous. Is it time to bite the bullet?
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Touring Utah’s Canyons By Bike Teaches Lessons About Adventures Past
Traveling by bike and boat through the ancient canyons of Utah, retracing the steps Puebloans and settlers took centuries ago.
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The Specialized Diverge Changed My Biking Life for the Better
The Specialized Diverge is the perfect blend of speed and comfort to ride anywhere, any time.
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You’re Gonna Wanna Ride Arkansas’ Tough, Rad New Cycling Route
Arkansas is a budding cycling draw for a reason.
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We Have a New 2,700-Mile Bikepacking Route Through the Majestic West
Mountain biker and geology professor Kurt Refsnider and his team unveil spanking new 2,700-mile dream bike route through the American…
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How Mountain Biking Impacts (Proper) Trails Way Less Than You’d Think
Mountain biking in Santa Cruz, California, is quite popular, as it should be. There are scores of redwood-lined trails and…
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When Trail Poaching Ruins Access for An Entire MTB Community
A popular mtb trail network in the San Diego area is now off-limits to all bikes after poachers were filmed…
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Why You Should Take on a Bike Challenge, Especially a Beautiful One
Pride of accomplishment, self-satisfaction, learning what you’re capable of—all valuable takeaways from enduring punishing long-distance bike challenges.
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The Complete and (Nearly) Total Guide to Bikepacking Shelters
The array of options for bikepacking shelters can be mind-boggling. Bikepacking legend Kurt Refsnider has tips.
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So You Wanna Plan a Bikepacking Route—Our Resident Pro Has Advice
Because you cover way more ground bikepacking than hiking, route planning for multi-day bike trips requires quite a bit more…
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Meet Anita Naidu, the Bike Pro Activist Who Wants to be an Astronaut
You will run out of fingers before you can tick off every item on Anita Naidu’s ever-growing list of accomplishments.…
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Here’s Why the Best Way to See the World is From a Bike Saddle
A bicycle is the greatest Willy Wonka-style Golden Ticket to adventure that has ever been made. It opens up the…
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Say You Wanna “Bikeraft” Through Tajikistan—Here’s What You Pack
Steve Fassbinder’s bike and raft trip through Tajikistan meant figuring out how to bring a ton of gear without a…
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India, From a Mountain Bike’s Saddle
Mountain biker Micayla Gatto tours the physical and cultural beauty of India in this stunning short film.
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Mountain Bikes and Rustic Scottish Cabins Can Fix Anything
When civilization becomes a bit too much, there’s always the bike and the rustic cabin. Or “bothy” in Scotland.
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How to Cycle Around the World in 3 Easy Steps
Overplanning and overthinking are the enemy of actually walking out the door, throwing a leg over the saddle, and going.