‘Shredpacking’ Blurs the Line Between Dirt Jumping and Bikepacking

Written by Andrew Marshall Aug 24, 2022 12:38 p.m. ET

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These guys took fully loaded bikepacking rigs over jumps, drops, and gnarly terrain just for the fun of it.

If your bikepacking trips take you over a lot of singletrack, you know the fear of getting air with a fully loaded rig. This video takes that notion to the extreme, following bikers Evan Christenson and Christian Pepper as they soar over jumps and barrel down singletrack with deceptive grace.

The video is the latest installment in a series that follows Christenson around North America as he rides and chats with adventure cyclists of all stripes.

The series arrives thanks to Old Man Mountain, a bikepacking gear company known for producing sturdy racks and bags. You can catch up on the full run of the series (so far) on Old Man Mountain’s YouTube channel.

Runtime: 21 minutes

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Andrew Marshall is a writer, illustrator, and photographer living and adventuring in the Smoky Mountains. His work across all three disciplines has earned Excellence in Craft awards from his colleagues in the Outdoor Writers Association of America for two years in a row.

Born and raised in the southern Appalachians, Andrew recently returned to his beloved home range after 10 years in the American West. He’s relieved to once again have access to a decent pulled-pork barbeque sandwich with South Carolina-style mustard sauce, but the weather is more humid than he remembered. You can find him on the web at www.andrewmarshallimages.com, on Instagram @andrewmarshallimages, or on Twitter @pawn_andrew. Fair warning: social media content is frequently cat-related.