‘Shunpiking’ means to travel by any route except the easiest, fastest, or shortest. And that’s exactly what Aaron Rolph set out to do. Watch this exclusive premiere of ‘The Great Escape.’
Whether you ride byways on your commuter or rip trails on your gravel grinder, Old Man Mountain promises its Divide Rack will fit whatever bike your adventures require.
If you keep tabs on the long-distance cycling and bikepacking communities, Jay Petervary is probably a household name.
The first segments of the Eastern Divide Trail — the 5,000+ mile, predominantly off-pavement bikepacking route — will publish this summer.
First-generation Mayan American Mario Ordoñez Calderon used two wheels, and everything he could load onto them, to travel back through time.
This film gives us all the feels and gets us so excited for the future of cycling, bikepacking, and climbing.
We swapped office chairs for bike saddles for a multiday bikepacking and gear-testing adventure along the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route in Colorado.
Like bikepacking? Like backpacking? Combine the two in an epic bike-to-pack-to-hike adventure. Watch ‘The Long Way Around’ film to see what we mean.
What’s crazier than bikepacking? Beekeeping, of course. And then, well, combining the two.
Ten days, 1,000 miles, 1 motivation — pure adventure. Meet Project Adventrus, a wild Michigan bike ride.
Want to ride 420 km through Colombia on a bike? Now you can.
Arkansas has created a growing buzz in the cycling community for a few years now. So Jay Petervary decided to experience the Arkansas High Country Route for himself.
What do you get when a professional athlete teams up with two mountain biking newbies? An ultimate journey of exploration.
I went bike camping for 10 days — with a baby and toddler! This is the bikepacking gear we used for an epic family adventure on the Oregon Outback Trail.
Champions Jay Petervary and Josh Kato share with GearJunkie what essential bikepacking gear is in their kit on race day.
From single-day rides between hotels to monthlong singletrack assaults, these five bags will help launch you into bikepacking.
A year ago, four adventure-seeking riders took on the historic South Downs Way Trail. This film tells their story.
You don’t need to travel far to have a lot of fun and scratch the adventure itch. This is how two professional adventure racers will keep the fun going this summer.
Would you take your baby (and young child) on a multiday bikepacking trip? Our author and her husband did! This is how bikepacking with a baby and 3-year-old went for one brave couple.
To address the growing demand for ultralight backpacking and bikepacking tents, REI has created its lightest Co-op tents yet: the Flash Air 1 and 2.
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Learn how ultraendurance bicyclist Lael Wilcox utilizes komoot to guide her on biking adventures.
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The Tour Divide is the grandest North American mountain bike race. And in 2019, Lael Wilcox aimed to win it all.
With each passing multiday, self-supported endurance bikepacking race, it becomes increasingly clear this is Lael Wilcox’s world. We’re just riding in it. But hit her with a few off-the-wall questions — like why Oprah would be her perfect riding buddy — and you uncover a charming and infectiously positive (if relentlessly motivated) person.
When, where, and why was Jay Petervary literally running for his life? And how often does he cry at movies? Find out everything you’ve wanted to know about the endurance bike racing phenom in GearJunkie’s 21 Questions.
Three friends venture out into the countryside of Yorkshire, England, to do one thing: embrace the ride no matter what. And with nary a word spoken, their trek captures a symphony of sound.
Two friends, Francesco D’Alessio and Giorgio Frattale, decide to dedicate a video tribute to their native land. It’s a celebration of life, wilderness, and exploration.
On my first bikepacking trip, I spent 3 days in the saddle exploring the Marin Headlands in California. This is the gear I used.
We asked our favorite bike mechanic what to bring and what to know before departing on a bikepacking adventure.
Learn how to properly balance your bike and where to put heavy gear and frequently used items with this explainer video from REI.
With 2,745 miles of on- and off-road biking, the Tour Divide tests riders and their bikes like few other endeavors.
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