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Skip the Hiking Pack Aisle—Your Bike Pack Is Wa...

I used to keep my gear closet divided like a middle school dance floor-bike gear on one side, hiking gear on the other, and never the twain shall m...

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Why the Best Bike Duffel Bag Isn’t a Bike Bag a...

The gravel road ended sooner than we’d hoped. A washout had swallowed the next quarter mile, leaving us with two choices: turn back or shoulder the...

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The Bag That Saved My Ride Season (and Maybe My...

My phone lit up on a random Tuesday. Trail conditions were perfect, afternoon light was going to be that golden magic, and my buddy was already hea...

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The Ride Sounds Better When You Forget the Play...

I almost missed the hawk. Last fall, grinding up a ridge on my mountain bike, aspens blazing gold all around, the only thing in my ears was a dead ...

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Pint-Sized Porters: How a Tiny Cargo Bag Turns ...

There’s a moment that sneaks up on you during a family ride-one I’ve caught a dozen times now on dusty singletrack, lazy greenway cruises, and even...

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The Backcountry Packing Principle: A Better Way...

There's this quiet moment before every big backcountry trip-a ski traverse, a multi-day hike, a bikepacking overnighter-where you dump every single...

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From Singletrack to Swim Lanes—How Mountain Bik...

There’s a moment on a mountain bike ride when the trail, the tires, and the perfect song all lock into something so fluid you almost forget you’re ...

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The Pocket Revolution: Why Your Bike Tool Bag I...

The sound came first-a metal-on-metal chatter like a box of rusty nails tumbling down a staircase. I was chasing my buddy down Porcupine Rim, both ...

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The Lost Art of Getting Found: How GPS Sport He...

Last fall I found myself on a spur trail I’d never ridden. The kind of singletrack where autumn leaves pile up so thick you can’t tell where the di...

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Your Headphones Say They’re Waterproof. The Mou...

Last winter, I was halfway down a glade so choked with powder you couldn’t see your own knees. The rhythm was perfect-until my headphones let out a...

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The Dirt on Clean: Why Your Waterproof Headphon...

I still remember the exact moment I murdered my favorite headphones. I’d just come off a sloppy, perfect mountain bike ride-the kind where mud some...

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What Your Rain Jacket Can Teach You About Bike ...

I still remember the exact moment my saddlebag turned into a fishbowl. Spring ride, deep forest, sun warm on my neck. Then a wall of dark clouds sw...

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