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Tom’s Adventures on the Highland Trail
Our first bikepacking trip was Tom’s idea. At age 7 he wanted to do the classic Lands End to John O’Groats route which is a 870 mile trip from the Southern most, to the Northern most point of the UK....
View ArticleThe Victory Kirsch Gose: Best Served with Summer
Above image courtesy of the-bru.blogspot.com. The Victory Kirsch Gose is a wonderful beer for sipping outside on a warm summer evening. Its low ABV, effervescence, and refreshing blend of sweetness and...
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The Aeropress: Not Just for Breakfast Brews Anymore
We love our coffee. An absolutely fantastic way to make an incredible cup whether at home or on the trail is the Aeropress. But this is Beer Friday, so I’m not going to dwell on how tasty an Aeropress...
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Photo Journal: A Colorado Overnighter
It’s a special thing to be able to start and end a bike trip from you door step. It’s even better when you can do it during prime wildflower season in Colorado. We went out for a 24 hour overnighter,...
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Battered Boar Brewing’s LaPadite: A Fruity, Funky Farmhouse
The year’s Tour was outstanding! With thoughts of that great race still in my head, it was the fleur-de-lis on the label that piqued my interest in the beer I chose for this week’s review. LaPadite...
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The Dangers and Future of Bikepacking
This past weekend tragedy struck in the cycling community. During the 2nd day and third 3 stage of the Enduro World Series in Crested Butte, Colorado. Will Olson, a 40 year old man from Eagle Colorado,...
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Plan and Prepare: 24 Hour Overnight
Everyone needs a little break from reality once in a while, no matter what line of work you are in. Maybe you work a 9 to 5 gig, wait tables or bartend at the local dive, or just need a break from...
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Boulevard’s Heavy Lifting IPA: Don’t Skip Arm Day
Boulevard’s Heavy Lifting is my kind of IPA; bold, assertive, hop-forward, refreshing, and easy drinking. Far from a Session IPA, its ABV is still low enough that this beer can be sipped and enjoyed...
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Dale’s Pale Ale: Craft in a Can
Even with a local craft beer scene that has exploded over the past several years, it wasn’t until a few weeks ago that I could get Oskar Blues without driving across the Missouri border. Oskar Blues...
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Stone Saison: A Saison with a Twist
Traditional is a word that does not describe Stone Brewing Company. The West Coast brewing pioneers have never shied away from putting their own, and often hoppy, twist on things. Their Saison is no...
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Rigs of the 2015 Caldera
The Caldera is a new bikepacking route and event in the Sierra Mountains of California. Alan Jacoby has worked diligently to craft a shorter 250 mile loop and a beastly 400 mile route. Both races start...
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Victory Brewing Company’s Festbier: Bringing Munich’s Party Stateside
The first beer barrel was tapped by the mayor of Munich last Saturday marking the official beginning of Oktoberfest. But it is not just the Bavarians that are celebrating. Oktoberfest has turned into...
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99 Bikepacking Lifehacks
You can read blogs and websites all day, but nothing truly replaces first-hand experience. That’s not going to deter me at all from trying to replace your first-hand experience with as many bikepacking...
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What Is Your Achilles Heel?
As I found out in my 2014 Kiwi Brevet, there is nothing worse than having Achilles problems on the bike. I had done two previous KB’s without a hint of it. I couldn’t pin it down to any one thing,...
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Double Trunk Double IPA: Heavy on the Malt
I know. It’s the time of year I should start reaching for stouts, but temperatures have been in the mid-80s here this week, and I couldn’t pass up these cans in the store. Double Trunk from The Dudes’...
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Packrafting for Cyclists
Alaska is full of many campfire stories that have been handed down through the generations. Few are as lasting and retold as the first Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic Race in 1982. A group of racers...
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The In Between
It seems there is room in between. As many tire, rim, frame, and fork manufacturers have seemed to have found out in the last year, there is much room in between. Between the existing chainstays and...
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Sixpoint Sensi 2015: Get It While It’s Hop
I had every intention of writing a stout review, or at the least, a not IPA review. I was planning on picking up a four-pack or sixer from either Prairie or Coop from Oklahoma and tying that in to the...
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3 Bikepacking Campfire Cocktails
I’m not going to lie: I like an ice cold pale ale in camp after a long day in the saddle better than almost anything else. I’ll even plan my routes around conveniently located beer stops 5–10mi miles...
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Site Visit : Bolder Bikepacking Gear
It’s not every day you end up on the doorstep of one of the earliest established bikepacking bag manufacturers. With so many bag makers in the industry, it would be a feat to visit them all personally....
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