25% Off Stainless Steel Bikes and Framesets
All stainless steel bikes and framesets are now 25% off. This includes our Fenrir Stainless and Warakin Stainless. Pricing is reflected on frameset and bike configurator pages; no discount code required. This sale begins today and runs through 8/31/2023 or while inventory lasts. Stainless steel as a bike material is somewhat mysterious for folks because it is relatively uncommon. If you have a stainless bike, … Continue reading 25% Off Stainless Steel Bikes and Framesets
Introduction to Bikepacking: Tips, Tricks, and Pack List
Words and images by Sarah Swallow If you are new to the world of bikepacking, you may be wondering what the difference is between bikepacking and bicycle touring. Theoretically, bicycle touring and bikepacking represent traveling by bike through a place but in different forms and fashions. While touring is used to distinguish between the pace or intention of a ride compared to racing, bicycle touring … Continue reading Introduction to Bikepacking: Tips, Tricks, and Pack List
Free Second Wheelset with Purchase of Select Bikes
A free second wheelset is included with purchase of select complete bikes. This includes our Waheela C, Warakin Ti, Warakin Stainless, Fenrir Ti, and Fenrir Stainless bikes sold at full price on otsocycles.com. The free second wheelset is a SUNringle G30 Expert or SUNringle Duroc 30 Comp 29″ Boost depending on the bike selected and does not include cassette, rotors, or tires. Use code ‘FREEWHEELS’ … Continue reading Free Second Wheelset with Purchase of Select Bikes
Meet Sarah Swallow
We’re excited to welcome Sarah Swallow to our community of Otso ambassadors. Sarah is an adventure cyclist, event organizer, route developer, storyteller, and a very good person. You may have read her work. Or maybe you joined her on a ride for her Ruta del Jefe or Sky Islands Odyssey Route Project. She’s a strong rider and an even stronger advocate for cycling with respect … Continue reading Meet Sarah Swallow
Bikepacking the Westfjords Way in Iceland
Following roughly over 500 miles and nearly 40,000ft of winding up and around the Westfjords of Iceland, I am still trying to process one of the most impactful weeks I’ve had in the outdoors. But this bikepacking trip wasn’t just a one week ordeal—it was a compilation of nearly one year of dreaming, planning, and connecting the dots. So let’s look back at how it all began. Continue reading Bikepacking the Westfjords Way in Iceland
Global Fat Bike Day 2022 Events
This isn’t your typical Hallmark Holiday. On the first Saturday of December, cyclists from around the world set aside their differences and come together to celebrate all things fat bike. Carbon or steel? 26″ or 27.5″? Pogies or thick mitts? All that matters on Global Fat Bike Day is a united love for bikes that can fit fat tires. It really is something special. Continue reading Global Fat Bike Day 2022 Events
Review: Axiom Streamliner Disc DLX Rack
Loud? No. Unstable? No. The perfect addition to a fast or slow bikepacking setup? Absolutely. The Axiom Streamliner Disc DLX Rack and Waheela C Rack Hardware Kit transformed my race-ready Waheela C into a bikepacking steed perfect for a long, primarily gravel tour across Alaska. Continue reading Review: Axiom Streamliner Disc DLX Rack
Rachel Heath Rides Alaska’s Dalton Highway
Human-powered remote overland travel is my favorite way to experience the world. There is not a moment that passes that I don’t crave those big athletic pushes, the ones where you fully and truly immerse yourself in the wilderness. Your mission day after day is distance, safety, and survival. Continue reading Rachel Heath Rides Alaska’s Dalton Highway
All Good Rides Must Come to an End: Riding in Alaska During the Summer of 2020
Scrolling through interesting content on Instagram is fun, but riding bikes in the wildest mountains in America with the most exceptional people in the world is something that really brings me to life. Continue reading All Good Rides Must Come to an End: Riding in Alaska During the Summer of 2020
Waheela C Bikepacking Giveaway
We’ve partnered with our friends from Swift Industries, QUOC, and Wolf Tooth Components to put together our biggest giveaway yet. Autumn is our favorite season for bikepacking and we want to share the love for camping by bike. One person will win essential gear for an overnighter or extended tour. Continue reading Waheela C Bikepacking Giveaway