Everything comes back to timing. Calendars, clocks, watches, and luck. If this year’s Heck of the North were held 24 hours earlier, we would’ve spent the day riding through autumn rain on sloppy roads and ATV trails. Instead, we were treated to hard, packed gravel and ideal weather by anyone’s definition for bikes, fall colors, and type-two fun. Continue reading Heck of the North 2021
In this Wolf Tooth & Otso Cycles aerial shop tour, we are telling the story of the Wolf Tooth ReMote Dropper Lever making its way from engineering to machining, lasering, assembly, shipping, and finally to its recipient. Along the way, you get to see the facility and our staff, and finish by checking out the Otso Cycles space. Continue reading Shop Tour of Wolf Tooth & Otso Cycles
Spring 2021 rolled around and I found myself itching to get back on my bike for a little tour. The ongoing pandemic had all but smashed my plans (like everyone else’s) for long tours outside of my home state. Continue reading Sonoran Desert Scouting
A new bikepacking route in our backyard was just shared by the good folks at Bikepacking Roots. Otso is a presenting sponsor of this new Northwoods Route alongside Shimano because this part of the world is special to us, as we spend a lot of time riding the dirt near Lake Superior. Continue reading Bikepacking Roots Releases the 600-Mile Northwoods Route
Perhaps you’ve heard of the Idaho Hot Springs bikepacking loop. It’s a multi-day bikepacking trip that weaves along gold-medal trout streams, flower-dotted meadows, self-made towns, and of course, hot springs. Unfortunately, the season for enjoying this route is getting much shorter and riskier due to climate change. Continue reading Bikepacking the Idaho Cold Springs
