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
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
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
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
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
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
It was on mile 49 cresting 5,000 feet of climbing in triple digit heats that we began to ponder if we were potentially in over our heads with this whole bikepacking thing. What had we gotten ourselves into? Continue reading Idaho Haute Springs Lobster Fest
It’s Friday, July 1st and my Waheela C is loaded down with half a pizza in the wedge bag, a handful of cheesy sticks in the top tube bag, and enough gear and clothing to dance my way through the mountains from Fort Collins down to Trinidad. Continue reading Andrew Onermaa, His Waheela C, and Winning North South Colorado 2022
I was on a short backpacking trip with my wife and some visiting college friends on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula. We were connecting Resurrection Pass from Hope, down to Devil’s Pass, and spent 3 days covering the 35 or so miles. I lost count on day one of all the bikers and bikepackers flying by us both up and down the trail and, for the first time in my life, thought to myself why am I walking this trail?! Continue reading Bikepacking on Prince of Wales Island
Bikepacking always feels like a reset for me. Or maybe it’s just sleeping outside and being away from the noise. Either way, it’s something I need every so often, especially to commemorate a new chapter. Continue reading Sky Island Birthday Ramble
