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
I love that I can go and put my Fenrir through hell and it doesn’t care. Like, it’s happy to take everything that I’ve given it and just keep moving forward. Continue reading Made of Grit: Dylan Morton & the Otso Riders of Unbound 2022
Sounds2Sounds is the latest event on the increasingly well appointed New Zealand bikepacking calendar. Conceived by the Kennett Brothers (New Zealand’s mountain bike race and brevet pioneers and prolific route and guidebook editors) it connects Totaranui/Queen Charlotte Sound at the top of Te Waipounamu/South Island with Piopiotahi/Milford Sound in Fiordland. Continue reading Sounds2Sounds 2022 Recap
The Tuscobia Winter Ultra is a 160 or 80 mile race along the Tuscobia and Wild River Trails that takes place in December or January. The 80 mile course is one way, this year from Northern Pines Resort on Butternut Lake to Rice Lake, Wisconsin. The 160 mile course starts in Rice Lake; at Butternut Lake racers turn around and go back the way they came. In 2019 I completed the 80 mile race on bike, it was warm (for winter), rainy and icy. This year I was wishing for cold and my wish was granted, and then some. Continue reading Tuscobia Winter Ultra Race Report
The Otso Fenrir Stainless is a ride-anywhere bike for bikepacking races and afternoon adventures alike. It can be built with drop bars or with MTB bars and both selections are available as stock build options. A tire clearance of 29” x 2.6” or 27.5” x 2.8” keeps the Fenrir rolling on rough terrain, while extra frame and fork braze-ons are ready to carry gear for days or weeks on the trail. Continue reading Introducing Fenrir
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
