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Teravail Shows Brand New Bikepacking, Aggressive 27.5+ Mountain Bike Tires

Teravail, owned by mega-distributor Quality Bicycle Products, is new to the mountain bike tire scene; so new, in fact, that you won’t be able to buy any of their mountain bike tires until July of this year. But as I found out at Sea Otter last week, the company has been doing their homework for quite a …

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Tour Divide Record Holder Mike Hall Killed by Car During Indian Pacific Wheel Race

Very sad news today: British cyclist Mike Hall, the 2016 Tour Divide winner and speed record holder, was killed in an accident while racing in the Indian Pacific Wheel Race in Australia today. Hall was competing in the 5500km, unsupported bikepacking race when an automobile struck him south of Canberra. At the time, Hall, age 35, was holding onto …

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Watch: Bikepacking Through the Desolate Great Basin

“Wyoming’s Red Desert contains an expansive and lonely area know as the Great Basin. Although the rolling hills and spartan features make for relatively easy travel, the area has long been a formidable obstacle due to it’s lack of water and fierce winds. Laura and Katie face the challenges, anxieties and… joys, of crossing the …

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Mike Hall Breaks Tour Divide Record by Over Half a Day!

Mike Hall of Yorkshire, England, has officially set a new record for the Tour Divide, with a time of 13 days, 22 hours, and 51 minutes. He broke the previous record by a whopping 12 hours and 46 minutes! For those who are unfamiliar, the Tour Divide route travels from Banff, Alberta, all the way to …

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Book Excerpt: “Trail Magic and the Art of Soft Pedaling”

The last time Scott Thigpen had been on a bicycle, he was a 12-year-old kid with a love of Star Wars and Disney. Twenty-five years later, he was sedentary and rapidly gaining weight. Hello Couch, meet Potato. It was time for a change, for both his body and his mind. Determined to start moving again, Scott …

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