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Looking Back at Riding the Baja Divide

It’s difficult to put into words the emotions, the experience and reality of our adventure in Baja California, Mexico.  The Baja Divide Bike Route was established in the winter of 2015-2016 by Lael Wilcox and Nicolas Carman.  Read in detail on bajadivide.com.  Make note that these two are professional endurance athletes and many years younger Read More

Holiday Gift Giving – Here’s some ideas

We've added a Gift Category to the website, allowing you to shop by price point for great biking gear.  Here are some items that should bring a smile to many a bike traveler. Bike Touring News Custom Water Bottle Who doesn't need a fresh water bottle?  These are Specialized's Purist bottles, BPA free. Dishwasher safe Read More

Much laughter was exchanged on a recent S24O as we watched the clouds roll in and the rain begin to fall and one of our friends said "but the forecast said no rain until late tomorrow".  The smug ones in the group put on our jackets, the others just rode faster :).  We've all been Read More

A Great Little Idaho Hot Springs Route Ride

We are big on "just wander" styles of biking.  So far, the 2016 Idaho fall weather has been excellent for some nice weekend S24O rides.  The "start" of the Adventure Cycling Association's Idaho Hot Springs MTB Route is right out our door, but finding the time to ride the entire route in one big trip Read More

No surprise to our readers but bikepacking, and the bikepacking gear, gadgets and bikes to accommodate such activities, continues to grow in popularity.  As people who like to travel off the beaten path we really appreciate these innovations and continue to bring new items into our store, plus take advantage of them ourselves. Three years Read More