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About an hour’s ride from Adventure Cycling’s headquarters in Missoula, Montana, there’s a little campsite along Rattlesnake Creek. It’s called Poe Meadow, and it’s easy to miss. There’s no picnic ...
Astral Leviathan wheels, $1,050 A nice set of wheels can go a long way to waking up an otherwise tired, old bike, and Astral’s Leviathan touring wheels did exactly that ...
After a decade in the bike industry, every trade show, consumer expo, and product launch starts to feel, well, a little same-y. Same-y bikes, same-y gear, same-y people (heck, literally ...
Specialized Pizza Rack, $90, and Pizza Bag, $100 Before I get into this review, I feel the need to clear up a common misconception. The Pizza Bag does indeed look ...
There was a time, not so long ago, when mountain and road drivetrain parts from the world’s biggest manufacturer played nicely together. Road brifters had no problem shifting a mountain ...
The hardest part in writing a touring bike buyers guide is in first defining the term “touring bike.” After all, nearly any bicycle can and has been used for a ...
The call came in to Adventure Cycling’s front office: “I need a small touring bike.” No problem, there’s the 42cm, 26-inch–wheeled Long Haul Trucker … “No, no, it needs to ...
Oveja Negra Royale Hip Pack, $100 Hip packs, fanny packs, bum bags — whatever you want to call them, they’re all the rage these days in mountain biking and bikepacking ...
Shredly MTB Curvy, $105 It’s nice to have overshorts when you’re riding through towns, in foreign countries, and any time you don’t feel like rocking raw Lycra. But tight waistbands ...
Last month, I drove a few hours north of Adventure Cycling’s Missoula headquarters to join a group of journalists, tech bloggers, and Garmin staff at the Whitefish Bike Retreat. We ...
