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Kurt Refsnider just took off on his massive goal for 2025 - the brand new 5,000-mile-long Orogenesis Route, "The Longest MTB Trail In The World." He started rolling south from the Canadian border on Monday, August 4th, and if things go as planned, he will reach Cabo, Mexico, by mid-December.

Ultra Cyclist Christopher Hall is embarking on a journey to cycle the entire perimeter of Britain for men's mental health. Cyclists will join Chris from around the UK to connect and raise funds. Chris is starting his ride from Movember's London office on the 11th of July and will be covering roughly 250km a day, with the aim of completing the challenge in 30 days.

This year I went all in, we had 2 bikes, 6 sets of wheels, created content that talked about my goals pre-race and we had 8 people dedicated to helping me… and at the end when all the dust settled, I finished 24th. It’s hard for me to not chuckle when I write that out of pure awkwardness. It won’t affect my season negatively. I am good at mental resets, but I would be lying if I said I would get over the disappointment of that result in a timely manner.

5th Horseman! A shore classic and my absolute favourite lap. This trail has so much history for me. Back in the early 2000's when I was just a grom, my parents got frustrated with me blowing myself up every other week...

Are you intimidated by making adjustments to a stubborn drivetrain to fix clunky shifting? The whole derailleur-shifter system looks complicated, but most shifting issues are usually easy to fix with a basic understanding of how everything works together. 

The dreaded sliced sidewall! Sooner or later, anyone who rides rocky trails or rougher gravel roads is bound to suffer from a slice in a tire too big for plugs.

After a packed winter of coaching cyclocross in Europe, I wasn’t feeling quite dialed in for the kind of high-level prep that the Lifetime Grand Prix gravel race demands. Instead, I chose to line up for the Fuego XL MTB race — a race I was excited about, a little more within reach for where I was at in my training this time of year and that fits well with my objectives in the second half of the year.

"Did I work a bit too much? Possibly, but damn do I love racing my bike." - Alexey Vermuelen

Read on for the full recap!

In the latest Backcountry Bike Repair episode, Kait Boyle and Kurt Refsnider walk through how to plug punctures and pinch flats that are too large to seal with sealant.