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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.

In June 2025, Dillen Maurer of Baphomet Biclcyes will set out on the grand depart of the Tour Divide with dozens of able-bodied cyclists in the hopes of completing the 2700+ mile route from Banff, Alberta, Canada to Antelope Wells, New Mexico at the United States/Mexico border. If he completes this goal, he will be the first amputee to have done so.

Click through to read more about Dillen, his journey, and how you can help support his ride and the Range of Motion Project (ROMP).

Episode 2 is all about the all-important repair kit. The tools and spare parts you carry, combined with the skills to use these items, should be able to remedy most any commonly-encountered trailside mechanical problem. In this episode of the Backcountry Bike Repair series, Kait and Kurt walk you through what they carry in their repair kits, from the “basic” kit for close-to-home frontcountry rides to the “comprehensive” kit for bigger rides and the “expeditionary” kit for remote and long adventures.