2019 Bikepacking Summit Recap

Bikepacking Summit Overnighter

Imagine putting 75 enthusiastic bikepackers together in the woods in Georgia, with no cell phone service or internet, for a weekend of nothing but riding bikes and talking about bikepacking. That’s what happened from October 4-6 at the third annual Bikepacking Summit, held at Mulberry Gap Mountain Bike Getaway in Ellijay, Georgia. And it was amazing.

Bikepacking Summit Series – Greg Hardy

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On Oct. 27th 2018 I sat down with Greg Hardy of Rockgeist in his shop in Asheville, NC. What has transpired after that day can only be described as a whirlwind. On that day I started a journey that has taken me further than I realized possible or likely. However, here we are a year later and I’m sitting down with my friend Greg again.

Bikepacking Summit Series – Miles Arbour

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Like most modern friendships, I linked up with Miles Arbour through Instagram. Miles is the one responsible for putting together a Q&A article that appeared on BIKEPACKING.com after my first six episodes here at Bikes or Death, sending a surge of new listeners my way… an article I’m still stoked about.

Ep. 24 – Kurt Refsnider

Kurt’s achievements on and off the bike are quite impressive and my conversation with him left me feeling inspired and hopeful for the future of bikepacking on our public lands.

Ep. 20 – Vince Colvin, CHUMBA USA

On this episode I meet up with Vince Colvin, co-owner of Chumba USA, at his home in Austin, TX. Before recording the podcast he built up a couple of his bikes SS and we went out to shred some trails and eat tacos. We had a great convo and it was cool to ride bikes and talk bikes with the owner of this rad company.