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Bikes or Death 2021 awards
Another year of Bikes or Death in the books and man, what a year it was! Three-hundred and sixty five days of going new places, meeting incredible people and riding our damn bikes. We sincerely hope you enjoyed the ride as we got to chat with some truly inspirational guests and hopefully you learned a little more about us, yourselves and bikepacking.
Kidpacking ~ Lake Mineral Wells State Park
Two things I love are my kids and bikepacking, combining the two is both challenging and rewarding, which sums up parenthood quite succinctly. I know the value that comes from time in the natural world, exploring it and yourself, and I feel the calling to pass that along to my children.
Introducing: the Monumental Loop Fund
The Monumental Loop is the brainchild of Matt Mason. He came to Las Cruces, NM in 2009 at a time when there was a lot of debate about the future use of the 500,000+ acres of the Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monument that surround Las Cruces. To familiarize himself more with the land in question Matt set off on foot to explore and learn about, and from, the land. Even as an experienced thru-hiker Matt found most of the land inaccessible due to the vast desert and lack of resources.
Monumental Loop Week ~ The DangerBird Recap and photo dumP
Pictures and recap of this years Dangerbird 250
Monumental Loop Week: Day 2 ~ Everybody Rides with Grace
Saturday morning 120+ riders gathered in town square eager to take on the 250 mile Dangerbird. The entire field was led out by 14 year old Grace Holguin, who was diagnosed with Down Syndrome and a congenital heart defect at birth. She road her red adaptive trike for the first portion of the ride as … Read more
Monumental Loop Week: Day 1
You’ve heard of Shark Week, but wait till you get a dose of Monumental Loop Week! I just got back from a weekend in Las Cruces, NM attending the inaugural NM Bikepacking Summit and it was such a blast I’ve decided to dedicate a whole week to it.
Rigs of the 2021 East Texas Showdown and Slowdown
The inaugural East Texas Showdown and East Texas Slowdown is mere days away. The race winds it way through east Texas forests on a route created especially for this event. We’re especially excited to share some of the rigs you might see kickin’ up dust this year! Read about twenty bikes, the riders and what they expect from the race.
Route Building with Rapha + RWGPS
If you’re not tired of hearing me talk about building routes yet…. I was honored to be asked to join Alex Gay from RWGPS for a chat with the Rapha Cycling Club SF and Marin County Bicycle Coalition. We were asked to present on route building, which you know is one of my favorite topics. … Read more
