First Impression: Jones diamond frame touring bike
By Adam NewmanJeff Jones isnāt afraid to think outside the box. In fact, itās safe to say he probably isnāt concerned about the box at all. He has been designing and building his own unique brand of...
View ArticleOn the (bumpy) road of Trans Iowa
By Jeremy KershawThe Trans Iowa is many different things. Speaking for myself, but I think many would agree, the race is a once-a-season phenomenon. It is a marker by which the rest of the year is...
View ArticlePoint Made - The Great Allegheny Passage completes its journey
By Adam Newman and Jon PrattWe've written about the Great Allegheny Passage trail a number of times, after all, it's right in our own backyard (read some here and here). This past weekend the GAP...
View ArticleJames Olsen recounts his Tour Divide adventure
Editor's note: We were tipped off to this story by Jeff Jones, creator and namesake of the Jones mountain bikes. Olsen rode his JonesĀ 2,858.75 miles to finish fifth in the 2013 Tour Divide from Banff,...
View ArticleGarmin releases GPS for touring cyclists
This is pretty much the device I've been dreaming of for years. This week Garmin announced a new GPS cycling computer specifically designed for touring and long-distance cyclists. It highlights the...
View Article335 miles - 24 hours - 1 bike - 2 sore butts
By Seth GernotIt was the best of ideas, it was the worst ideas. Well, at least it was an idea. Pictured above are two people that are having fun, right?Fun isn't the right word. It was a combination of...
View ArticleBlackburn's new web series documents 'what's out there?'
The Out There program tells the story of two iconic cycling routes, the people who ride them and the uncommon adventures they have along the way. These routes, the Pacific Coast Highway and the Great...
View ArticlePhotographer and filmmaker documents his beautiful world cycle tour
In 2011, Rob Lutter was a struggling filmmaker in London struggling with his obsessive compulsive disorder. One day he ran across a book, "The Man Who Cycled the World."In that moment, Rob's life...
View ArticleNew U.S. Bicycle Routes approved in Maryland and Tennessee
The Adventure Cycling Association and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials announced that AASHTO's Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering has approved U.S. Bike...
View ArticleTrailer: 'Hunting For Monsters' Alaskan adventure
Fat bike rider and Alaskan explorer Bjorn Olsen embarked on a journey from Cook Island to Bristol Bay, Alaska, last summer and more than just document the trip, he turned it into a film, "Hunting For...
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