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Bear Bones 200 (2015 edition)

larsmarshandlebars — Sun, 25 Oct 2015 06:02:21 +0000

Bear Bones 2015 route was not only more rideable than last year, I'd say it was altogether more fun (mostly the type 1 kind).

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Basque Bikepacking… Una Vuelta de Vasco

larsmarshandlebars — Sun, 04 Oct 2015 20:07:12 +0000

We both had two weeks holiday remaining and enough air miles to get to Bilbao and back. That seemed liked enough of a plan to get started. I thought up a route and fiddled with our bikes whilst Jenny worked her magic on our clothing to climate calibration (CCC) and optimised the pack list for bikepacking. The flight date approached faster …

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A Song Made In Mexico

Jenbell — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 21:43:12 +0000

San Cristobal de las Casas was a really inspiring place for us as we wiggled through Mexico. We stayed in a house share with a group of local Zapatistas (Zapatista Army of National Liberation) who were very active politically in supporting the indigenous people of the region. ‘Made in Mexico’ …

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Making More Gear For Bikepacking

larsmarshandlebars — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 09:09:39 +0000

My recent trip around the Brecon Beacons called for a revamped setup. Unsurprisingly, my gear lust got the better of me. I decided I would need a full-suspension bikepacking rig instead of my usual rigid 29er with panniers. Fortunately, I already had my dusty but trusty 2008 Stumpjumper. I just needed to …

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