Review: SOMA Wolverine
The SOMA Wolverine in many ways has been the proto-adventure / gravel bike. A little ahead of its time that it has been forgotten in the stream of the latest and greatest. In this video,…
Our First Live Stream!
We’ve been curious about live streaming for the last few months and finally took the plunge! On our first live stream Russ builds up a review bike from Thesis Bikes. Things didn’t quite go as…
How to Pronounce Pannier
Pannier is one of the most mispronounced words in the bicycling lexicon and its origins are often misunderstood. Where does the word come from? Is it a French or English word? What is the correct…
New Route Guide!
We often get asked where our favorite place to ride is. To this end, we are creating a series of digital route guides for those that hate planning and just want to ride. Our first…
Gravel Idaho
In this video we ride the inaugural 3/4 Minus Cykeltur gravel event in Sandpoint, Idaho. It is early season for us in Montana (heck we got snow STILL just a week ago!) and with low…
Sea Otter: Gravel Bikes and More
In Part 2 of our Sea Otter coverage we take a look at gravel bikes and yes, even a few e-bikes. We get a closer look at bikes we have only seen online like the…
2019 Sea Otter: New Gravel and Bikepacking Gear
In this video we search out all the interesting and quirky new gravel and bikepacking bags and accessories at Sea Otter. Although it is primarily a mountain bike event, with the demise of Interbike, it…
Podcast: Jonathan Maus – BikePortland
Jonathan Maus has spent the last 14 years covering transportation issues on BikePortland.org. Over the years it has transformed into a serious news site that has changed some aspects of cycling and transportation in Portland….
New Further Patches!
Our latest set of patches for the wandering bike soul just came in and are up in our shop! It is our Further patch in a blue and yellow color scheme. The previous batch which…
Why is Gravel Popular?
Whether you call it gravel grinding, mixed terrain riding, underbiking or country biking, the fact remains there is a renewed interest in riding unpaved roads. Why is this the case? Is it just people responding…