Bikepacking gear fits onto bikes in a sleek, light, balanced way, making it possible for riders to launch new adventures beyond pavement. What happens when you combine hiking and camping with biking?

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Crunching gravel, the hypnotic rhythm of pedal strokes — it doesn’t get much better than traveling by bike. If you’re an outdoorsy kind of person and have tried your hand at thru hiking, backpacking ...

A few months back, I did a four-day, 500-mile, self-supported bike trip across New Mexico. The most common question people asked of me afterward: How did you carry everything? On the face of it, ...

Bikepacking is hiking, but on two wheels. A scrappier variation on bike touring that involves strong wilderness skills and equally powerful leg muscles, it allows greater freedom of exploration and ...

My eight-year old daughter, Pippa, pointed to a red-dirt road winding menacingly up the side of a mesa. You could see it snaking a long way, switchbacking until it disappeared out of sight. Far above ...

The bicycle has become a lifestyle extension for many people, so much in that people take long hundred-mile journeys on these two-wheelers. But expeditions like these will put you to the test and even ...

PHOENIX — Backpacking is a great way to enjoy the outdoors with the added bonus of getting more exercise. Those packs are not light and it involves walking most of the time. The two-wheeled version of ...