So what is Bikepacking? The simplest definition is found on the Bikepacking.net website. The short answer: it’s backpacking with a bike. Longer answer: any ride that includes an overnight stay. This could be anything from ultralight singletrack tours to fully loaded dirt road touring (e.g. on the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route).  bikepacking.net focuses on off-road touring, away from cars. But [...]

I love exploring Colorado on my road or mtb bike.  The views are amazing and cycling is the best way to see it all.  So this past weekend my roommate Nic and a customer of the Aloha’s, Wild Bill attempted to circumnavigate Ivanhoe Lake.  The ride was supposed to be a 110 miles.  We made a wrong turn after lunch, despite [...]

As you can see my life is still filled with bikes at 40.  I look forward to more exploring on the bike as the summer progresses.  I learned yesterday that my new bike won’t be here until mid July now.  I’m bummed as that means less exploring the dirt roads of this great state.  I’m pretty sure I’ll be selling [...]

Once again it’s been a while since I posted on here.  I have no good reason besides I haven’t been compelled to write anything.  Part of it was it was winter and motivation was low, while some of it had to do with my need for things to be just right.  Either way I just haven’t desired to sit down [...]

It’s been a long while since I posted anything.  Motivation has been hard to come by when it comes to posting so I apologize.  That’s not to say I haven’t been doing much.  On the contrary I have been doing a lot, except working.  I installed solar panel systems for the month of November but then because of red tape [...]

This will be a on going list I will add to regularly.  If you have tips to add, by all means please send them to us.  It is not meant to be a all inclusive list but hopefully it will help you on your next adventure, whether it be camping, hiking, trekking, bike touring, mountain biking climbing, paddle or whatever [...]

There are so many benefits to being on a bicycle.  Here are some of my favorites.  Let’s hear some of yours in the comments section.   Save: $ Gas Time Stress   More of: Fresh air Calories burned Eating food Drinking beer   See things like: Birds and other wildlife Sunsets at a slower pace Beautiful views New trails and [...]

It’s been a long year. One in which I put in a lot more time and energy than I expected into the BNC, but with that said I’m happy to announce we have a winner. In the end it only came down to a few nights but with 108 bag nights, Jill Hueckman is our winner. Ryan Davies was a [...]

For a long time now I have laughed, scratched my head, smiled, and at times been dumbfouned by some of the search terms people enter into my websites search feature. I decided to start documenting them. Some times I will make fun of them, other times I will offer help on the subject and some times I will ask “What [...]

Adventure Weekly Recap (AWR) is a new post I’ll be bringing to you my readers.  The goal is to bring you cool stories, offers, blogs, news, and more from around the bike, outdoor, and general adventure worlds. Blogs Endurance: Jill Homer of “Jill Outside” started a new website, “Half Past Done“.   Jill on starting this new endeavor “…I’ve wanted to [...]