NEWS FROM THE NXRTH

KID-FREE: RIDING NORTH ON OUR FIRST BIKEPACKING TRIP

In 2021, Aaron Roecker and his wife Kim went on their first bikepacking trip and also spent their first nights away from their one year...

CRUSHER 2022: LOOKING BACK & PLANNING AHEAD [VIDEO]

The Crusher in the Upper Peninsula is scheduled for Saturday, July 16 (with Expedition versions offered all summer). Check out this sweet...

2022 FAT BIKE BIRKIE RECAP: WAKING UP TO -16 DEGREES AND A PERFECT DAY FOR RACING

The 10th annual Fat Bike Birkie took place on Saturday, March 12, 2022. Due to the cold temperatures the race was pushed back two hours....

BIKEPACKING WITH A 5 YR OLD: A FIRST FATHER/SON ADVENTURE WITH NATE LONG

Nate Long took his 5-year old son on a 30 mile 2-day bikepacking trip on the Red Cedar Trail in Menomonie, WI. It was his son's longest...

2022 FAT BIKE BIRKIE PREVIEW: CHRIS, AMANDA, & A COLD, FAST HIGHWAY OF HILLS.

The 10th annual Fat Bike Birkie takes place this weekend on March 12. Expect cold beautiful trails and the most iconic fat biking...

BIKEPACKING THE FORGOTTEN PENINSULA [VIDEO]

In the summer of 2021, ten guys and I went up to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan for a bikepacking trip on parts of the Crusher route....

POLAR ROLL 2022 RECAP [VIDEO]

Polar Roll is definitely a crazy venue, and a race that's unpredictable. Come along in this shortened version of the race and hear how...

MISTAKES WE'VE ALL MADE: ELENA WILLMOT'S FIRST GRAVEL RACE EVER ON LE GRAND DU NORD.

Elena Willmot has a tendency to do things on a whim. During the height of the pandemic and the low of a blah looking calendar, she...

PART TWO: 45NRTH RIDERS' BIKEPACKING "PORTAGE" ALONG SUPERIOR SHORELINE.

Part 2: This winter, Matt Acker needed an epic bike adventure. Bringing along a few fellow 45NRTH riders, he hit the southern shore of...

135 MILES & 1 LESS KIDNEY. WHY MARK SCOTCH, 66, "RETIRED" FROM ARROWHEAD THEN CAME BACK FOR MORE.

Mark Scotch, an endurance athlete, met a stranger in a bar and offered him his kidney. Most people don't realize the critical need for...

SNOWBULLY: 2 HOURS RACING IN THE COLD DARK NIGHT WITH BRIAN DAVIS

Brian Davis just raced the Snow Bully fat bike race at Iola Winter Sports club. It is a gorgeous area with rolling hills and perfect...

CADEN BUDD'S STORY: 15 YEARS OLD, WINS FIRST US FAT BIKE OPEN, BEATS DAD.

Caden Budd just won the first ever US Fat Bike Open in the Elite category in January. In this this story, he shares his race day recap...

REMEMBERING THE FINAL DAMn: CHRIS NELSON'S 242 MILES ON A SURLEY PUGLSEY

The 2021 Day Across Minnesota (DAMn) marked the end of a much loved endurance gravel cycling event. In this event recap from last summer,...

WE'RE LOOKING FOR FAT BIKE RACE REPORTS

The best part of every ride, race, or route is the stories we share with each other afterward. We love hearing your stories of endurance,...

SHERRY MIX WINS 2ND AT INAUGURAL US FAT BIKE OPEN [FINDS LOST WAHOO]

The Inaugural US Fat Bike Open took place at the Green Bay Country Club this past weekend on January 22, 2022. It was the second of four...

LEARNING FROM FAILURE ON THE TUSCOBIA WINTER ULTRA

Chad Weberg has done the Tuscobia 80-mile race on foot five times. Recently he got more into biking and entered the 160-mile bike event...

THE EXTENDED MAMMOTH GRAVEL XL [VIDEO]

In early 2021, Scott Haraldson and his friends took on Bikepacking.com's new Mammoth Gravel Loop. It's a 105 mile route with 75% of it...

STRADDLE & PADDLE WITH NO PLAN [ROUTE REPORT]

We had a plan. Not a good one. But we did officially have a plan. We would go on a four-day bikepacking adventure on gravel north country...

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