Arizona: the van-dweller’s winter paradise. The mild temperatures and endless riding opportunities make living here easy during the darkest months of the year. One of the major challenges of van-life is abiding by camping limits. Most places require that campers… Read More »A Dispersed Commute (video)
We were recently featured on bikegeardatabase.com, showcasing our tiny van-based workshop. We discuss what it’s like operating a business out of our van, our perspectives on bikepack racing as testing, and some of our favorite places to ride bikes. Check… Read More »Bike Gear Database Article
Here’s a deep dive into the gear I used on the Triple Crown Challenge this year. Most of my gear was the same for these races, but they each have unique characteristics that warranted changes. *These are the setups that… Read More »Triple Crown Gear List
This spring, Andrew and I had the opportunity to travel to Austin, TX to pick up Andrew’s new titanium Sendero and meet the Chumba crew. Vince, Michelle, and their daughter, Charlotte, one of the amazing families behind Chumba hosted us… Read More »Team Chumba Bikepacking in Big Bend
The last week of January, we pointed our van West from Tucson to spend some time in Ajo, Arizona. We heard reports of great camping, warm temperatures, and endless dirt roads. After some chillier days and chunky riding in Tucson,… Read More »An overnighter from Ajo
On New Years Day, we had a discussion about our goals for the year. One of those goals was to spend more time sleeping outside. Last year we participated in several races, but our non-race bikepacking outings were lacking. We… Read More »Santa Rita Loop
Cover photo by Josh Hicks. The mistakes and inefficiencies had been on my mind since we finished last year. In 2020, Katie and I started our own individual time trials to yo-yo the CT about a week after we learned… Read More »Colorado Trail Yo-yo Round 2
After a couple of days hiking all day long in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park, I needed to give my feet a break, but couldn’t get myself to take the whole day off in such a beautiful place.… Read More »Elephant Head Road, UT
Sunday morning, I woke up at 3am, ate a super early breakfast, and checked Andrew’s dot. He was already on the trail, almost halfway on his yoyo. I opted to ride one way with the grand depart like a normal… Read More »Katie’s Colorado Trail Race 2021
Check out Katie’s write up on her two AZT 300 attempts in the Spring of 2021 on Chumba’s Blog. Part 1: My first attempt started in mid-March with some friends and fellow singlespeeders, all with potato pseudonyms. It was silly… Read More »Katie’s AZT 300 2021 Lessons Learned