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… Read More »A Dispersed Commute (video)
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,… 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… Read More »An overnighter from Ajo
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… 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… 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… Read More »Katie’s AZT 300 2021 Lessons Learned
Here’s a brief recap of our experiences on Pinyons and Pines. To see a replay of the race, here’s the trackleaders page: http://trackleaders.com/pinyonspines21f.php Andrew’s setup on his new Chumba Sendero.… Read More »Pinyons and Pines 2021, 300 mile bikepacking race
The Van: 2015 Ram Promaster 2500, 159″ wheelbase. We purchased our van used on Facebook Marketplace with 40k miles. In its former life, it was a handicap passenger van. The… Read More »Van Tour and Build
Moab is no doubt a mountain bike mecca. We spent a little over a week here and didn’t nearly exhaust all the sweet riding you can do here. We had… Read More »A Week In Moab
Andrew and I headed to Idaho intending to tour the Idaho Hot Springs Loop at a nice leisurely pace. We decided to spend a few days in Ketchum to get our… Read More »Smoke n’ Fire 400