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Lael’s Ride Around the World

On May 26th Lael Wilcox departed Chicago, beginning her journey to ride non-stop around the world with the intent to try and break the women’s Guinness World Record (currently held by Jenny Graham at 124 days). Lael has now been pedaling for 106 days and is less than 1,000 miles from returning to her starting Lael’s Ride Around the World

Dial My Ride With Elisa Meza

One thing you learn early on about bikepacking is that every trip is an evolution of strategy and kit. One common dilemma, especially amongst the “vertically challenged” is that it can be hard to find the right combination of capable bike + gear. To get the “low down” on kit and strategy we asked Elisa Dial My Ride With Elisa Meza

Dial my ride with Rebecca Rusch

One thing you learn early on about bikepacking is that every trip is an evolution of strategy and kit. One common dilemma is that it can be hard to find the right combination of capable bike + gear, especially if you don’t have a large frame to pack with ease. To get the lowdown on Dial my ride with Rebecca Rusch

Dial My Ride with Kait Boyle

One thing you learn early on about bikepacking is that every trip is an evolution of strategy and kit. One common dilemma, especially amongst the “vertically challenged” is that it can be hard to find the right combination of capable bike + gear. To get the “lowdown” on kit and strategy we asked Elisa Meza– Dial My Ride with Kait Boyle

I Just Want To Ride

“Weather permitting, I’d like to go after Mike Hall’s record (13 days, 22 hours, 51 minutes)— but you just never know how it’ll go out there :),” emails Lael. This was December, 2018. The Tour Divide roster was stacking up, there was going to be some good competition out there. Lael already held the women’s I Just Want To Ride

Nevertheless She Persisted

The dark blue river flowed by us as we prepped dinner along the sandy inlet next to R’s hammock. We each tended to our meals – either waiting for dehydrated food to soften up, or stirring meticulously so burnt bits didn’t get stuck at the bottom of our stoves. As we ate we talked about Nevertheless She Persisted